Psp2

[sqrage]

This thing is absolutely insane.

The Sony PSP2 has arrived under the codename NGP. It has a 5-inch OLED touchscreen, dual analog sticks, front/rear cameras,a touch-sensitive panel on the back of the device used for control along with a quad-core CPU and GPU. (Updated)

Update: Turns out the internal magic of the PSP2 lies in its quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and quad-core PowerVR SGX534MP4+ GPU. I'm scared to think how big the battery has to be to power this thing.

In addition to the above specs, the PSP2/NGP has 3G, Bluetooth and GPS, along with wi-fi, and Sony claims this thing is as powerful as a PS3. The 5-inch screen is roughly 4x higher resolution than what's previously been featured in PSP devices (960x544). Kotaku says the screen is a beauty with impressive viewing angles.


http://gizmodo.com/5744521/sony-ngp...ensitive-portable-powerhouse?skyline=true&s=i

 

[Vellu]

I'm not buying that unless there's some really good games for it. And a reasonable price of course. Anyway, that's a really awesome hand-held Sony got there.

 

[Uberplayer]

They can easily port PS3 games onto it. You'll probably see a lot PS3 games for it?

But again they're going for horse power rather than something new and interesting.

 

[ElderKingpin]

the specs on that thing are just WTF BOOM, although from the picture it looks like the PSP is losing the XMB, which i really liked.

 

[13lade619]

lol.. @ the rear touch pad.

NGP = Nintendo Got Pwned.

 

[Wiseman_2]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/uncharted-killzone-resistance-lbp-ngp-psp2/
There's going to be some really good games for this. The Playstation has a LOT of flagship platform exclusives that will show up on this.

But again they're going for horse power rather than something new and interesting.

Quite frankly, I'm not exactly sure what you can do with handhelds anymore that could be considered as "new" or "interesting" beyond what we have, except maybe 3D (though I honestly am not a fan of 3D). Plus, with all the other things crammed in, the things this will be capable of will mean we see better games than before on handheld, and its connectivity with the PSN store means we still get good minis for short bursts of gaming.

I passed on the original PSP, and haven't picked up any other handheld either (for many reasons I won't go into), but this one... this, I think, is the one.

 

[Kelv]

I just started a forum to discuss this. Going to try and stay current with the latest news.http://www.ngptalk.com

Tell me what you think

 

[sqrage]

But NGP is only the codename, no?

 

[Duwenbasden]

>Sony claims this thing is as powerful as a PS3
I also claim my phone is as powerful as my desktop. The usual big mouth bullshit from Sony.

>I'm scared to think how big the battery has to be to power this thing.
My guess is the original PSP battery (2200mah) will last about 3-4 hours on the thing.

I will see about the real thing until I draw judgement, judging by the way Sony's been doing on the mobile scene (all about the spectacles, and piss-poor execution).

 

[Kelv]

But NGP is only the codename, no?

I don't know if you were replying to my domain name or not but, most people are referring to it as a NGP now. If my website gets anywhere near successful, I will change the domain name as soon as they decide on an official name.

 

[Romek]

I've been hoping for a decent new handheld console for school/holidays. The 3DS looks like it won't cut it this time, as it's too expensive, and not much of an improvement over the DS.

I'm interested in seeing the game lineup and price for this.

 

[Bloodcount]

>I'm interested in seeing the game lineup and price for this.

Same.

 

[Winterherz]

i don't see the point of the "PSP phone", other than social gaming/reincarnated n-gage comparing to this bad-ass..any release dates?

 

[Romek]

Sooo sexy:

Spoiler

 

[Vellu]

I like everything else but the pattern on the back :/

 

[Uberplayer]

The pattern looks very WIP.

Would be hilarious if you can't push the sticks inside the device.

 

[sqrage]

I like the pattern a lot