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for Sony PSP

Reviewed by: David Carnoy
Edited by: Rob Dubbin, John P. Falcone, and David Rudden

Review date: 3/23/05
Update date: 9/4/07

Editors' note: As of September 2007, this original PSP model (the "PSP 1000") has been replaced by a new and improved PSP version (the "PSP 2000," or "PSP Slim"). Check out CNET's full review of the new PSP for more details.

After roughly a decade at the top of the home console industry, Sony decided to tackle the portable system market--one heavily fortified by Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS. Sony sought to take down Nintendo by adopting the tactic that made the PlayStation 2 such a runaway success: by offering sophisticated, graphically intensive games and a heavy dose of multimedia functionality. The device is called the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and in addition to playing games of PS2 graphical quality, it can play music and movies (downloaded or via disc) and surf the Web. It may not be the best handheld media product on the market, and the games lack the innovation of ones on Nintendo's portables, but as an all-in-one device, the Sony PSP is king of the hill.

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9 out of 10
Spectacular

"One SWEET gaming system, multimedia playback is a bonus"
The people on here saying the system if over hyped clearly don't know how to read the reviews... (read more)

by icspeedracer, March 31, 2005

216 out of 256 users found this opinion helpful
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8 out of 10
Excellent

"Excellent device with problems"
I hate Sony. I just want to say that out of the gate. I've had almost nothing but bad experiences... (read more)

by Jive01, March 30, 2005

245 out of 255 users found this opinion helpful
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6 out of 10
Good

"Evil MiniDiscs ruined it for me!"
Though the presentation is impressive and the comercial with Franz Ferdinand makes us all want to... (read more)

by miccheck516, March 25, 2005

80 out of 105 users found this opinion helpful
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