Midway today announced the release of the classic first-person adventure Myst for Sony's PlayStation Portable. The release has come through as a collaboration between Cyan Worlds and the European arm of Midway, and has now been made available for the PSP across all PAL territories.

This marks Myst's debut on handheld consoles, and the PSP version has been updated for the console's 16:9 widescreen format, and takes full advantage of the PSP's 16-million colour screen.

The Myst series should be well-known to the general adventure gamer, as it has sold millions of copies worldwide. Players sets out to explore an inhabitated island and unlock it's secrets through a mixture of puzzles and mazes.

The PSP release is available in PAL territories, and there is no word yet on a North American release.