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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.
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.
Dimensions are 38 mm × 193 mm × 144 mm versus 45 mm × 260 mm × 185 mm.) It was released on 7 July 2000, [9] and went on to outsell all other consoles throughout the remainder of the year—including Sony's own PlayStation 2. [8] The PS One is fully compatible with all PlayStation software, but compatibility with peripherals may vary.
Sony's first traditional entry into the handheld console market. [3] Plays proprietary Universal Media Discs and digital download games via internet. [45] Minor hardware revisions include PSP-2000 in 2007, PSP-3000 in 2008. [3] Major hardware revisions include UMD drive-less PSP Go in 2009, wifi-connection-less PSP E1000 in 2011. [3]
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 ...
Actual Remote Play between the PSP and the PS3 games are only supported by a "select" very few PS3 titles. Furthermore, PSP-2000, PSP-3000, and PSP-N1000 can use the Skype VoIP service starting with system software version 3.90. The service allows Skype calls to be made over Wi-Fi and on the PSP Go over the Bluetooth Modem feature. It is not ...
On a PSP with firmware 3.70+, it is possible to listen to music and view photos simultaneously. On the PSP-2000, PSP-3000, and PSPgo models, there are a number of additional colors available for the XMB. On a PSP with at least system software 4.20, the background "waves" effect has changed, with two options under theme, then color.
Wi-Fi 802.11b (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and PSP Go only), IrDA (PSP-1000 series only), wireless ad hoc with other PSP units and PS3 Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth, wireless ad hoc with other PSP units and PS3 Audio Stereo speakers, headphone jack, with 16 PCM/ADPCM channels Stereo speakers, headphone jack I/O: 1 Nintendo DS Game Card slot 1 GBA slot