Manufacturer: Sony
Introduced: E3 2003
Released:
Format: UMD Disc
Background:
The Playstation Portable was introduced by Sony at E3 2003, and unveiled on May 11, 2004, as a form of competition against Nintendo's GameBoy. The PSP is the first successful competition against Nintendo in the handheld sector.
With several different models of PSP on the market, the system has proved incredibly popular even in the face of the behemoth that is the DS. With better graphical capabilities and a disc drive, many PSP titles are closer to console experiences than those on the DS.