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Released in December 2004 and March 2005,^[60] the PlayStation Portable (PSP) was Sony's first handheld console

to compete with Nintendo's DS console. The console is the first to utilize a new proprietary optical storage medium

known as Universal Media Disc (UMD), which can store both games and movies.^[61]^[62] It contains 32 MB of internal

flash memory storage, expandable via Memory Stick PRO Duo cards.^[63] It has a similar control layout to the PS3

with its PlayStation logo button and its ('Triangle'), ('Circle/O'), ('Cross/X') and ('Square') buttons in their

white-colored forms.

Released in September 2007, the PSP-2000 (also known as the Slim & Lite in PAL territories) was the first major

hardware revision of the PlayStation Portable. The 2000 series was 33% lighter and 19% slimmer than the original

PlayStation Portable.^[64]^[65] The capacity of the battery was also reduced by ⅓ but the run time remained the same as

the previous model due to lower power consumption. Older model batteries will still work and they extend the amount

of playing time.^[66] The PSP Slim & Lite has a new gloss finish. Its serial port was also modified in order to accommodate

a new video-out feature (while rendering older PSP remote controls incompatible). On a PSP-2000, PSP games will only

output to external monitors or TVs in progressive scan mode, so that televisions incapable of supporting progressive scan

will not display PSP games; non-game video will output in either progressive or interlaced mode. USB charging was also

made possible.^[67] Buttons are also reportedly more responsive on the PSP-2000.^[68] In 2008, Sony released a second hardware

revision called the PSP-3000 which included several features that were not present in the PSP-2000, such as a built-in

microphone and upgraded screen, as well as the ability to output PSP games in interlaced mode.

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Released in October 2009, the PSP Go is the biggest redesign of the PlayStation Portable to date. Unlike previous PSP

models, the PSP Go does not feature a UMD drive but instead has 16 GB of internal flash memory to store games, videos

and other media.^[69] This can be extended by up to 32GB with the use of a Memory Stick Micro (M2) flash card. Also unlike

previous PSP models, the PSP Go's rechargeable battery is not removable or replaceable by the user. The unit is 43% lighter

and 56% smaller than the original PSP-1000,^[70] and 16% lighter and 35% smaller than the PSP-3000.^[71] It has a 3.8" 480 × 272

LCD ^[72] (compared to the larger 4.3" 480 × 272 pixel LCD on previous PSP models).^[73] The screen slides up to reveal the main

controls. The overall shape and sliding mechanism are similar to that of Sony's mylo COM-2 internet device.^[74] The PSP Go is

being produced and sold concurrently with its predecessor the PSP-3000 although it will not replace it.^[70] All games on the PSP

Go must be purchased and downloaded from the PlayStation Store as the handheld is not compatible with the original

PSP's physical media, the Universal Media Disc. The handheld also features connectivity with the PlayStation 3's controllers the

Released in December 2011, the PlayStation Vita^[77] was previously codenamed Next Generation Portable (NGP). It features a

5 inch OLED touchscreen, two analog sticks, a rear touchpad, Sixaxis motion sensing and a 4 core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore

processor. The PlayStation Vita was officially unveiled by Sony on January 27, 2011 at the PlayStation Meeting 2011.