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Worldwide recognition, millions of readers, tons of credibility? Meh. Getting the PSP Slim before me? Now I'm envious.

Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Brian Crecente has been lucky enough to be graced by the presence of the slimmed-down, TV-friendly PSP. He's posted a pretty hearty summary of what the new(ish) gadget is capable of over a series of posts, but I've picked out a few things that caught my eye like a fishhook.

--In order to make use of the system's much-touted TV display mode, you must purchase proprietary component or composite cables. Wha?! Making customers pay extra to make use of the system's primary benefit is the weakest of sauces.

--The PSP comes with a new firmware that features the ability to store data on your PSP for faster loading as well as allowing you to charge the portable via USB. Makes me wonder; will the standard PSP be able to do this stuff with a firmware upgrade, or will each system be running on a separate firmware upgrade system?

--As Crecente states in his video, this thing still doesn't have a proper name. Sony marketers, please tell us what to call it before the internet starts a PSP Slim vs. PSP Lite civil war.

--As of yet, Crecente hasn't filmed the PSP's TV playback. Does he not understand how badly we want to watch a portable play on a TV on our computer? I'm really hoping that if he does, he makes it downloadable so I can watch it on my PSP.

Hey, thanks: Kotaku

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