Sony reveals a new longer lasting battery for its handheld gaming system, the PSP. Battery life has always been a concern for Sony and the PSP as one of the main complaints about the PSP has been the short battery life. It can take as little as 3 hours for the PSP’s battery to go from fully-charged to empty. In contrast, the battery life of the Nintendo DS is around 10 hours. The new extended battery will last approximately 20 % longer than the battery for the original PSP model. The PSP Extended Life Battery Kit also approximately doubles the battery life of the PSP 2000 Owners of the older PSP model won’t be left out since The PSP Extended Life Battery Kit is compatible with both the original PSP model and the new PSP 2000. The PSP Extended Life Battery Kit will be availble in mid-December at the price of MSRP $44.99.