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Metallic blue PSP is best part of Madden release

When Madden NFL 09 is release this week, so will the new metallic blue Sony PSP Slim model. Anyone who missed out on the metallic red version released with God of War earlier this year needs to jump all over this Madden 09 special-edition PSP Slim.

Although I’m happy with my silver PSP, I can honestly say that if the metallic red or metallic blue models had been available at the time I bought mine, I would have jumped all over the red model, my wife would have jumped all over the blue model, and we would have simply swapped the free games that came with them. (My wife went with basic black when we upgraded her to a new PSP recently.)

Custom PSP colors are a lot of fun, and finally they’re seeing release outside of Japan; the stimulus to sales has to be worth it. It’s way more fun than buying a car cover.

Metallic blue PSP to bundle with Madden 09

Sony continues to treat US gamers to limited-edition PSPs, a first for the company so reluctant to do so in the US in the PSone and PS2 era. The latest is a metallic blue PSP bundle that will come with Madden NFL 09 for PSP, a couple other items and a 1 GB memory stick duo, all for only $199.

While the crowd that hangs around the weight room waiting to work on their ellipticals may or may not be big videogame fans, nearly everyone plays Madden NFL, and the metallic blue PSP is another eye-catcher.

My only hesitation is that Madden NFL has never played close to console-like on the PSP, so while it’s a nice idea, excuse me if I hold on to my silver PSP Slim a while longer. Besides, a PSP Slim is a PSP slim; if you lack one, this is a great one to get, but it’s not worth dumping your existing PSP Slim over, since the only difference is the limited edition case color.