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From IGN. You get the same pack as the US. No suprises here.
April 25, 2005 -
PlayStation fans are waking up in Europe today to news that SCE Europe has finally set a launch date for the PlayStation Portable. The system will sell in a similar Value Pack package as was released in North America and in Japan, and will retail for 249 Euros
Included with the European PSP Value Pack will be the PSP system and battery pack, a protective pouch, a 32MB Memory Stick Duo unit, earbud headphones with a remote control, an AC Adaptor, a wrist strap, a cleaning cloth, and a video/music/game sampler UMD, with non-interactive demos of several games.
Launch titles were not specified yet for the September release, but the official SCE Europe site includes showcase pages for WipEout Pure, Ridge Racer, MediEvil: Resurrection and Everybody's Golf (aka Hot Shots.) The site also features a contest page to win one of 50 bags stuffed with PSP merch, including a hat, a carrying case and more.
As with the North American launch, a copy of the blockbuster movie Spider-Man 2 on UMD Video will be given away for free as a premium for early purchasers. SCEE did not specify how many copies of the movie would be given away -- unlike the NA release, the video will be free to those who register their PSPs through SCEE's YourPSP website.
Curiously, there are no major differences in the PSP package being launched in Europe. The European launch is coming almost six months after the North American release (and nearly a year after the Japanese launch), and while it is not unusual for Europe to see systems release so much longer, it is unfortunate that SCEE was not able to add extra incentive to the later launch product. The accessories are the same, which is not unexpected, but the Korean PSP launch on May 2 will include an incredible Network Utility Disc; that same feature will not be made available for the European launch. This networking software is created in special partnership with a Korean HotSpot provider, which would make some of the utility proprietary (also, Korea is one of the most internet-connected areas per capita in the world.) Even so, timing of the later European launch might have provided SCEE with time to come up with a similar solution. The European launch of the PlayStation 2 Network Adapter included special software for internet usage that was not included (and never made available) for North America.
We will have more on the European PSP launch, as well as the launch titles due out in that territory, as it develops. Europeans should be sure to visit SCE Europe's Official Your PSP website for details on your country's launch plans as well as sign up for running contests while you are waiting.
April 25, 2005 -
PlayStation fans are waking up in Europe today to news that SCE Europe has finally set a launch date for the PlayStation Portable. The system will sell in a similar Value Pack package as was released in North America and in Japan, and will retail for 249 Euros
Included with the European PSP Value Pack will be the PSP system and battery pack, a protective pouch, a 32MB Memory Stick Duo unit, earbud headphones with a remote control, an AC Adaptor, a wrist strap, a cleaning cloth, and a video/music/game sampler UMD, with non-interactive demos of several games.
Launch titles were not specified yet for the September release, but the official SCE Europe site includes showcase pages for WipEout Pure, Ridge Racer, MediEvil: Resurrection and Everybody's Golf (aka Hot Shots.) The site also features a contest page to win one of 50 bags stuffed with PSP merch, including a hat, a carrying case and more.
As with the North American launch, a copy of the blockbuster movie Spider-Man 2 on UMD Video will be given away for free as a premium for early purchasers. SCEE did not specify how many copies of the movie would be given away -- unlike the NA release, the video will be free to those who register their PSPs through SCEE's YourPSP website.
Curiously, there are no major differences in the PSP package being launched in Europe. The European launch is coming almost six months after the North American release (and nearly a year after the Japanese launch), and while it is not unusual for Europe to see systems release so much longer, it is unfortunate that SCEE was not able to add extra incentive to the later launch product. The accessories are the same, which is not unexpected, but the Korean PSP launch on May 2 will include an incredible Network Utility Disc; that same feature will not be made available for the European launch. This networking software is created in special partnership with a Korean HotSpot provider, which would make some of the utility proprietary (also, Korea is one of the most internet-connected areas per capita in the world.) Even so, timing of the later European launch might have provided SCEE with time to come up with a similar solution. The European launch of the PlayStation 2 Network Adapter included special software for internet usage that was not included (and never made available) for North America.
We will have more on the European PSP launch, as well as the launch titles due out in that territory, as it develops. Europeans should be sure to visit SCE Europe's Official Your PSP website for details on your country's launch plans as well as sign up for running contests while you are waiting.
