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If you haven’t already heard about Sony’s PSP 2, codenamed Next Generation Portable (NGP), then you are in for a treat! The NGP features power enough to rival the Playstation 3 — and that’s not just fluffy marketing-speak. The specs of this little beast are off the charts.
Read on for a rundown of what’s included, and a NGP gameplay video of Uncharted.
The Sony PSP2 (NGP) includes the following:
- Quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor
- Power VR SGX534MP4+ GPU (also apparently quad-core)
- Multi-touch capacitive OLED screen (5in, 960×544 pixel)
- Multi-touch capacitive rear touchpad
- Dual analogue sticks
- 6-Axis motion sensing system (gyroscope/accelerometer — and a compass too)
- Front and rear cameras
- WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS
- New, vertically paging interface
- Fancy new media storage system for games (which are downloadable, only)
And all of the other stuff you expect from a PSP.
Sony obviously plans to swing hard for the mobile gaming system title. Some people have already pointed out that they skipped the 3D craze here, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t planning another model with 3D capability. In fact, it is highly possible that there will be multiple versions of the NGP available at different price points when it launches later this year (that’s what I said… later this year). A wifi-only version has been mentioned, for example, and it is likely that there will be other features that might be considered premium and affect the overall price point.
On that, Sony is still being rather hush-hush about how much this little beauty will cost, saying only that “It’s not going to be $599,” and that they “will shoot for an affordable price that’s appropriate for the handheld gaming space.” (Engadget)
PSOne games will be available for download on the PSP2, and downloaded PSP titles will be playable as well — seems you’re out of luck if you have a lot of UMD games, though. Either way, my white, Darth Vader emblazoned PSP 2000 is probably going up for sale, and soon!
Uncharted Gameplay Video – PSP2 (NGP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIx9h02ArmoYummy, yes?
Anthony Russo says:
Looks about as good as a PSP can be so will be interesting to see if this is going to succeed.
I am still wary of the handheld daming systems future though as many just will game on their phone and now are trained to buy games for 99 cents or at the high end, $9.99. Good luck selling these $40+ PSP and DS games.
Nintendo has it’s die hard fan base and iconic characters to carry it in the beginning, but I don’t see much of a future here. Smartphones are killing this space.
Anthony
January 29, 2011 — 12:41 pm
Bobby Travis says:
I don’t know man, the cheaper mobile market is booming, sure, but there is definitely still a strong market for super-high quality portables with hardware controls. Also, the PSP already connects to Skype, and now have a front facing camera — and I will not be even a bit surprised if a PS Phone is launched at some point.
January 29, 2011 — 6:58 pm
Maria Pavel says:
Hi Bobby,
The new PSP NGP looks great, it looks like the old PSP version but it’s obviously much better and more good-looking. I’m glad they didn’t modify the design of the PSP itself, I’m glad that the buttons are still the same too. The graphics are just great, very attractive and good-looking, it makes me want to go and buy the new PSP right away. Congratulations to Sony for the new PSP and to you for sharing this great article. Thanks a lot for sharing it!
Best regards,
Maria
January 29, 2011 — 4:01 pm
Bobby Travis says:
My pleasure, MAria.
January 29, 2011 — 6:59 pm
Ali Mujtaba says:
OMG it looks so great, I literally want one right now! DAMN
January 30, 2011 — 7:57 pm