Mossberg: PSP great for playing games - but not media

Paul Sinclair • Mar 15, 2005 • Comments ()

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg has published his long-awaited review of the PSP. Mossberg says that the Sony device is "an impressive hand-held game player with great graphics, good game controls and strong multiplayer capabilities" but that its...

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg has published his long-awaited review of the PSP. Mossberg says that the Sony device is "an impressive hand-held game player with great graphics, good game controls and strong multiplayer capabilities" but that its movie and music capabilities are "hobbled by design and cost issues, at least at launch." He says the PSP isn't likely to replace the iPod or the portable DVD player anytime soon.

"As expected, gaming on the PSP was a lot of fun. But playing or viewing movies, music, photos and home videos was less satisfying because of limitations in the PSP's interface, storage capabilities and ability to work well with PCs," Mossberg concluded. "If you're interested in the PSP specifically for its gaming purposes, as we suspect many users are, you won't be disappointed. Just don't expect much else right now."