Nintendo has just recently released their glasses-free 3D display touting Nintendo 3DS portable video game console (that was a mouthful) to the public around the world. Already, the console has been garnering positive interesting with gamers applauding the handheld for innovative things such as the 3D camera and included AR (augmented reality) cards. Due to this popularity, Sony is going to need to hurry up and get the NGP (commonly referred to as the PSP2) out the door before it’s too late.
Unfortunately, recent reports suggest that Sony has been met with a bump in the road in the form of some natural disasters. We’ve already told you several times in the past that many different companies have fallen victim to the Japanese earthquake and it seems that Sony is no different. According to these reports, Sony has been forced to delay the release of the NGP until sometime in 2012 due to the earthquake.
Word comes to us straight from the mouth of SCEA president Jack Tretton who says the May 11th natural disasters may result in just a single region seeing the NGP before the end of the year. This goes against previous plans of releasing the NGP is Asia and North America before the clock strikes 2012. Which region will be getting the NGP first? We aren’t quite sure just yet but we’ll keep you posted as the story develops.
Sony has finally revealed the successor to the PSP, which is codenamed NGP – -Next Generation Portable. The console has a 5 inch OLED touchscreen display, built in 3G and WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.
The screen resolution is four times that of the PSP, 960×544. Not only that, it has a quad core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, and quad core SGX543MP4 graphics processor — that’s about twice the power of the iPhone 4.
The NGP will be released this holiday season.
According to new details regarding the upcoming PSP2, we now hear that it will likely feature an OLED touchscreen, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, which has a pretty good track record when it comes to things like this.
In addition, PSP2 is set to have mobile 3G support as well, meaning players will easily be able to download games and play multiplayer online, where ever they are. Sony will be unveiling the PSP2 later this week, according to Nikkei.
Sony has long been one of the leading mobile gaming console manufacturers thanks to their PSP line up. Now that the device has been on the market for quite some time, many have speculated that Sony will soon be launching a successor to the console. While we’ve heard nothing official of the matter, Bloomberg has just notified us of a very interesting rumor.
According to their source, Sony will be launching the PSP2 on January 27th. This goes along with the rumor that says Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play (otherwise known as the PlayStation Phone) will be getting announcing during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
Is any of this to be believed? January 27th is right around the corner so we don’t have long to find out.
NOTE: The above image is a speculative render of the PSP2 and is NOT an official image.
Sony has had their PSP portable gaming console on the market for some time with many wondering when they would finally get around to releasing a sequel. Well, if you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that rumors have begun circulating which say Sony will announcing the long awaited PSP2 on January 27th in Tokyo but this remains unconfirmed. Now, even more rumors have come our way that focus on the device’s hardware.
According to these rumors, Sony has been telling “licensees” (presumably game developers and the like) that the PSP2 is as powerful as their PlayStation 3 home video game console. As of now this seems like quite a stretch as the PS3 is largely considered the most technologically advanced home console on the market. Then again, Sony has been known to do some crazy things so I wouldn’t count this one out just yet.
Also included in this rumor is the fact that the PSP2 will in fact utilize physical media (something the PSP Go was criticized for leaving out) but that downloadable content will still play a big role for the console.
via mcv
Sony and Nintendo have long dominated the portable console market with their PSP and Gameboy/Nintendo DS line-ups, respectively. However, due to one reason or another Sony has trailed Nintendo in terms of sales with their digital-download-only PSP Go largely considered a failure leading many to believe what the electronics giant has in store for us next.
Originally released in 2005, the PSP has been on the market for nearly a decade now so it’s certainly due for an upgrade. Rumors had been circulating for quite some time regarding the PSP 2 but nothing has yet been made official. Well, reports have surfaced tdoay that say Sony will be holding a special press conference on January 27th to come forth and finally announce the PSP 2.
Unfortunately we don’t have many details past that but speculation has pointed towards significantly improved hardware alongside dual analog sticks. We’ll keep you posted.
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Mobile gaming is becoming all the rage with smartphone platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android amassing quite a few household names (read: Rovio’s Angry Birds. However, when it comes to dedicated handheld consoles, Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s Nintendo DS are the undisputed kings.
While we known that Nintendo will go on to release the 3D display touting Nintendo DS, we havn’t heard much regarding Sony’s next generation mobile console. Today, however, renders of a so called PSP2 have appeared which you can view above. While there is virtually no solid evidence to support the fact that this in fact the PSP 2 is does beg the question: what will Sony’s next generation handheld console look like?
Considering the PSP Go was effecitvely a flop, its’ safe to say the PSP 2 will feature some sort of optical drive and, if gamers are heard, dual analog sticks much like the controller for the PS3. Then again, until Sony says anything oifficial all of this is speculation.
What do you think the PSP 2 will look like? What do you want it to look like? Let us know in the comments.
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We might have mentioned the other day how there’s a PSP4000 in the works and that games for the PSP2 are being developed. That wasn’t confirmed news but since people are talking it must mean something right?
It looks like Sony was very fast in denying the existence of any plans for the PSP2. John Koller, Sony’s Director of Hardware Marketing said that there are “no plans for a PSP2 are underway.” Are we to be happy with that answer? Should we pursue this PSP2 dream? Is Sony really not thinking about their PSP future? I find that to be highly unlikely…
via Engadget
Where’s the PSP heading to? Are we going to see the PSP-4000 arriving in 2009? What about the PSP2? David Reeves, president of SCEE will deny any of that but people are talking!
The PSP-4000 is rumored to be released in 2009. The same sources say that PSP2 games are currently being developed which means we should hear from them anytime soon. What do you think? Ready for the next PSP?
via Eurogamer
The PSP hasn’t really been doing well for Sony, lacking big-selling games and complete disinterest of the consumer in UMDs has caused the platform a shameful defeat from the DS. Many had speculated that Sony had learnt from their mistakes and were working on a second-generation PSP, but that appears to be false, as SCEE president David Reeves has declared that “there are currently no plans for a PSP 2.”
“I go to Tokyo quite a lot and no one has referred to it–I think they have their hands full at the moment,” he told MCV. “We just launched the PSP-3000 so we are still focused on this generation of the platform.”
He agreed that software was the PSP’s main weakness, but that “PSP games will come – they just take a while longer.”
“That’s because developers, when it comes to placing their bets, have to choose PS3 and 360, then Wii, then DS, maybe even PS2 before PSP,” he explained.” It’s the same at our internal studios, where the focus has been on PS3. They’ve also focused a lot on PS2 as well because we have to get the SingStars out for that format.”
