One of the greatest handhelds of all time, the PlayStation Portable, was released in Japan on December 12th, 2004. Happy 20th birthday, PSP! - ThreadSky

robocoonie.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have and use my PSP

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justaferalferret.bsky.social•76 days ago

I had one and then lost it. Recently was given a broken one and fixed it. Great to have one again.

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marsmars008.bsky.social•75 days ago

I miss my old psp

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lanagibson47.bsky.social•76 days ago

I remember buying mine before my deployment in '05. I scratched the darn thing that day. 🤦‍♀️

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carbontraps.bsky.social•76 days ago

This was so cool at the time, I remember having one as a kid. The only thing they missed on was having dual analog sticks.

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pizzatowerfan.bsky.social•76 days ago

its old.... VERY OLDEST

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itgeeks.bsky.social•76 days ago

Amazing isn't it, 20 years for PSP and 30 for PSX.

Other than mobiles, has innovation stalled since??

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bigblackteddy.bsky.social•75 days ago

We need a 2nd Gen PlayStation Portable long overdue

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hau5test.bsky.social•76 days ago

Oi oi happy birthday

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freshprinceblair.bsky.social•76 days ago

I recently dug mine out when doing a clearout. Was thinking of trading it in at CEX but re-thinking that now; I bought a PS Vita to "replace" it but never played it nearly as much.

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shaide1.bsky.social•76 days ago

I have still PSP so my psp still standing

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saadgreen.bsky.social•76 days ago

This is one of the best handheld consoles of all time, if not the best, unkillable in spirit, perfect in feel, still plays like a charm, dont forget about y'all's PSPs.

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corwinwolf.bsky.social•76 days ago

Agreed! This was by far the coolest hand held ever.

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corwinwolf.bsky.social•76 days ago

What was your favorite game on it? Mine was Monster Hunter.

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mikeclarkson.bsky.social•76 days ago

A ridiculously powerful machine for it's time. It's a shame Sony never really developed it. The games were much better and smoother to play than most smartphone mobile games nowadays

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castrogacio.bsky.social•76 days ago

It was one of the greatest, if not the greatest handheld portable games console. I had this, but the subsequent PSVita was even better! Really sad it didn't last.

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shatter.bsky.social•76 days ago

Vita is still going. PS5 supports it.

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castrogacio.bsky.social•76 days ago

But they don't make games for it anymore?

Or I've missed something! 🤣👀

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shatter.bsky.social•76 days ago

Game dev is on the publishers. You can use it for remote play though on ps5.

Vita is still the best portable system ever made. Still looks amazing.

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castrogacio.bsky.social•76 days ago

Didn't know all that, although it all sounds like techno-babble to me as I'm 53 🤣👀 I only know how to slip cartridges into the console hahaha. My son has a PS5 and knows these things. Still have it so I might dig it out and give it to him. Thanks for the info. 👍

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shatter.bsky.social•76 days ago

I'm 55. 😘

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harrylo.bsky.social•76 days ago

Yep! Spent hours of gaming on this handheld! It was awesome!

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kottaswagkat.bsky.social•76 days ago

Hell yeah. Rengoku 2 tower to heaven and socom

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h0logram.com•74 days ago

My kids left mine in the sun 10+ years ago. It did not survive.

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steverudland.bsky.social•74 days ago

What were your kids doing near the Sun?

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h0logram.com•74 days ago

Our place has skylights!! Evil skylights

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steverudland.bsky.social•74 days ago

That certainly makes more sense than a family trip to the Sun.

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absolutecat.bsky.social•76 days ago

these things are 20?? god damn i thought they had come out more recently than that,,,

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jazzrat2000.bsky.social•76 days ago

Is that a camera?

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momsrule.bsky.social•76 days ago

I LOVE my SWITCH OLED, though. 🥰

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jiusloverlol.bsky.social•76 days ago

OMG REAL

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wilkins.co.kr•76 days ago

I know it was less loved but I still love my PSP Go. The best retro game console ever.

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robertelewis.bsky.social•76 days ago

I want one

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joelrinaldi.bsky.social•76 days ago

mine is still kicking

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h11t0n.bsky.social•76 days ago

An awesome portable gaming platform. I bought two of them on day one at ‘Big Camera in Ginza’ and got interviewed by Reuters - I lived around the corner at the time.

Great bit of kit.

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wattacorker.bsky.social•76 days ago

I worked for Sony when this came out and was lucky enough to get one - it was a big deal at the time

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lordarse.com•76 days ago

Ooh! Good employer?

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wattacorker.bsky.social•76 days ago

Yeah, pretty good. I only worked for them for a short time doing marketing work. I got corporate tickets to a couple of Champions Leauge matches, they booked out a theme park for us, and most importantly the work was interesting.

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lordarse.com•76 days ago

Nice!

