Why is PSP so great?

One of the most notable things that the PSP did better than other handheld consoles was its graphics. The PSP was powered by a custom 333 MHz processor and had a high-resolution 4.3-inch screen, which allowed it to display games with much higher quality graphics than other handheld consoles at the time.
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Why PSP is better than PS2?

PS2 has two 150MHz programmable vector units to do the maths - these are quite powerful but they make the PS2 a little complicated to program as it is like programming three computers in one. PSP has one special 3D math coprocessor but it is surprisingly powerful and much easier to program and in many cases faster.
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Why PSP is better than DS?

While the Nintendo DS has a very capable 3D chip, able to render the likes of Super Mario 64, it's no contest that the PSP has more raw power than the DS. Even the launch games (which didn't exactly have a ton of time to be developed) approach the graphical abilities of the PlayStation 2.
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How powerful was a PSP?

The PSP uses two 333 MHz MIPS32 R4000 R4k-based CPUs, as a main CPU and Media Engine, a GPU running at 166 MHz, and includes 32 MB main RAM (64 MB on PSP-2000 and later models), and 4 MB embedded DRAM split between the aforementioned GPU and Media Engine.
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Is PSP 1000 or 3000 better?

The PSP-1000 is best for homebrews, especially if you get one that has firmware version 1.50 installed. The PSPgo is best for watching movies and playing games on the go, but it doesn't include a UMD drive. The PSP-3000 has the best performance and value for your money, along with a replaceable battery.
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Why Was the PSP So Good?

Will there be a PSP 2?

➡️ The Shortcut Skinny: PSP 2 is in development

Moore's Law is Dead goes on to claim that the PSP 2 is “currently in the high-level design phase” but notes that the handheld is “at least two years out and technically not greenlit for launch yet”.
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Why was the PSP so good?

One of the most notable things that the PSP did better than other handheld consoles was its graphics. The PSP was powered by a custom 333 MHz processor and had a high-resolution 4.3-inch screen, which allowed it to display games with much higher quality graphics than other handheld consoles at the time.
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Is 3DS weaker than PSP?

PSP has a faster main processor, a more efficient graphics accelerator, and a higher resolution screen. So, the PSP is pretty much equivalent to a pocket PS2, the 3DS is pretty much equivalent to a PSP with stereoscopic 3d and a touchscreen.
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Does PSP have better graphics than Gamecube?

PSP: 33% greater resolution, graphics processing at twice the polygons/second.
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Are PSPs still made?

The PSP launched in 2004 and was discontinued in 2014. It lasted 10 years on the market. That's twice as long as the Nintendo Switch.. Hardware shipments of the PSP ended worldwide in 2014; production of UMDs ended when the last Japanese factory producing them closed in late 2016..
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Why did the PSP flop?

Even after Sony reduced the PSP Go's price to $199, it was too expensive. There was also the issue of games. Generally speaking, the library of titles available to the PSP Go were lackluster.
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Which PSP is best for gaming?

If you're looking for a machine to play retail games and movies or PlayStation Network content, then either the PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 is your best bet. The main difference between the two models is the screen. The PSP-3000 has a brighter screen, but some users saw scan lines when playing certain games.
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Are phones more powerful than PSP?

From a graphical and processing power standpoint pretty much every phone on the market is much more powerful than a PSP. From a gameplay perspective, I'd rather play a great PSP game than 99% of the mobile games out there. Buttons for life. Never underestimate the raw power of d-pad and buttons.
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Is PSP durable?

PSPs are pretty durable and don't break easily. Especially the 1000s. Only PSP I had that had anything bad happen to it was my first 1000. I dropped it on a hard floor from about 3 feet high.
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How popular is the PSP?

First released in Japan at the end of 2004 and worldwide in 2005, the PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console developed by Sony. As of September 2023, it had sold 80.79 million units across the world, including over 21 million units in North America.
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Is The Godfather PSP the same as PS2?

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The following day, EA confirmed the PSP version would indeed be called Mob Wars and would not be the same game as the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows versions. At a press event on July 13, 2006, EA debuted Mob Wars.
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Was the PS2 less powerful than the GameCube?

"The CPU of the PlayStation 2 is 100 to 150MHZ slower than the Gamecube. So the base CPU is a slower piece of hardware.
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What graphics does PSP have?

The PSP carries a 4.3” TFT LCD screen. It has a resolution of 480x272 pixels (for reference, that's ~2.6 times the pixels of one screen of the Nintendo DS) and can display up to 16,777,216 colours.
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Is Nintendo taking away 3DS?

Nintendo formally ceased production of Nintendo 3DS consoles in 2020 and shuttered its eShop in spring 2023.
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Is the 3DS Virtual Console dead?

Sadly, the Virtual Consoles — which housed more than 530 classic games, available to purchase and download — are no more since March 2023. Nintendo's FAQ on the subject of the eShop closures initially addressed this, but the details were soon removed from the page.
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How many hours does a 3DS last?

The battery duration will vary depending on screen brightness and usage. The average duration will be 3-5 hours when playing Nintendo 3DS software, and 5-8 hours when playing Nintendo DS software.
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Why did the PSP only have 1 stick?

Given that the second stick is almost always nothing but camera control it's likely they figures they wouldn't really need it given the era of games it was intended to play. It's the same reason the PSP didn't have a touch screen. Sony didn't perceive it to be necessary during the prototype phase.
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Why did PS Vita flop?

The main problem is that the Vita had little support even in the beginning. After the system's strong February 2012 launch, which featured a great lineup of both first and third-party games, there was a sizable void in content drops that never really went away.
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