PSP Documentary: The Rise and Fall of Sony's First Portable

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For over 20 years the portable video game market was dominated entirely by Nintendo, with almost no real competition in sight. That is, until Sony releases the powerhouse PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Accumulating massive market share, and then creating their own handheld; the PSP. We take a deep dive into the history of PSP. From its initial hype and release, to its steady decline with piracy and the DS leading the way.
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[@MysticRyan]

Hi everyone! I know there’s been a lot of crazy PlayStation news going on these past few days, and we’ll definitely discuss everything this Friday but for now I finally have another documentary for you all. Hope you enjoy it! I still have my launch PSP-1000 and doing this video has really made me want to start collecting more for it, so dead serious question what are some of your favorite games and what should I try and pick up? And thank you all so much for the support recently. You guys are the wind beneath my wings.

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

You're welcome mystic!

[@Dr170]

CrayStation

[@itza8334]

Shadow of Memories for the PSP is a great game, very underrated.

[@thabugman9433]

As far as psp goes the final fantasy 1 port I love ff7 crisis core is amazing also really really love the gta games

[@daleanguiano6780]

I think you should give Gods Eater Burst a try. Great game.

[@cookingsauce8274]

PSP was ahead of its time

[@mqxsavage2673]

100%

[@SSantmyre94]

Every Playstation portable is WAY ahead of its time. But is its own enemy also.

[@WhateverWhenever888]

SO. DAMN. TRUE!

[@DarkReaper1053]

The Go was especially ahead of its time. I remember when I saw a friend with it back when they newly released, I was disgusted at the idea of being digital and not having a physical game cartridge. Now it’s a go-to preference.

[@raggedyexynos6826]

Not really

[@phased-arraych.9150]

The 2000s were a great time for gaming.

[@dayane8102]

How old are you? 199X-es were, with Nes, Sega 16-bit, and PS One.

[@demolitiongod64]

Nes was mostly 80's

[@coolermann7354]

psp, ds, wii, ps2, ps3, xbox360...good times back then

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

6th and 7th gen dee best

[@manidk4997]

cooler mann 😭

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

15 years later and it's still the most aesthetic portable console ever designed.

[@mohamedelhediissa289]

Prefer the ps vita design tbh

[@Ganbakodon]

@@mohamedelhediissa289 I don't

[@LestifyYT]

@@Ganbakodon e

[@RickyHadou]

Laughs in Vita

[@comradezvezda]

Idk the switch lite looks really nice too

[@Eyes-Scream0213]

This made me in tears. PSP is really the Walkman of 21st century. I remember the time I had my PSP and it was ethereal. It's been years and I still have my PSP working. For me it will be the best portable console ever. You can do everything on your PSP. Listen to music, watch movies, play games, Internet browsing, photo gallery etc. Too bad PS Vita was underwhelming. I do have PS vita but I'm still playing my PSP

[@davidchavez5418]

Vita wasn't good 😕

[@Derp12]

@@davidchavez5418 it is now with all the hacks and homebrew 😁

[@yo6687]

WAKE UP BUDDY WAKE UP

[@reducedfaticecreamisjustde1447]

@@davidchavez5418 If only Sony didn't give the Vita expensive proprietary storage...

[@abc4781]

​@David chavez nah the vita was perfect, it just wasn't supported at all by sony.

[@SRMkay]

15 years later and it still absolutely amazes me how Sony was able to get current gen console-quality gaming onto a portable device

[@wistful3631]

SRMkay Sony can Work their magic when they want to

[@rickyrosay33977]

Near ps2 quality games on the go the psp was amazing

[@djlevinyl1]

I agree, was years ahead of it's time!

[@wqbb287]

I wish they would still produce psp

[@charliediamond6197]

Same with the vita, it’s unfortunate that they just gave up on it so easily! Seeing uncharted and killzone on a handheld with near ps3 quality was amazing!

[@cypherfgt5092]

The PSP has only one problem, the lack of the second analog stick.

[@Clintaso]

No internal memory with a market of costly SD cards was a setback as well. Although to be fair it wasn’t the standard then.

[@jrchmgn.]

I thinks it's the propriety memory card even vita has it.

[@Moebian73]

Less things to push & move on a controller the better. Never liked controllers after the 16 bit era ended. In the arcades, everything was straight, joystick in the middle, 3 buttons to the right of it, or similiar layouts like that, now you got 2 sticks, buttons here, there, on top, underneath, to the side, wTF!

[@deemejviagadamayene1300]

The second analog stick would have been useful in GTA

[@JakesDailyShorts]

@@Moebian73 ok boomer

[@Matthew-on-the-Moon]

It honestly amazes me how Sony was originally meant to be working with Nintendo, but Sony instead became it's own service. And let's be grateful that Nintendo backed out otherwise, PlayStation wouldn't be what it is today.

[@firedupplayers]

The Switch could have been called "PS WiiTa 😆

[@namanjoshi1477]

@@firedupplayers 😂😂

[@Walking-MY-Path]

@@firedupplayers Funny

[@AbominableNation]

@@narne3330 the consoles from a decade/2 decades ago are garbage today, who wouldve expected something so totally unexpected

[@whatcolourisyourworldcup]

​@@Walking-MY-Pathbullshit

[@user-xf6ty4iv9w]

Just found my PSP again and it still runs like it did 11 years ago.

