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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced the product specifications for the handheld video game system, PlayStation®Portable (PSP™), three-dimensional computer games incorporating high-quality, full-motion video similar to PlayStation®2 can be played anytime, anywhere with PSP. PSP is scheduled to be launched in the UK in the spring of 2005.

PSP comes in a black colour, with a 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD centered in a sleek ergonomic design with a high-quality finish that fits comfortably in the hands. The dimensions are 170mm x 74mm x 23mm with a weight of 260g. PSP features a high-quality TFT LCD that displays full colour (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with the basic functions of a portable player such as built-in stereo speakers, exterior headphone connector, brightness control and sound mode selection. Keys and controls inherit the same operability of PlayStation® and PlayStation 2, familiar to fans all over the world.

PSP also comes equipped with diverse input/output connectors such as USB 2.0, and 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN, providing connectivity to various devices in the home and to the wireless network outside. The world of gaming is further enhanced by enabling users to enjoy online gaming, or by connecting multiple PSPs to each other, directly via the wireless network. In addition, software and data can be downloaded through a USB or wireless network onto Memory Stick™ PRO Duo. All of these features can be enjoyed on one single system.

PSP adopts a small but high-capacity optical medium UMD™ (Universal Media Disc), enabling game software, rich with full-motion video and other forms of digital entertainment content, to be stored. The newly developed UMD, the next-generation compact storage media, is only 60mm in diameter but can store up to 1.8GB of digital data. A broad range of digital entertainment content such as music video clips, movies and sports programs can be provided on UMD. To protect this entertainment content, a robust copyright protection system has been developed which utilizes a combination of a unique disc ID, a 128 bit AES encryption keys for the media, and individual ID for each PSP hardware unit.

SCEI intends to aggressively promote PSP and UMD as the new handheld entertainment platform for the coming era.

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PSP™ Product Specifications Product Name: PlayStation®Portable (PSP)
Color: Black
Dimensions: Approx. 170 mm (L) x 74 mm (W) x 23 mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 260 g (including battery)
CPU: PSP CPU
(System clock frequency 1~333MHz)
Main Memory: 32MB
Embedded DRAM: 4MB
Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD
480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors)
Max. 200 cd/m2 (with brightness control)
Speakers: Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
USB 2.0 (Target)
Memory Stick™ PRO Duo
IrDA
IR Remote (SIRCS)
Disc Drive: UMD Drive (Playback only)
Profile: PSP Game
UMD Audio
UMD Video
Main Connectors: DC OUT 5V
Terminals for charging built-in battery
Headphone/Microphone/Control connector
Keys/Switches: Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)Analog pad
Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Left, Right keys
START, SELECT, HOME
POWER On/Hold/Off switch
Brightness control, Sound Mode, Volume +/-
Wireless LAN On/Off switch
UMD Eject
Power: Built-in lithium-ion battery, AC adaptor
Access Control: Region Code, Parental Control

Accessories: Stand
Headphone with remote commander
Headphone with remote commander and microphone
External battery pack
Case
Strap

E3 Prototype Exhibition: USB Camera for PSP
USB GPS for PSP
USB Keyboard for PSP

PSP Console Games Click here for Top 10 PSP games

Ridge Racer

Featuring the best loved race courses from arcade classic Rave Racer and the entire Ridge Racer series, 24 circuits of breakneck speed and exhilaration stand between you and racing glory. Beat the clock in Time Attack Mode or test your racing skills against up to 8 players in WiFi compatible Wireless Battle Mode.

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GTA Liberty City Stories

Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories (PSP)

For many people still undecided as to whether they want a PSP or not Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories looks like being more enough to seal the deal. As you’d expect from the title the game is set back in Liberty City from Grand Theft Auto III – this is no port of the PS2 version though but an entirely new game with all new missions and characters.

Rockstar are playing their cards pretty close to their chest at the moment with regards to the specifics of the game, but the few screenshots that have so far been revealed show a game that looks at least the equal of its PS2 inspiration.

The game is set in 1998 and you play as Tony Cipriani, voiced by Michael "Mr Blonde" Madsen, who also appeared in Grand Theft Auto III. Although Liberty City will have the same basic layout as before there will be changes to reflect the fact that its set three years earlier, while the biggest change will be that the Shoreside Vale area is almost twice as big as before.

