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The PlayStation Portable [a] (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, and is the first handheld installment in the PlayStation line of consoles.
PSP-1000 [1] PSP-2000 [1] PSP-3000 [1] PSP Go (PSP-N1000) [1] PSP Street (PSP-E1000) [1] Image Original release date December 12, 2004 (Japan) August 30, 2007 (Hong Kong) October 14, 2008 (North America) October 1, 2009 (NA and EU) October 26, 2011 (EU and PAL) Discontinued December 2014 December 2014 December 2012 April 20, 2011 December 2014 ...
The PSP Go was produced and sold concurrently with its predecessor the PSP-3000 although it did not replace it. [99] All games on the PSP Go must be purchased and downloaded from the PlayStation Store as the handheld is not compatible with the original PSP's physical media, the Universal Media Disc.
Like the DS, the PSP also supported wireless connectivity to the Internet to download new games, and ad hoc connectivity to other PSP or to a PlayStation 3. The PSP used a new format called Universal Media Disc (UMD) for game and other media. [128] [129] [130] Nokia revived its N-Gage platform in the form of a service for selected S60 devices.
The PlayStation [a] (codenamed PSX, abbreviated as PS, and later PS1/PS one) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, followed by North America on 9 September 1995, Europe on 29 September 1995, and other regions following thereafter.
Sony's PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system overall with over 160 million units worldwide. [1]A video game console is a standardized computing device tailored for video gaming.
The PSP was designed by Shin'ichi Ogasawara (小笠原伸一) for the Sony Computer Entertainment subsidiary of Sony Corporation.Early models pre-installed with 1.xx firmware were made in Japan but in order to cut costs, Sony has farmed out PSP production to non-Japanese manufacturers, mainly in China for units pre-installed with firmware version 2.00 and above.
The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, then in other international territories on February 22, 2012, and was produced until discontinuation on March 1, 2019.