It’s no doubt an interesting matter that the PlayStation Portable has reached the 50 million “sell-in” figure worldwide. As well, there are over 2,000 UMD titles available with sell-in units reaching, count ‘em — that’s 200 million large. Now, how many of those PSPs are hacked, and how many of those UMDs have been ripped to an ISO and copied to a memory stick? Eh, eh… One could wonder…
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the cumulative worldwide sell-in units of PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-1000, 2000 and 3000 series) reached a total of 50 million units(*1) as of January 2009.
PSP keeps evolving as an innovative handheld entertainment system, offering a wide array of exciting software titles and introducing fun peripherals as well as upgrading features through regular system software updates. Inheriting the basic functions and the design philosophy of PSP-1000, slim and light PSP (PSP-2000) was launched in September 2007, introducing new features such as “Skype” and expanding the joy of PSP from the entertainment arena into the area of communication. In October 2008, SCE introduced PSP-3000 to the world, featuring an advanced high contrast LCD and a built-in microphone, while maintaining the form factors of PSP-2000. Gaining even greater support from a wide range of users worldwide, the world of PSP continues to grow.