Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that the cumulative worldwide sell-in units of PSP handheld entertainment system (PSP-1000, 2000 and 3000 series) reached a total of 50 million units as of January 2009.
As the first handheld platform from the PlayStation family, PSP made its debut in December 2004 in Japan, March 2005 in North America, May 2005 in Asian countries and regions, and September 2005 in Europe/PAL territories.
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.
On the games front, more than 2,000 titles on UMD are available worldwide, with cumulative software sell-in units reaching 200 million to date. In addition to packaged games, taking advantage of PSP's network capability, many network games have become available for download initially via PLAYSTATION3 or PC.
