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Introducing PlayStation's revolutionary next generation handheld
PlayStation's latest handheld gaming device, codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable) is projected to deliver holiday cheer into the hands of gamers this holiday season 2011. This revolutionary next generation handheld will revolve around five key concepts:
Delivers all new ways to play through always on 3G connectivity, front and rear multi-touchpads, and dual analog sticks.
Social Connectivity.
Location-Based Gaming.
Converging real and interactive entertainment through augmented reality.
The most immersive handheld gaming experiences ever designed.
There is also great news if you already own PlayStation content as the new handheld will be backwards compatible with downloadable PSP games and with the PlayStation Store.
The early NGP specifications include:
Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor
Stunning graphical fidelity on the 5-inch, multi-touch OLED screen at 960x544 resolution
Dual Analog Sticks
3G, WiFi and GPS
SIXAXIS motion sensors
3-axis electronic compass
Multi-touch rear pad
Dual facing Camera (front and rear)
NGP Games
Sony has announced a number of games including Uncharted, Call of Duty, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, Hot Shots Golf, Little Deviants, Wipeout, and more.
Revolutionary gaming experiences with dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, front multi-touch display, multi-touch rear pad, GPS, SIXAXIS® motion sensors, and three-axis electronic compass.
Stunning multi-touch 5-inch Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED).
The richest, deepest and most engaging handheld gaming lineup - including Nathan Drake's epic adventure in Uncharted Portable (working title).
Always On connectivity via Wi-Fi and 3G*
Location based gaming allowing players to find and meet friends virtually for brand new experiences.
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
(Touch Screen)
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear Touch Pad
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 stick, Left stick
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)
Wiki NGP
The device codenamed Next Generation Portable (NGP),[4][5] commonly referred to as the PlayStation Portable 2 (PSP2), is an upcoming handheld game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation Portable as part of the PlayStation family of gaming devices. The device is due for initial release during the fourth quarter of 2011.
The device includes dual analog sticks, a 5 inch OLED capacitive touchscreen, 3G, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi support. Internally, the device features a 4 core ARM Cortex-A9 core processor and a 4 core SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit as well as LiveArea as its main user interface, which succeeds the XrossMediaBar for the PlayStation Portable.[4][2]
Contents
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1 Hardware
2 NVG card
3 Software
4 History
4.1 Before announcement
4.2 Post-announcement
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Hardware
The device features a "super oval"-shape similar to the design of the original PlayStation Portable, with a 5 inch OLED capacitive touchscreen in the center of the device.[6] The device features two analog sticks (unlike the PSP which features only a single analog "nub"), a D-pad, a set of standard PlayStation face buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross and Square), two shoulder buttons (L and R), a PlayStation button as well as Start and Select buttons. Internally, the device features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 core processor (3 of the 4 cores will be usable for applications) [7] and a SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit. The device also features a rear touchpad, a front camera, a rear camera, stereo speakers, microphone, Sixaxis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), three-axis electronic compass, built-in GPS as well as Wi-Fi, 3G, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR connectivity.[4][2][3][6][8] The two cameras features the abilities of face detection, head detection, and head tracking. It also allows for customization and personalization.[9][10]
The Next Generation Portable will be released as two different versions: one with 3G support, and a cheaper version without 3G support.[11] The more expensive 3G-version will also come pre-loaded with some special applications that take advantage of 3G's "always-on" capabilities, such as augmented reality software.[12]
[edit] NVG card
Software for the NGP will be distributed on NVG Cards, a new proprietary flash card format, rather than on Universal Media Discs (UMDs) used by the original PlayStation Portable.[4][13] NVG game cards will be available in 2 GB and 4 GB sizes. 5 — 10% of the writeable space will be reserved for save data, patches, etc.[14] Higher-capacity game cards are planned to be made available for future releases.[15]
[edit] Software
Further information: List of Next Generation Portable games
LiveArea, the user interface for the Next Generation Portable
Unlike the PSX DVR, PSP and PlayStation 3, the NGP does not use the XrossMediaBar interface. Instead it uses a touchscreen-based UI dubbed LiveArea, which includes various social networking features via the PlayStation Network.[4]
Several games have been announced for the device, including Uncharted Portable, Hustle Kings, Everybody's Golf Next (Hot Shots Golf Next in North America) as well as new iterations of Killzone, Wipeout, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet and Call of Duty.[16] In addition, several third-party studios showcased technology demos of the device by exporting existing assets from their PlayStation 3 counterpart and then rendering them on the device. Some of the games that were demonstrated include Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Yakuza Of the End, and Lost Planet 2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was also demonstrated to be running on the device to showcase the device's backwards compatibility with downloadable PlayStation Portable titles, which was also shown to be compatible with the NGP's additional analogue stick.[17] Unlike the first PSP, the NGP will come with Trophy support for games.[18][19]
