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The PSP-3000 is a 4.3 inch 30:17 Proprietary handheld that plays everything up to PSP well, made by Sony. It came out in October 2008. Inside is the Allegrex with 64 MB of RAM.
PSP-3000 videos
What it plays
Plays up to: PSP. Chip: Allegrex.
Scores out of 100. 100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues on this device. 80 or more plays well (green), 50 to 79 plays partly (yellow).
What owners say
“I have a dark green PSP-3000 and I absolutely love it. It's been my constant companion for many, many years.”
What the specs mean
Same chip as 4 other handhelds
The Allegrex also powers the PSP Go, PSP Street, PSP-1000, PSP-2000. The same chip means similar speed, though memory and cooling can differ.
Based on: Our handheld database (chip field)
Rating
Original consoles get no RETROPULSE score: it rates handhelds made for emulation.
Good
- Plays everything up to PSP well
- Video out to a TV
Not so good
- N64 games can struggle
- TFT screen, not IPS or OLED
- Small 1,200 mAh battery
Specs
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Chip | Allegrex |
| CPU | MIPS R4000 |
| Cores | Dual |
| Clock speed | 333 MHz |
| GPU | Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine |
| RAM | 64 MB |
| Cooling | No |
| Screen | |
| Size | 4.3" |
| Type | TFT |
| Resolution | 480 x 272 |
| Pixel density | 128 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 30:17 |
| Dual screen | No |
| Controls | |
| D-pad | Separated Cross, Upper placement |
| Analog sticks | Yes |
| Stick layout | Single, bottom |
| Shoulder buttons | No L2/R2 |
| Rumble | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Connectivity | |
| Storage | External Memory Stick PRO Duo |
| SD card | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (?) |
| Bluetooth | No |
| USB-C | No |
| Video out | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes |
| Build | |
| Form factor | Horizontal |
| Dimensions | 169 x 71 x 19 mm |
| Weight | 189 g |
| Battery | 1200 mAh |
| Shell | Plastic |
| Speakers | Front |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Proprietary |
Questions
Can the PSP-3000 play PS2 games?
Not well. PS2 scores 0 out of 100. It plays everything up to PSP well.
Does it have a headphone jack?
Yes.
How big is the battery?
1,200 mAh. The middle Linux and other handheld in our database has 3,000 mAh.
Can it connect to a TV?
Yes, it has video out.
Price and newer models
Launch price unknown
Similar handhelds
Specs and emulation scores from the retrocatalog.com handheld database. The score out of 10 is our own.