New Levels of Portability with the PSP Slim
After months of development, Sony has released an upgrade to their hit handheld gaming console, the PlayStation Portable, or PSP. For years now, the trend in consumer electronics has been to make equipment smaller while still increasing computing power and features, and Sony's upgrade to their PSP is no exception. The PSP Slim has many advanced features while sporting a new, sleek design which will make it the envy of consumer electronics enthusiasts.
Balancing Size and Power
The PSP Slim features all of the intuitive controls and power that you can find in the full sized PlayStation Portable, but with a greatly reduced size that makes it easier than ever to carry around. Standard PSP Slims can run around $160 US, and some special copies with exclusive designs can run $190 or a little more, depending on where you shop. The standard color is black, although you can also easily find copies in "ice silver" and "ceramic white."
With hundreds of games to choose from, Sony's PlayStation Portable system is one of the top two portable gaming platforms today, rivaling Nintendo's mighty GameBoy handheld system. The PSP Slim is already incredibly popular, a clear signal that someday portable gaming will probably overtake console and PC gaming. However, many PSP Slims also come in combo packs which feature some of the most popular games out there, so if you are buying your first PSP, you will definitely want to check out the combo packs to get great deals on games as well. Two of the popular combo packs include the Daxter combo pack and the Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron combo pack, both featuring very popular games for the PSP system.
There are also many different accessories that you can buy for your PSP Slim, such as different carrying cases, cables, and headphones, all designed to make your PSP experience more fun. With a carrying case, you can help protect your handheld gaming console from scratches and other forms of damage while carrying your games around in a miniature version of a CD sleeve case. "Ear bud" headphones minimize the size of headphones, so you can slip them into your pocket easily, and they're much more resistant to everyday wear and tear because they're sturdier, and as they're smaller, they're less likely to have stress placed on them. With a PSP Slim, you can take all forms of entertainment on the road, and portable entertainment will never include the words "computer" or "DVD player" again.
