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On the anniversary of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Hideo Kojima has revealed the «one regret» he holds about the original PlayStation Portable game. Interestingly, this concern isn't related to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's gameplay or story but another key immersive aspect.

A well-known PlayStation hardware modder has combined some exciting PSP mods to build the 'ultimate' version of the handheld console. The PSP first launched in December 2004 as Sony's first handheld gaming console, and this project proves how it's still an icon of the industry.

Ben Starr, the voice actor of Final Fantasy 16's Clive Rosfield, has joined fans in calling for a brand-new entry in the Final Fantasy Tactics spin-off subseries. The first Final Fantasy Tactics game was first released in 1997 for the PS1 as a tactical RPG spin-off to the mainline games. The original game got plenty of critical acclaim and would become one of the franchise's most well-regarded spin-offs, which eventually created a mini-franchise. While the series hasn't had a new title since the 2007 remake of the first game on PSP, there are still a number of fans who are hoping the series will make a comeback one day, with Ben Starr being one of them.

Thanks to the clever thinking of one gamer, a broken PSP has been repurposed as a great housewarming present. Sony's first attempt at creating a handheld PlayStation with the PSP is now a relic of the gaming past, but this fan's creative way of giving the handheld console a second life is incredibly interesting.

To the surprise of many, Bend Studio is releasing an update for the version of the PSP game Resistance: Retribution that's playable on PS4 and PS5. Sony has been bringing classic PSP games to the PlayStation Plus Premium tier of its subscription service for the past couple of years, with Resistance: Retribution one of the most noteworthy handheld games available on the service.

After Google engineers hacked the PlayStation Portal to run PSP games natively, Sony fixed the bug, removing this unintended functionality from its latest handheld. The fix had a helping hand from engineers Andy Nguyen and Calle Svensson when the former said they «responsibly reported the issues to PlayStation,» allowing Sony to find and patch the bug.

A mod for the PSP Go is making a major upgrade to the digital-only Sony handheld, significantly expanding the console's storage space. The ill-fated digital-only PlayStation Portable was first debuted by Sony in 2009 as an entirely new revision of the popular handheld, featuring a digital-only design. The spinoff console dropped compatibility with the PSP's «UMD» discs in favor of a more modern approach, exclusively featuring digital games and media on the handheld. Now, a new mod for the PSP Go is looking to combat one of its biggest drawbacks.

The classic PlayStation Portable-era shooter Resistance: Retribution has received trophies as part of an update bringing it to Sony's PS Plus Premium Classics catalog. Part of the PlayStation-exclusive Resistance sci-fi series, Resistance: Retribution is the second game in the series to become playable on PS4 and PS5, after Resistance 3.

One Google engineer is showing off a PlayStation Portal hack that allows the device to play PSP games. The PlayStation Portal is designed to be a handheld device that remotely controls the user's PS5 console, but that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from trying to expand upon the accessory's utility.

Final Fantasy 8 director, and series producer, Yoshinori Kitase has said he would change its combat system in a hypothetical remake.

It's been nearly two decades since the release of the PSP, but its GPS app surprisingly still functions. Nostalgic PSP fans might not even recall that the handheld had any navigation capabilities, as it never quite caught on and became mainstream. Between smartphones and in-car navigation apps, standalone GPS devices are already beginning to feel like a thing of the past, much less when attached to a game console from several generations ago.

The 2012 PSP title, Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 4 Plus: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso has received an English fan translation thanks to some intrepid fans. Now simply called Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: The Eye of God and the Devil’s Navel, the patch is available for download now.

You won’t find Rock Band Unplugged at the top of many Best PSP Games lists, but the Harmonix spin-off – released during the peak of plastic peripheral popularity – was one of the finest games you could find on Sony’s handheld during its pre-PS Vita renaissance circa-2009. A stripped-back version of the main console games, this portable reimagining saw you switching between instruments, completing “phrases” by rhythmically tapping buttons in time to the music.

Here’s some heartwarming, if also slightly frustrating, proof that secrets and mysteries can last longer than five minutes in video games, even in the internet age. Cheat codes have just been discovered in the Gran Turismo game for PlayStation Portable — 14 years after it came out. Quick! To GameFAQs!

I think a crucial test of a game's visual identity is how well it holds up to a demaster. Bloodborne, for instance, manages to remain recognisably and wonderfully itself when you turn it into some kind of PS1-style kart racer, and it's in no small part down to the talent of both the demaster's makers and FromSoft's art team. And hey, perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out that applies to other games in the studio's catalogue too.

Disney Pixar's PSP title, Up, is coming to PlayStation's Classics Catalogue.

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has given the PSP a long-overdue funeral, and with it, revealed a few previously unknown details about the beloved handheld's life.

How do you feel about PS Plus Premium now then? There’s no question it’s got a lot, lot better than it used to be – and most first-party games are even launching with full Trophy sets right now. That includes the latest trio of PSP titles added to the service today: Ape Escape: On the Loose, Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice, and MediEvil: Resurrection.

It now appears that the PSP versions of Tekken and Soul Calibur are coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.