Diners enjoying a Pepsi Max at Pizza Hut St Julians will have an opportunity to try their skills on the latest PlayStation®Portable (PSP™), launched in Europe today while waiting for their pizza order to be served.

Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to participate in a weekly competition to win the latest PlayStation Portable entertainment system.

This was announced by Stefania Conte, general manager for Pizza Hut franchisee, Food Chain (Holdings) Limited, during a press briefing at Pizza Hut in St Julians.

The offer is timed to coincide with the launch in Malta of the eagerly awaited PSP™ handheld entertainment system by Forestals Group, agents for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. The new PSP offers a completely integrated portable entertainment system comprising games, music, movies, communication and wireless networking.

Etienne Borg Cardona, director, entertainment division, Forestals Group, explained the latest PlayStation Portable entertainment system. "PSP incorporates the latest cutting-edge technology from Sony to introduce true entertainment on demand. The PSP's combination of groundbreaking flatscreen technology, the new UMD minidisk format, memory stick and five-hour battery combine to create a unique experience, whether in playing games, watching DVD movies, listening to music or browsing through your photo collection".

A copy of Spider-Man 2 on UMD Video will be available free of charge to early purchasers of PSP, who register their PSP through www.yourpsp.com.

The official SCEE web portal for PSP, www.yourpsp.com, allows PSP owners to view trailers and screenshots from a wide selection of PSP Game, UMD Video and UMD Music titles as well as accessing the latest software updates and a host of regularly updated competitions, news and features about PSP. Consumers will also be able to download exclusive content to their PSP.