A few days ago we reported that John Koller of Sony chatted about how the new PSP-3000 handheld would last 23-30 minutes less than the current model. Today on the official Sony blog Mr.Koller corrected himself saying the updated PSP model will have “equivalent battery life.”

“I’d like to make a correction and clarify that the new PSP will have equivalent battery life to the current PSP, about 4 to 6 hours for games and about 4 to 5 hours for UMD videos. While the enhanced screen of the new PSP draws a little more power, our engineers in Japan worked to reduce the power consumption of the overall system including its components, so you won’t have to worry about losing any time when enjoying the more vibrant visuals displayed with the new PSP.”

At this point I’m not sure what to believe. Could John Koller’s original statement be correct and Sony pressured him to say this new comment, because up until now it’s been receiving bad press. Or maybe he was just incorrect and wanted to make sure the truth came out. Honestly, even if the PSP lost 20 minutes does it really matter? I would gladly exchange a few minutes for a better screen.