They released in Japan in 2004 and 2011, respectively.
What’s the difference between them?
We break it down.
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Sony discontinued the PSP in 2014.
The PS Vita was discontinued in 2019.
Overall, though, it doesn’t feel too bulky, just more substantial than the PSP.
PSP vs PS Vita - Top View.Niko Silvester
The big differences are three: first, there’s a second analog stick on the PS Vita.
Second, there’s the front camera, fairly unobtrusive near the shape buttons.
And finally, look at the size of that screen!
PSP vs PS Vita - Back View.Niko Silvester
It’s not a huge difference, but you could feel it when holding both of them.
Moving the power button was a good idea.
That’s not a problem with the PS Vita.
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The memory card slot and input for the USB/charging cable are also on the bottom.
Really, there are only four things to note.
One, the absence of a UMD (Universal Media Disc) drive on the PS Vita.
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The Vita ditches that technology for cartridges and digital downloads instead.
Three, there’s another camera on the PS Vita.
It’s bigger and more noticeable than the front camera, but still relatively unobtrusive.
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And four, the PS Vita has nice little finger-grip areas.
These differences make the PS Vita more comfortable to hold than thePSP-2000or-3000.
It’s the same width, but thinner and shorter.
It kind of looks like doll-sized PS3 game packaging.
Those cards are even smaller than Nintendo DS carts.
But there’s a lot of wasted space inside the box.
Yes, the PS Vita cards aretiny.
And they have four times the capacity of the PSP card.
