Sampler Set adds Sampler Notes with Turntable Notes, while the Workstation Set has parts with sampler notes without turntable notes. Instead of Normal, Hard, and Maximum like in classic modes, the remixing modes use Turntable Set (TS), Sampler Set (SS) and Workstation Set (WS). A new difficulty system for the new remixing modes.

Along with a preview sound clip of the song on the song select screen, part of the song's MV will play in the background as well.

5 button modes - 4T, 6T (both referred to as classic modes), 3.2T, 4.2T, 6.2T.

Two notes introduced along with the REMIX SYSTEM: Turntable Notes are purple long notes that are played by moving the analog stick, and are based on DJ scratch and cross-fading Sampler Notes resemble synthesizer notes or sound effects, and are played using the Square, Triangle and Circle keys when the analog stick is shifted to the left or right.

Network, Link Disc, Album (OST only, not MV edition), 5B, 8B, 4BFX, 6BFX have been removed.

This new modes comes in the name of X.2T, where X is the button mode.

A new game mode, known as 'REMIX SYSTEM', which involves using the analog stick and pressing the square, triangle and circle buttons.

The button modes have been renamed to XT where X refers to the number of buttons (ex: 4B is now 4T).

Removal of autocorrect (where a single button can be bashed to complete a song) and removal of the green specialist note (which, if missed, muted the song until another specialist note was hit).

It is the seventh installment of the game for the PlayStation Portable, and regarded as the actual sequel to DJMax Portable 2 since Clazziquai and Black Square branched out for the METRO Project in 2008, Fever for the North American release and the Technika series globally. The official trailers from PM Studios and Pentavision quickly followed. DJMax Portable 3 was announced shortly after DJMax Technika 2 was announced.

DJMax Portable 3 ( Korean: 디제이맥스 포터블 3 abbr.: DMP3) is a music game for the PlayStation Portable published and developed by Pentavision in South Korea, and is a sequel to the earlier DJMax Portable games.

Djmax portable