Sony PSP E1000 New Model in Pictures

So, here's your first look at the bargain basement new PSP with its touch-button bottom row, matte styling, non-clear shoulder buttons and what might be a non-shiny screen

There's a UMD slot on the back and the standard nub. Without WiFi, users will be limited to downloading games via their PC and transferring them via USB, which seems somehow quaint. But at this price, it could see another minor resurgence in PSP sales and the consequent games.

However, none of this can avoid the fact that there are no new games to be announced for PSP, apart from perhaps a few Japanese titles heading west.