The device will also support backwards compatible PlayStation Portable downloadable titles, PlayStation minis, PSOne Classics, videos, and comics from the PlayStation Store.[19]
[edit] History
[edit] Before announcement
Rumors of a true successor to the PlayStation Portable came as early as July 7, 2009 when Eurogamer reported that Sony was working on such a device, which would utilize the PowerVR SGX543MP processor and perform at a level similar to the original Xbox.[20]
In addition on July 7, 2010, a report by the Wall Street Journal revealed that a new portable device is currently in development by Sony and that it "shares characteristics of game machines, e-book readers and netbook computers". It is unclear whether it is to be part of the PlayStation brand or connected with Sony Computer Entertainment.[21]
Prior to its announcement by Sony Computer Entertainment, several sites such as Kotaku,[22] VG247,[23] MCV[24] and IGN,[25] as well as the senior vice president of major video game publisher Electronic Arts[26] and Nikkei[6] had confirmed that the handheld existed. Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, had admitted in an interview that they are indeed developing new hardware in the PlayStation family of gaming devices.[27] Development kits for the handheld had reportedly already been shipped to numerous video game developers including both first-party and third-party developers.[28]
On November 17, 2010, VG247 released pictures of an early prototype version of the PSP successor showing a PSP Go-like design along with two analog sticks, two cameras and a microphone. The source of the pictures says that the pictures are of an older prototype version that had overheating issues, and that the design had since been changed to that more similar of the original PlayStation Portable device.[23] Kotaku and IGN corroborated the story, also claiming that the pictures were legitimate.[25][29]
The device was supposedly unveiled internally during a private meeting during mid-September held at Sony Computer Entertainment's headquarters in Aoyama, Tokyo.[22] Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, revealed in an interview with UK video game magazine, Develop that when Ken Kutaragi left Sony Computer Entertainment, the new CEO, Kazuo Hirai, told him to engage SCE Worldwide Studios in the development of the next PlayStation. Yoshida also said that developers were present at the meetings from the very beginning when SCE was developing new hardware, and that SCE had to constantly keep talking with Worldwide Studios developer when developing the new hardware.[27]. Further confirmation came on September 16, 2010, during an interview at PAX 2010, Mortal Kombat Executive Producer Shaun Himmerick revealed a successor to the PSP, referring to it as the "PSP2" and stating "…we have a PSP2 in the house and we’re looking at the engine, like what can it support. Always a big thing for us is the performance. We’re running at 60 fps, what can we do and do we have to build all the art assets over. We’re definitely looking at them. PSP2 looks like it’s a pretty powerful machine."[30][31] When asked about the PlayStation Portable successor during the Tokyo Game Show 2010, Shuhei Yoshida, said that he could not answer the question though he noted that "Personally, I cannot see Sony not making another portable gaming device."[32] On November 2, 2010 senior vice president of Electronic Arts, Patrick Soderlund, confirmed that he has seen the PlayStation Portable successor when asked about it in an interview though he could not divulge more details.[26][33][34] On December 22, 2010 Sony Computer Entertainment CEO, Kazuo Hirai, answered questions about a potential successor to the PlayStation Portable in an interview with The New York Times, saying that they would impress gamers in the handheld market by using a combination of touch screens and buttons rather than touch screen-only games on competing platforms such as the iPhone and iPod Touch.[35]
[edit] Post-announcement
The device was announced on January 27, 2011 at the "PlayStation Meeting" in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment president Kazuo Hirai.[5] The last time the name "PlayStation Meeting" was used was in 2005 where Sony outlined the launch plans for the PlayStation 3.[36] In addition, MCV claims that Sony has told publishers that the device will be "as powerful as the PlayStation 3". Sony later backtracked on this statement however, with the SCEA platform research manager stating "Well, it's not going to run at 2GHz because the battery would last five minutes and it would probably set fire to your pants".[37] Sony also claims that the device would be using a mix of retail and digital distribution of games. It continued saying that Sony would gradually reveal more details during Game Developers Conference 2011 and Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011.[24]
On February 18, 2011, NG-Gamer reported that the Next Generation Portable will be released during Q4 2011, in Japan and North America. Sony is pushing hard to ensure a Q4 release for North America, while the European release date will be bumped into 2012; Sony hopes to have produced enough units to release the handheld in February or March 2012.[12]
At the Game Developers Conference 2011, Sony revealed some details about the NVG cards during their Next Generation Portable panel. Another storage option, "Removable Memory", was also revealed to be available for the NGP. Sony also said it's implementing a "single submission for both formats" to streamline the process of getting games approved for both card-based and downloadable releases.[14] Additionally, it was announced that only 3 of the 4 symmetrical CPU cores will be available to applications[7] and that the two cameras feature face detection, head detection, and head tracking capabilities.[9]
Sony's Japanese arm has told The Wall Street Journal that earlier reports — including those by SCEA president Jack Tretton — suggesting that Japan's recent earthquake would delay the release of the NGP in some territories were outright "wrong". Sony representative Satoshi Fukuoka said he expects "no impact from the quake on our launch plan".[38][39]
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