PSP2 Announced, Codenamed NGP
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Sony claims its graphics will rival the PlayStation 3
Sony formally revealed the heavily-rumored PSP2 in Japan today. The device has been codenamed NGP for "next generation portable." It is set for release by the end of 2011. Pricing information was not provided.
Critical Details
She's a beaut.
NGP will use a new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. The cards will store full game titles and add-on game content or save data. Sony notes that they'll be able to provide higher capacity cards in the future to allow developers to store more game data. The device also supports PlayStation Network Trophies.
The NGP contains a touch screen on top and a touch pad on the bottom. This will allow players to interact with games through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" moves of the fingers.
The Release Date and Price
Sadly, the release date and price were not revealed. However, Sony did say that the NGP would be out for the 2011 holiday season.
The Games
The NGP's debut party saw Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet and Call of Duty take the stage, but most were just tech demos. So far, more than 10 third-parties are listed a supporting the NGP. Click here to read more and see them all.
Sony formally revealed the heavily-rumored PSP2 in Japan today. The device has been codenamed NGP for "next generation portable." It is set for release by the end of 2011. Pricing information was not provided.
Critical Details
She's a beaut.NGP will use a new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. The cards will store full game titles and add-on game content or save data. Sony notes that they'll be able to provide higher capacity cards in the future to allow developers to store more game data. The device also supports PlayStation Network Trophies.
The NGP contains a touch screen on top and a touch pad on the bottom. This will allow players to interact with games through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" moves of the fingers.
The Release Date and Price
Sadly, the release date and price were not revealed. However, Sony did say that the NGP would be out for the 2011 holiday season.
The Games
The NGP's debut party saw Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet and Call of Duty take the stage, but most were just tech demos. So far, more than 10 third-parties are listed a supporting the NGP. Click here to read more and see them all.
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The Interface: LiveArea
The new interface.
NGP, the successor to the PlayStation Portable, is getting an all-new interface. Dubbed LiveArea, the program acts as a hub page for games, and like the XMB before it, LiveArea allows users to hop between the different parts of the PlayStation space. Want to know more about the live message boards and 3G connectivity? More on LiveArea.
PlayStation Suite
The touch pad back.
Ever wish you could play PlayStation games on your smartphone or tablet? Sony aims to do precisely that with PlayStation Suite, their new unified gaming platform for Android 2.3.
Cleck here for more on PlayStation Suite
Hardware Specs
CPU:
ARM Corte-A9 core (4 core)
GPU:
SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions:
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
Screen:
(Touch screen) 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad:
Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras:
Front camera, Rear camera
Sound:
Built-in stereo speakers, built-in microphone
Sensors:
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)
Three-axis electronic compass
Location
Built-in GPS
Wi-Fi location service support
Keys/Switches:
PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless Communications:
Mobile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)
(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP) -
thats dope..i dont like the placement of the right analog stick tho..could get in the way of the x button.
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Yo! Imagine playing COD online on the bus or on the ? in HD. Defining life moments.
2 analogs is best thing. Alot of decent games like Splinter Cell got ? by the single analog. This needs to come out. -
Is it cartrdge discs or download only?
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Nah, Sony made up some ? again. Its some kind of proprietary flash card or some ? .
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Nah, Sony made up some ? again. Its some kind of proprietary flash card or some ? .
Yea, that's right. There was an article last week where they were asking devs to make DL'd games for the NGP. -
i bet money Kojima is making ZOE3 for it...
itll be perfect for it -
i wonder if this is gone be able to play emulators!
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this thing isnt from Earth, yall seen the Uncharted demo footage? Crazy
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i think when the NGP comes.. all the PS2 games will come... picture FFX and MGS 3 on a long plane flight... whats the battery life?
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i think when the NGP comes.. all the PS2 games will come... picture FFX and MGS 3 on a long plane flight... whats the battery life?
They're saying 5-6 hours -
perfect... as long as they have it to where i can change the batteries
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New HD Games Trailer
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that Killzone looks sick
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I can't believe its going to be as powerful as PS3 when it's just a handheld. Its amazing I think.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUqD8zJJCZ0
