Sony announced that Google is heading to the PSP and will have a place on the handheld’s Cross Media Bar (XMB) menu.

On the PSP blog Monday, Sony said the new upgrade, v4.00, “replicates the Google Internet search experience.

Therefore, you won’t need to navigate to the Google search page via your bookmarks and it should all be tailored nicely to the PSP’s browser when it loads.

“With a search history recall of 20 items, Web searches couldn’t be easier,” says PSN operations director Eric Lempel.

Adding Google search to the PSP clearly shows Google’s eagerness to bring its apps and services onto the handheld (also gaming) platform.

“Click on the XMB’s Network icon and then the new Internet Search icon. Enter your keywords and then let Google’s algorithms do the work. You’ll need to be connected to the Internet via a wireless access point or Wi-Fi hotspot,” explains Sony.

The firmware update will also offer another feature that allows you to change viewing speed via the up and down buttons on the D-pad when playing back videos directly from memory stick.

Sony hasn’t put an exact time on the firmware release, except that Lempel said in his blog post it would be very soon.

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