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Excellent

8.1

out of 10

Reviewed by: David Carnoy

Reviewed: 3/23/05 , Updated: 9/4/07
Release date: 3/24/05
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The good: The Sony PSP is a slick portable gaming system highlighted by an impressive wide-screen display and PS2-like graphics. It also boasts built-in Wi-Fi, a Web browser, and the ability to play music and videos, as well as to store images.

The bad: The Sony PSP's multimedia functionality is underwhelming, especially for video, requiring expensive memory cards. The load times on the UMD games can be excessive.

The bottom line: The Sony PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential.

Specs: Product Description: Sony PSP - Handheld game system; Form Factor: Handheld; Media Type: UMD (Universal Media Disc) See full specs >>

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Very good

7.8

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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
7 comments posted to this opinion

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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