Sony PSP Console

With a widescreen, 4.3 inch LCD screen, UMD disc drive, and Wi-Fi capability, the Sony Playstation Portable has arrived to transport handheld gaming to another level. 3D, fully featured games pop off the screen and Memory Stick Duo support means you can take all the pictures, music, and movies you can muster on the road. Full stereo sound, analog control, and swappable battery packs make this handheld a versatile piece of hardware you can stick in your pocket.
 
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Impressive wide-screen display
PS2-like graphics
lack-luster video functionality
Can require expensive memory cards

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Technical Specifications

Key Features
  • Console Type: Handheld
  • Platform: PlayStation Portable (PSP)
  • Processor: 333 MHz MIPS R4000
  • Display: Widescreen TFT LCD
  • Gaming Type: Online Gaming, Multiplayer Gaming
Processor
  • Processor type: MIPS R4000
  • Processor Speed: 333 MHz
Memory
  • Installed RAM: 36 MB
Display
  • Display Type: Widescreen TFT LCD
  • Screen Size: 4.3 in.
  • Max. Resolution: 480 x 272
Graphics
  • Graphic Card Memory: 2 MB
  • Fill Rate: 664 Million pixels/sec
  • Max. Number Of Colors: 17M Colors
Storage Type
  • Optical Drive Type: UMD (Universal Media Disc) Drive
Audio
  • Audio Support: Stereo Speakers
  • Audio In: Mic In
  • Audio Out: Line Out
Technical Features
  • Communication Type: Infrared, IEEE 802.11b, USB 2.0
  • Expansion Slots: Memory Stick Duo
  • Main Controls: Directional Pad, L/R Buttons, Start/Select Buttons
  • Wireless Capabilities: Infrared, IEEE 802.11b
  • Input / Output Ports: 1 x USB
  • DVD Movie Playback: UMD Movies Playback
Battery
  • Battery Run Time: 2.5 Hours
  • Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion
Other Features
  • Parental Control: With Parental Control
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.9 in.
  • Depth: 0.9 in.
  • Width: 6.7 in.
  • Weight: 0.62 lb.
Miscellaneous
  • Supplied Accessories: AC Adapter, Memory Stick Duo (32 MB), UMD In-pack Sampler
  • Release Date: 2005
  • Product ID: 22360348

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Features

PSP brings an unparalleled gaming experience to a handheld platform, allowing users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality, full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation®2, PSP features a 4.3-inch wide screen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also adopts a newly developed, proprietary compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its storage medium.

About Sony

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a full subsidiary of Sony. The company was established on November 16, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan prior to the launch of the original PlayStation video game system. The logo... has been used since 1994. SCE handles the research & development, production, and sales of both hardware and software for the PlayStation line of handheld and home console video game systems. SCE is also a developer and publisher of video game titles and is composed of several subsidiaries covering the company's biggest markets: North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia. The Chairman and Group CEO of SCE is currently Kazuo Hirai, who on November 30, 2006 replaced longtime CEO Ken Kutaragi, also known as "The Father of the PlayStation". Kuturagi officially retired from his executive position at SCE on June 19, 2007, and now holds the title of Honorary Chairman at the company.

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Key Facts
Sony
Date Founded1946
HeadquartersMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Key PeopleHoward Stringer (Chairman, CEO & President)
Revenue¥ 7.730 trillion
Total Assets$230.5 billion
Employees180,500 (as of March 2008)
Websitesony.net

ESRB Game Ratings

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age-appropriateness and content of computer and video games so that they can make informed purchase decisions about the games they deem suitable for their children and families.

Rating Symbols

Rating Symbols suggest age appropriateness for the game, and appear on the front of virtually every game box available for retail sale or rental in the United States and Canada.

EARLY CHILDHOOD
Content is most suitable for children ages 3 and up. These games contain no inappropriate content.
EVERYONE
Content is most suitable for children ages 6 and up. These games may contain some cartoons or fantasy characters and potentially mild violence or language.
EVERYONE 10+
Content is most suitable for children ages 10 and up. These games may contain cartoons or fantasy characters and some language, violence or suggestive themes.
TEEN
Content is most suitable for children ages 13 and up. These games may contain violence, gambling, suggestive themes, crude humor, or some strong language.
MATURE
Content is most suitable for persons ages 17 and up. These games are likely to contain violence and blood, suggestive themes, or strong language.
ADULTS ONLY
Content is most suitable for persons ages 18 years and up. These games often include intense violence or graphic sexual content or nudity.
RATING PENDING
These games have been submitted to the ESRB and are pending a final rating. (This symbol typically appears only in advertising before a game's release.)

Technical Specs...

  • Console Type: Handheld
  • Platform: PlayStation Portable (PSP)
  • Processor: 333 MHz MIPS R4000
  • Display: Widescreen TFT LCD
  • Gaming Type: Online Gaming, Multiplayer Gaming
  • Processor type: MIPS R4000
  • Processor Speed: 333 MHz
  • Installed RAM: 36 MB
  • Display Type: Widescreen TFT LCD
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