Sony PSP
Also known as PSP
- Manufacturer
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Type
- Handheld
- Generation
- 7th generation
- Released (North America)
- Mar 24, 2005
- Released (Japan)
- Dec 12, 2004
- Released (Europe)
- Sep 1, 2005
- Launch price
- $249.99
- Discontinued
- 2014
- Units sold
- about 80 million
About the Sony PSP
The PlayStation Portable was Sony's first handheld and the main competition to the Nintendo DS. It played games and movies on UMD discs, had a large, sharp widescreen display, and was powerful enough for near-PS2 ports. Slimmer 2000 and 3000 models followed, then the disc-less PSP Go.
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Lumines, Patapon and Persona 3 Portable are the best known. Prices climb on the RPGs and late releases from small publishers, and on Japan-only games.
UMD cases are thin and the discs are exposed through a window, so check for scratches and cracked shells. Batteries swell with age; a unit with a fresh battery is the better buy.
Sony PSP games by the numbers
Loose prices across 810 priced games
Most valuable Sony PSP games
![Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin [Limited Edition] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6k6b.jpg)
![Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky [Premium Edition] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co7ybm.jpg)
![Shin Megami Tensei: Persona [Soundtrack Bundle] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1n1z.jpg)
![X [UMD] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co521u.jpg)
![Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker [Limited Edition] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/coawb5.jpg)
Most valuable sealed Sony PSP games
![Secret Agent Clank [Press Kit] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co2iwb.jpg)
Top rated Sony PSP games
![Secret Window [UMD] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1uvf.jpg)
Most listed on eBay right now
![Star Wars Battlefront 2 [Greatest Hits] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/cob1g4.jpg)
Sony PSP games by release year
By each game's original release year, so ports count under the year the game first came out.
Hardware specs
- CPU
- MIPS R4000
- Memory
- 64MB eDRAM
- Sound
- Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Media
- Universal Media Disc, digital distribution
- Storage
- Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Resolutions
- 480 x 272
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11b
- Online
- PlayStation Network
Models & revisions
PlayStation Portable Go
The PlayStation Portable Go (PSP-N1000) is 43% lighter and 56% smaller than the original PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000), and 16% lighter and 35% smaller than the PlayStation Portable Brite (PSP-3000). Its rechargeable battery is not intended to be removed by the user. Its LCD screen slides up to reveal the main controls. The overall shape and sliding mechanism are similar to those of Sony mylo COM-2.
Its USB port was replaced with a proprietary connector. A compatible cable that connects to other devices' USB ports is included with the unit. The new multi-use connector allows video and sound output with the same connector using an optional composite or component AV cable.
The removal of the UMD drive effectively region-locks the unit because it must be linked to a single, region-locked PlayStation Network account. While it can download games to itself, users can also download and transfer games to the device from a PlayStation 3 console, or the Windows-based software Media Go.
- CPU
- MIPS R4000
- Memory
- 64MB eDRAM
- Sound
- Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Media
- Digital distribution
- Storage
- 16GB internal flash memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Resolutions
- 480 x 272
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth
- Online
- PlayStation Network
PSP-1000
- CPU
- MIPS R4000
- Memory
- 32 MB eDRAM
- Sound
- Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Media
- Universal Media Disc, digital distribution
- Storage
- Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Resolutions
- 480 x 272
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11b, IrDA
- Online
- Playstation Network
PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite
The PSP-2000, which was marketed as the "PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite", is the first redesign of the PlayStation Portable. It is slimmer and lighter than the original PSP, reduced from 0.91 to 0.73 inches (23 to 18.6 mm) and from 9.87 to 6.66 ounces (280 to 189 g).
The serial port was modified to accommodate a new video-out feature, making it incompatible with older PSP remote controls. Games only output to external monitors and televisions in progressive scan mode. Non-game video outputs work in either progressive or interlaced mode. USB charging was introduced and the D-Pad was raised in response to complaints of poor performance and the responsiveness of the buttons was improved.
Other changes include improved WLAN modules and micro-controller, and a thinner and much brighter LCD screen. To improve the poor loading times of UMD games on the original PSP, the internal memory was doubled from 32MB to 64MB, part of which now acting as a cache, also improving the web browser's performance.
- CPU
- MIPS R4000
- Memory
- 64MB eDRAM
- Sound
- Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Media
- Universal Media Disc, digital distribution
- Storage
- Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Resolutions
- 480 x 272
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11b
- Online
- PlayStation Network
PlayStation Portable Street
The PlayStation Portable Street (PSP-E1000) is a budget-focused model of the PlayStation Portable series.
- CPU
- MIPS R4000
- Memory
- 64MB eDRAM
- Sound
- Mono speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Media
- Universal Media Disc
- Storage
- Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Resolutions
- 480 x 272
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Game values from PriceCharting market data. Hardware specs and revisions from IGDB.