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As you will soon discover there are plenty of different types of portable games consoles a person can choose from which they can then play their most favored video games on. Although you have the Nintendo DS and the Gameboy in this article we will be taking a look at just what the Sony PSP can offer you, and which seems to be one of the more popular of the portable games consoles now available.

As with any kind of portable device the biggest problem faced by many people today is how long the batteries are going to last. Yet although the PSP has a very powerful operating system the batteries they use have been specifically designed to allow for much longer play time. Plus even when the batteries do eventually need recharging a person can carry on playing their game whilst this operation is being performed.

As for the time it takes for the batteries to charge on average it will take around 2 hours before the batteries of the PSP have become fully charged once more. But another advantage to being able to play with this console whilst the batteries are being charged is that even when the batteries have been completely drained of power as soon as you plug it into a mains and begin recharging them you can play games on it once more.

A great feature to be found on the Sony PSP that is not to be found on any other kind of portable games console machine is that it allows you to play all kinds of music that you would be able to play on an MP3. However in order to be able to listen to your music properly it is best if you spend a little extra cash and invest in a good set of headphones rather than using the pair that came with the console. In fact more and more people who own a PSP rather than just playing games on theirs will also use it to play all their favorite songs on and won’t need to invest further money into buying an MP3 player as well.

Just like the Nintendo DS the PSP now comes with a wireless feature which means that you have the capability of playing against others with a PSP up to a distance of 100 feet away from each other. Plus you are not restricted to just playing against one person using this feature in fact up to 8 people who have PSP’s can play the same game on a wireless connection at any one time.

A major problem faced by many people when using any kind of portable video game player is the amount of time it takes for theirs to either boot up or loads the game. However Sony has thought of everything when it comes to their PSP and it now comes with a sleep mode feature. This means that you are able to put your PSP in to sleep mode at the flick of a button and as soon as you are ready to resume playing your game just flicking the same switch will get you to the point where you left it.

Probably one of the best benefits to be had from owning a Sony PSP over some of the other types of portable games consoles now available is that it allows you to play MP4 formatted movies on it. But be warned that in order to do so you will need to have the right kind of software which will allow you to convert any movie you want into the right format in order for you to watch it on your PSP. Luckily there are websites around today which offer you the chance to download such software for free, but be carefully when doing so as some may actually download other files that could corrupt your PC and then your PSP.

As you can see where the PSP is concerned compared to many other types of video games console there are major advantages to be had from owning one. Plus as with any kind of product made by Sony you are assured that you will be provided with superb customer support and technical support at all times.