PlayStation Portable

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The PlayStation Portable, officially and colloquially referred to as the PSP, was a sixth-generation handheld video game system manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment between 2004 and 2011. It was the company's first handheld system and second portable gaming unit after the PocketStation.

Background

Launched well within the era of the PlayStation 2's dominance, the PlayStation Portable was marketed as an attempt to break rival Nintendo's virtual stranglehold on what was already a mature market for portable game hardware. It was initially presented at E3 2004 by Sony's then-CEO Kaz Hirai with a slew of features considered innovative for the time, including 802.11b Wi-Fi connectivity, widescreen display, and a library of titles with quality comparable to or exceeding any game in its era, all the while maintaining the original PlayStation control layout. It was also the first console with access to Sony's PlayStation Network suite of online services, allowing players to purchase games, movies, and add-on content as well as to share and view personal achievements for games played. Direct access to PSN for the console was terminated in March 2016, but it was not until July 2021 that all services for the PlayStation Portable were discontinued.

During its seven years on the market, the PlayStation Portable received three model upgrades and regular software updates that allowed it to better integrate with the emerging PlayStation ecosystem, including the ability to act as a remote terminal for the PlayStation 3 that would succeed it. Games for the system were distributed on DVD-based Universal Media Disc (UMD).

While no Mana titles were developed natively for the PlayStation Portable, Legend of Mana would be published to PSN in 2011.