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Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable)
Release Date:
Winter 2004 Japan, Early 2005 UK & USA, March 2005 everywhere else.
Dimensions:
Approx. 170 mm x 74 mm x 23 mm
Price:
To be confirmed. |
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Sony is entering the hand held game market in winter 2004 with the PSP (PlayStation Portable). It has a backlit 16:9 wide screen LCD, a Universal Media Device (UMD) which can store 1.8GB of data on a disc that’s half the size of a CD. It will support Sony's own ATRAC sound format, used in Mini Discs. It will also have a secure ROM cartridge to aid in Anti-Piracy.
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Games
The question that's probably on your mind is what games is it going to have. Well here is a complete list of all confirmed titles to date:
- AC Formula Front
- Ape Escape
- ATV Offroad Fury
- Axel Impact
- International
BBG
- Crazy Racing: Kart
- Rider
- Darstalkers Chronicles
- Death, Jr.
- Dokodemo Issho
- Dynasty Warriors
- Fighting Spirits
- Formula 1 ‘04
- Free Running
- Frogger
- The Gaghary
- Gran Turismo 4 Mobile
- Hard Corps
- Hot Shots Golf
- MediEvil
- Mercury
- Metal Gear Acid
- Metal Shell
- NBA Shootout 2005
- NBA Street
- Untitled FPS from Konami
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- Need For Speed Underground
- NFL Street
- NHL Faceoff 2005
- Project S
- PSP Racing
- Puyo Pop Fever
- Ren-Goku: The Tower of Purgatory
- Ridge Racer
- Spider-man 2
- Sticky Balls
- Syphon Filter: Logan’s
Shadow
- Tales of Eternia
- Ten no Kaji, Chi no mo
- This Is Football 2005
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- Twisted Metal Tour
- Vulcanus Online
- Wipeout Pure
- WRC
- Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
- Zero Hour
| Specifications
For those hardcore gamers out there you're probably twitching to know the official specs for this new gaming gadget. Well here is, straight from Sony.
Product Name: PlayStation®Portable (PSP)
Color: Black/White/Misc
Dimensions: Approx. 170 mm (L) x 74 mm (W) x 23 mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 260 g (including battery)
CPU: PSP CPU
(System clock frequency 1~333MHz)
Main Memory: 32MB
Embedded DRAM: 4MB
Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD
480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors)
Max. 200 cd/m2 (with brightness control)
Speakers: Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
USB 2.0 (Target)
Memory Stick™ PRO Duo
IrDA
IR Remote (SIRCS)
Disc Drive: UMD Drive (Playback only)
Profile: PSP Game
UMD Audio
UMD Video
Main Connectors: DC OUT 5V
Terminals for charging built-in battery
Headphone/Microphone/Control connector
Keys/Switches: Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Analog pad
Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Left, Right keys
START, SELECT, HOME
POWER On/Hold/Off switch
Brightness control, Sound Mode, Volume +/-
Wireless LAN On/Off switch
UMD Eject
Power: Built-in lithium-ion battery, AC adaptor
Access Control: Region Code, Parental Control
Accessories: Stand
Headphone with remote commander
Headphone with remote commander and microphone
External battery pack
Case
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