Over the past few months, I've spotted something a little odd and unexpected happening to Sony's old PlayStation Portable. There's been no corporate push, no announcement of the truly portable Sony handheld we used to hope for (sorry, Portal). Instead, through something far less predictable, considering it's 2026, people are
  • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Oh what a lovely thing to see, this is my article!

    I’ve still got a couple other PSP articles on the go (it has become an obsession of mine)

    Primary of which is my attempts to get an interview with someone from the original hardware design team. I’ve chatted a couple times to him, but the momentum seems to have stalled a little (though I’m not giving up on that idea!), I really want to share that story.

    I’ve also chatted to one of the developers of Daxter, who said he’s not at all interested in a interview, since he has well and truly moved on. But he did show me a preproduction PSP the team got to work on Daxter, and he kept!

  • cRazi_man@europe.pubEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Native hardware gaming is great and the PSP was a solid device, but if anyone is new to this and interested in a gaming console for PSP, then just pick up a Mangmi Air X (or if you’re rich then go for a Retroid Pocket 5 for AMOLED awesomeness).

    I sold my modded PSP 1000 seven years ago and think I maybe should have held onto it now that I’m back into retro games and PSP had a game library that holds up so well today.

  • the16bitgamer@programming.devEnglish
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    1 month ago

    What I miss about this era of portable gaming was that it was:

    1. Portable

    2. Fun, pocket games had a different design ethos around it. Longer play sessions were allowed since you can play it everywhere. But it never made you feel like you couldn’t put it down since you might have to drop what you were doing to make your next connection. It’s why I think Pokemon has been so successful. Outside of the elite 4, you could pause at any time and moment with no penalties in your game.

    My recommendations for unique games for those who want them.

    Pixel Junk Monsters - Tower Defence

    The Sims 2 - Seriously a fun adventure game in the theme of the Sims.

    Patapon 1 or 2 - Rythem adventure game

    EveryDay Shooter - Twin stick shooter

  • k0e3@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Because it’s the next retroconsole craze and people are jumping on the bandwagon.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Look at it!

    PSP body

    It just oozes cool. Ugh, I need to find mine in storage.

    Funny how, in the PSP’s hayday, staring at a little glowing rectangle in public felt so awkward. And now it’s digital detox.

    So I’ve started carrying this little guy around in public, as my “phone detox”:

    And strangers approach me and ask “ohhh, what is that, a camera?" Like it’s alien technology they didn’t even know was an option. Same thing happens with my relative’s iPod, and I imagine a PSP would evoke a similar response.

    I posit that people want dumb electronics. They want to be liberated from addictive smartphone slop. They just don’t realize it until they see it exists.

    • vogi@piefed.socialEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Funny how, in the PSP’s hayday, staring at a little glowing rectangle in public felt so awkward. And now it’s digital detox.

      I have exactly the same feeling. I always have my DSi around and occasional break it out for a round of Picross in the subway. It would be so weird doing that in 2009. At least where I live.