Sony PSP-1000Classic Handheld
Classic HandheldDiscontinued
Sony PSP-1000
Sony · Released Mar 2005 ·
The Sony PSP-1000 is a 4.3" TFT handheld from Sony powered by the Allegrex. It launched at around $60.
5.4
out of 10
$60
Launch price $60
Pros
Cons
- −Low resolution screen
- −Black bars when playing older retro systems
- −No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything)
- −Outdated TFT screen technology
- −No Bluetooth
- −No video out, can't be connected to an external display
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full speedPlayableLimitedNot supported
Game BoyFull speed
Game Boy AdvanceFull speed
NESFull speed
SNESPlayable
Nintendo 64Not supported
GameCubeNot supported
WiiNot supported
Wii UNot supported
Nintendo DSNot supported
Nintendo 3DSNot supported
Nintendo SwitchNot supported
Sega GenesisFull speed
Sega SaturnNot supported
DreamcastNot supported
PlayStationFull speed
PlayStation 2Not supported
PSPFull speed
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- Allegrex
- CPU
- MIPS R4000, Dual cores, 333 MHz
- GPU
- Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine, 166 MHz
- RAM
- 32 MB
- Storage
- External Memory Stick PRO Duo Internal
- Weight
- 280 g
- Dimensions
- 170 x 74 x 23 mm
- Cooling
- Passive
Display
- Size
- 4.3″
- Resolution
- 480 x 272
- Panel
- TFT
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- No
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 1800 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- None
- Ports
- 3.5mm headphone, microSD
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 1
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- No
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Proprietary
Also plays natively: Proprietary
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
Value10.0
Build5.1
Screen6.0
Performance2.9
The Sony PSP-1000 is a 4.3" TFT handheld from Sony powered by the Allegrex. It launched at around $60. It carries 32 MB of RAM and runs Proprietary. Trade-offs to note: Low resolution screen; Black bars when playing older retro systems; No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything).