For a long time, the Japanese hardware sales charts have been predictable--Nintendo DS Lite on top, Wii outselling the PlayStation 3 in a ratio of 4-to-1. But the last three weeks have seen a phoenix-like rising of the PlayStation Portable, as it grabbed and held the top slot.

According to figures released by Famitsu, the new, lighter version of the handheld has already shifted approximately 580,000 units in Japan--no mean feat considering the portable version 2.0 was released there just two weeks ago on September 20.

The first week saw 250,000 new-model PSPs sold. But even the week before the PSP slim's Japanese launch saw the PSP selling well due to the release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, along with 77,777 limited-edition bundle packs.

The PSP slim went on sale in Japan on September 20, in six different colours, for 19,800 yen. The new model of the portable was first revealed by SCE president Kaz Hirai at this year's E3. The system is 33 percent lighter and 19 percent slimmer, and it also comes with video output.

credit to emma boyes . Gamespot UK....

PSP Slim betul2 wat Sony jadi on top of the gaming portable.... ahhahahah
sungguh kacak~~

Lol, mane leh lawan DS laei. Tgk ar chart terbaru, DS dah naik balek.

*aku bukan pemilik atau peminat DS, aku pemilik dan peminat PSP*

skurang2 nye dah naik balik kepercayaan diorang kat psp... ahhahah
*saya pemilik Psp *

Sebagai ex-owner ndsl and psp, bagi aku both have their own pros and contras. Nak explain satu2 mmg la panjang, tapi overall aku leh comment sepanjang aku own both console ni and men game2 dorang, NDS is for gamers who seeks fun in gaming, and PSP is for those who plays serious type of games. Ni personal comment aku lah. Sometime, aku pikir game2 NDS ni agak childish, but still bila release game2 mcm FF and Zelda, aku pikir "hmm, ni yg buat NDS ni unik".

just my two cents.

Setuju ngan gomok, walopon aku takde DS tapi aku ader gak main game DS...n ade yang aku minat contohnye cam Ouendan. (Eng version aku tatau dier panggil ape sbb lagu dier tak best so aku tak layan)..game yang mencabar response time seseorang (seronok aku dapat abeskan hajime ngan sorang laei yang susah gile tuh)...n kanji training..but mostly at that level jek ar.

cam psp lak banyak game aku layan sbb aku mmg title2 aku minat banyak kat psp. so pada aku psp > ds.

urm.. soklan cepu mas yg susah nak jawab.. kalo aku la maybe psp>ds sebab ada macam2 function.. lagipun aku dulu lama gak stick ngan game2 gba emulated so dah bosan ngan game2 nintendo.. haha (nintendo fans jgn tembak aku ye).. aku skang da kureng main game x tau nape.. sibuk ngan h!p material.. hari2 carik baru..

aku ex owner psp, yg mspd game la.. nak beli umd mati.. kena kumpul elaun pama 2 bulan baru bleh beli.. time aku pakai tu xde net so, xde game sgt so lelama tu bosan dan mspd sgt la mahal time tu, aku sell je kat other yg need.. skang nyesal.. hasuji @ member aku siap beli camera lagik, stylo plak bila aku tgk semula..

@nox
owh... pakai umd ori ka..?
patot la .... org keje pon lom tentu leh tanggung UMD yg harga range rm100~180
kamera ...... nampak kool je kot.. gambar cikai je.. ahakz...
skurang2 nye Psp dah memberi persaingan sihat kepada nds... baru best skit... huuhuhuh

Aku memiliki psp gak. Tapi dah berzaman tak guna untuk main game. Letih nak beli UMD ori, dan kalo nak downgrade takleh sebab game yang aku perlukan takde. Nak buat kat kedai dia charge mahal lak, padahal simple je nak downgrade.

Aku guna utk layan movies, music vids and mp3s masa balik rumah naik highway je.

ler memorystick ada, download game je ler... upgrade ver. semua...

not as easy as you think kot michi, haha.

reason psp opm10 taleh downgrade pasal mobo die ta082(or bukan, aku tak ingat). die kene ade umd GTA utk downgradekan. aku dulu sama kes jugak, and fortunately ade dak utp yg ade GTA tu. so aku sendiri downgradekan psp aku ngan psp die skali. alhamdulillah jadi. so boleh la main ISO game lepas tu. kedai las aku cek cas around 30 -50 utk downgrade.

it's a good thing kalo ko maximize the psp's usage. movie, mp3 and such. screen die cantik. some of psp owners here boleh pakai gtalk, ym, icq kat psp. so tak rugi la psp. aku dulu psp main game je. function lain tak guna sgt. tu yg jual utk sape2 yg btol2 nk guna. haha.

ehh...aku tgk PSP skrg semua cam no hal je... ahahahhaha... aku tade PSP tapi rajin teman kawan beli, so tau info2 la...tatau lak nak downgrade kena ada UMD semua tuh...

Actually aku beli psp awal, so mobo aku yang asal tu & bukan TA-082. Problem aku firmware ver aku 2.81, so downgrader yang aku boleh pakai hanyalah yang melibatkan game Lumines or GTA. Pandora's Battery pun satu cara yang lain, but I need a 1.50 PSP untuk buat satu. Nak beli dua game ni kad kedai takleh, diorang tak nak jual (wtf is up with that). Sigh.

Aku tengok scene homebrew PSP memang rancak giler.. banyak tul apps yang aku teringin nak run on my psp. Meh, maybe some time in the future aku akan downgrade kat kedai gak. Nak buat camne...