The PSP-3000 is due to being launched next Tuesday but engadget got a sneak peak when a reader sent in some unboxing pics.

If I’m honest though I much prefer the old design this new rounded design one looks bulky and the silver plastic covering looks very cheap. The photos are taken from weird angles though so I’m hoping that the photo doesn’t justify the actual PSP. Especially when you look at old side by side comparisons where they look pretty much the same expect with better screen.

There were some worries about the new PSP early last month about the new screen draining all the battery life when John Koller, the director of hardware marketing for Sony admitted it in an interview. This was sorted out pretty quickly though as Koller went back on what he said saying that the PSP-3000 will have the same battery life as the old model.