Sony PSPgo (PSP-N1000) Release Date and Pricing Officially Announced

Sony has officially announced that the new ultra-portable PSPgo - PSP-N1000 handheld entertainment system will be released worldwide this Fall.  To be exact, October 1, 2009 in North America and Europe where PSP go will cost $249, and 249 euros respectively. On November 1, 2009, Japan will see the PSPgo released for 26,800 yen.

The new PSPgo  is smaller and lighter than now that it sports a sliding display panel, and it replaces the UMD drive of previous PSPs with 16GB of flash memory for downloading digital content from the PlayStation Network and game titles from the PlayStation Store via Wi-fi. You can also access and download entertainment content via a PC using Sony's bundled Media Go software, and manage PSP games, videos, photos, and music on the PC.