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[teezzy]

It's 2020 and I have a handheld device that I can take with me anywhere and play Monster Hunter, Tekken, and NHL on the go. Truthfully, I don't need much else in the way of gaming.

It's so awesome to turn this on while taking breaks while working from home.

Plus, with CFW I'm able to store all these games digitally and have access to multiple emulators ranging from NES to PS1 all in the palm of my hands. The range of RPGs I can play this way is staggering, including those native to PSP.

It's 2020, and I'm still impressed by my PSP. The little device that could. DS was awesome too, but lol, I sold that thing long ago.

Anyone else still play PSP?!

Here is mine playing the opening area of the original Wild Arms, special Hannah Montana edition:

 

[SoraNoKuni]

It's great,you could even substitute it for an OLED vita, the custom things you can run on it are great.
Really great devices by Sony, and it's a shame that Vita lost to 3DS.

 

[M1chl]

You meant Vita?

 

[teezzy]

I don't own a Vita. I'm still playing PSP lol

 

[Northeastmonk]

I use my Vita. I hook up a pair of wireless headphones and play PS1 Classics on there. I also like to play a handful of PSP titles. Capcom's Classic Collection REMIX and so forth. Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, Sega Genesis Collection, and a host of other great games. There's a pretty good selection of PSP titles on the Vita's store page. A couple good ones are Manhunt 2 and Liberty City Stories. I have Knights in the Nightmare and Breath of Fire III. You can get Breath of Fire IV on the PSN store. The PSP was such a good handheld and the highlights and improves upon it. It just didn't get the same type of support like the PSP had.

 

[jshackles]

The PSP is still a great system. Good screen, excellent battery life. Some truly amazing RPG games were released for it. The UMDs were an awful format though and haven't held up well in my personal experience.

As others have said, the Vita is vastly superior not only for the OLED screen but also because they're now easily hackable and can be made to play PSP games and more.

I still have my original PSP as well as the PSP Go which I kinda prefer. But they're kinda show pieces now since the Vita exists.

 

[teezzy]

Is Vita modding as drag and drop easy as PSP?

The OLED screen is only certain models - correct? How do y'know what to look out for?

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Nope, but I still have my Vita.

Mainly used by my older son these days, though...

 

[iHaunter]

I wish Sony didn't give up on the Vita. The concept and hardware was sound. Library was lackluster.

 

[hard_boiled]

The PSP was so awesome. I miss mine.

 

[SegaShack]

PSP is great for arcade collections and PS1 games. I honestly wish more games on the system were 2D, as those ended up being the most fun. (Now I regret selling my PSP).

I bought one around 2009 and the games coming out from Sony were very lackluster (Resistance, Little Big Planet). Seemed like the company had already given up by then.

 

[Kdad]

It's 2020 and I have a handheld device that I can take with me anywhere and play Monster Hunter, Tekken, and NHL on the go. Truthfully, I don't need much else in the way of gaming.

It's so awesome to turn this on while taking breaks while working from home.

Plus, with CFW I'm able to store all these games digitally and have access to multiple emulators ranging from NES to PS1 all in the palm of my hands. The range of RPGs I can play this way is staggering, including those native to PSP.

It's 2020, and I'm still impressed by my PSP. The little device that could. DS was awesome too, but lol, I sold that thing long ago.

Anyone else still play PSP?!

Here is mine playing the opening area of the original Wild Arms, special Hannah Montana edition:

Is that the Hannah Montana PSP ... got mine super cheap as they were not selling

 

[Kdad]

It's great,you could even substitute it for an OLED vita, the custom things you can run on it are great.
Really great devices by Sony, and it's a shame that Vita lost to 3DS.

Its also a shame that SONY didn't do more to support it frankly.

 

[GymWolf]

The guy who stole my psp in amsterdam is probably enjoying himself with my copy of gow ghost of sparta.

 

[teezzy]

Is that the Hannah Montana PSP ... got mine super cheap as they were not selling

Dude, it's the best one lol. Awesome color and there's no branding.

When I had it as a kid, I remember playing GTTA Vice City Stories and some kid was like "Yo, why is your PSP pink?! You gay or something?" and I said, "No not at all, and actually it's glittered lilac."

 

[R6Rider]

I still use my PSP and Vita. They're both charging right now.

 

[K1Expwy]

Not my PSP which I still have, but I've been playing through my old PSP library on Vita's CFW. The Adrenaline XMB brings back good memories, now with a larger OLED screen

 

[jshackles]

Is Vita modding as drag and drop easy as PSP?

The OLED screen is only certain models - correct? How do y'know what to look out for?

There are two models of Vita, the 1000 and 2000. The 1000 (original model) has the OLED screen and metal casing. The 2000 went to LED screen and plastic, presumably to save money.

Modding it isn't quite as easy as the PSP, but it's still pretty straightforward, and it's definitely easier if you can find one with a lower firmware (though it's not a requirement, it just means you have to go through a separate downgrade process)

 

[EverydayBeast]

Hell yeah we’ll never see a hand held again from SONY which is a shame because SONY games are geared to be anywhere anytime

 

[sublimit]

I mostly use my Vita but i still have 2 PSPs ready to play.

 

[zombrex]

Even in 2020 PSP is still an amazing console. I love how bright the screen gets and The d pad is so much better for games than any other handheld console. Was playing some DJ max a few days ago and had a blast.

 

[Chiggs]

Hell yeah we’ll never see a hand held again from SONY which is a shame because SONY games are geared to be anywhere anytime

Both of Sony's handhelds were also incredible pieces of engineering. A crying shame.