[@gogereaver349]

my batterys are long junk on mine. but she still works. of course i could plug it into a phone power brick and play for days.

[@xygomorphic44]

This device was capable of wifi, internet browsing, taking pictures, gps, running a boatload of custom homebrew software (before anyone knew what "apps" were), playing music, watching both legit and pirated movies, and even being a TV remote. It had amazing graphics and a massive screen for the time. And it cost about half of what the original iPhone cost three years before it came out. It's so sad that Sony's locked down stock software never fully allowed people to unlock its full potential.

[@marcomolinari94]

well, we also have to say that it did most of these things... badly :( ok, PS Vita was even worse (compared to other devices of that era)...i mean, in 2011 there was iPhone 4s and -more importantly- Samsung Galaxy S2 available in the world market; S2 was already decent in "3D gaming" (for the 2011 standard) and did everything else (GPS, web browsing, photos etc) much much better than PS Vita*, making the existance of the second Playstation Portable completely useless (smartphone gaming started in those years); PSP was like PS Vita in terms of non-gaming-features (quantity, not quality), but it was just lucky that smartphones were still unripe/premature in 2004-2008 *fun fact: Vita in italian means LIFE. it's funny to rename that way a console that was early considered dead :(

[@loreaver3882]

I wish Sony could make games like uncharted and god of war available on ios and android

[@emil.soderholm]

Loreaver why would you want to play games like that with a touchscreen?

[@og_mante5138]

GPS????????

[@Xfade81]

@@og_mante5138 Yeh there was a gps module for it, you plugged it in the top usb port. I still have mine but the software is outdated.

[@toiletpapermerchant9310]

When UMD first released a dude in a shop bought one and ripped open the glass case to take the disc out

[@Kakarot33]

Dead😂😂😂

[@armyofninjas9055]

Lol nice.

[@Wade_Fucking_Wilson]

Dick Borbon 😂😂😂😂

[@allthtrmns12]

Niko Furious wont work bro

[@Floridablaze97]

When I was a kid, I did the same thing with a Soul Calibur game. I was confused and knew nothing about it. I was so mad that day when I realized it had to be put in WITH the case -_-

[@pokepat4433]

"The walkman of the 21st century" A very appropriate title

[@mohibisweeboooh6735]

yep use to put my pirated mp3s on its stick and listen while walking

[@JDPetersonFLA]

PSP was so ahead of it time The graphics The size of the handheld The games Support for music WiFi connectivity for multi player It's still my favorite handheld

[@tripleeyeemoji2685]

I loved my PSP. My parents wouldn’t let me have a console when I was a kid but they let me have a PSP and I was in love with it.

[@brianp6859]

Whoa, i was in the same boat! Yes, psp was my jam. Damn i miss those days...

[@thereplication2567]

I wanted to get a PSP (cause of KH: BBB) But my mom was like, "Why? You have a game machine! Why do you wanna waste money for something you already have?"

[@stefan_4508]

Literally the exact thing happened to me

[@WolfeSaber9933]

You can be books on tape.

[@sneakytom7416]

Same boat as yours! Never had the chance to have a gaming console at home as my parents never allowed it but they gave me a PSP as a gift for my hard work in my test when I was 12.

[@olyuppi7331]

My older brother sold my psp for a ounce of weed... still hate him to this day for it...

[@Wonderouz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neonskies4205]

Lmao

[@user-rd4gf2dz3o]

My cousins broke my psp out of jealousy

[@LUImusic856]

I sold my psp for perc 30s lol i got like 2 of em for it and then i spiraled out of control and started snorting heroin and the rest is history

[@olyuppi7331]

Funk Shiz lmao damn thats kinda what happened to my bro. He later got into percs and now is on H. It all started w the psp tho.. haha so I cant b to mad at him since he’s struggling w all that

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

That PSP start up sound is pure bliss

[@justincase3868]

Worddd bro 💯💯💯 ish cracked my heart 💔

[@bulletproofman323]

PSP, my first portable gaming platform I've ever owned (I was never a Gameboy fan). My nostalgia PSP games are Persuit Force, Daxter, Midnight Club 3, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Winning Eleven, and Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker. Such a great system, loved it.

[@reemj1180]

Midnight club was the s***

[@unnderneath]

Midnight club 3! My first experience was on the PS2 though

[@Andrew-hi9tw]

My first portable was the sega game gear. Lol

[@stariqa2]

PSP is my first and only portable gaming device. At least when it comes to branded portable consoles.

[@BIGSEXXY62677]

YES!!!!…. Exactly!!! 💯

[@thaiboypsp3000]

People : *pirated PSP games* Also people : "Man I wish Sony would give handheld another chance"

[@TKaz10]

lmao

[@Coophack6584]

I had a PSP Go when you couldnt pirate games on it.

[@aihsanasl]

People couldnt pirated Vita games for a very long time and Sony screwed it in the very early stages of its lifespan.

[@sulaman4280]

No point cause phones have taken over the handheld department since 2014 their getting handheld quality games plus batter hardware

[@aihsanasl]

Bollocks not a single mobile phone game can beat PS Vita games there isnt anything like Killzone Mercenary for phones. And white physical buttons they cant even compete.

