Available this October 14, the Sony PSP 3000 is THE talk of the blogosphere today. The main come-on is the brighter and more vibrant screen. Sony’s John Koller gives us an in-depth look at Sony’s new PSP-3000 via a video from Gamespot.

The old Sony PSP 2000 will stop production in September. The PSP 3000 will be available for $199 (around PHP10,000) with the Ratchet and Clank Size Matters bundle.

More specs and details (including the video after the jump)

SONY PSP 3000 Video Feature

Pros

• Firmware updates
• Screen update – brighter and more vibrant
• Anti-glare, play it outside
• Vibrant backlight
• 5x improvement in contrast ratio
• improved colors
• mic – can be used for some games and even Skype

Cons

• 20 minute decrease in battery life due to more consumption via new screen

Cost: $199 (bundled with Ratchet and Clank Size Matters)

Check out more photos of the unit here

Official Press Release
While inheriting the basic design and functionality of the current “slim and light” PSP, the image quality on the new LCD screen is dramatically enhanced, and a built-in microphone is added to meet the PSP users’ demand to enjoy games and content with voice input functionality without the use of a separate microphone.

Offering the highest-level contrast ratio, response time, and wider color gamut possible on a portable LCD screen, the new PSP is capable of displaying movies and photos in more natural and vibrant colors on its high resolution 4.3 inch wide screen. The new LCD screen adopts an anti-reflection technology, which enables users to see the screen more clearly in well-lit places, even when used outdoors. The built-in microphone will allow users to easily enjoy games that utilize a microphone, as well as Skype� and other communication tools. Through these additional and upgraded features, not only will the PSP user experience improve, but content creators also will have more flexibility to develop creative, entertainment content for the new PSP.

Further expanding PSP’s entertainment capabilities, the video-out port is also expanded to output gameplay in interlace format, which will allow new PSP users to enjoy games on non-progressive TVs by using separately sold cables. With the current “slim and light” PSP, games can be displayed on progressive TVs only.

In addition to the basic “Piano Black” color, the new PSP will also come in “Pearl White” and “Mystic Silver”*4 to meet variety of lifestyle and preference of all ages.

Via Gamespot