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The People Still Keeping the PSP Alive: PSPunk (gardinerbryant.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Are there new handhelds in that form factor ? I love my steam deck but the PSPs were quite a bit more compact. Also, having tried both (PSP and vita) for a while, they felt like they had amazing build quality but idk if that's true. I definitely liked using them both anyway which is probably why people are keeping it alive.

I guess my main problem with them was that they were really expensive, in parts due to their gimmicky tech imo (UMD/back touch surface)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    Are there new handhelds in that form factor ?

    Like every other week.

    Well, not really, but there's a constant stream of new consoles from Retroid, Anbernic, AYN, Ayaneo, Miyoo... and a dozen other brands, and it's kinda an in-joke.

    Some are in a PSP-like form factor, Vita too, even PSP Go, some are like a GBA/GBA SP, Game Boy, DS/3DS... and some come in unusual form factors. Some are cheap in components and build, others are really powerful and well made (what is reflected in the price difference). All options/preferences are covered, I think.

    Just have a quick look here (no need to watch the videos, just skim through the thumbnails to see what's going on):

    https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCoZQiN0o7f36H7PaW4fVhFw

    You'll find a few interesting PSP-like ones in the second and third page, but going further maybe the models are "too old" or discontinued.

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