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The images of the Sony Playstation Portable PSP are categorized and show the handheld unit, controls and accessories. You will also find detailed close-ups of the ports and connections available on the PSP.

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Sony PlayStation Portable PSP Box

Sony PSP box The front of the Sony PSP box. Development of the console was announced during E3 2003 and unveiled on May 11, 2004, at a Sony press conference just 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.
Sony PSP box The Sony PSP box. The console's launch was a success with over 200,000 units sold the first day. This included several color variations sold in bundle packs.
Sony PSP box The back of the Sony PSP box. The PSP Internet Browser is a version of the NetFront browser made by Access Co. Ltd. and was released for free with the 2.00 system software update. The browser supports most common web technologies, such as cookies, forms, CSS, as well as basic JavaScript.
Sony PSP box Internal packaging of the Sony PSP box showing the handheld and the manual which covers the included cables.
Sony PSP box PSP on top of the box. At E3 2007, Sony released information about a slimmer and lighter version of the PlayStation Portable - to be called the PSP-2000. The new PSP was touted as 33% lighter and 19% slimmer than the original PSP model.

Sony PlayStation Portable PSP Handheld

Sony PSP handheld The front of the Sony PSP. The unit offers connectivity with the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, other PSPs and the Internet.
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld The left side of the Sony PSP. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jose Villeta called the PSP the "Walkman of the 21st Century" in a reference to the console's multimedia capabilities. There was initial concern over the PSP's price of $249, which was almost $20 higher than the price in Japan and more than $100 higher than the recently launched Nintendo DS.
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld The right side of the Sony PSP. Internal changes to achieve the slimmer PSP 2000 include the removal of a metal chassis which was used to reduce damage in the event of a user dropping the system on a hard surface. Other changes include improved WLAN modules and Micro-controller, and a thinner, brighter LCD.
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld The top of the Sony PSP.
Sony PSP handheld
Sony PSP handheld The bottom of the Sony PSP showing the power port.
Sony PSP handheld The back of the Sony PSP. For the 2000 model, the internal memory was doubled to 64 MB with a part of it now acting as a cache, which also improved the browser performance.
Sony PSP handheld

Sony PSP Controls

Sony PSP controls Left side control pad with 4 directional arrows and the low-profile analog joystick. To make the PSP slimmer, the capacity of the battery was reduced by 1/3. However, due to more efficient power usage, the run time is still the same as the previous model.
Sony PSP controls
Sony PSP controls The right-side controls consisting of the familiar PlayStation icon buttons. In December 2007, Sony released the PSP Extended Life Battery Kit, which includes a 2200 mAh battery with a battery cover to fit over the larger battery.
Sony PSP controls The lower front buttons that span the width of the PSP. Tjis menu area features, from left to right, PS button, Volume controls, Microphone, Display button, Sound button, Select button and start button.
Sony PSP controls Shown here is the Right shoulder button. As you might imagine, a corresponding L Button is on the opposite side.
Sony PSP controls
Sony PSP controls
Sony PSP controls The Left shoulder button! Remote Play allows the PSP to access many features of a PS3 console from a remote location using the PS3's WLAN capabilities, a home network, or the Internet.
Sony PSP controls
Sony PSP controls

Sony PSP Ports & Connections

Sony PSP ports and connections The top edge of the Sony PSP showing the Wifi Switch and USB port. The serial port was modified in later models to accommodate a new video-out feature. On the PSP-2000, games only output to external monitors / TVs in progressive scan mode.
Sony PSP ports and connections
Sony PSP ports and connections The power port on the lower right corner of the PSP. On the newer PSP-3000, scan lines may appear when brightness changes drastically. The PSP-3000 offers more natural and vibrant colors on its screen, but the scan lines are more visible as a result of improving response time to alleviate the afterimages.
Sony PSP ports and connections The headphone jack on the lower left corner of the PSP next to the A/V port. The original PSP is equipped with a 2-pin docking connector below the AC adaptor jack for a docking station that was to be sold separately for the PSP-1000 series. A charging dock was never released by Sony and the 2-pin charging contacts were removed from the PSP-2000 and later versions.
Sony PSP ports and connections
Sony PSP ports and connections Memory Stick Duo port on the left side of the PSP. The operating system can be updated directly from the Internet using the System Update feature or they can be downloaded to a computer from the official PlayStation website, placed on a Memory Stick Duo and then installed on the system.
Sony PSP ports and connections
Sony PSP ports and connections Component cable to display the PSP on a monitor or TV. Starting with system software version 3.90, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and PSP-N1000 can use Skype. The PSP-2000 requires a headset for this feature while the microphone is built into the PSP-3000 and PSP-N1000. Due to hardware constraints, it is not possible to use VoIP on the PSP-1000.

Sony PSP Games and UMD Media

Sony PSP game slot The game slot, on the back side of the PSP with the door ajar. UMD media slides in (rather awkwardly) then the door is manually snapped shut. In June 2005, hackers disassembled thePSP's code and distributed it online. Modified PSPs could run custom code and a limited amount of protected software. Sony responded to this by repeatedly upgrading the software. One of the ways to run protected software on the PSP was through the creation of ISO loaders which could load copies of UMD games from a memory stick.
Sony PSP game slot The game slot shown from a side angle. In 2006, Sony ran a poster ad campaign in England. One of the posters with the slogan "Take a running jump here" was removed from a Manchester train platform due to concerns that it might encourage suicide.
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSP game slot The game slot shown wide open exposing the PSP guts.
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSP game slot The PSP laying flat with the game door open.
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSP game slot
Sony PSPgames The PSP with games.
Sony PSPgames
Sony PSPgames

Sony PSP game case The PSP laying on a game case.
Sony PSP game case An open UMD case showing the UMD and manual clipped in place. Inside the game's case, the attachment for the UMD was terrible and always seem to break sooner or later.
Sony PSP game case Front and back of the UMD media.
PSP UMD media UMD next to the PSP. The PlayStation Portable is the only handheld video game device to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as a primary storage medium. All PSP games came on UMD discs.
PSP UMD media
PSP UMD media A UMD positioned inside the PSP. The media just lays in this open cavern until snapping the door shut. It's a very odd way to load game media.
PSP UMD media

Sony PSP Accessories

PSP accessories GearMonkey soft case for the Sony PSP, with velcro closure. The back features a belt loop and lanyard attachment point. On the front there is a small pocket that would fit 1 or 2 UMD games.
PSP accessories
PSP accessories The packaging for GearMonkey's soft case for the Sony PSP
PSP accessories
PSP accessories GearMonkey soft case shown with a Star Lord mock cassette player that plays MP3s and records short sounds for playback.

Sony PSP Special Editions

Hannah Montana special edition PSP Box for the Hannah Montana special edition PSP, in lilac purple. This edition was released in August 2009 when Miley Cyrus' Disney character was a hot commodity.
Hannah Montana special edition PSP The Hannah Montana special edition PSP, in lilac purple. The PSP 3000 was a slick edition, but lacked enough compelling changes to get existing owners to upgrade. For those just getting into Sony's portable gaming handheld, this unit offered better video output to TVs and the integration of a microphone and Skype among other features.

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