Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) Review

Nintendo has owned the portable gaming market for a long time with the success of their GameBoy and GameBoy Advanced systems. In November 2004, they launched their latest portable console; the Nintendo DS. Many think that the DS will lead the market like its predecessors, but the Sony PSP will likely alter Nintendo’s fate.

One look at the PSP and you’ll agree that Sony did a great job on the aesthetics. The unit has a sleek and glossy black finish. The 4.3″ widescreen LCD has a 480 x 272 resolution and displays 16.77 million colors. Compared to the Nintendo DS that displays only 260,000 colors, the image quality is very rich. To the left of the screen, you’ll find the directional pad and a mini thumbstick and to the right, you’ve got the four enter keys. Below the screen are more buttons: Home, volume, contrast, sound, Select and Start. Unlike a PlayStation controller that has four shoulder buttons, the PSP has only two.

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