At long last, dubbed the “worst kept secret in E3″ by Kaz Hirai himself, the PSP go is announced on an official basis after making its rounds across the rumor mills over the past few weeks. Does this signal the death knell for the PSP-3000? Apparently not, as there will still be significant amounts of both consoles being churned out in the coming months, but perhaps all of that will change when the PSP go seems to do infinitely better in terms of sales compared to its older PSP-3000 sibling. Well, in any case, dive in to the specifications right after the jump!

PSPgo is ideal for today’s on-the move consumers who prefer not to carry around disc-based content and are looking for on-demand entertainment. With the steady expansion of broadband network infrastructure, the number of users who download and enjoy digital entertainment content has been increasing remarkably. To address this growing trend, PSPgo replaces the UMD drive with 16GB of flash memory to store a variety of digital entertainment content, offering users unlimited possibilities of portable digital entertainment delivered through PlayStation Network. PSPgo, smaller and lighter than ever with a sophisticated design featuring an easy sliding display panel, is truly pocket-sized and can be taken everywhere. PSPgo will be available in Piano Black and Pearl White, two of the most popular colors since the launch of the PSP system in 2004. Along with PSP-3000, PSPgo will further enhance the unmatched portable gaming and entertainment experience by offering users more opportunity to enjoy their favorite entertainment content such as games, videos, music and photos anytime, anywhere.

PSP go will hit stores in North America this October 1st for $249 a pop, while those living in Europe/ PAL territories as well as Asian countries will have to fork out 249 Euros a month later.

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