A promising handheld manufactured by Sony which has fallen relatively short of expectations, due to numerous fundamental flaws and a lacklustre games
catalogue. Beyond the slick, glossy look and expansive but
half-baked media capabilities, lies a surface which attracts finger oils like an oxy pad and demands more care than a mentally-deficient infant, poor memory options with the outrageously expensive 'memory duo stick', a
piss-poor battery life, which despite being dependent on how graphically intensive a game is, is still unacceptably low, and a software catalogue which comprises of a plethora of ports and rehashes.
Regardless, it has phenomenal technical capabilities and better titles are further
down the line, such as Exit.
One of its trademark symbols is reflective of its functions, which include pictures, movies, music and most importantly, games. In addition, it has its own web browser and frequent
firmware updates add various new features, such as support for different file formats.
Example:
Open-minded gamer: It's difficult for me to say a whole lot of positive things about the PSP
at this moment in time, but eventually Sony will
iron out these first-generation flaws and
we'll see a better range of games.