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

PSP is my childhood!

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

Ok, how did i get this many likes.

[@vishawnjarvismaximoff3355]

@@AbdAbdAbdAbd because you are not the only one who had a psp while growing up

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

i remember when i used to destroy psps for no reason lol i was retarded

[@ZA1US]

PSP is my mid to late thirties!

[@blanc-2468]

Same here, now I use the emulator

[@johntziannis1134]

I absolutely loved the PSP. I never owned a Vita, but i hope Sony will release a new PSP in the future.

[@neogabriel1320]

same

[@pentexsucks43]

You should get a vita before the prices rise. I've had mine for 3 years and never regretted it once. Modding it turns it into a beast. You get the entire Vita, PSP, PS1, and partial PS2 library. As well as the machine being a monster for retro emulation like SNES/NES, GBA, Sega Genesis, Master System, N64 etc. Etc. I Never leave the house without it

[@johntziannis1134]

@@pentexsucks43 I actually contradicted myself and bought one from amazon and a few brand new sealed games from ebay. It cost me an arm and a leg. I regret not buying it 10 years ago. Now i'm waiting for it to be shipped in time for my birthday.

[@one-eye1721]

I still have my 1002 model, hacked and full of games. It's a great little system, and the early model was built like a tank.

[@jorgeberruete4537]

Bro when the psp started up...... if you know you know 😢👋🏻

[@manidk4997]

Jorge Burrito it touched my soul 😭

[@hernanhernandez6771]

How I always wanted to know how to watch porn on mine 🤔😂

[@marisol64647]

Jorge Burrito gave me mad goosebumps bro, almost brought a tear

[@PaulHofreiter]

Hell yeah. When I saw/heard that I got psyched - been a long time since seeing it and hearing those sounds.

[@marreese8405]

My friend had porn on his psp some how, I think it was downloaded

[@FandomWithReploidBill]

I loved my PSP. It was something I honestly never left the house without.

[@brianp6859]

Same here, back in the day before i had a cell phone, heading over to a buddy's place to play some psp. *sigh* i miss those days of my life

[@user-ns3dc2xd6m]

What games were good?

[@worstperson2ask]

Rock Band Unplugged, tekken 6

[@Lockiel]

I remember the psp and the “Sony style” store. All the most advanced and newest tech available in one store. Robotic dogs, pocket PCs and super high definition TVs. Sony used to be super creative with their technology.

[@higher1441]

I remember going to that store when I was kid. Felt like you walked inside a space ship. The metreon in San Francisco

[@THEcoolGAMER60]

13:02 The one guy saying “Happy New Year!!” Really caught me off gaurd 😂😂😂👌

[@8BitMunky]

I actually got my PSP for free on release due to a contest held by the then official Playstation magazine in my country lmao. I had to run around this avenue in my city looking for 5 hidden magazine journalists and collecting their signatures. The first five people to find them all would win the console, and I was the fifth. I was so happy! In retrospect it's remarkable how powerful the PSP was for its time. Those were the times man.. I had so much fun with it.

[@Alex-wg2fh]

DeadlyPsyduck congrats on winning 🎈 🎉

[@rajakhan12346]

Your story is is good to hear man. Love read or listening to others stories. Have a blessed life brother.

[@nathanmead140]

The only mods mine is getting is a new antenna and a better WiFi chip but I'm not doing that for a while But they are good systems

[@heartofjustice6041]

congratulating him 15 years later k nigga

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

That’s awesome dude.

[@northdwarf]

I miss PSP. I used to play Gran Turismo on PSP. Good times.

[@maleegod1983]

Me too

[@muffet1536]

Me too I recently got one and i love it I play that thing so often it rivals my other stuff already I payed 115€ for just 1 game to play physical on psp I realy wish umd would be for vita as well tough

[@deletedaccount966]

Gran Turismo 4 life

[@sinasmiley4595]

I still play Gran Turismo on PSP. The quality is amazing

[@njengaalex]

@@sinasmiley4595 I also have Grand Turismo on my PSP.

[@roberto1519]

The first time a portable was on par with the current consoles, it was supported from the 6th to the 7th gen, making it quite unique. I still remember being amazed it had the exact same games we were playing on consoles and PCs, Tomb Raider Legend, Grand Theft Auto LCS, many exclusives that followed. To me this is the best portable, which still has hundreds of exclusives.

[@morsecode980]

It even got some ports that were better than the home console versions. Fat Princess, Star Wars TFU, etc

[@gogereaver349]

@@morsecode980 or even prequels to big names they couldn't do full parts on. like resistance.

[@morsecode980]

@@gogereaver349 I think GoW: Chains of Olympus is also a prequel, right? So many good games from heavy-hitter series

[@toastedspam746]

The nostalgia man... f***. I'm really getting old... Thanks man.

[@justincase3868]

Frfr just turned 25 and videos like this get to me 😢

[@Afro_Sensei]

PSP was the first gaming machine I owned. The memories 😭

[@ashokninave5942]

It's still my first and the last one.....

[@23GreyFox]

My was the Game Boy in 1991.

[@replicss5381]

Thats when I got into gaming

[@arcy_arts7378]

My first was Gameboy advance sp. I brought it in Singapore a few months before it was released in India. Ahh those memories of jealous classmates.

