Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Handheld video game battle heats up

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - High-Tech: "Sony Corp. unveiled its new PlayStation Portable in the United States for the first time Wednesday, signaling an intensifying battle with Nintendo Co. to rule the burgeoning handheld video game market.
The PSP debut was held in Las Vegas on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase of new products and technologies.
Sony did not announce U.S. pricing or availability for the PSP, but company executives said it will be in North American stores sometime in March. Sony has already sold about a half million PSPs in Japan, where it went on sale last month for about $190."


Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. shows the new Sony Play Station Portable at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas as part of the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 Sony held the North American launch of the product as a lead into the show which opens Wednesday night.(AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)