Missions have been specially designed to not take quite as long as usual, at an average of just two or three minutes, in deference to the game’s portable format. The PSP is going to be the only format this game will ever be released so this year you’ve got to have a PSP if you want a new Grand Theft Auto

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WipEout Pure (PSP)

WipEout Pure

Racing games have never really worked on a portable before, but now with the PSP you can’t move for top quality driving games. WipeEout Pure jostles with Namco’s Ridge Racer as not just the best racer but the best overall game on the PSP. The fact that at the same time it also rescues the WipEout series from the doldrums that WipEout Fusion on the PS2 left it in is just another testament to the game’s quality.

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Burnout Legends (PSP)

Burnout Legends (PSP)

Features a total of nine gameplay modes are promised, including the infamous Crash, Pursuit, Burning Lap, Road Rage, Eliminator, Race, Time Attack, Legends Face-Off and Legends GP. Four of these (Race, Crash, Pursuit and Road Rage) can be played in wireless multiplayer mode with up to four people. One other interesting element is that each game will ship with five cars out of a random selection of twenty-five -- with the other twenty only being unlocked as you play opponents in multiplayer.

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Need for Speed Underground Rivals (PSP)

Need for Speed Underground Rivals (PSP)

Hit the neon streets of Need for Speed: Underground Rivals in pursuit of total ownership of the tuner racing scene. In this first-ever Need for Speed title for the PSP, customise and build the ultimate tuner on four rims then take it into the underground world of street racing. With tons of tuning options, a variety of game modes, and the circuit's most sought-after cars, Need for Speed: Underground Rivals delivers an unrivalled tuner experience... in the palm of your hand.

Features

Customise up to twenty high-performance Japanese and America tuner cars
Accelerate to top speeds on ten visually distinct circuit tracks exclusive to the PSP system
Eight Exclusive Game Modes, including Drift Attack, Nitrous Run, Rally Relay, and Car Spec
Engage in two-player head-to-head battles via Wi-Fi or challenge up to four rivals on one PSP system device in Party Play
EA Pocket Trax: Listen to music or watch videos on the go with this exclusive new feature for the PSP system.

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Virtua Tennis World Tour

Virtua Tennis World Tour (PSP)

Virtua Tennis: World Tour, the arcade and home console hit, features three core gameplay modes: World Tour, where players travel the globe using a custom-created character to win cash; Exhibition, where players can take control of a pro tennis all-star for one-off matches; and Tournament, which puts players in knockout sessions where only the best will see victory. In addition, this fast-paced games also features a playable array of internationally renowned tennis pros in addition to a make-your-own player mode, exclusive mini-games, and original courts. Wi-Fi gameplay is supported, encouraging up to four friends to play together.

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Metal Gear Acid

A card game version of Metal Gear is not an obviously appealing concept, unless it’s a quiet game of solitaire while you wait for the cut scenes to end. But that's exactly what Metal Gear Ac!d is.

Snake’s movements and actions are dictated by a deck of cards, which allow him to do everything from lay explosives to hide under his trademark cardboard box. Unwanted card actions can be converted into movement points as you sneak around the grid based game map.

It’s a highly peculiar idea, not helped by a particularly silly storyline and a deeply unhelpful camera system. Yet despite these shortcomings, the game is well suited to the portable format, and it looks and sounds just like the classic games.

Once you get used to how it works it’s difficult not to become addicted

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Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PSP)

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 will feature the utter realism, intuitive play and fast-paced action of the ever-popular series. The handheld version will also be almost identical in terms of available clubs and international sides, with 57 national sides lining up alongside 136 club teams.

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 also benefits from a number of exclusive features designed to showcase the PSP's capabilities. The highly-competitive multi-player aspects of the game are highlighted using the hardware's wireless systems. Using this, players within a certain network radius can challenge rival Pro Evolution Soccer 5 fans to games, with all data related to match results goals for, goals against, wins, etc retained in a running tally.

Solo players can also hone their skills within six different leagues and a host of cup tournaments, and the PSP game can also be linked to the PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 5 for data exchange. Using this, players can import teams they have created within the PlayStation 2 game for use against friends on their PSP, or swap teams with other PSP users.

