Just a few days ago we were crying into our old-gen PSP’s at the news the new PSP 3000’s battery life would be decreased. But now Sony’s John Koller, who started it all says it’s not true.
In an interview with Gamespot he said: “Battery life will decrease by a small amount. It’s about 20 minutes, maybe 30 minutes, and that’s because there’s a larger power draw with the brighter screen.”
But the PSP boss has since been quick to retract the statement, with a statement on the PlayStation Blog.
“I’d like to make a correction and clarify that the new PSP will have equivalent battery life to the current PSP, about 4 to 6 hours for games and about 4 to 5 hours for UMD videos,” he wrote.
Apparently with a bit of fiddling by Sony’s Japanese engineers, the problem has been fixed.
“While the enhanced screen of the new PSP draws a little more power, our engineers in Japan worked to reduce the power consumption of the overall system including its components,” Koller explains.
“You won’t have to worry about losing any time when enjoying the more vibrant visuals displayed with the new PSP.”
Out October 15 | £149.99 | Sony | (via PlayStation Blog)
