My long-suffering PSP-2000 has finally bit the dust; I had it in my pocket when my boat nearly capsized at the dock at Webb Lake this past week. Despite a long drying-out period before trying to restart it, the Sony handheld, which was already showing signs of age since I first bought it in the fall of 2007, finally bit the dust.

Fortunately, I had the wherewithal to replace it with a shiny refurbished PSP-3000 without spending a ton of money. Yay! I did not opt for the slick PSP Go! because I hate the “Your UMDs Are No Good To Us, Buy The Games Again” business model Sony adopted with that platform.

So I now have a great, tidy PSP-3000 and couldn’t be happier with it. It charged quickly, the screen does indeed appear to be brighter and GameStop even had it updated with the latest system software. I’m ready to rock-n-roll again! Still, losing my old friend was a bit of an appetite suppressants for a couple days.