Manufacturer: Sony

Type: Handheld game console

Generation: Seventh generation era

First available: Japan December 12, 2004
North America March 24, 2005
Europe Australia 1 September 2005

CPU: Dual-core MIPS32, R4000-based (little endian), each core clocked between 1 and 333 MHz

Media: UMD, Memory Stick, PRO Duo

Online service: Infrastructure and Ad-hoc through 802.11b Wi-Fi

Units sold: 17.3 million units shipped[1]

Top-selling game: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories