Sony PSP price slashed to $129.99; new bargain games announced

Sony has slashed the price of the PSP, with the handheld console going for $129.99 as of Sunday, February 27. Confirmed on the official PlayStation blog, the price cut will also see PSP Entertainment Packs – which bundle the PSP and one or more games – brought down to $159.99.


There’s also a new flood of “Greatest Hits” and “Favorites” games, which are basically Sony’s two budget ranges. The $19.99 “Greatest Hits” line-up now includes:

• Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines (Ubisoft)
• DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY (Square Enix, Inc.)
• LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
• METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.)
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
• Resistance: Retribution
• Toy Story 3: The Video Game (Disney Interactive)

As for the PSP “Favorites” range, all at $9.99, that now includes:

• CRISIS CORE-FINAL FANTASY VII (Square Enix, Inc. )
• Daxter
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom)
• Killzone: Liberation
• SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fire Team Bravo
• Tomb Raider Anniversary (Square Enix, Inc.)