With PSP graphics rendering capabilities comparable to the PlayStation 2, PSP provides 3D games with high-quality, full-motion video and high-fidelity audio. PSP features an unmatched 4.3-inch, 16:9 wide screen TFT LCD and is complete with built-in stereo speakers, exterior headphone connector and diverse input/output connectors such as USB 2.0, and 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN, enabling users to connect to the Internet and play online via a wireless network.

"We are proud to present eight great PSP titles at launch from our internal studio groups at Sony Computer Entertainment," said Jack Tretton, executive vice president, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "By taking the best of our franchises and making them truly new and unique on PSP, we are able to deliver stunning visuals and excitement never before seen. With many other innovative and original products on the horizon, consumers can expect March 24 to be the beginning of an unprecedented year for gaming and a revolutionary leap in the portable space."

Inspired by hit franchises, all eight first party titles are being specifically developed and optimized for the PSP by Sony Computer Entertainment America's group of elite developers in an effort to ensure that PSP will launch with a broad cross section of entertainment genres. Consumers can find the following titles during the launch window (listed in alphabetical order):

    -- Ape Escape: On the Loose
       Genre:  Action Platform
       Developer:  Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (2) via Ad Hoc Connectivity
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone
       Featuring multiplayer functionality and a wide variety of mini-games 
       for players of all ages, this imaginative game provides players the 
       challenge of capturing more than 200 monkeys in eight vibrant worlds 
       spanning across over 20 levels in order to prevent them from changing 
       history.  

    -- ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails
       Genre:  Racing
       Developer:  Climax Group Incorporated
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (4) via Ad Hoc Connectivity and
       Infrastructure Mode
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone
       Intense, free-roaming, off-road racing takes on a whole new meaning, as 
       gamers will be able to blaze their own trail, anytime. Riders will be 
       able to choose from more than 24 highly detailed ATVs as they tear it 
       up on more than 30 unique environments with six distinct terrain types. 

    -- Gretzky NHL
       Genre:  Sports
       Developer:  Page 44 Studios
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (2) via Ad Hoc Connectivity and 
       Infrastructure Mode
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone
       Officially licensed by the NHL and NHLPA, Gretzky NHL offers the 
       Gretzky Challenge with unlockables from his past days as an Edmonton 
       Oiler, Los Angeles King or New York Ranger. Combining authentic 
       gameplay and intuitive play controls, Gretzky NHL for the PSP delivers 
       the look, feel and passion of hockey with a true-to-life simulation.

    -- MLB
       Genre:  Sports
       Developer:  989 Sports(R)
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (2) via Ad Hoc Connectivity and 
       Infrastructure Mode
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone
       Featuring the all-new Playmaker Fielding Marker, Release Point Pitching 
       with Confidence Meter, and Branch Point Technology (BPT).  MLB for the 
       PSP promises to provide gamers with a true-to-life experience from the 
       diamond.

    -- NBA
       Genre:  Sports
       Developer:  989 Sports(R)
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (2) via Ad Hoc Connectivity and 
       Infrastructure Mode
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone 
       NBA for the PSP will provide gamers with all the fast-breaks, precision 
       passing, and above the rim action as it test the skills of all players 
       with a variety of gameplay options including Full Season Mode, Paint 
       Mode and the PlayStation Skills Challenge Mode. 

    -- Twisted Metal:  Head On
       Genre:  Car Combat
       Developer:  Incognito Inc. Entertainment
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (6) via Ad Hoc Connectivity and
       Infrastructure Mode
       Rating:  "T" for Teen
       Complete with all the fast-paced vehicular combat and destruction that 
       gamers have come to know and love, Twisted Metal: Head-On allows gamers 
       to strap themselves into one of 14 lethal machines, equipped with 
       machine guns, turbo boost and a special attack, unique to each vehicle.  

    -- Wipeout Pure
       Genre:  Action-Oriented Racing
       Developer:  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Studio Liverpool) 
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (8) via Ad Hoc Connectivity 
       Rating:  "T" for Teen
       The latest edition to the popular anti-gravity racing series provides 
       intense, anti gravity combat racing as players choose from five 
       different speed classes and numerous weapons, and race relentlessly 
       around 16 futuristic, race environments.  

    -- World Tour Soccer 
       Genre:  Sports
       Developer:  989 Sports(R)
       Players:  Single-player, Multi-player (2) via Ad Hoc Connectivity 
       Rating:  "E" for Everyone 
       Featuring 128 club teams, 86 international teams, nine international 
       and nine classic club teams from the past, seven league all-star teams, 
       six international super teams and eight different stadiums, World Tour 
       Soccer for the PSP provides gamers with the ultimate soccer experience.  

The company will release a single-SKU configuration called the PSP Value Pack for a suggested retail price of $249.99. In addition to the revolutionary PSP hardware, the PSP Value Pack contains an unprecedented added-value package of accessories and entertainment content, including 32 MB Memory Stick Duo, headphones with remote control, battery pack, AC adaptor, soft case, hand strap and cleaning cloth, movie/music/game video sampler UMD disc including multiple non-interactive game demos, and for the first one million PSP Value Packs shipped, a special UMD video release of the feature film Spider-Man 2.

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