[@leftheodo]

My first gaming device was sega game gear

[@reyk3524]

I still have the original PSP from 2005. Still works, I'm very surprised.

[@raoufeimesmary9232]

Psp is in 2004

[@iskandar7354]

Lucky you my younger stupid ass destroyed 2 of them and was unlucky enough to get a bricked one for his birthday (fuckin factory bricked psp turned my usual happy birthday to a sad day)

[@iwishigaf]

@@water6938 very inexpensive and easy repair, bring it back to life when you can!

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

I mean, don't most people? like they stopped making them them after 2011. you can only have one from 2005-2011

[@astroidexadam5976]

I got a PSP 3000 in 2011 but I lost it since the reader was broken and it was sold away.

[@Amber-yi7os]

It is now 2024, almost 20 years after the launch of PSP. I am still playing mine at home. I can confirm it is one of the most successful handheld console. Nearly nothing can replace the vibe of PSP. The handheld PS2 gaming experience really connected me and my friends during our high school age.

[@Gloryboyquan]

I'm still Loving Psp.. Great Handheld Device

[@coltenweiler2162]

My brother and I opening our PSPs early on Christmas Eve and spending hours playing together will always be one of my fondest memories.

[@iempire100]

I've heard a lot of people say PSP was failure. It's 10th best selling console. Sold almost as much as xbox 360. Great system. Still love collecting games for it.

[@uhghfnnvmcjd3439]

@NINTENDO_SONYFAN SOLDIER n o it didn't

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

Argonxx12 1 I hacked my first PSP in 2007. So clearly not in the latter stages of its life. Piracy was rampant by 2008, and most people I knew that had PSPs had stopped buying games by 2008 and had hacked PSPs running OE and shortly after, M33 firmwares. Hell, I knew people that hadnt had a portable since the Game Boy and they bought it because it was that simple to hack them and get free games. That's where half the units sold came from in my opinion. People buying to hack and get free games.

[@DannyFragss]

@NINTENDO_SONYFAN SOLDIER ridiculous to say it was a failure.

[@G.Panda1]

@Rafeski i hope they bring them back when the ps5 comes out, but honestly the psp > DS in games and quality, if they still made games for it, the DS and 3DS wouldn't sell as well.

[@tigrillo4449]

the fact that the people bought it doesn't mean that was a good console.

[@GoodFella1294]

They should've put more effort into the PS Vita

[@Clay3613]

You mean marketing? The games and tech was there, just that soccer moms once again balked at the price compared to the cheap 3DS.

[@fallonwomack5777]

Clay3613 they had games for like a year then abandoned it

[@sidbrun_]

They should have removed the rear touchpad and cameras and added second shoulder buttons. Very few games made use of the rear touchpad and the camera quality was garbage, there would be so much more potential to port PS2 games to it if it had the extra shoulder buttons and Remote Play would be much better.

[@jak3w]

@@fallonwomack5777 not true. Its still selling mad units in japan. It failed in the us so they jumped ship and pivoted so they wouldnt lose more money. Limited run has some great offerings for vita however

[@PScoopYT]

@@jak3w I wouldn't say it sell well in Japan now though. With the Switch came around and pretty much eat up its sales. And Japanese hardware sale trackers has stopped tracking Vita sales at this point. I would say it's the end of the PS Vita in Japan as well. IIRC the Vita sold around 5-6 million there. So I'm not surprised if overall it sold around 10 million.

[@marcozg77]

I bought a PSP back in 2005 for my daily train commutes, and I really loved it. I was blown away by the fact that you could play home-console-style games like Ridge Racer or Liberty City Stories while sitting in the train, and even watch fully fledged movies. The device itself felt premium and looked beautiful. Modern smartphones are great for watching YT videos or listening to music, but playing games is a pain on them and I miss the ease of just putting a UMD into the PSP to watch a movie.

[@flyingninja1234]

I remember being able to watch Spiderman on flights, and being amazed at its portability. It really was a forward thinking system.

[@gogereaver349]

umd would have had a longer run if they released there stand alone player. being locked to the psp and didn't even have tv out until the 2000 version came out hurt that as a movie format. i guess there was even a prototype umd burner that also never saw the light. of course at that point flash storage was drooping in price.

[@thetardsrule]

13:03 the guy who yelled happy new year is a legend

[@wistful3631]

thetardsrule they should’ve have launched it on new year’s because everyone would’ve been up lol

[@victorillo377]

Lmao xD

[@fatfard]

These documentaries never fail to entertain and impress me. Great video!

[@MysticRyan]

Thank you so much!

[@nathanmead140]

@Artuurs Z. where's phantasy star portable and untold legends: brotherhood of the blade? Those are good games too + monster hunter freedom unite and secret agent clank / ratchet and clank: size matters

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

Dude your documentaries are awesome, it must take you hours, upon hours of editing..really appreciate the docs, thanks.

[@joephoenix9095]

I am from Xbox but the PSP was my first console, I have a great love for it and it is undoubtedly one of the best consoles in history, long live the PSP!

