When I finished my studies and left my childhood home 15 years ago, the only piece of gaming hardware I brought with me was my PSP. Sony’s first portable console wasn’t just jam-packed with great games, it also served as my portable media player.
In the age of smartphones and streaming services, it’s long been retired, but when I recently dug it out to revisit the memories, I was sad to see that the battery pack had swelled to a dangerous degree. Sure, I could buy a new battery pack, but instead, I moved on to a new handheld that perfectly captures and builds on what made the PSP great.