Knowra PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable Sony’s handheld video game console, first released in Japan in 2004 and in other major markets in 2005. It combined portable gaming with music, video, wireless networking, and optical-disc playback.
Universal Media Disc : A small optical disc format developed by Sony for storing games, video, and other content. The PSP’s games and many films shipped on this proprietary optical format.
PlayStation Portable games : Video games designed for or compatible with Sony’s PlayStation Portable console. The PSP’s game library ranged from original releases to adaptations of PlayStation franchises.
Nintendo DS : Nintendo’s dual-screen handheld game console, released in 2004. The DS competed directly with the PSP but emphasized touch input and Nintendo’s first-party games.
PlayStation Portable Go : A smaller PSP model released in 2009 that omitted the UMD drive and relied on digital distribution. Its UMD-free design tested a digital-only direction for Sony’s handheld games.
Memory Stick : A family of flash-memory cards developed by Sony for storing digital files. PSP owners used Memory Stick cards for saves, music, videos, and downloadable content.
PlayStation Portable multimedia : The PSP’s functions for playing music, videos, and photos alongside video games. Multimedia playback was a central part of Sony’s pitch for the handheld.
Game Boy Advance : Nintendo’s 32-bit handheld game console, released in 2001. The PSP arrived as the Game Boy Advance’s successor era was nearing its end.
PlayStation Portable Street : A budget PSP model released in 2011, officially known as PSP-E1000. This simplified late model showed Sony repositioning the PSP as a lower-cost system.
PlayStation Network : Sony’s online gaming and digital-distribution service for PlayStation devices. The PSP connected to Sony’s online services for downloads, accounts, and multiplayer features.
PlayStation Portable web browser : The web-browsing application included with the PlayStation Portable system software. The browser used the PSP’s wireless connection to access websites on its screen.
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