[@brenegadde1278]

Psp was life,going clothes shopping with mom instead of being bored I was hack and slashing demons on God of war chains of olyumpus and play the crap out of weeks svr 2006

[@spongebob2456]

Oh shit,god of war.Nostalgia hit me hard

[@gator9339]

Svr 06 gm mode was lit and the mini games like eugene race🔥

[@dudearnav]

Lol, even the npc's like Eric Bischoff and Teddy Long played poker lol. I loved Creating Crappy Characters with limited layers, it gave me a Wiseman feeling

[@BlackLense]

what is svr 2006?

[@brenegadde1278]

@@BlackLense smackdown vs raw 2006

[@emilyapricot1313]

I can't believe this is being billed as the little handheld that could. It blew me away with console quality and mobile tech when it was new. And all my co workers had one.

[@JoshyGoodtime1]

@knickerbocker Things can obviously co-exist. Yea, Iphone exists, but people are still buying PSPs, and other older consoles, and talking about them in 2019 going into 2020. Sure, everything can't be in the spotlight forever, or on TV, but people will be sure to keep a community going for older media and tech. Also, the last PSP game released was in 2016. I wouldn't call over 10 years, "dying quick."

[@jmeskil95]

I absolutely loved my PSP. I got the Daxter bundle when it first came out. I was on a road trip at the time and stopped at the nearest best buy to pay for it with the money I had saved, knowing it was upcoming. Made the rest of the trip fly by! I have a Vita but got it late in it's life cycle. I would like to see a new "PSP" with powerful hardware to run PS4 quality games. I like my vita but it wasn't what the market wanted it to be, I feel. Love the video!

[@buddiskilli5592]

I still have my PSP 3000 to this day and runs perfectly. With cool colors of white and blue.

[@Gloryboyquan]

I still play psp but on my modded vita

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

WOW, MEMORIES!!! I remember getting the PSP but not having enough to buy a game so I got the movie “Christmas With The Kranks” and watched that on my PSP over and over haha

[@W333dm4n]

Lol sucker. I remember downloading more free games than i could play

[@mxkhxi]

used to just play the patapon 1&2 demos over and over again

[@pee-bot]

That movie was so twisted

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

@@W333dm4n that’s me on my PC right now, I have more games than I can even play that I pirated all for free

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

I had a PS2 and we bought it used and we never had a memory card so I had to borrow my friends or just start my games from the beginning every time

[@cavschamp5646]

i remember my wife bringing me to the mall and was surprised when we went to this shop selling psp and she asked what color and games for psp you want. psp was my first ever console and i still kept it for almost 12 years

[@chemselox]

ur wife is a true gamer

[@JoshyGoodtime1]

cavs champ That's a good woman right there, good job

[@zachariahwhite2050]

@@MollyDogsm What in there means he has problems again?

[@zachariahwhite2050]

@Reality Crack Films That has NOTHING to do with what he said. What are you? Fucking stupid?

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756]

@@MollyDogsm your life must be sad

[@samboktilley6481]

I loved my PSP so much! I had the first gen model in white, dropped and smashed the screen :( A years worth of Xmas and Bday money saved up meant I could buy another one and I still have it. Tekken, Burnout, Tony Hawk and Moto GP were my favourite games.

[@WhostheMAC1]

I Bought the PSP in 2005, I still have it today and it is still a Great System today.

[@ShaknunicPT-BR]

I still remember when I played online for the last time using PSN, one day everything was working and tomorrow everything was gone and couldn't connect to their servers anymore, it was a sad day to me...

[@Mardini7v]

I still think it's impressive that psp managed to play ps1 games in less than 10 years , like can you imagine portable device playing ps4 games in less than 10 years nowadays? this is really amazing!

[@fettibomba4504]

The psp was even equal poweeful like ps2, so it can even run ps2 games technically

[@Mardini7v]

@@fettibomba4504 i would say more like PlayStation 1.5 when it comes to it's power , because the games released on both psp/ps2 were little bit inferior visually and performamce wise on the psp

[@fettibomba4504]

@NINTENDO_SONYFAN SOLDIER lol

[@tiwitiwi6202]

why would you think ahead 10 years when we have gpdx and switch now

[@fettibomba4504]

@NINTENDO_SONYFAN SOLDIER answering 1 month later ,😂

[@typicalbruh]

Bruh you even added the PSP intro🔥😭😭1:02. Love it!!

[@tombot5000]

I used to sneak my PSP to play during slow periods in class. That UMD spinning noise gave me away every single time!

[@tryhardmoo]

Rip to the PSP dude. 3 games I fondly remember on the PSP was GTA Vice City Stories, SSX On Tour, and NFS Carbon

[@nathanchang7713]

If Sony took the idea for the PSP to make a phone in 2004/2005 apple would be bankrupted by now

[@Petar321_GT]

+1

[@tannerparks6030]

That's the problem though. Nobody expected that something like the iPhone would succeed and it was generally considered a fad when Apple announced it. Even if Sony had thought of it the people in charge their would have shot it down as a stupid idea

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

@Nathan Chang If Sony took the PSP and made it a phone by adding a SIM card slot and support before Apple ever made a phone. Then iPhone may not exist.

