PlayStation Portable vs PlayStation Vita

The short verdict

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PlayStation Portable

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PlayStation Vita

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Choose the PlayStation Portable if

Cheaper today ($265 vs $700)

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PlayStation Vita

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At a glance

Key differences

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Why pick thePlayStation Portable1 win

−$435Cheaper today$265 vs $700

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Why pick thePlayStation Vita0 wins

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Full specs

Side-by-side specifications

Performance2 differences

Consoles Gpu

Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine GPU , 2.6 GFLOPS [ 4 ] [ 3 ]

Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+

GPU

Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine GPU , 2.6 GFLOPS [ 4 ] [ 3 ]

Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+

Design1 difference

Dimensions

PSP-1000: 2.9 in (74 mm) (h) 6.7 in (170 mm) (w) 0.91 in (23 mm) (d) PSP-2000/3000: 2.8 in (71 mm) (h) 6.7 in (169 mm) (w) 0.75 in (19 mm) (d) PSP Go (PSP-N1000): 2.7 in (69 mm) (h) 5.0 in (128 mm) (w) 0.65 in (16.5 mm) (d) PSP Street (PSP-E1000): 2.9 in (73 mm) (h) 6.8 in (172 mm) (w) 0.85 in (21.5 mm) (d)

PCH-1000 : 83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h) 182 mm (7.2 in) (w) 18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d) PCH-2000 : 85.1 mm (3.35 in) (h) 183.6 mm (7.23 in) (w) 15.0 mm (0.59 in) (d)

General1 difference

Released

December 12, 2004

December 17, 2011

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