During Sony’s E3 Press Conference yesterday, the first announcement was the new PSP. We here are technobabble weren’t able to attend E3 but the folks at Engadget could. They have some great shots of the thinner and lighter PSP.

Sony says the PSP is 17% thinner and 33% lighter than the previous PSP and will come in silver, black, and a special edition Star Wars white.

While the unit is still the same it can now output video to your television. That is a great feature. You will be able to play games, watch UMD video and video, display pictures and play music through your television. Pretty sweet if you ask me.

The only noticeable hardware change is the position of the speakers. They are now up near the top of the screen. This will help with sound volume as the old version had the speakers located underneath your fingers.

If you would like to see some shots of the new PSP at engadget’s website click here.