Success of the PlayStation Portable - Shopping

Aside from gaming consoles such as PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment have also released hand-held gaming consoles such as PocketStation. But aside from PocketStation, Sony also released another hand-held gaming console that quickly took over the +Electronics+%26+Camera">electronics philippines market, this is the Sony PSP. Next to Nintendo DS, PSP became a very popular handheld gaming console across the globe. It can be easily purchased on any electronic shops, online electronic shops, and free ads philippines

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Sony PSPThe PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the PAL region on September 1, 2005.

The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage media. Other distinguishing features of the console include its large viewing screen, robust multi-media capabilities, and connectivity with the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, other PSPs, and the Internet.

SalesBy March 31, 2007, the PlayStation Portable had shipped 25.39 million units worldwide with 6.92 million in Asia (including the +Electronics+%26+Camera">electronics philippines industry), 9.58 million in North America, and 8.89 million Europe. In Europe, the PSP sold 4 million units in 2006 and 3.1 million in 2007 according to estimates by Electronic Arts. In 2007, the PSP sold 3.82 million units in the US according to the NPD Group and 3,022,659 in Japan according to Enterbrain. In 2008, the PSP sold 3,543,171 units in Japan, according to Enterbrain.

In the United States, the PSP has sold 10.47 million units as of January 1, 2008, according to the NPD Group. In Japan, during the week of March 24 March 30, 2008, the PSP nearly outsold all the other game consoles combined with 129,986 units sold, some of which were bundled with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which was the best-selling game in that week, according to Media Create. As of December 28, 2008, the PSP has sold 11,078,484 units in Japan, according to Enterbrain. In Europe, the PSP has sold 12 million units as of May 6, 2008, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. In the United Kingdom, the PSP has sold 3.2 million units as of January 3, 2009, according to GfK Chart-Track.

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