PlayStation Portable Price Down To €170 In Europe

As you may recall from earlier this month, Sony cut the price of the PlayStation Portable console over in the US by $30, from $199.99 down to $169.99, amidst heated speculation - and hope - for a cheaper PlayStation 3. That price cut is still nothing but a rumour, to this day, but at least Europeans can also rejoice at the thought of a cheaper PSP... soon enough. Starting from May 4, Sony's portable console will sell for £129.99 in the UK, and €169.99 in the rest of Europe.

The currently recommended retail price of the PlayStation Portable is £149.99 / €199.99, so the price cut of €30 will be similar to the one applied in the US. Even so, however, the PSP will remain considerably more expensive than the Nintendo DS, which currently sells for £99 in the UK.

On the other hand, the console itself is not the only one getting a price cut. As reported today by GI.biz, Sony will also drop the price of several Platinum PSP games to £14.99 - starting with Ridge Racer 2, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Killzone: Liberation, LocoRoco and Moto GP.

And speaking of games, Sony's American division recently announced the most prominent titles lined-up for release in Q2 2007, on the PS2, PSP and PS3. You can find the full list over on Gamasutra, but for the sake of relevance, we'll only be copy-pasting the PlayStation Portable games below:

- Alien Syndrome (Sega)

- Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (Sega)

- Crush (Sega)

- Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground (XSEED)

- Final Fantasy (Square Enix)

- Final Fantasy II (Square Enix)

- Harvest Moon Boy & Girl (Natsume)

- Ridge Racer 2 (Namco)

- Test Drive Unlimited (Atari)

- Tom Clancy's Ranbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft)

- Valhalla Knights (XSEED)

To tell you the truth, I'm a bit confused about that list, seeing how Test Drive Unlimited and Valhalla Knights have already been released in the US. And of course Ridge Racer 2 is among the games getting a price cut over in Europe, where it's been available since last year.

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