[@nathanchang7713]

@@argonauts56au1kera6 yeah, I mean I loved apple from 2007-2012 they were super cool and innovative both in terms of quality and design, but after 2015 it seems they really are boring and reuse designs and makes everything way more expensive

[@mr8I7]

I agree. The usability, clean look of the XMB and the screen quality of the PSP was so far ahead of the mobile competition at the time. The smartphones back then were clunky Windows Mobile phones that looked archaic next to a PSP.

[@Ps3JessicaBr]

still have mine and i`m still buying a lot of games, i use to play games when i`m going to my college and to study japanese (playing japanese games to improve), thinking about to get a ps vita too, but my psp it`s the only one that i can play everywhere without have to worry about being stolen

[@Dr_stogie]

I saved up and got the PSP Star Wars pack through layaway and logged thousands of hours of online play on Renegade Squadron. Seeing Chewy hold up the exact same model I grew up playing and loving really hits me with a wave of nostalgia. I’ve since purchased a PS Vita which is filled to the brim with mods that keeps me entertained for hours but it will never replace the excitement I felt playing PSP slim all those many years ago. Great documentary sir

[@daleanguiano6780]

Still got it, still playing it. Great documentary Mystic.

[@nathanmead140]

*ME TOO*

[@Alex-Ander517]

oh shit what do you play

[@AceTheSkylord]

The first console I ever owned, it's probably in a drawer somewhere at my parents' house. So many memories

[@Masterlewger]

I got my psp 12 years ago, and its still working. Who would have thought I would still have it in my college years, a game console I got from my 8th birthday, and still have it and play with it in my 20s. Once a psp gamer, always a psp gamer

[@robyrodyjr2679]

The best thing Playstation has ever dropped, it had the chance to capitalize on the handheld devices industry, the vita was supposed to be even great, still have memories of playing medal of honor, need for speed most wanted, resistance retribution, metal gear solid peace walker, spike, and twisted metal. I'm proud to call the psp my first ever handheld console and my favorite console in history.

[@AAilovemusic]

Me: I’m not a gamer nor have I ever been. KZbin’s algorithm: suggests this video Me 28 mins later: that was fascinating.

[@fikrijuanda6321]

28 minute later: i learned a history lessons

[@waddaho]

Piracy killed the psp

[@turtleanton6539]

Are you interested in history?

[@xsleepy1476]

@@waddaho no, it revived it like it did with vita

[@whyimhere5895]

You should stop watching nerdy shit and play some games my friend

[@hoopdie]

I still want a PSP at this day and age :(

[@Candle_Calmness]

Simple thing to do is buy a Vita and you the PSP Games are on there at the PS Store .

[@jspantonio8807]

buy a vita and hack it. then install Adrenaline

[@EonServoXA]

Anna I’ll give you my old PSP that doesn’t work anymore for free 😂

[@yeshuabainz2863]

u want a psp? ill sell u mine for 5$

[@helena1333]

Buy it

[@wade_says]

You did an excellent job with this my friend. PSP is unforgettable. I was given one as a gift from my Dad when I was a kid. I’ll never forget it.

[@OAlexisSamaO]

still love it, it was the CONSOLE, and the Homebrew options was just.... so amazing, i used it for everything, videos, music, play, calculator, webrowse ,ect it was so aesthetic and playing with my friends in school on the breaks the games monster hunter, dissidia, parasite eve , fate extra, persona 3 portable, Kingdom Hearts,

[@enzhymez]

ridge racer 2 if it was sold in the US.

[@ShoXwavee]

I had more fun playing the few games that i had on my PSP than all the 20+ games i had on the DS. I still love both handhelds

[@ShoXwavee]

@mabbohabb The DS also had a ridiculous amount of shovelware games

[@iceblacktempestrv6426]

This makes me want to have had a PSP when I was younger.

[@ShoXwavee]

@@iceblacktempestrv6426 it's still worth buying for cheap

[@fettibomba4504]

@@ShoXwavee nah just run it on a emulator

[@ShoXwavee]

@@fettibomba4504 another option i guess

[@MTurner005]

My older brother cried when I got a PSP for christmas and he didnt So sad :,(

[@Petar321_GT]

LMAO i am feeling sorry for your brother but that was very funny underrated comment

[@bluemartian9642]

Did you let him use it?

[@jamespierce8342]

Little bros get all the cool stuff 😤

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

@M Turner Did you let him use the PSP?

[@MTurner005]

@@argonauts56au1kera6 No. But he got to play my Guitar Hero 3... I still have the PSP, still works great lul

[@spikeboy6920]

that intro was so powerful it made me emotional just because of how much i love my PSP

[@TBoneBG]

My childhood PSP is still going strong (with the exception of the umd drive not working) and with cfw you get all the fun memories coming back, same with my DS lite. I had a vita, 2ds and a switch that I got rid of but those two I'm never letting go. Great documentary

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

There was no "fall" of their first portable It was a big success.

[@kevinmelendez1460]

Technically the "fall" of psp was when the ps vita released; the psp began to show its age and consumers quickly lost interest once vita came

[@ryanoconnor5176]

It also failed to overcome the ds and gba

[@thanos2399]

It fell when mobile gaming finally catched up. Around 2014. Then the switch came and that was basically over for the vita aswell.

