As expected by the latest announcements regarding US demand for the PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced that its PlayStation Portable handheld will be launched in Europe on 1st September 2005. This means the handheld's European launch will be severely delayed since many had hoped for an early summer event. Many analysts claim that Sony has decided to delay the European launch in order to concentrate and refine its U.S. campaign. The initial delay of the European launch was blamed on a shortage of units and the need to keep the U.S. launch fully supplied.
PlayStation Portable will go on sale in the European PAL territories on 1st September 2005, available in a single version Value Pack, priced at Euros 249 (GBP 179). The PlayStation Portable Value Pack contains an added-value package of accessories and entertainment content, including the PlayStation Portable system with a pouch, 32MB Memory Stick Duo, Battery Pack, Headphones with Remote Control, AC Adaptor, Wrist Strap, cloth and a video/music/game sampler Universal Media Disc (UMD) including several non-interactive game demos.
A copy of Spider-Man 2, on UMD Video will be available free of charge to early purchasers of PlayStation Portable, who register their PlayStation Portable and order their Spider-Man 2 UMD Video through the official European PSP website.
