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You Won’t Believe When PSP Released—This 2006 Icon Was Hidden for Decades! In the early 2000s, portable gaming was booming, but one console quietly revolutionized handheld play: the PlayStation Portable, or PSP, launched in 2006 by Sony. Yet, few know—for nearly a decade, this gaming giant was almost hidden from memory. Buried deep in Sony’s archives, the PSP’s 2006 debut offered groundbreaking features but faded from mainstream spotlight for years. In this article, we uncover the surprising story of how the PSP arrived in 2006, what made it a landmark in gaming history, and why it took so long for its legacy to resurface. --- ### The Hidden Gem That Defined a Generation: The 2006 PSP Launch