Online retail giant Amazon have let slip the shipping date of the new Sony PSP handheld gaming machine.
With a price tag of œ179.99 ($338.57), Amazon UK are taking pre-orders now and have announced a delivery date of 18th March 2005.
In the past, Sony have been somewhat reluctant to confirm a date, Amazon however seem pretty sure, saying:
"This item will be released on March 18, 2005. You may order it now and we will dispatch it to you when we receive it from our supplier."
The price tag of $338 is somewhat high, in Japan the PSP is selling for only $193.
Sales of the PSP should be aided by Take-Two Interactive Software recently announcing development of a PSP version of popular game Grand Theft Auto.