PSP 3000 Battery Life Updated News

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Following on from the [Only registered users can see links. ] in which he seemed to indicate that the PSP 3000 battery life would be shorter than the PSP 2000 battery life, John Koller (director, Sony) has made the following statement:

"Hi, everyone, there have been reports about the battery life of the new PSP system (PSP-3000) being shorter than the current model (PSP-2000), following an interview we recently did with Gamespot. 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. 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, so you won’t have to worry about losing any time when enjoying the more vibrant visuals displayed with the new PSP.

We hope this clears everything up, and we’re certainly excited about letting you all get your hands on the new PSP and checking out the enhanced screen when it hits retail next month." - John Koller

So, great news and even more reason to want a PSP 3000!