Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai introduced to the public their next generation portable video game console aptly entitled PSP Go during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California. The Sony PSP Go is smaller than the predecessor PSP (apparently less than half the size), has a slide-up screen, will come with Wi-Fi and an internal 16G of flash memory. What’s missing is the U

MD (Universal Media Disc) drive which is now consider obsolete. Still not in the new console are such anticipated upgrades as a touch screen and second analog stick.

Here’s some fact about the highly anticipated PSP Go.

• The PSP Go has a 3.8-inch wide screen.
• Has 16GB of built-in flash memory and an expandable Memory S tick Micro (M2) slot.
• Controls: Four-way d-pad on the left, the standard quartet of geometrically coded Sony controls (circle, square, cross, triangle) on the right, select/start buttons in the cen ter, and the PlayStation “home” button to the left of the screen.
• Wi-fi Support which could allow standard Bluetooth headsets and A2DP headphones and speakers to link up with the PSP Go.
• Support for music, video, and photo files. Movies can be downloaded from Playstation Store via Wi-fi.
• Apparent existing interoperability between the PS3 and the PSP line.
• PSP games will be available for download directly from the PlayStation Store via Wi-Fi.

The new PSP Go will be available in stores in North America on October 1. Priced at $249.

SOURCES: CNET, CNN, PCMAG