*UPDATE* Sony unveils PSP Extended Life Battery Kit, price, release date

Have you ever been miffed while playing because your Sony PlayStation Portable's battery life failed to last through the seemingly endless hours playing? Those days of protracted gaming may soon be over with Sony's recent revelation of its PSP Extended Life Battery kit and covers for both the old version of the PSP and the PSP Slim and Lite.

Compatible for both the PSP 1000 and PSP 2000 models, the 2200 mAh battery will provide the old version of the PSP a significant 20% addition to the phat PSP's battery life while the PSP Slim battery life will be increased by 80%, ensuring gamers even longer hours of game play than before.

This is good news indeed since the older version of the PSP only averaged an approximate 11 hours of battery life. On the other hand, although the PSP Slim and Lite was initially believed to consume more battery power than the first version, updated articles later confirmed that both the consoles used up the same amount of power.

On the down side though, the new battery kit will slightly bulge out if inserted in the PSP Slim and Lite. Sony will be providing special covers for the new batteries, though the Star Wars Ceramic White version doesn't have an available updated battery cover available at the moment.