Three years of PSP history
Posted Mar 24th 2008 3:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News
March 24, 2005. That was the day PSP was unleashed to the American gaming public. It's been a long and interesting ride since then. Come join us as we take a retrospective look on three years of
PSP history.
- What did the first PSP concept model look like? Find out.
- When did PSP get its internet browser? Find out.
- How quickly did the homebrew scene develop? Find out.
- What was one of Sony's worst marketing disasters? Find out.
- What importer was closed because it sold Japanese PSP systems? Find out.
- How long did it take for PSP to get its first real price drop? Find out.
- What sold 77,777 copies on day one? Find out.
Tags: anniversary, birthday, joystiqfeatures, psp
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
3-25-2008 @ 12:37AM
Trickob said...
ah, my first and only console launch while working as the Home Electronics supervisor at Shopko in Pullman, Washington (GO COUGS!). what a disaster that was. we received 30 units and we sold about 5 of them on launch day. we didn't sell the rest of those first 30 until about 2 months later.
I finally got a psp for my b-day last year (right before the slim came out, thank you SO much sony!) but i get plenty of mileage out of it. Happy birthday PSP! I'm glad you're not Sony's neglected red-headed step-child anymore!
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3-25-2008 @ 12:51AM
Matt M. said...
You forgot to add me to this article! Lame guys.
http://www.pspfanboy.com/2005/11/29/its-all-about-the-fanboy/
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3-25-2008 @ 2:08AM
amish.gramish said...
I remember waiting for Firmware 2.00 to come out in the U.S.
Ahh, the waiting times for Sony's customer service were in the upwards of an hour.
Ahh, three years of pure fun! More than 40 UMDs to my collection, and I plan on buying another ten this next year!
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3-25-2008 @ 2:29AM
lili said...
Happy birthday! i love my PSP too. it's a pink one! i like the color best! the photo(welcome)
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3-25-2008 @ 2:32AM
sally said...
hello, happy birthday
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3-25-2008 @ 2:59AM
Maverick Saturn said...
Who lives in Uk and has Go Messenger?
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3-25-2008 @ 5:19AM
Ilano said...
I live in Belgium and I can use Go!Messenger.
3-25-2008 @ 6:14AM
markhill66 said...
I got my PSP shortly after launch, and traded it in about a year later. I just rebought it when Chains came out, and I feel that it is finally maturing into what it was promised to be.
Happy B-day.
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4-02-2008 @ 2:07AM
flowfly said...
so am I when chains came our....
3-25-2008 @ 10:04AM
Pralaya said...
great article
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3-25-2008 @ 6:51PM
Joe P said...
Got one on opening day and haven't looked back since. Despite all the DS fanboyism I can honestly say that between the two my PSP gets more use. I loves it so.
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3-25-2008 @ 10:48PM
raj said...
wow, my psp is 3 years old. i remember getting it on release date...
and i still love it! g0 p$p!
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3-26-2008 @ 10:03AM
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) said...
damn. i didnt realize i had had it for that long. i think i bought mine in May of launch year but it was a used launch model so technically it is 3. either way, my PSP has had a good run and has held up great for 3 years of everyday use but im starting to have some issues with it. ghost analog stick, my start button barely works, and i think my battery is starting to crap out. ill probably upgrade to the 2000/slim this summer.
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3-26-2008 @ 7:28PM
sally lee said...
Happy B-day Late. I love Fat PSP til my death :-3
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3-29-2008 @ 11:20PM
Ben M. said...
mine has lead a rough two years crashed three times had many games stolen my system was stolen once and i managed to get it back
crazy huh?
i like to think that its invincible
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4-02-2008 @ 8:39PM
baba said...
i want a DS right now
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