The very first details about the release of the PSP follow-up, the PlayStation NGP, have traveled half-way around the world from Tokyo, straight into your brain. After weeks and months of speculation, Sony announced to a group of eager gamers that the PSPs successor, the NGP (short for "Next Generation Portable") will appear on store shelves during the holiday season of 2011.
Features will include...
- 5-inch OLED sceen
- Front and rear touchpads and cameras
- GPS functionality
- 3G speed
- Raised dual analog sticks
- SixAxis controls
- Plays NGM (or "New Game Media")
Sony is referring to the new user-interface for the NGP as LiveArea which will support the PlayStation Store, Trophies, friends, web browers, messaging and serve as a launching pad for other applications. The "Near" program will use the internal GPS to track your location and movement to provide information on what gamers are playing in your area.
Recognizable franchises heading for the new platform include LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted, Killzone, Resistance, Hot Shots Golf and WipEout. New titles include Little Deviants, Broken, Reality Fighters and Gravity Daze.
No price point was announced, but check back with G4TV.com for full coverage from the event in the hours to come..
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truepurple
I meant to say, buttons/joystick works fine as controls, I hope not every portable system from here on out has touch screen controls. And that if there is touch for the front and back, I see no way to hold it too without a third hand or some strange stand.
truepurple
The double touch screen sounds stupid, buttons work well for that. And how the hell are you suppose to hold it and move your hands over it at the same time?
"The "Near" program will use the internal GPS to track your location and movement to provide information on what gamers are playing in your area."
Not only does that sound useless, it sounds bad. I don't want my console keeping tabs on me, and I don't care what gamers are playing in my area. I wonder if this is something that you need to enable/pay for, or at least something disable-able.
Even if both of these things are optional, it unfortunately adds to cost.
A thin portable player with OLED screen able to play playstation 3 games would be great enough, especially if also backwards compatible.
erosennin987
looks like someone was a stupidly trolling and putting negatives one everyones comments
snovvlemur
this is what i did i just hacked my psp (blue one)and now i can play any game from mario to prinny or final fantasy for free no cost at all and if i want to play an exclusive game for ps3 ill play on my ps3 theres no need for anything else it is epic oh i also have the firs ds u know (gray one)and i just bought it a r4 whisk is a game where u can get any ds game from the interner
Ikunami
i hear ff7 is gonna be on it good source but we'll see
tanksalas1@hotmail.com
ok first it has built in gps u could play online like the ps3 wich is cool and the psp is now 5 inch touch screen with camera and 2 analog sticks the begining of the future has begun godbless the creaters of the system im totaly getting it
avellar
Sweet! Now I just need Monster Hunter on it and I'll be a happy gamer
MyNokz
when is thi goin to come out i relly want it for my b-day at april 7th and its comin soon
MyNokz
cool when is psp2 goin to come out i want it for my b-day at april 7th and its comin soon
Static_Shock
they need lots of adventure games and rpg games for the npg to compete with nintendo. i hope they get some good ones because i would like to get the npg (psp2)
brittany123
yaaay, I'm so excited. xD. seems like its worth it.
m0neygrip
so for us poor ppl who cant afford it gotta waste our $ by turnin in systems to gaystop n play n gay but how much u guys make make it cheaper for us gamers that dont have $ like that the ppl who work 4 there $ not not have mommy n daddy buy them $50-$70 games for b day n x mas since I lost my mom at young age i still got my Atari and Nintendo with a dresser full of games...HELL NO I WONT SELL THEM there memories n u can play ne game u want on emulator thanx to puters think bout the poor depressed kids who would luv a ps2 or 3 now when u got ps4 bout made
bubblemanheadshotfun
omg i hope that they dont make a new one in on month
shinji_xak
Still looking for a price!!!
It looks impressive as long as they keep the price below $300
Static_Shock
i want the NGP and i'm excited about it. but before i can scream like a little girl, i need to see some RPG's for it. like Final Fantasy, White Knight (maybe), Star Ocean, Valkyria Chronicles, the Lunar Series, and some new RPGs that we haven't seen before. and for it to do better than the last PSP, it need kid games. i don't mind playing a few (like Mini Ninja) but if it appeal to the younger gen just like it does for the hardcore gamer, then it will sell more. if you don't believe me... look at what Nintendo has been doing.
Fsin
Heeelll Yeah. its about time they did an over haul on there psp system. And personally im digging the cloud efffect.
btokorn
i hear that is gona cost 299 dolar but i want to know how much memory have or how mach can put in it and what kind of memory is gona still be the pro duo or what ???
and i love that is 4 nucles more then xbox360 god stuff hope the resident evil portable is not at the market because they want to put it in the NGP yeeeaaa!!!!! finger cruz haha
fjp500
damn and i thought the pspgo was cool way to go sony!
drob86
So i was thinking of games that would be awesome for it such as .
Mortal Kombat 2011 & Shadow Complex (a sequel and not a port)
the-Grim-Gamer
great look, great list of features, buy does it play the old psp games? we need somting 2 play when we upgrade.
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