Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) Console

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for the most powerful and advanced handheld on the market, than look no further.

Review: The handheld market, for as long as I've been paying attention, has always seemed to be on lockdown. Countless companies managed only abismal success, though it didn't always seem like they were prepared enough. This is until Sega hit the scene, and...

The Bottom Line: If shelling out $250 for a portable console is fine with you, then? Nintendo, you have a problem.

Review: The Sony PSP (short for PlayStation Portable) has finally hit the store shelves after months of anticipation. The success of the Nintendo DS and the popularity of Nintendo handheld systems ensure that Nintendo will maintain the principal role in the...

The Bottom Line: If you can afford it, the PSP is a panacea; if you're just looking to play games, something a little more basic is the ticket.

Review: Update 04.25.2006: See the Show Your Support section for information on the new version 2.7 firmware upgrade

Nintendo has dominated the handheld market since, well practically since the handheld market was created. Over the years,...

The Bottom Line: If you've got an extra $250 (plus the price of accessories and games) to blow and you love games, the Sony PSP is an outstanding system.

Review: If you want the best portable game system on the market, there is no need to look any further than the Sony PSP. Sure it is expensive (about $250), but if you re a gamer at heart and want to bring great graphics along with your on trips and to...

The Bottom Line: If games are the primary reason for buying the PSP, you will love it. If not, I would focus on something else. Rate 4 1/2 stars with current game lineup.

Review: I walking into my ToysRUs on Friday afternoon and picked up a PSP for $249 with 3% sales tax. This is the same ToysRUs I visited to get the PS2 when it released in the US and the XBox when it released. In fact, this ToysRUs still had hundreds of PSP...

The Bottom Line: You want sleek? sexy? shiny? Go PSP!

Review: Nintendo has been an important staple in the handheld market ever since the original Gameboy was released in the 80 s. Actually, Nintendo is the only staple in the market, and has literally smashed any competition. When Sony announced that they d be...

The Bottom Line: If you're reading this a few years from now and a lot of the info seems old...well, that's because you're reading this a few years from now.

Review: For 10 years now, Sony has practically owned console gaming with their PlayStation brand. It took the dominant player, Nintendo, off its perch. Its dominance forced Sega out the door and into the nigh-obscurity it leads today. It put so much fear...

The Bottom Line: This is the ultimate handheld video game system.

Review: As someone who is a bit older than most active video game fanatics, I have experienced the "back in the day" systems of NEO GEO and the Original Game Boy. These always brought me a lot of joy as a youth, and I still think fondly back to those black...

The Bottom Line: It can do many great things, but I suggest that you don't buy one unless you plan on using it often.

Review: Early this year I decided to get a job working for a tax place called Liberty Income Tax. You re probably wondering, Well what did you do? My job was to stand at the corner, dressed up as Uncle Sam, and wave to cars that passed by. I was already...

The Bottom Line: If you must buy it, wait until the price comes down. Who knows, maybe the next device with mp3 playing capability will do your laundry too.

Review: The marketing for Sony's PSP Console was amazing - replete with Michael Jackson "Man In the Mirror" special effects and rockin' Franz Ferdinand music. But that doesn't mean you should spend $250 on this thing for your kids. The box actually calls it...