When it comes to choosing the right kind of portable games console you can play your favorite video games on there are a number of different ones you can choose from. However in this article we are specifically be going to take look at the Sony Play Station Portable (PSP) which of all the consoles now available seems to be one of the most popular.

The biggest problem that is faced by many people when using portable games consoles is how long the batteries are likely to last. Well even though the PSP has the most powerful system in portable gaming consoles today Sony has managed to over come this particular problem. They have designed this particular one so that even why you are playing the batteries contained within the unit can be charged.

As for the time it takes for the batteries to charge on average it will take around 2 hours before the batteries of the PSP have become fully charged once more. But another advantage to being able to play with this console whilst the batteries are being charged is that even when the batteries have been completely drained of power as soon as you plug it into a mains and begin recharging them you can play games on it once more.

A great feature to be found on the Sony PSP that is not to be found on any other kind of portable games console machine is that it allows you to play all kinds of music that you would be able to play on an MP3. However in order to be able to listen to your music properly it is best if you spend a little extra cash and invest in a good set of headphones rather than using the pair that came with the console. In fact more and more people who own a PSP rather than just playing games on theirs will also use it to play all their favorite songs on and won't need to invest further money into buying an MP3 player as well.

As with the Nintendo DS the Sony PSP has a wireless facility. This then means that if you want you and your friend or friends can be matched up against each other without having to be sat right next to each other. Plus another major advantage to the PSP and its wireless feature is that up to 8 players at anyone time can be connected to each other and playing the same game.

A major problem faced by many people when using any kind of portable video game player is the amount of time it takes for theirs to either boot up or loads the game. However Sony has thought of everything when it comes to their PSP and it now comes with a sleep mode feature. This means that you are able to put your PSP in to sleep mode at the flick of a button and as soon as you are ready to resume playing your game just flicking the same switch will get you to the point where you left it.

As long as you have the right memory stick then you are quite capable of playing MP4 formatted movies on your PSP. But in order to do this you need some software which enables you to convert the movies over to the right format. But although you can get some for free it is better if you purchase your converter to ensure that you don't down load unwanted files etc.

So as you can see there are many advantages to be had from owning a Sony PSP compared to the other kinds of portable games consoles now available. But apart from these another major benefit to be had from the PSP is that you know as with all Sony equipment you are going to be provided with good customer and technical support at all times.