So Sony came out with their Japanese PSP launch details earlier this week. Launch date is December 12. Price is cheaper than most expected at the equivalent of roughly US$200 with the games coming in at US$50 which isn' t that much more than the Nintendo DS. The console is to have no region protection too meaning that all games will play on all PSP systems, which is nice. I' ve already preordered mine, but I can' t help but think I' m getting it for the PSP' s cool design as opposed to the launch games which while solid are nothing special. Still I' ll look cool playing Puzzle Bobble on the bus into university for the 6 months or so prior to the UK launch :)