Sony Announces New Portable System
First details revealed on Project Next Generation Portable.
Published: January 27, 2011
The original PSP launched in North America in March of 2005. It’s now been almost six years and Sony is ready to launch its new handheld system (a launch date is still to be announced). Codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable) according to the Sony press release, the new handheld system brings gamers a huge list of features and some of the most powerful hardware to date capable of playing PlayStation 3 games. Sony at their press event in Japan showed off a brand new Uncharted and Metal Gear Solid 4 being fully playable on the device.
The key features include:
- Multi-touch OLED screen
- Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device
- Two analog sticks
- A front and rear camera
- Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass
- Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards
- Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity
- NGP will be able to play PSP titles, minis, PS one classics, video and comics from the PlayStation Store.
Hardware Specs:
CPU: ARM Cortex-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: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Touchscreen: Multi-touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touchpad: 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 and left sticks; 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)
From what has been shown so far, this device is absolutely packed with features and looks beyond amazing. We cannot wait to get our hands on this thing. Fingers crossed for something playable at E3 2011! We still have a lot of questions too that we are dying to have answered, such as how much the device will retail for, what the rear touch pad will be used for, and how much battery life this thing will sport. With its massive feature set and very powerful CPU and GPU, a lot of us are a bit worried how that battery is going to hold up under intense gaming. Sony gave us a lot to whet our appetites but as usual we still want more! The coming months are going to be very exciting for portable gaming, especially if you are a Sony fan.
What games are you looking forward to seeing on the new handheld? Be sure to let us know and let’s have a lively discussion!
The key features include:
- Multi-touch OLED screen
- Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device
- Two analog sticks
- A front and rear camera
- Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass
- Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards
- Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity
- NGP will be able to play PSP titles, minis, PS one classics, video and comics from the PlayStation Store.
Hardware Specs:
CPU: ARM Cortex-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: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Touchscreen: Multi-touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touchpad: 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 and left sticks; 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)
From what has been shown so far, this device is absolutely packed with features and looks beyond amazing. We cannot wait to get our hands on this thing. Fingers crossed for something playable at E3 2011! We still have a lot of questions too that we are dying to have answered, such as how much the device will retail for, what the rear touch pad will be used for, and how much battery life this thing will sport. With its massive feature set and very powerful CPU and GPU, a lot of us are a bit worried how that battery is going to hold up under intense gaming. Sony gave us a lot to whet our appetites but as usual we still want more! The coming months are going to be very exciting for portable gaming, especially if you are a Sony fan.
What games are you looking forward to seeing on the new handheld? Be sure to let us know and let’s have a lively discussion!
