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The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP)[5] is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.[6] Development of the console was first announced during E3 2003,[7] and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E32004.[8] The system was released in JapanDecember 12, 2004,[9] in North America on March 24, 2005,[10] and in the PAL regionSeptember 1, 2005.[11] on on The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage media.[12][13] Other distinguishing features of the console include its large viewing screen,[14] robust multi-media capabilities,[15] and connectivity with the PlayStation 3, other PSPs, and the Internet.[16][17] Despite the console's considerable computing power and its formidable multimedia capabilities, sales have consistently lagged behind its main competitor, the Nintendo DS.[18] After the release of a remodeled, slimmer, and lighter version of the PlayStation Portable, appropriately titled Slim and Lite, in early September 2007, sales quadrupled in the United Kingdom the following week and increased by nearly 200% in North America for the month of October.[19][20] The PSP has faced stiff competition from the Nintendo DS, but remains the most successful handheld console of its generation.[21]
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