SanDisk answered the call for the growing demand from power users of the popular Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) by introducing today a 4-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo Game card that can store up to 64 hours of MP3 music tracks, 20 or more hours of movies/videos/film trailers, 12 hours of game saves, or 4,000 digital still images. The announcement was made at E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where SanDisk is showing its new gaming products in Meeting Rooms 6809 and 6811 in Kentia Hall. The Sandisk 4GB card , which is expected to ship this month, carries a suggested retail price (SRP) of $219.99. Other capacities in the Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming Card line include 256 megabytes (MB)* at $34.99, 512MB at $44.99, 1GB at $59.99 and 2GB at $109.99 (SRPs).
The PSP uses a proprietary storage medium called Universal Media Disc (UMD) for movies and games, but UMD discs are neither recordable nor writable.
SanDisk co-developed the Memory Stick PRO format with Sony. Last year, SanDisk introduced the new gaming line of Memory Stick PRO Duo cards in semi-transparent neon colors. The new 4GB card is red.
Update:
Looks like the prices on these have dropped. Amazon has them on the cheap, including the 4GB model for only $114.
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Thanks for the post. Really interesting
Great utility!! i mean 4 GB of capacity is really rocking.
Price tag seems to be high.
I have found a way to own the latest psp games and video. all you have to do is own a PSP memory card and pay a one off payment to a website and then download the latest games straight to your psp. Theres no download restrictions and its 100% legal. i have saved hundreds on the latest games. i was so happy that i have to spread the word. For links to these sites check out :
http://bestlinkspsp.blogspot.com (sorry for the crappiness of this page)
Rhino
Great recommendation, I'd like to get one when the price goes down.
PSP 4GB Memory Stick FAT Format
Formatting your 4GB Memory Stick to FAT filesystem will make it faster in your PSP compared with PSP’s default format type FAT32.