Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] first announced development of the PlayStation Portable at a press conference before. Although mock-ups of the system were not present at the press conference or E3, Sony did release extensive technical details regarding the new system. Then-CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Jose Villeta called the device the 'Walkman of the 21st Century' in a reference to the console's multimedia capabilities. Several gaming websites were impressed by the handheld's computing capabilities and looked forward to the system's potential as a gaming platform.
Nintendo had been dominating the handheld market since launching its in 1989, with the only close competitor being 's (1990-1997), as well as 's (1999-2003) in Japan. Later offerings from both SNK and Nokia also failed to cut into Nintendo's share. The PSP was called the 'first legitimate competitor to Nintendo’s dominance in the handheld market' by an analyst in 2004. The first concept images of the PSP appeared in November 2003 at the Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting and showed a PSP with flat buttons and no analog stick.
Although some expressed concern over the lack of an analog joystick, these fears were allayed when the PSP was officially unveiled at the Sony press conference during E3 2004. In addition to announcing more details about the system and its accessories, Sony also released a list of 99 developer companies that had pledged support for the new handheld. Several PSP game demos, such as 's and 's were also shown at the conference. Launch [ ] On October 17, 2004, Sony announced that the PSP would launch in Japan on December 12, 2004, at a price of 19,800 (about 181 in 2004) for the base model and ¥24,800 (about US$226 in 2004) for the Value System.
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The console's launch was a success with over 200,000 units sold the first day. Different color variations were also sold in bundle packs, which cost more than usual, around $200. Sony announced on February 3, 2005, that the PSP would go on sale in North America on March 24, 2005, in one configuration for a of 249/299. Some expressed concern over the high price, which was almost US$20 higher than the system's price in Japan and more than $100 higher than the recently launched. Despite the concerns, the PSP's North American launch was a success, although reports two weeks later indicated that the system was not selling as well as expected despite Sony's claim that 500,000 units had been sold in the first two days. The PSP was originally to have a simultaneous and North American launch, but on March 15, 2005, Sony announced that the PAL region launch would be delayed because of high demand for the console in Japan and North America.
A month later, on April 25, 2005, Sony announced that the PSP would launch in the PAL region on September 1, 2005, for 249/179. Sony defended the high price, which was nearly US$100 higher than in North America, by pointing out that North American consumers had to pay local and that the (sales tax) was higher in the UK than the US. Despite the high price, the console's PAL region launch was a resounding success, selling more than 185,000 units in the UK alone, selling out of all stock nationwide in the UK within three hours of launch, more than doubling the previous first-day sales record of 87,000 units set by the.
The system also enjoyed great success in other areas of the PAL region with more than 25,000 units preordered in Australia and nearly one million units sold across Europe in the first week. Technical specifications [ ] The following Technical Specifications apply to all PSPs unless noted for a specific PSP series.
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General: • Dimensions: • Width: 170 mm • Height: 74 mm • Depth: 23 mm •: • 4.3 inches • 3.8 inches • 480 × 272 (16:9 ) • ( 16.77 Million colors) • Four Brightness Levels (200, 180, 130, 80 ) • Data communication: • • • • 2.0 • • • • • Flash Storage: • Expansion Slot • Expansion Slot • Internal Flash Storage • Internal used by System Software is partitioned into 4 sectors: • flash0, contains system firmware – 24MB (PSP-1000) • flash1, contains system settings – 8MB (PSP-1000) • flash2, empty* – 944 kB (PSP-1000) • flash3, empty* – 880 kB (PSP-1000) • PSP-N1000: 16 GB total, 14.74 GB usable. Part of the internal storage is shared with System Software.