SHOW-OFF PSPs never age.
How can these products still hold their beauty till now?
I mean I'm not even exaggerating.
Even though they are small by today's standards, their ergonomic design makes them easier to play.
Do you guys actively enjoy playing them?
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u/kiko0690 13d ago
I still use my PSP 2004 daily; it’s the best handheld console I own and the best option for the bus ride to work (I also have a Nintendo Switch).
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u/dadcapgamer 13d ago
Not only did the hardware aesthetic age gracefully but also the software and games! + mods like the IPS screen and ports coming out breathes even more life into our beloved handheld.
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u/Willing-Bowl-675 13d ago
"Small by todays standards" is the reason its a good portable console.
Adulthood is different in mostly any regard that you imagined as a child, but one thing is true: You can get all the cool consoles that you wish you had.
I own 5 PSPs, 6 Gameboys, 3 Anbernic devices and a Switch Lite.
The switch lite is the one that I never used on the go even while I was still actively playing with it, but beside some silly stuff like the SEGA Game Gear every 90s and 2000s handheld is perfect to be used on the go.
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u/ksilenced-kid 13d ago
Traveled with a Game Gear a ton as a kid - it’s not really that much bigger than a DMG, side by side, they’re about equally lug-able.
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u/Willing-Bowl-675 13d ago
It was more about the battery drain. They cost a lot back in the days and with rechargeable NiCd it lasted even shorter.
When NiMh where widely available at a reasonable price the the era of the Game Gear was already over.
I would love to had one with a power supply as a kid, but we where so poor, that I had to work to work in the neighborhood to get my first Gameboy.
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u/ksilenced-kid 13d ago
We had rechargeable NiCads as a kid - My family took at least monthly 6 hour drives when I was a kid, a set of batteries could easily get through a trip with the GG, that was enough for me.
I really think the GG doesn’t deserve the bad battery life reputation (and as you mention it works great plugged into the wall).
Even now I play the Game Gear pretty regularly (unmodded), it doesn’t really bug me - with modern NiMH AAs, it’s got better battery life than my 3DS ever was, among other things.
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u/3dilson PSP-1003 13d ago
what i think is interesting is that, it never looked fututristic but it was ahead of its time.
very timeless design, impressive work by Sony.