Sony PSP 3000 Series Slim and Lite Handheld Console (Black)

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And for a lot of people, it will be a better mobile Internet experience than they're getting on a phone. The North American kit released in December 2008 was supplied with two new covers; one black and one silver. The back of the PSP features a read-only Universal Media Disc (UMD) drive for access to movies and games, and a reader compatible with Sony's Memory Stick PRO Duo flash cards is located on the left of the system.

Wi-Fi: The PSP has built-in Wi-Fi capability, allowing it to connect to any wireless Internet service, including those with WEP and WPA encryption (but not WPA2). The PSP was designed to handle all varieties of applications and entertainment -- music, video, communication, wireless networking, and, of course, gaming. Audio playback: The PSP doubles as a decent music player, with the ability to play DRM-free MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, and ATRAC3 files, along with support for album art. The Start and Select buttons have been made into oval shapes unlike the previous semi-circle shapes.For 2008, the PSP got another minor makeover: the PSP 3000 boasts a built-in microphone (to increase the usability of its onboard Skype functionality) and better video output support (you can now play games on non-HD TV hookups).

Some users were able to unlock the firmware to allow them to run more custom content and DRM-restricted software.While System Software updates can be used with consoles from any region, [122] Sony recommends only downloading updates released for the model's region. Early on, the PSP was knocked for being little more than the "PS2 portable," because so many of its titles were simply ports of PlayStation 2 games. The first concept images of the PSP appeared at a Sony corporate strategy meeting in November 2003, and featured a model with flat buttons and no analog joystick. Yes, Nintendo's DS remains king of the portable gaming scene in terms of units sold, but plenty of people are looking for more sophisticated (read: less kiddie-oriented) games than the DS offers. They produce decent volume for games and UMD movies, but we've always found the volume on videos that we copy over to the Memory Stick to be a bit less potent.

The physical appearance of each model is also similar, though again the PSPGo departed somewhat from other models. No scan lines on the screen (some gamers complained of seeing scan lines on the screen of the PSP-3000).As a result, the silver body is immune to fingerprints and smudges that so easily show up on the black one. The PSP Greatest Hits lineup consists of games that have sold 250,000 copies or more and have been released for nine months.