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Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PSP)

Colin McRae Rally 2005 (Sony PSP)

With a variety of gaming modes, including 4WD Championship, Career and Multiplayer modes over the wireless network, the game's structure will offer the perfect mobile rallying experience. The game's structure enables players to pick up and play for as long as they wish – whether it be hours or 5 minutes at a time – their progress will be updated without having to wait for a save point.

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Everybody's Golf (PSP)

Go golf crazy and take on a cast of colourful characters in the coolest clubhouse around. No need for airs and graces here – just select a golfer from a range of friendly faces, and customize their abilities, attributes and appearance before teeing off across a series of challenging courses and game modes. Go head-to-head with both friends and foes via WiFi compatible Ad Hoc Mode and become a true golfing legend

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World Snooker Challenge 2005 (PSP)

World Snooker Championship 2005 (Sony PSP)

World Snooker Championship 2005 offers gamers the ultimate simulation of the beloved game. As you might expect, this game has all the big names, but this time there's simply a lot more than any snooker game gone before. More features, options, game modes and faces to make this the ultimate must have snooker title for any serious fan.

Groundbreaking opponent AI and brand-new motion capture animations provided by Steve Davis offer a realistic look and feel to the proceedings. With over 100 professional Snooker players making it into World Snooker Championship 2005, the game is brimming with snooker stars. Mode wise players will enjoy a range of new options; additional competitions within the game include a "League of Champions" event that allows winners of the World Championship to pit their skills against former World Champions. Plus there are additional modes such as Bar Billiards and Snooker. The World of Snooker:

Over 100 top professionals from the world of snooker to take to the baize, including superstars Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Matthew Stevens and Paul Hunter.

All real locations from the 2004 / 2005 tour have been accurately modelled, including the legendary Crucible Theatre, home of the World Championships.

Unique s making it into World Snooker Challenge pits you against the best players in the world as you bid to beat them all.

New commentators - Steve Davis and John Parrott join John Virgo in a hugely improved and updated commentary system.

Brand new "Champions Trophy" unlockable mode.

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Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix (PSP)

Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix takes players on an all new skating blitzkrieg where they embark on the ultimate road trip from Tony Hawk's Underground 2, in addition to wreaking havoc in four never-before-seen city-levels -- Las Vegas, Atlanta, Kyoto and Santa Cruz -- that feature original goals, level changing events and unlockable characters. For the first time, players can live the Tony Hawk console gaming experience on a handheld device as they join either Tony Hawk or Bam Margera on a World Destruction Tour where they nail insane tricks with lightning speed or slow motion focus control, pull off mischievous pranks, and conquer sick terrain through 13 single-player levels, or face off against up to three friends in 10 wireless multiplayer games.

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Star Wars Battlefront II (PSP)

Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP is similar to its recently announced console counterpart with space combat, playable Jedi, and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith content, yet it still boasts several distinct features meant to embrace the on-the-go nature of a handheld system. The game includes several unique mini-campaigns as opposed to the much longer campaign seen on consoles. Players can join the Rebellion as a smuggler, work for themselves as a mercenary for hire, or use their Imperial sniping skills to rid the galaxy of pesky species like Jawas, Ewoks and Gungans. Wi-Fi compatibility permits up to four players to join in at once, either cooperatively or competitively, and they can also partake in classic Instant Action mode to fight their favorite Star Wars battles any way they want to.

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TOCA Race Driver 2 (Sony PSP)

TOCA Race Driver 2 brings the most motorsports in any game to PSP, complete with real performance cars, real damage, real physics, and real driver AI that adapts to suit your level of racing expertise.
Prepare for a professional racing career that takes you through an incredible 15 different motorsports including GT Sports Car Racing, Street Racing, the touring cars of the DTM and V8 Supercars championships, Global GT Lights, Rally Cross, Formula Ford, Open Wheel Grand Prix, Classic Car Racing, Super Truck racing, Stockcar Oval Racing, Ice-Racing, Convertible Racing, and Performance Cars.