 

[namekuseijin]

it's 2020, 4 years post VR nextgen gaming, and flatties are both raving for 8K TV gaming and for portable minigaming

now also raving for Nintendo toy karts with camera

archeologists are always amusing...

 

[diffusionx]

I play my PSP all the time. It's sitting on my table right now in fact. I think it's the perfect size (the Vita is just the wrong side of too big, although the slim one gets closer), comfortable, and the game lineup is brilliant.

 

[itsjustJEFF]

Yo, I just looked up new PS VITA's on Amazon These princes are kinda ridiculous! I should have kept mine

 

[Codes 208]

I would but mine broke and most places only sell vitas. I actually miss watching movies via UMD on the psp

Both of Sony's handhelds were also incredible pieces of engineering. A crying shame.

the psp was. I didn’t care for the vita. The emphasis of all the touch controls on the screen and on the back and the proprietary memory really killed a lot of my interest.

 

[trikster40]

I love mine but my screens gone bad and the battery almost exploded.

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

My favorite handheld! Seeing Syphon filter Dark Mirror back in 2006 was mind blowing, still one of my favorite games ever.

 

[Birdo]

I wish I kept mine to play Outrun 2.

 

[cireza]

Switch is pretty useless overall.

PSP is great, you should think about getting a Vita. Fantastic device.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

I use my Vita way more.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Never got psp. Made up for that with Vita. Playing it currently.

Nice hps. Sony hps sound great out of Sony devices.

 

[kretos]

No and i'm glad Sony is done with handhelds

 

[35cent]

Yep I loved the PSP. I actually used it recently to play through Ace Combat X while going to Australia last March. Also enjoyed the Wipeout games on them as well.

 

[TheContact]

I have a vita with a PSP emulator (adrenaline), so technically yes. Greatest handheld ever imo.

 

[diffusionx]

Yo, I just looked up new PS VITA's on Amazon These princes are kinda ridiculous! I should have kept mine

And the prices are only going in one direction, if you want one. I bought a spare PSP 3000 and Vita Slim for that reason, back when I had money.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Yea PSP was awesome, such a great library of games. Too bad Sony dropped the ball with the Vita, think I have more than double the amount of games for PSP than Vita.

 

[AGRacing]

I ordered a Japanese PSP prior to the North American release. It was the only time I did such a thing.

I got Ridge Racer with it - it was the only game I had for months until the NA release and Wip3out Pure ( which was also INCREDIBLE! )

I can't really think of a moment (in gaming) that blew me away more than playing that game for the first time. The screen was way beyond anything I had seen in a portable device. The graphics appeared borderline impossible for a handheld. For those months I must have been asked 100 times what it was I was playing by folks that saw me with it.

The PSP was and is an incredible machine.

 

[kingpotato]

PSP was an amazing console! If only Sony had the foresight of nintendo to bundle in a TV adapter base and sell a wireless controller for it. They almost caught on during the vita days with the PlayStation TV... So close and yet...

 

[Max_Po]

can someone with knowledge explain what Vita;'s Sharpscale does ? heard a lot of noise about it...

 

[Ceadeus]

I do not play much PSP but have so much good memories of it. MHF2 is a perfect example.

I'm also one of the few who liked the psp go, it's pocketable and subtle. So much fun and nice tech for its time.

 

[Orenji Neko]

I still like to play Rockman Rockman and also make levels on it to this day. My favorite and most played PSP game though I admit to being hopeless Rockman fan. Second place goes to Monster Hunter games and playing those with friends.

 

[MadchesterManc]

Still got a PSPgo, that thing was amazing. Haven't used it for a while since I modded a Vita and transferred my PSP library over to it. Still no better Richi Mahjong on the go than the Saki PSP games

 

[JOEVIAL]

Oh heck's yes... I've had a PSP since 2006. Had the Phat originally... then a black 2000, then a White 2000 in the Star Wars Renegade Squadron Bundle... then a red 2000 in the God Of War Chains of Olympus bundle... and then the latest bundle (10 years ago... wow) was the Metal Gear Peacewalker Big Boss pack, which I am so glad I bought on release. Goes for quite the premium nowadays.

Really one of my favorite devices to this day and yes I still use it frequently. Using it enough to where the UMD disc drive was making all sorts of racket because the oil dried out on the slides and gears. Watched a video on Youtube on how to fix it There's a super small hole for oil to get into the UMD mechanism inside the disc bay. You have to use a toothpick or something small to get oil in there.

Here's some of my favorite games on it

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

I wish I kept mine to play Outrun 2.

Dude the PSP had some great arcade racers on it.

 

[sublimit]

Both of Sony's handhelds were also incredible pieces of engineering. A crying shame.

It was almost perfect. But sadly the proprietary memory card was its Achilles heel.

 

[Fractured_Veil]

I have both and the Switch is hard to beat.

 

[Birdo]

Dude the PSP had some great arcade racers on it.

This gem too:

 

[Traianvs]

I do!
mostly as a portable emulator and for the occasional outrun2

 

[diffusionx]

You guys missed maybe the most impressive racing game on the system which is Test Drive Unlimited which lets you drive around that whole Hawaiian island just like the Xbox 360 one.

I still like to play Rockman Rockman and also make levels on it to this day. My favorite and most played PSP game though I admit to being hopeless Rockman fan. Second place goes to Monster Hunter games and playing those with friends.

Kind of crazy that MMPU's servers are still up, it's like a precursor to Mario Maker.