One of the big innovations in that domain, of course, is the
Sony PlayStation Portable, the new version of which doubles up as an MP3 player. The new multi-use player is doing the media rounds in the US and the general consensus seems to be that it is God-like as a portable games console, but reviews of its music playing capabilities have been more mixed, with some saying that, while the PSP should clean up in the portable games sector, it is unlikely to pose too big a threat to the iPod in the short term.