[@JinteiModding]

@@thanos2399 yeah but mostly the Vita killed itself with games being bad ports or copies of existing PS3 games and here Is an example: Ridge Racer PSP, 2004: it's great, 60FPS at all time, graphics look really nice, menu songs and Menus in general are nice to look at, it's the perfect PSP launch title (also Ridge Racer 2 since it's the exact same game with a few more tracks and Cars and songs) Ridge Racer PS Vita, 2011: not great, graphics look downgraded from Ridge Racer 7 on the PS3, and there was so Little content locked behind DLCs. This Is not EA, its Namco, and for some reason they renamed some Cars (Soldat Raggio now known as Soldat Rauna) for some reason, and again, very Little content Also the PSP had almost perfect ports of PS2 games, Colin McRae Rally 2005, Midnight Club 3, ecc. Yeah some games might not run at a consistent 30/60FPS (especially CMR2005 and MC3 I mentioned) but they were still playable and fun to look at, they were basically PS2 games on the go, Nintendo took more than 10 years (literally) to make a portable device play SNES games. The PSP did It right at the start of it's Life And the Vita could have done the same, if It wasn't killed by low support, terrible games and nobody caring

[@IgnoreSolutions]

The “fail” is because it couldn’t overtake the DS. But it came *damn* close. It’s still the 4th best selling handheld of all time.

[@maurice482390]

That’s crazy PSP UMDs have more memory than GameCube Discs

[@jak3w]

... And micros sd cards hold more data then both of them combined. What your point my guy

[@maurice482390]

wall mob my point was back in that time is was hard to believe that a device that can play games,listen to music,watch videos and tv shows and browse the web would have software that can exceed software as far as memory capacity and that being a console that had better hardware than the PS2 and probably OG Xbox. The only fault with Nintendo and even know a days they still don’t know how big of impact online gaming is like with the Switch without proper voice chat and dedicated servers like OG Xbox and PS2 had back in the day. They just don’t know their competition at all.

[@PScoopYT]

Not really? Technically Gamecube Mini DVD discs is capable of 1.4 GB of storage. So the UMD is barely smaller than a Gamecube disc.

[@BlackLense]

@@jak3w Back in the day u can only get around 1gb of sd card...... max.

[@frizzyfrank2985]

P.Scoop yeah ok, but the GameCube was a home console and the PSP was a portable system that had discs with 400MB more storage than GameCube discs

[@MrDevillive]

Very well done documentary! It brought back so many good memories.

[@user-ud7cg1nf3h]

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. That's all I have to say.

[@jamestheredd]

The most aesthetically beautiful device until the iPhone 4.

[@rochester212]

Yes and Donald Trump is the best man to be elected president. American logic 101.

[@abhirajsah6308]

I owned a psp go before that a street model , but now they both are with my little brother and are working completely fine

[@TechniqueSan]

@@rochester212 Obsessed.

[@hassan123456killa]

@@abhirajsah6308 Sony devices have and will probably remain to be the most reliable devices technology has seen. Anything Japanese , you can be sure it is great quality and durable.

[@abhirajsah6308]

@@hassan123456killa true man when i was 10 or 11 ( i don' t remember correctly ) i got a ps2 which is currently in a great condition , though its memory card got corrupted but the device is working as smoothly as it was working 13 years ago

[@NigelSnipes]

Remember pre-ordering and queueing up for the launch for the psp, I bought 3, kept 1 and sold the others for big profit, enough to buy all the accessories. I still have it now and play from time to time 😊

[@bigchill67art24]

I love the way you put the documentaries together, it's very interesting and entertaining👌👍🔥

[@adammacgregor7587]

Bought mine in 2005, still have it, still cool in 2019.

[@Eugenepanels]

hold on to it never ever sell it i regret selling my ps2

[@ultimategamer8763]

I got lucky my friend gave it to me for free last year

[@draz9765]

The PSP is the toy I've been wishing for since childhood that I never got. I end up getting a brick game for my birthday

[@neonskies4205]

Lmao

[@BlazeBlueY3]

I never got a console I grew up with pc gaming and phone :( here I am with a psp emulator for my phone aying toukiden kiwami

[@ciggy.fe11]

@@BlazeBlueY3 if you actually want a psp cheap go on Facebook marketplace they sell it for around 25-55 £ with games and charger, got one 35£ with 10 games: wipeout pure, jackass, pes 5, SpongeBob Truth or square, etc.

[@BlazeBlueY3]

@@ciggy.fe11 thanks but nah im ok some psp games run fine 60flp on my phone

[@lolbro1765]

Now emulate almost all psp games on your mobile or pc, for free...

[@Siviqs]

this is my first time watching one of your videos and i gotta say i really enjoyed it! subbed!

[@astroastra]

I remember getting a PSP when I was very young while going to a shopping mall that has a hotel for my 4th or 5th birthday and being mesmerized by the visuals of their game library but I don’t think I was supposed to get it since my mom wanted me and my sister to have a same console which is why we later on it was returned and we both got a DSi for us to share games which turned out to be better in the long run but I still miss the day I had gotten to play on it 😌

[@clippygoat]

I remember having a PSP as my first portable console. Sadly, that PSP was later stolen by my Nanny, along with my PS1.

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

F

[@justrandomthings319]

Wow. What a shitty nanny. I had a GBA as a kid and my cousin stole it. I never forgave him to this day. When I got my PSP, I held onto that shit with a tight fist.

