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.

8.6

very good

Impressive wide-screen display

PS2-like graphics

lack-luster video functionality

Can require expensive memory cards

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What's in the Box

PSP System

AC power cord

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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.

The exterior of Sony’s main headquarters

Key Facts

Sony

Date Founded	1946
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key People	Howard Stringer (Chairman, CEO & President)
Revenue	¥ 7.730 trillion
Total Assets	$230.5 billion
Employees	180,500 (as of March 2008)
Website	sony.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.)

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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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