Just this past week, Sony reported that the company will be discontinuing their 2200 mAH battery. This popular battery offered extended life and increased playback on your PSP by almost 50%. Some PSP gamers have reported getting over ten hours of uninterrupted play with the official Sony replacement.

As of now, it is unclear why the 2200 mAH battery was cancelled. It has been speculated that a decline in sales may have attributed, indicating that some gamers might be satisfied with PSP-2000’s standard pack. Others have hinted that Sony is looking to combat piracy by developing a more secure battery as pirates have learned to gain access to the system and create “mods” or modified versions of the battery.

Considering how useful the 2200 mAH was, we hope that Sony brings us something just as good, if not better.