Playstation Portable The Great

Playstation Portable or so called psp, is the handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage media. On October 17, 2004, Sony announced that the PSP would launch in Japan on December 12, 2004 at a price of ¥19,800 (about US$181 in 2004) for the base model and ¥24,800 (about US$226 in 2004) for the Value System.The console's launch was a success with over 200,000 units sold the first day.

Manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment Product family PlayStation Type Handheld game console Generation Seventh generation era First available JP December 12, 2004 NA March 24, 2005 PAL September 1, 2005 CPU MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz Media UMD System storage Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11b),[1] IrDA, USB Units shipped Worldwide: 41 million (as of August 20, 2008)[2] (details) Best-selling game Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, 2.55 million (as of September 30, 2008)[3] Successor PlayStation Portable Slim and Lite (redesign)