The specially selected vehicle roster features some of the world's most exotic high-performance racing cars. You get the best from the start too: leap straight into a Ford GT and accelerate onto racing the Jaguar XJ220 AMR, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, Koenig Competition 2002, Nissan Skyline, Ford 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R and many more.

Competitive racing has never been so closely fought. Even on PSP, TOCA Race Driver 2 features intense pack racing with up to 21 cars competing for position. When you want to race against some real drivers, there's LAN-style play for up to 8 players over WiFi.

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Spider-Man 2 (PSP)

Spider-Man 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to Activision's 2002 smash hit, is the first game to fully immerse players in the role of Spider-Man and propels them into a living city teeming with common criminals, super villains and pedestrians. Set in a massive free-roaming, do-anything, virtual city, players swing from buildings, sling webs on structures, dive from roof tops to sidewalks, jump across skyscrapers and scale tall heights as they patrol and protect the city from the nefarious Doc Ock. Based on the plot of the movie and extending beyond the film with other diabolical Marvel villains, additional missions and random events, Spider-Man 2 is the most in-depth super hero game to date.

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Ape Academy (PSP)

Based on the multi-million selling Ape Escape franchise, Ape Escape: On the Loose sees more than 200 cheeky monkeys let loose across eight vibrant worlds and 20 fun packed levels. Each and every Monkey has their own unique personality: some are loud and competitive, some mischievous and meddling and others are just cheeky wise guys.

The aim of the game is to capture the troublesome apes before they change world history with their escapades. Players can choose from a range of gadgets and gizmos including a remote controlled car, tank, sky flyer, radar and sword to help hunt down the mischievous monkeys. The multiplayer mode allows two players to take on each other in a series of hilarious and highly competitive mini-games including snowkidz racing, ape ping pong and boxing.

Go bananas with the wireless capability and hook up with other Monkey fans to work together to protect the world and keep those chimps at bay& there's no time for hangin' around - these monkeys mean business!

With over 45 mini games to play, from monkey bowling to pot fighting, there are always exciting new ways to monkey around. Take control of your favourite chimp and work your way through the school years by winning these wacky mini-games! Here are but a few to whet your appetite...

One metre dash: It's all in the reflexes as up to four players compete to see who is quickest off the blocks. Ready! Steady! Wait for it... can you handle the tension or will it be a false start?

Dodge ball: normal dodge ball is too easy for these chimps: they have to play it over a pit of boiling lava! Watch out: those simian spinners throw a mean over-arm...

Scissors, paper, stone: a variation on the playground classic. But in space. With jet packs. And laser guns

Geronimo: what kind of monkey would jump out of a plane without a parachute? These ones, apparently! Chase them down and give them their 'chutes before they make a nasty mess on the beach below...

This is like no other school you've ever attended -- maths, geography and physics all go out the window. Instead you can earn your grades by fighting off zombies or become the teacher's pet by playing a mean game of Scissors, paper, stone! (Don't forget your space helmet)

These bite-sized games are perfect for fun on the run, each overflowing with zany monkey humour. Great new multiplayer options allow you to play up to four other would-be ape academics via the wireless compatible mode, or use the ingenious control system to simultaneously play against a friend using just one PSP, the ultimate in personal and portable entertainment.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PSP)

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are back! The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogame will release in November in conjunction with the Warner Bros. Pictures film based on J.K. Rowling's fourth book. Experience the thrilling moments of the movie and put your magic to the ultimate test in co-operative play with up to two friends.

In the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogame, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Harry is mysteriously selected as the fourth contestant in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Each competitor in the international competition must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate the twisting mysteries of a vast, dangerous maze. Players can experience the thrills of the movie from the Quidditch World Cup campsite to a heart-stopping duel with Lord Voldemort himself!

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MediEvil (PSP)

One hundred years have passed since the evil Sorcerer Zarok was defeated at the Battle of Gallowmere, heroically cut down by a mortally wounded Sir Daniel Fortesque. Or at least, that's what the people were told; in fact poor Sir Dan was a bit of a coward, falling in the very first wave of arrows. Now Zarok has returned, turning day into night, and raising an undead army to conquer the land. As a side effect Dan has also been resurrected... now, he has the chance to defeat Zarok and in death become the hero he never was in life.

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