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Sony PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable
PSP Logo.svg
Original Model PSP (PSP-1000)
Original model (PSP-1000) and logo of the PSP.
Developer Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer Sony
Product family PlayStation
Type Handheld game console
Generation Seventh generation
Release date
  • JP: December 12, 2004
  • NA: March 24, 2005
  • BR: March 24, 2005
  • INA: March 24, 2005
  • EU: September 1, 2005
  • Asia: September 1, 2005
  • AF: September 1, 2005
  • AU: September 1, 2005
Discontinued
  • NA: January 2014
  • JP: June 2014
  • PAL: December 2014
Units sold Worldwide: 82 million, rounded-up (as of November 2013)
Media UMD, digital distribution
Operating system PlayStation Portable system software
CPU 333 MHz MIPS R4000
Memory 32 MB (PSP-1000); 64 MB (2000, 3000, Go, E1000)
Storage Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
PSP Go: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Display 480 × 272 pixels with 16,777,216  colors, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD
PSP Go: 3.8 in (97 mm)
other models: 4.3 in (110 mm)
Sound Stereo speakers, Mono speaker (PSP-E1000), microphone (PSP-3000, PSP Go), 3.5 mm headphone jack
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11b) (except PSP-E1000),IrDA (PSP-1000), USB, Bluetooth (PSP Go)
Online services PlayStation Network
Dimensions PSP1000:
74 mm (2.9 in) (h)
170 mm (6.7 in) (w)
23 mm (0.91 in) (d)
PSP2000/3000:
71 mm (2.8 in) (h)
169 mm (6.7 in) (w)
19 mm (0.75 in) (d)
PSP GO:
69 mm (2.7 in) (h)
128 mm (5.0 in) (w)
16.5 mm (0.65 in) (d)
PSP E1000:
73 mm (2.9 in) (h)
172 mm (6.8 in) (w)
21.5 mm (0.85 in) (d)
Weight PSP1000:
280 grams (9.9 oz)
PSP2000/3000:
189 grams (6.7 oz)
PSP GO:
158 grams (5.6 oz)
PSP E1000:
223 grams (7.9 oz)
Best-selling game Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (4.6 million) (as of May 6, 2011)
Backward
compatibility
PSone (download only)
Predecessor PocketStation
Successor PlayStation Vita

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed by Sony. Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the PAL region on September 1, 2005. It primarily competed with the Nintendo DS, as part of the seventh generation of video games.

The PlayStation Portable became the most powerful portable system when launched, just after the Nintendo DS in 2004. It was the first real competitor to Nintendo's handheld domination, where many challengers, such as SNK's Neo Geo Pocket and Nokia's N-Gage, failed. Its GPU encompassed high-end graphics on a handheld, while its 4.3 inch viewing screen and multi-media capabilities, such as its video player and TV tuner, made the PlayStation Portable a major mobile entertainment device at the time. It also features connectivity with the PlayStation 3, other PSPs and the Internet. It is the only handheld console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage medium.

The original PSP model (PSP-1000) was replaced by a slimmer model with design changes (PSP-2000/"Slim & Lite") in 2007. Another remodeling followed in 2008, PSP-3000, which included a new screen and an inbuilt microphone. A complete redesign, PSP Go, came in 2009, followed by a budget model, PSP-E1000, in 2011. The PSP line was succeeded by the PlayStation Vita, released in December 2011 in Japan, and in February 2012 worldwide. The PlayStation Vita features backward compatibility with many PlayStation Portable games digitally released on the PlayStation Network, via PlayStation Store. Shipments of the PlayStation Portable ended throughout 2014 worldwide, having sold 80 million units in its 10-year lifetime.


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