Welcome to PSP Console Info!
December 28th, 2009
| Manufacturer |
| Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Type |
| Handheld Video Game Console |
| Generation |
| Seventh |
| First avaible |
| March 24, 2005 |
| CPU |
| MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz |
| Media |
| UMD, Digital Distribution |
| System Storage |
| 32, and 64 MB RAM, 16 GB HDD on PSP Go |
| Units Sold |
| 55.9 Million |
General Information
The Playstation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a handheld game console
manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console
was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press
conference before E3 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004,
in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the PAL region on September 1, 2005.
The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical
disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage medium. Other distinguishing
features of the console include its large viewing screen, robust multi-media
capabilities, and connectivity with the PlayStation 3, other PSP's, and the Internet.
