PSP software slashed as Sony readies final push

Sony has announced a number of significant discounts on the price of digital PSP software.

The move follows Sony’s announcement at Gamescom last week that it is to launch a remade and discounted version of the PSP, dubbed the E-1000, in Europe this autumn.

Highlights of the sale include Sid Meier’s Pirates (down from 11.49 to 3.99), GTA Vice City Stories (6.29), Disgaea Infinite (7.99), Half Minute Hero (7.99) and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (3.99).

The timing is also fortunate considering Play.com’s current sale on PSPgo. The black SKU can be had for just 85 right now, and that includes ten free game downloads.

However, PSP hardware is increasingly hard to find elsewhere, with many online retailers simply no longer stocking the device. Whether this will change with the discounted model’s arrival remains to be seen.

Here’s the complete list of discounts, which run until September 7th, as reported on the PlayStation blog:

• Fate/Unlimited Codes (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 3.99/€ 4.99)
• Blazeblue: Calamity Trigger Portable (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 9.99/€12.99)
• Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (was 11.49/€14.99 – now 9.99/€12.99)
• TNT Racers (was 6.29/€7.99 – now 3.19/€3.99)
• Sid Meier’s Pirates! (was 11.49/€14.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• NBA 2K11 (was 23.99/€ 29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Half Minute Hero (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 8.99/€11.25)
• Harvest Moon Innocent Life (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Valhalla Knights 1 (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• International Athletics (was 6.29/€7.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Skate Park City (was 6.29/€7.99 – now 4.79/€5.99)
• WWII Battle Over the Pacific (was 6.29/€7.99 – now 4.79/€5.99)
• World of Pool (was 6.29/€7.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Spectral Vs. Generation (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• GTA Vice City Stories (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• GTA Chinatown Wars (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• GTA Liberty City Stories (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Midnight Club 3 (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 5.19/€6.59)
• Midnight Club LA (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 5.19/€6.59)
• Manhunt 2 (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 5.19/€6.59)
• Beaterator (was 9.99/€12.99 – now 5.19/€6.59)
• Z.H.P. (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 15.99/€19.99)
• Disgaea Infinite (was 15.99/€19.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• God Eater Burst (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Me and My Katamari (was 15.99/€19.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Tekken 6 (was 15.99/€19.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Brothers in Arms D-Day (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Driver 76 (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Predator (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Prince of Persia – Rival Sword (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Prince of Persia – Revelation (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sanes (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Splinter Cell Essentials (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)
• James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Street Riders (was 15.99/€19.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Michael Jackson: The Experience (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Assassin’s Creed : Bloodlines (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 7.99/€9.99)
• Cover Girl (was 23.99/€29.99 – now 11.99/€14.99)
• Breath of Fire 3 (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Dark Stalkers’ Chronicles (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Megaman Maverick Hunter X (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Power Stone Collection (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Capcom Classic Reloaded (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Capcom Classic Remixed (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Capcom Puzzle World (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (was 7.99/€9.99 – now 3.99/€4.99)
• Iron Man (was 11.99/€14.99 – now 6.29/€7.99)