Leipzig: PSP-3000 officially announced *Update* details, bundles for North America

The Leipzig event is officially more exciting than E3. Sony has just officially announced the new PSP-3000, which will debut this October in Europe. What’s new in this model? Check out the full article for details.

*Update* New info for North America: release details, bundles, etc.

The event currently going down at Leipzig is now officially more exciting than E3. Taking the ace out of its sleeve, Sony has just officially announced the PSP-3000 at their press conference. Speculate no more folks, here’s the skinny.

According to David Reeves, the PSP-3000 will have its own built-in microphone, and has an enhanced LCD screen that will “increase intensity and the number of colours that can be displayed – and is easier to view in natural light.”

That’s a pic of it up there. The unit will launch on October 15 in PAL territories, tagged at EUR 199 (US$ 292).

*Update* We now also got word from the US Sony blogs that the PSP-3000 is also coming to North America as part of the Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters PSP Entertainment Pack bundle. They’ve also now announced a PSP 4GB Memory Entertainment Pack which includes a 4GB memstick PRO Duo.

The Entertainment Packs with the updated PSP-3000 will be retailed for the same standard price of US$ 199.99. And later on this year, Sony will be releasing the PSP-3000 Core Pack, which will also keep its regular price of US$ 169.99.

• PSP-3000 series image found on Sony website
• Sony PSP-3000 speculation: hard drives, touchscreens, possibilities?
• Possible PSP-3000 spotted, Sony Europe: ‘No Comment’
• PSP-3000 submitted to FCC for testing and approval

Via MCV