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kikipearll.bsky.social•75 days ago

It’s such a shame these aren't a thing anymore

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teabiker.bsky.social•76 days ago

Anybody remember DarkAlex cfw on these on the early days of the psp? I miss all the hours spent hacking the psp and playing around with cfw's 🥰

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regularbotanist.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have mine and regularly play smackdown vs raw 2006 !

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yourdadlikedit.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have mine and it still works!

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rakiakolya.bsky.social•75 days ago

I remember hacking it with the pandora battery and then just showing off my game collection 😂. Good old days

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dwayne-camacho.bsky.social•76 days ago

PSP load times were abysmal. 5 minute load for a 2 minute race.

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tr4sh0n3.bsky.social•76 days ago

RRRRAAAHHHH 🗣️🔥

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tsunderecook.bsky.social•76 days ago

I can't believe the psp is a few months younger than me. The PSP was truly way ahead of it's time

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carneasadabrito.bsky.social•76 days ago

Found your mom

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tsunderecook.bsky.social•76 days ago

😭😭😭

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anafpb.bsky.social•76 days ago

Still have mine.

And still play with it.

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crystalgecko76.bsky.social•76 days ago

Loved mine

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icetweiz.bsky.social•75 days ago

An underrated masterpiece. I wish I still have mine around

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ryeliegh.bsky.social•76 days ago

Buttons!!

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flashn00b.bsky.social•76 days ago

The original Doom on the go, but was PSP legacy the only Boom-compatible source port for it?

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tofuramen.bsky.social•75 days ago

Grateful to have had it in my life ☺️

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jesterprince0.bsky.social•76 days ago

Imo the best handheld of its time. I remember watching same movie at bus from it, traveling to my dad's place or other way around. It was light, fits to hands and everything is reachable. Would love to soemthing similar in modern times 😁

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artoftrack11.bsky.social•76 days ago

I've got mine ready to go for travelling today, wipeout to play on the train.

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nobrainzhere.bsky.social•76 days ago

Mine is in a drawer somewhere. If it got a new battery it would be fine

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animanmp.bsky.social•76 days ago

I missed Mine So Bad!

I just play PSP Games in an Emulator these days now.

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saymaislam.bsky.social•76 days ago

Tan tanaa it's my birthday

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reinbew.bsky.social•76 days ago

man I wish I had a PSP

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churchwires.bsky.social•76 days ago

Ah, one of the very few gifts my father ever bought me.

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quickhakker.bsky.social•75 days ago

4 years after the rightful title to that throne the GBA

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juvingonsalves.bsky.social•76 days ago

Loved mine .. lots

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patrickfrisbee.bsky.social•76 days ago

One of the most poorly built handhelds of all time. I went through 3 of those things and the UMD’s were even flimsier. It was one of my favorite systems but my god was it just so fragile.

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kash2dawizzle.bsky.social•76 days ago

☺️☺️

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gcae157.bsky.social•76 days ago

WOW

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nickfisherau.bsky.social•76 days ago

I died a little inside when I went to the "retro technology museum" in Singapore and saw a PSP on display.

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lordarse.com•76 days ago

Too soon, man. Too soon.

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floodsye.bsky.social•76 days ago

Maaaaan, I really hope that the Xbox handheld is a real thing on the way, so that Sony is forced to respond with a new PSP.

Both PSP and Vita were awesome pieces of tech, especially the PSP. That screen still looks good to this day, impressive.

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deltathing.bsky.social•76 days ago

My first ‘job’ in tech was installing modchips on these.

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umanoid.bsky.social•76 days ago

God I loved my psp. I played games and watched movies on that thing all the time.

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kdicaprio.bsky.social•76 days ago

And I was there 20 years and almost 19 hours ago, picking up my preorder at midnight. 24,800 yen for the value pack plus 5% sales tax. I remember my heart sinking when the credit card didn't scan the first time!

I have 3 now and that one hasn't been used in over a decade... Hope it still works! 😅

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deathdragon0004.bsky.social•76 days ago

Ah, the PSP. I've been trying to find one recently to add to my collection for nostalgic reasons. I miss these small entertainment devices. It's very convenient when you're out and not anywhere near a TV to play on the PS2.

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ck1755.bsky.social•76 days ago

Remember spending weeks hacking and modding it till I had a whole library of games and homebrew apps.

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jorgemtweet.bsky.social•75 days ago

Happy 20th Anniversary from my childhood!

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hawkinbsky.bsky.social•76 days ago

Console of my childhood

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wil-vincent.co.uk•76 days ago

I actually have my PSP 3000 on my desk after finding it a few weeks ago. Playing TOCA at the moment!

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ccgomezjr.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have 2 and they work😊

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jesterjamesamr.bsky.social•76 days ago

Playing yu gi oh was never the same

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andononikki.bsky.social•76 days ago

No way. Time flies.

