PSP before and after: Famitsu compares PSP Slim to old PSP

We’ve heard about the reported differences between the old PSP and the PSP Slim, such as battery life, color palette, and of course, the size. However, it would be better if we got a chance to actually place the two together, side by side, and see for ourselves how they measure up against each other.

Famitsu did a favor for all us by making a comparison of the two, and the gracious folks at Japan Gaming Guide managed to scan the related magazine pages for everybody’s perusal. Check out how each of them scored: PSP Slim weighed a whopping 33% less compared to the classic PSP, and is also smaller both in height and width. 

We can also see that the bulky ends at the back of the PSP classic were flattened in its slimmer incarnation, and that the eject mechanism was also ditched as well, opting to include a simpler “stick-the-UMD-inside” method of loading UMDs.

So far the PSP Slim is looking better and better, with the idea of holding a lighter PSP for extended play becoming more and more appealing. We’ll have more updates on the PSP slim for you as we get them.

We’ve heard about the reported differences between the old PSP and the PSP Slim, such as battery life, color palette, and of course, the size. However, it would be better if we got a chance to actually place the two together, side by side, and see for ourselves how they measure up against each other.

Famitsu did a favor for all us by making a comparison of the two, and the gracious folks at Japan Gaming Guide managed to scan the related magazine pages for everybody’s perusal. Check out how each of them scored: PSP Slim weighed a whopping 33% less compared to the classic PSP, and is also smaller both in height and width. 

We can also see that the bulky ends at the back of the PSP classic were flattened in its slimmer incarnation, and that the eject mechanism was also ditched as well, opting to include a simpler “stick-the-UMD-inside” method of loading UMDs.

So far the PSP Slim is looking better and better, with the idea of holding a lighter PSP for extended play becoming more and more appealing. We’ll have more updates on the PSP slim for you as we get them.