Sony announces budget range PSP Essentials

Missed out on some PSP classics? This summer will be the best time to stock up on the little handheld's top titles as Sony introduces PSP Essentials, a range of PSP games for less than a tenner. Well, £9.99, to be precise.

Including critically acclaimed games as Burnout Legends, Patapon 2 and WipEout Pulse, the first batch of 20 games will go on sale this June.

More titles will be added to the line-up every three months.

Isabelle Tomatis, European marketing guru at Sony, said "Releasing PSP Essentials makes sure that every PSP gamer – and younger newcomers in particular - can get their hands on the best portable gaming experiences at affordable prices,"

The full list of games in the first release is as follows:

• Daxter
  
• Everybody’s Golf
  
• LocoRoco
  
• Medievil Resurrection
  
• Pursuit Force
  
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
  
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  
• Burnout Legends
  
• Ben 10 Alien Force
  
• NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2
  
• Secret Agent Clank
  
• WipEout Pulse
  
• Patapon 2
  
• Buzz! Master Quiz
  
• FIFA 09
  
• Fight Night Round 3
  
• Sims 2
  
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  
• F1 2009
  
• Spongebob Yellow Avenger