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si-rosynthwave.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have mine.

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zeenatdagrant.etheirys.social•76 days ago

I still have a working PSP Go. One of the last handheld consoles that could actually fit in a pocket. Still amazing to this day.

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jessy71.bsky.social•76 days ago

Bravo would love to get one for my son

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bongo-draws.bsky.social•76 days ago

Ahhhhh the good old days where I played God of War

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cloudburn.bsky.social•76 days ago

I played the hell out of mine, wish I still had it

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eduzalbarbusco.bsky.social•76 days ago

I miss this bad boy

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nullprose.bsky.social•76 days ago

wtaf. What's my age again?

actually - my back and knees just reminded me, nvn.

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odorukumasama.bsky.social•76 days ago

I have one still on my desk at home :)

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mistic192.bsky.social•76 days ago

Star Ocean II Remake and Gran Turismo PSP brought me so much joy :-)

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latecody.bsky.social•76 days ago

The Final Fantasy Dissidia games got me through the hardest times of my life and I still play them today 😭🙏🏼 this was peak mobile gaming.

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neffem.bsky.social•76 days ago

I spent so many hours on those games! Was new to Final Fantasy too so had so many characters to learn about. Loved it and still do

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wineblues.bsky.social•76 days ago

PSP is 20 years old

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melleguykevin.bsky.social•76 days ago

How much are they these days

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nothyperealfr.bsky.social•76 days ago

you could find some for like 50-60$ these days, depends on where you live and shipping tho

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melleguykevin.bsky.social•73 days ago

Thankyou. Will lookout on ebay.

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nathammer.bsky.social•76 days ago

Loved mine when I was a kid! Driver 76 and Vice City Stories were my jam.

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a5hlander.bsky.social•76 days ago

Didn't get to use one of these in they're hayday, only bought one a few years ago. Honestly impressive for a handheld made in 2004.

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fishladyabs.bsky.social•76 days ago

One thing the PSP did right was give Oreimo an ending that didn’t suck…

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jwilliamharrison.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still use my PSP

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tirexius.bsky.social•76 days ago

Fell in love with the PSP not long ago and it's a blast

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psychicchaoscowboy.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have my old psp. Still works, too. Best handheld

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ttill.bsky.social•76 days ago

They’re making a new console that’s in the works but I’ve seen one of these on eBay go for just over 400

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richardgomes.bsky.social•76 days ago

To this day I still think about getting a PSP. Too bad it's expensive where I live

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troja1234.bsky.social•76 days ago

still sad that my psp got stickdrift R.I.P
Vice city stories,liberty city stories, King Kong there where so many bangers on this thing...

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dungeondj.com•76 days ago

No! This was a maximum of 10 years ago… 😭😭 Please let it only be 10 years ago. 😢😢

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mj069420.bsky.social•75 days ago

Bring back mainstream handheld consoles

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jasonbu.online•75 days ago

I was all in on this when it first came out. Might charge it up and play some games for nostalgia's sake.

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derek.ph•76 days ago

Loved playing Syphon Filter games in that handheld which I bought with my first employee salary. This brings back so many memories

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greektornado.bsky.social•76 days ago

Such a cool console

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kdcoder.bsky.social•76 days ago

Good God, I can't believe it's been that long. I don't need things reminding me how old I am. My wife just had enough. Lol

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blueeyesinjordan.bsky.social•76 days ago

I remember getting my kids 1 each for Christmas in 2024, they thought it was the dogs nuts for sure

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steverudland.bsky.social•74 days ago

I got mine in China in February 2004.

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duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social•76 days ago

It is a solid little console, I am very happy with mine

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strangebaaza.bsky.social•76 days ago

Ahead of its time! By a lot

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mrianclark.bsky.social•76 days ago

Oh, the PSP was awesome

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igmucikala.bsky.social•76 days ago

Wow I never realized it was as old as my oldest.

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twitchyy.bsky.social•76 days ago

100% liberty city stories at the expense of my left thumb. 10/10 would dislocate again.

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f0xxfyr.bsky.social•76 days ago

I still have mine and it still works ^-^

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romeucabrita173.bsky.social•76 days ago

PSP my beloved 😍🥰

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little-ms-abi.bsky.social•76 days ago

was SO disappointed with mine. I pre ordered from the US and the games took ages to come out, the bespoke & expensive memory cards did my head in, poor quality expensive games.
I eventually sold it along with my PS2, Sony camera and phone. Never regretted parting ways with Sony.

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sseemour.bsky.social•76 days ago

this was my first "cell phone"

i grew up pretty poor, and AIM used to let you text phone numbers. Using the PSP's wifi, and a AIM for psp - it was the closest thing i had to cellphone before 21

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