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[UnluckyKate]

So many hours played on PSP. From Metal Gear Acid that made me get into MGS, to Tales of Eternia, that got me into JRPG... Burnout, God of War...So many good memories

 

[345triangle]

amazing hardware. awesome games.

european PSP model still being manufactured?

sony confirmed to me that production is still continuing. europe shipments will cease at some point before latin america and other asian countries.

NA shipments stopped in january.

 

[herod]

it promised one thing but became another, and I don't miss UMD at all, but other than that, it was pretty good for a while.

 

[Vashetti]

Sad. But it will undoubtedly increase Vita sales, even if just by a little.

 

[Magicpaint]

PSP was/is a great little handheld. Had a lot of fun with so many titles.

 

[That1BlackGuy]

RIP to the greatest handheld ever made. I'll miss you buddy. So many good times. So close to making it a full 10 years in Japan too.

*salutes* my favorite console library ever.

 

[2+2=5]

Awesome handheld that let unbiased people understand that handheld can do and be a lot more than just what Nintendo wants handhelds to do and be.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

RIP

Had the greatest handheld library ever......those jrpgs.

 

[High Prophet of Regret]

RIP Playstation Portable. One of the greatest handhelds in the world! So many hours playing Peace Walker and other great games *salutes

 

[kubricks]

Thanks for making "Gundam vs Gundam" franchise available on handheld, a dream come true for me, I must have wasted over thousands of hours in it alone. Not to mentioned those SRWs, those JRPGs and MGSPW.

You are one of the best system I have ever owned, really ahead of its time, don't let people tell you otherwise, now RIP.

 

[Piccoro]

Sony will offer discounts towards PS Vita products if you trade in your PSP.

Trade in for a Vita? And how are people supposed to play their UMD's that aren't available in the Store? Like the Square games?

Sony should just release a UMD adapter for Vita...

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Ys7
Ys Oath in Felghana
Trails in the Sky
FFVII;Crisis Core
KH BBS
Persona 3 Portable
FF Dissida
PS1 Classics

Spoiler

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Some of my fav games on that beast of a handheld.

 

[Englebert3rd]

Goodbye, PSP. You had a great run!
Coincidentially, I've started on my PSP Retrospective on YouTube. Fitting, really...

 

[magnetic]

My cheapo "PSP Street" (E1000, a europe-only budget version without wifi and only a mono speaker) is charging right next to me as I type this, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd waiting patiently for me to return.

For hardware that is over 10 years old, it still holds up quite nicely. I used to play the hell out of Ridge Racer on that thing. I also recently bought Midnight Club LA Remix for Vita via PSN, and man, that game really surprised me with how good it looks for such old hardware. It even got 3 GTA games. It´s amazing to me that open world even works at all on such an old machine.

It also still looks really good, such a great design.

 

[ponpo]

Used PSPs are too expensive.

 

[SephiZack]

Used my PSP for 4+ years. Loved it much more than my DS

 

[Mass_Pincup]

So many memories playing midnight club 3 FF7:CC. I even remember that I bought an imported version of Naruto ultimate ninja heroes 2 and completed it without knowing a word of japanese, such an awesome handheld.

 

[NateDog]

Goodbye my love. I guess this means a final end to companies making games for the system even in Japan. I will always love you.

 

[Ingueferroque]

I loved this amazing device.

 

[boingball]

Awesome device and many good games. Sad that a lot of the late SW never made it to the West.

And for all its failures it was one of the most successful handhelds ever (unfortunately living alongside the DS, the most successful handheld ever).

 

[Celine]

So the failed PSP sold the same amount as the xbox360 and PS3?
Wow....

It was unlucky to be put against the fastest selling dedicated gaming device of all time.

In retrospect, the ubiquitous failure narrative was pretty off. I mean, if Vita even reached 50m LTD, people at Sony would probably be pretty happy.

Hell, honest question: is 3DS even tracking to reach 70m ?

In the same timeframe 3DS is tracking ahead.

 

[sixteen-bit]

10 year plan?

 

[Ravage]

One of the best purchase i've ever made, it has provided me endless amount of entertainment during my 2 years away from home. Such an amazing device for its time.

 

[Currygan]

In retrospect, the ubiquitous failure narrative was pretty off. I mean, if Vita even reached 50m LTD, people at Sony would probably be pretty happy.

Hell, honest question: is 3DS even tracking to reach 70m ?

the 3DS will probably reach 60M when all is said and done, although 70 is not out of question with the incoming Pokemon games and Smash, plus some other titles that haven't been announced yet. It's at 44 or so atm, no official numbers though

 

[Takao]

PSP still getting games after death. Uta no Prince: All-Star After Secret announced for release on February 26, 2015. http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/7710108.html

#longlivetheprince

 

[ZackGamer]

RIP

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

Aye, farewell sweet prince, the precursor to the greatest handheld ever designed, but a noble, proud, and true gaming platform in it's own right. The PSP will be missed.

 

[Chinbo37]

Any reason to get one? The PSP go is 80 bucks new near my house. I would use it to play the PSP games I missed and for emulation?

 

[Augemitbutter]

PSP still getting games after death. Uta no Prince: All-Star After Secret announced for release on February 26, 2015. http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/7710108.html

#longlivetheprince

there also a chance for Elminage Gothic PSP in the west.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Any reason to get one? The PSP go is 80 bucks new near my house. I would use it to play the PSP games I missed and for emulation?

Do you like Japanese games? Do you like rpgs? If so its a goldmine.

 

[Joni]

I wonder if the 10 year plan counts from 2004-2014 for all regions, or if North America gets its own from 2005-2015.

10 year plan counts worldwide. It is usually first 6-7 years the 'first' world and starting somewhere from year 6-11 the second world.

It might also still catch up to the GBA, no? The GBA is at 81.5 million while the PSP has at least 80 million. Worst case scenario it needs to pick up a bit less than 1.5 million sales.

 

[stn]

I have the 1000 still, like everything about it except the d-pad. Horribly uncomfortable for fighting games.

 

[blast processed]

Love my PSP, still remember walking into gamestop to pick one up in 2009 and the employee asked why I wanted one theres no games. 47 games in my collection later, with still more that I want, yeah, no games. Going to cry when it dies.

 

[KillerMan91]

In the same timeframe 3DS is tracking ahead.

It's slowing down rather quickly though. In US it soon tracks behind PSP.

 

[Raonak]

Good platform, too bad vita isn't more successful because it fixed all its flaws and then some.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Good platform, too bad vita isn't more successful because it fixed all its flaws and then some.

And introduced a huge stonking flaw that eclipsed any the PSP used to have.

 

[m.i.s.]

PSP shipments to end worldwide as reported by Yahoo! news.

Tokyo-based Sony said Tuesday that PSP shipments 
ended in North America in January, will end in Japan
this month and later this year in Europe.

 

[Graphics Horse]

PSP shipments to end worldwide as reported by Yahoo! news.

Tokyo-based Sony said Tuesday that PSP shipments 
ended in North America in January, will end in Japan
this month and later this year in Europe.

There was a thread about this too

 

[Xisiqomelir]

I've never owned a Sony handheld.

Should I get a Vita, or wait for new boxed PSP to go on clearance?