Sony PlayStation - Portable (PSP) Console Review

Two weeks ago I received the Sony Limited Edition Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack. According to amazon.com, "The PSP is the first truly integrated handheld entertainment system designed to handle multiple applications - music, video, communication, and wireless networking, with games as its primary driver. PSP brings an unparalleled gaming experience to a handheld platform, allowing users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality, full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation®2, PSP features a 4.3-inch wide screen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also adopts a newly developed, proprietary compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its storage medium."

The unit itself is very well-designed and comfortable to use. The display screen is incredibly vivid and bright. The interface is nicely designed. I had a few problems getting onto the internet at first, but I managed to resolve those within a few minutes (the little web-browser they have built-in to the software is... ok. Not great, but it gets the job done).

In fact, about the only thing I would have liked that did not come with this system was a USB cable. Fortunately I was able to find one at my local game store and now I can hook this directly up to my computer. Very useful, given that I now am able to play MP3s on my PSP, as well as store photos!

In addition to the system, I also got a one gig memory chip. It also came with Daxter, which I haven't played toas of yet. It also came with Family Gut - The Freakin' Sweet Collection (UMD Mini for PSP) Alone, these items would likely add quite a bit more to the expense, but they came included for only a little more than the system itself.

With this product, you get video games, internet access, an MP3 player, a movie player and a picture viewer.

The only downside to this product is that it does not come with screen applicators which help in protecting the screen. I highly recommend buying those when you purchase this product as you do not want the screen to scratch.