Author Topic: PlayStation Portable (NGP - Next Generation Portable) (Read 7862 times)

TheApprentice · « **on:** January 27, 2011, 01:11:12 AM »

In Tokyo, Japan, at this moment, Sony is holding a huge conference to unveil what was seen on a screen a "NEXT GENERATION PORTABLE".

Hideo Kojima and representatives from Capcom, Epic Games and Activision have been seen among the crowd.

Show starts @ 2am local time and you all can follow the liveblog @ Kotaku.

http://kotaku.com/5744297/live-from-sonys-tokyo-press-conference

This thread will be updated to reflect what the announcement brings.

Information gathered and sorted by me from multiple online sources in Japan, images credited to Engadget.com.

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Update #1 - PlayStation Content coming to Android OS devices via PlayStation Suite.
PlayStation Store is also going multi-platform.
PSP and PS1 games will be releasing across platforms and emulated on hardware. They will be PlayStation Certified.

Update #2 - Next Generation Portable
Revolutionary User Interface. Social Connectivity. Location-based Entertainment. Converging Real and Virtual (augmented reality). PlayStation Suite Compatibility.

Update #3 - PSP
Dual analogs sticks, 960x540 - 5 inch TOUCH "OLED" display, 3G, Wifi and GPS, front and rear touchpads, front and rear cameras, electronic compass on 3 axes

Update #4 - New Media, Proprietary flash media for games.

Update #5 - First Party Games in development:
Killzone
Hot Shot Golf
LittleBigPlanet
Resistance
Wipeout
UNCHARTED

Carigamers · « **on:** January 27, 2011, 01:11:12 AM »

TheApprentice · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:43:33 AM »

Update #6 - Touchscreen controls in addition to 2 analog stick AND touch panel on the back of the device.

Update #7 - Uncharted being played live on stage! Near PS3 level graphics!

Update #8 - Coming this year, FALL 2011?

Update #9 - Trophies and PlayStation Network integration.

TheApprentice · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:02:22 AM »

Update #10 - "Near"
Near detects all PlayStation devices in the area, what other people are playing, rankings, leaderboards for games etc. It also tracks where you've been in the world, travelled to and gives information for every area you passed through. Links to PlayStation Store. Possible multiplayer integration using Near as well.

Update #11 - Motion Control. Imagine playing Hot Shots Golf. Seeing your golfer, then motioning the NGP forward. This takes you to first person view.
More touch integration into games, place the ball where you want to place it, look around using motion control to line up your shot etc.

Update #12 - HINT at backwards compatibility with existing PSP library through aforementioned "PlayStation Suite"

TheApprentice · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:16:36 AM »

Update #13 - THIRD PARTY GAMES in development.

Capcom
Monster Hunter
Lost Planet

Sega
Yakuza 4

Tecmo Koei
Dynasty Warrior (touch controls)

Konami - No new titles to announce.
Metal Gear Solid 4 cutscene shown being rendered in realtime on the NGP.
Hideo Kojima has a "dream title" in development to unveil @ E3.

Epic Games
Showing Unreal Engine 3 on NGP.

Activision
CALL OF DUTY

TheApprentice · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:49:38 AM »

Update #15 -No pricing announced yet. Alot more to see @ E3.

Some more images added.

Soooo, Who's getting a NGP aka PSP2?

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:49:38 AM »

TheApprentice · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:02:25 AM »

Update #16
Hardware Specifications - Quad Core CPU.

Eroo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:15:27 AM »

Definitely getting

Arcmanov · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:10:39 AM »

Impressive specs, but I absolutely ABHOR proprietary media, and Sony is KING of proprietary.
OMFG...after all these years, Sony STILL aint get the hint?

I would have liked if they had a Steam-like service where you could buy/download games directly to the device
via 3G/wifi, instead of saddling us once again with some obscure media. Maybe it's a good thin if you exist solely
within the Sony ecosystem, but for the rest of us, it's a real pain.

...and killer specs is one thing, but killer apps is a different matter altogether.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:21:13 AM »

Agreed. I can see myself getting one of these. Definitely need to see how it turns out first though.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:12:22 AM »

looks decent but I've skipped the mobile scene since inception (never owned a gameboy, ds, psp, ngage, nada) and I see no reason to change now.

Will wait till blackberry catches up to Ios/android in the gaming department. Angry Birds ftw.

Qloxx · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:16:16 AM »

Is it modifiable LOL but seriously I want one some hands on with one it looks sweet.

phoenix31tt · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:29:40 AM »

killer specs... damn i could only imagine the killer price :|

jcperry · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2011, 12:04:22 PM »

its alive !!!

AvatarTT · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2011, 01:00:08 PM »

Gameplay vid of Uncharted:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/285740/news/uncharted-psp2-video-looks-impressive/

Impressive stuff.

Quote from: phoenix31tt on January 27, 2011, 09:29:40 AM

killer specs... damn i could only imagine the killer price :|

Five hundred and ninety-nine US Dollars =]

TheApprentice · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:39:40 PM »

Quote from: Arcmanov on January 27, 2011, 06:10:39 AM

Impressive specs, but I absolutely ABHOR proprietary media, and Sony is KING of proprietary.
OMFG...after all these years, Sony STILL aint get the hint?

I would have liked if they had a Steam-like service where you could buy/download games directly to the device
via 3G/wifi, instead of saddling us once again with some obscure media. Maybe it's a good thin if you exist solely
within the Sony ecosystem, but for the rest of us, it's a real pain.

The new media is a modified SD card which will store the games as well as game saves and any game updates. It actually is a good idea as they said that they now have removed game size limitations. Games could be released on 1gb SD cards to as high as 8gb SD cards and beyond. It's proprietary also due to piracy. If it was just a regular SD card, well we have a problem lol.

As for games, yea pretty sure they are releasing them via PlayStation Store for wifi/ps3 download.
The new PSP is also basckwards compatible with any games purchased from PS Store for the original PSP.
Games like God Of War, Gran Turismo etc, that I bought digitally will be playable on it

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TriniXaeno · « **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:08:15 PM »

US$599? You HAVE to be joking right?

TheApprentice · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:16:58 PM »

No price confirmed lol. I also read that GameStop have a placeholder price of $999USD.

I pretty sure this gonna be somewhere between $299 - $399.
Any higher than $400 and Sony gonna have a problem on its hands.

AvatarTT · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:27:41 PM »

Quote from: TriniWyatt on January 27, 2011, 08:08:15 PM

US$599? You HAVE to be joking right?

Lol.

"Five hundred and ninety-nine US Dollars" was a just a memorable quote from this spectacular event of 2006 Wyatt:

Spoiler (hover to show)

Like Apprentice said, no price confirmed yet.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:37:54 PM »

lol, idle mofos.

mouie · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:44:35 AM »

Looks good to me.At last the kids at SONY are trying to do somthing other just bosting graphical power.But its funny how they putting games on cards and calling it "NEW GAME MEDIA" when Nintendo has used it for so long.And as i remember Sony called Nintendo backward for useing cards in the past.Step your game up Sony!

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:44:35 AM »

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