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Collection year: 2004
PSP Sounds
“A familiar sound from another era.”
- Collection year
- 2004
- Audio files
- 1
- Sound groups
- 1
- Peak era
- Classic desktop and early digital era
- Company
- Sony
- Category
- Internet Sounds
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Listen to the Sounds
1 familiar sounds. Click a track to listen.
Original recordings: Sony.
About the Collection
The PlayStation Portable startup cue, from the era of UMD discs, pocket-sized movies, and games taken away from the television. Click a track to listen in the retro player.
The startup cue helped carry PlayStation identity into a portable setting. It marked the beginning of a session on a device that might be used on a journey, away from the familiar television and room associated with a home console.
Because the PSP also handled media beyond games, the opening could precede several different kinds of use. The recording preserves that shared starting point: the brief moment when the handheld announced itself before the user settled into a particular title or activity.
Things You Probably Forgot
- This collection keeps a small selection of recognizable sounds rather than every file from the original archive.
The Story
- 2004 Sony launches PlayStation Portable in Japan. Its startup sequence gives the handheld a recognizable PlayStation identity in a smaller form.
- 2005 PSP reaches North America and Europe. Games, music, and video share the same portable device, making its opening cue a familiar part of journeys as well as time at home.
- 2018 The startup recording is preserved alongside other console boot sounds. A few seconds bring back the ritual of switching on the handheld before choosing a game or movie.
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