Games and movies

Games, as well as movies, were released for the PSP on the "Universal Media Disc" (UMD), a specially designed optical disc contained within a plastic enclosure. The UMD can hold up to 1.8 GB of data, far more than a CD, but still less than a DVD.

There are over 700 games for the PSP. In many countries, Spider-Man 2 (the movie) was included for free with the console.

Wireless

All models of the PSP, with the exception of the PSP-E1000, has built in Wi-Fi. This allows players who are traveling to download items, visit websites and play online. Until July 2, 2021, the PlayStation Portable could access the PlayStation Store to buy games and Downloadable Content for some games. The PlayStation Portable can also connect with the PlayStation 3 as a sort of remote control for movie playback and for downloading content.

The PlayStation 3 is also able to download PSP games through its PlayStation Store and transfer the games to a PSP when connected to it using a USB cable.

Versions

There are five models of the PlayStation Portable. The first was PSP-1000 (also known as "PSP fat"). The second was PSP-2000, a lighter version of the original PSP). The third was PSP-3000, which includes a built in microphone and improved LCD). The fourth was PSP-N1000 (or PSP Go), which has a sliding screen design, Bluetooth and internal storage of 16GB replacing the UMD drive.[4] The last was PSP-E1000, which is like PSP-3000, but without stereo sound, Wi-Fi and microphone.

Sony subsequently released the successor to the PSP, the PlayStation Vita, in Japan on December 17, 2011 and starting worldwide on February 22, 2012. The PlayStation Vita can play PSP games that are downloaded online from the PlayStation Store.

Competition

The PlayStation Portable is like the Nintendo DS, because they are both handheld game systems that were sold in the 2000s. This meant they were rival products in the market. However, Nintendo and Sony said they were made for different people. The DS has sold more units than the PSP.[5]

Another rival was the iPod touch made by Apple. Unlike Nintendo and Sony, Apple said that the iPod touch is better than the other systems, because it has more multimedia features along with being a game system.[6] The PlayStation Portable has similar multimedia features.

References

  1. ↑ "Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code". Sony. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Platinum Titles". Capcom. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Sony Discontinuing PSP". IGN. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  4. ↑ The PSP Go Improvements, 2006. ElecPress.
  5. ↑ "Consolidated Financial Highlights" (PDF). Nintendo. April 25, 2011. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Apple slams PSP, DS at iPhone/iPod conference". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
source: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable