Japan getting 'Metallic Blue' PSP, 'Cinnabar Red' PS2

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jun 3rd 2008 at 3:25PM }

Like an enormous -- and enormously spoiled -- child whose tantrums can shake the entire planet, Japan gets all the cool stuff, all the time. The latest, albeit limited-edition, gifts bestowed upon it are a Metallic Blue PlayStation Portable and a Cinnabar Red PlayStation 2. The portable system will be available in a standard Value Pack (complete with cloth, pouch, D Terminal AV cable and, don't laugh, a 32MB Memory Stick), as well as a 1 Seg Pack which includes a 1GB memory stick, carrying case and 1 Seg tuner. They'll be out on July 17th for ¥23,800 ($231) and ¥29,800 ($289), respectively.

The Cinnabar Red PlayStation 2, slated to become available on July 3rd, will fetch a price of ¥16,000 ($155). And in case you were wondering, Cinnabar is actually some kind of red-tinted rock. We were under the impression that you could toss back shooters and eat delicious cinnamon rolls in there.

[Via Engadget]

Source -- Blue!
Source -- No, Rehhhhhhd!

Tags: Cinnabar-Red-PS2, Colors, Japan, Metallic-Blue-PSP, PS2, PSP, SCEJ, Sony

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

McWeen @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:36PM

Clearly Cinnabar is an island.

Naota @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:36PM

Aye

Hafk @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:46PM

Cerulean and Pewter PSP coming soon!

Jhongerkong @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:46PM

+1 for Pokemon refrence

kevin @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:49PM

In Chinese mythology cinnabar is thought to help achieve immortality... metaphor?

LameDuck @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:18PM

Do what you want, ‘cause a pirate is free,
YOU ARE A PIRATE!
Yar har, fiddle di dee,
Being a pirate is alright to be,
Do what you want ‘cause a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!

You are a pirate!
Yay!

We've got us a map, (a map!)
To lead us to a hidden box,
That's all locked up with locks! (with locks!)
And buried deep away!

We'll dig up the box, (the box!)
We know it's full of precious booty!
Burst open the locks!
And then we'll say hooray!

P.S. Joystiq... I'm begging you. Take down that damn black full-page advert with the fugly humming birds. PLEASE!!!

HALODEITY @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:37PM

wow damn tht ps2 looks sexay

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:41PM

Their STILL packing fucking 32mb sticks with the PSP Value Packs!?!? That is SO 2005! At least pack in 1gb sticks like with the Daxter bundle we have here. : (

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:29PM

Ha, be smited! You shall forever be cursed with the deadly 32mb.

32mb is garbage ¬_¬ You put 2 pics and its already used up. No space for anything. Sony's sly way of getting you to purchase an larger one.

JQuilty @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:44PM

The lack of Char Aznable branding on the red one makes me cry.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:47PM

Should I mention my routers name is The Principality of Zeon? My wireless connections run from the strength of Zeon. ZIEG ZEON!

Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:48PM

Well, I guess the good news then becomes that, with this announcement, if the Madden PSP bundle includes Madden branding, the color is still obtainable.

Psaakyrn @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:51PM

Any chance they'll stop pimping the PS2, that's so last gen...

PojoMofo @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:55PM

Not when it outsells the 360 and the PS3 more often than not

Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:59PM

You and I think it's last gen. People wanting their first game system for kids often see an under $200 machine with games as low as $10 MSRP and few games being expensive or want it simply as a Guitar Hero player think it's a great buy. Especially since Nintendo once again backed their shit and left for Wii once that launched and MS abandoned their system about six mnths before the 360 launched.

PS2 is still doing well because PS2 is still being supported.

Psaakyrn @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:19PM

Support I can understand, pimping I don't. Fancy new colours is usually targetted for the "in crowd", people who just has to have the latest and/or fancy. I'd think it's a waste of (granted little) resources for minimal effect, when the casual and/or poor can and would probably make do with the basic black.