Could also be to prevent the crazy "Chinese buying PS3" syndrome that happened at the PS3 launch. These babies should go for a premium on ebay, and like all (?) handhelds they are region free.
PSP gonna get a serious boost from the hardware launch - I don't think people realise how much of a difference it will make.
(no more 2:1, DS:PSP worldwide hardware for sure...)
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