The Euro-centric E3 kind of snuck up on us this year. Maybe that’s because only one of the three platform heavies is doing a conference at all – that would be Sony, and that would also be right damn now. (Or at least, a little while ago.)

Here’s the cliff notes version on what has surfaced from the various liveblogs of the event:

• A new PSP, the “3000″ model. An enhanced, brighter screen; a built-in microphone; generally rounder overall appearance, Home button. They’re introducing it in Yurop with the Go! Whatever stuff that we’ll probably never really see here in North America
• Live demos of the latest Sony Online Entertainment stuff – Free Realmz (which sounds like a horrifically casual/gratis MMO); The Agency, and DC Universe Online
• a 160 GB model of the PS3 is launching on Halloween; not sure if that’s here as well, or not (EUR 449)… it will also come with Uncharted and a voucher for PAIN
• PlayTV, the magnificent TiVO-like attachment for the PS3 that will never work in our ass-backwards North American cable environment, is getting some…er, play
• There’s a detachable Blackberry-style minikeyboard coming, sort of like the 360 Messenger pad, although I think this one attaches on the top…
• some Tamagochi-like app called EyePet…sounds like it incorporates some of the drawing-recognition tech they demo’d earlier in the year
• a brief Heavy Rain demo (!!)
• something about SingStar, kebabs,and Turkish parties
• some awkwardness involving a native and the LittleBigPlanet demo
• and still no motherfucking Wipeout HD

(Updated the post with image links to the new PSP and keyboard pad)