The PlayStation Portable was born a thing
of entertainment convergence, a portable gaming device that would let
people play games, watch movies, listen to music and surf the net.
But somewhere on the way from announcement to the hands of gamers, the PSP dropped the multimedia ball.
Now, a year and a half and 4.6 million in sales since the PSP’s
launch, Sony is striving to revive the non-gaming functions of its
svelte player, heeding the cry of PSP owners who say they want more
from their portable.
Sony has renewed its push to make music and movies available on its
system while adding new elements for the PSP such as an add-on Global
Positioning System and camera.
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