When was the PlayStation Portable first released?
The PlayStation Portable launched in Japan on the 12th of December 2004, followed by North America on the 24th of March 2005, and PAL regions on the 1st of September 2005.
Questions about PlayStation Portable
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many units did the PlayStation Portable sell worldwide?
The PSP sold over 80 million units during its ten-year lifetime. Japan accounted for 19 million, the United States for 17 million, and Europe for 12 million.
What made the PlayStation Portable different from other handheld consoles?
The PSP is the only handheld console ever to use an optical disc format, called Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage medium. It also featured a 4.3-inch LCD screen, built-in Wi-Fi, and multimedia playback capabilities that led some to classify it as a portable media player.
What is the best selling PlayStation Portable game of all time?
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the best-selling PSP game, with 7.5 million copies sold as of the 20th of July 2013. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is the only PSP game to receive a perfect score from Famitsu.
Why was the PlayStation Portable discontinued?
Hardware shipments ended worldwide in 2014, with Sony announcing the end of Japan sales on the 3rd of June 2014. The PSP was succeeded by the PlayStation Vita, released in Japan in 2011. Production of UMD discs ended when the last Japanese factory making them closed in late 2016.
What were the different models of the PlayStation Portable?
Sony released several PSP models: the original PSP-1000, the slimmer PSP-2000 in 2007, the PSP-3000 with an improved screen in 2008, the download-only PSP Go in 2009, and the budget-focused PSP Street (E1000) in 2011.