[@Cheeseyu3000]

Your nanny probably right now, playing spyro

[@clippygoat]

@Dr.Trayaurus Tbfh, she left our house the day after it was stolen. My mom had her contacts but it was out of reach when we tried calling it.

[@deathmarknetic]

I hate your nanny.

[@isaiahhernandez3056]

My parents got me the Star Wars bundle pack for Christmas when I was super young, damn I miss it

[@awaisamar7792]

I hot the Harry Potter blue psp bundle which my parents got me u still remember 8 years later

[@IMainBushranger]

I randomly stumbled your channel in my recs and I’m glad I did. Great video, definitely gonna check out more. Keep it up brotha 🤙🏾

[@cesarst3720]

The PSP was incredibly ahead of its time I'm still having my PSP It's like the inmortal partner

[@guardian8319]

I still have my PSP God of war edition with the sick kratos decal best psp ever

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756]

Sick. My nephew dropped mines in water and ruined it last year. My PSP was still running strong.

[@tr3isi845]

Ken Shamrock same I had mine since it was released and my niece was playing with it and dropped it:(

[@malcolmgonzales827]

I remember the red Chains of Olympus one and then the silver Ghost of Sparta one. both were dope.

[@pacmanAce]

Same , and it came with the classic Superbad 💯👏🏽❗️

[@Carl-G]

These documentary videos are brilliant and professionally made. Superb stuff ;)

[@MysticRyan]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[@Carl-G]

@@MysticRyan ;)

[@madhavagrawal8303]

I got it for my 4th birthday. Oh the days. I still have it and it is delight each time I hold it in my hands.

[@lynkuze6847]

PSP is my favorite console, for real. You could do everything with the PSP and with homebrew pffft endless hours of gaming. They are also very sturdy! I still have my original psp I got back in 2007, dropped on the floor countless times and even in water and still works lol!!!

[@songoku9348]

I remember back in 2005/06 when I was a kid going through some serious mental health issues. I asked my dad to buy me a PSP, and I loved it. The days of discovering CFW and emulators was truly an exciting experience, the years of finding PSOne eboots, being able to play SNES games etc. Those were the days, I’ve ‘retired’ from using my PSP now.

[@frizzyfrank2985]

If you can’t find a PS1 eboot just download the regular PS1 ISO file and convert it to a eboot.

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

@Sting you can still use a PSP now. There are plenty of undiscovered games on the console.

[@sabmu757]

The PSP is my favorite Playstation console, so many good memories from that time. Shame Sony couldn't replicate the same success with PSVITA.

[@giorgosprokos7949]

My psp 1000 from 2005 still works. With memory stick pro duo adapter that takes up to 2 micro sd, i have 32 GB of storage (2x16gb) for 12 euros. The battery lasts for ~2 hours.

[@CypressVision]

I'm glad the handheld market was big enough and survived long enough for the existence of the PSP. It was the first real "console comperiable" handheld. It existed at the perfect time in gaming and benefites from so many golden franchises from the mid 2000s. What a gem we had.

[@OverdriveTech]

Damn, I remember playing Wipeout Pure, Gran Turismo, Secret Agent Clank and many more games. Those were some good times.

[@astroidexadam5976]

I remember playing Invizimals, Full Auto 2 Battlelines,Gran Turismo and PES 2011.

[@srini7080]

Wipeout pure is still one of my favourite racing games.

[@loganphillips5471]

Spongebob: the yellow Avenger, Indiana Jones and the staff of kings, and so much more, I have a full box of PSP games.........I still have a PS VITA and PSP

[@IIIISai]

Mid Night Club, Ratchet and Clank Size matters, fbz Shin budokai, Dbz Tenkaichi Tag Team

[@kmasouss8449]

@@IIIISai midnight club is one of the best games ever made

[@PSG51]

Aahh i remember that time when i first bought the PSP, Good times that i won't ever forget!

[@stebano926]

I still remember the day one kid brought a psp into class (grade 6) and it BLEW my mind. Ahead of its time.

[@vasyls1767]

Psp3000 with midnight club 3 DUB edition was the peak of my childhood, the good old times before I knew what taxes and bills were.

[@thatothamae1394]

But smartphones really killed PSP. ..and digital cameras ..and voice recorders ..and calculators

[@jwatsss453]

Flash games also died to smartphones

[@theoneandonlygermanchief]

Also Walkmans/MP3 Player and Computer

[@jrchmgn.]

Don't forget abacus.

[@TafferDP]

Why they didn't kill 3DS?

[@couergarnet]

@@theoneandonlygermanchief I wouldn't say computer at least not yet

[@philsmith9412]

When I was a kid, my dream is to have PSP

[@JeSuisMrCraft]

I have a DSi XL and I would rather have my old PSP instead of the DS

[@GGboy1987]

I remember picking it up on launch from walmart along with tony hawk thug remix game and I was overjoyed the next few years. This was the most advanced mobile tech you could have back in 04-06 , pre smartphone web browsing, emulation, youtube, mp4 movies, mp3 music, free pirated games. I used to bring my psp and ipod to school and would just zone out during downtime, so much fun.

[@anmol2409]

Great video man seems a lot of efforts were put making it