Sony releases details on PSP2

By BatRastered — January 27, 2011
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A new PSP by year's end? In Japan at least...

Sony today announced its next generation portable system (NGP) a.k.a. the PSP2. Sony stated in a press release that the system would make its debut at the end of the year, but provided no specifics as to whether that date applied to all markets or just Japan (where this press conference was held).

The new system will have Wi-Fi and 3G built in (no word on carrier), dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, and a touch screen as well as an accelerometer, gyroscope, and electronic compass. It will use some form of flash media for games, though again, a specific format was not mentioned. (My money is on Memory Stick, this is Sony after all.)

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Full Press Release

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ITS NEXT GENERATION PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

Ultimate Portable Entertainment System Makes Its Debut This Year,
Further Expanding the PlayStation® Business in the Portable Gaming Market

Tokyo, January 27, 2011– Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced its next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP), which delivers the ultimate portable entertainment experience. NGP will make its debut at the end of the year 2011.

NGP is designed to offer unparalleled interactive entertainment that is only possible on PlayStation®. This new system offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context, made possible by leveraging SCE's experience from both PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®3 (PS3®) entertainment systems.

Deep and immersive gaming is at the core of PlayStation's DNA, and NGP is the latest embodiment of this vision. By having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, NGP will enable infinite possibilities for users to "encounter," "connect," "discover," "share" and "play" with friends wherever they are. Within the device are a range of features that provide a genuinely cutting-edge, next generation ultimate portable entertainment experience.
・Stunning OLED and Revolutionary User Interface

NGP incorporates a beautiful multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED) as the front display. A high-performance CPU / GPU combined with OLED enables rich, visually striking graphics never seen before on a portable entertainment system, for both games and other digital entertainment content. The new system also incorporates a unique multi-touch pad on the rear, and together with the front touch display, NGP offers new game play allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" moves of the fingers.
・Super Oval Design and Dual Analog Sticks

While succeeding the basic design philosophy of PSP, NGP adopts the Super Oval Design form factor, created to fit comfortably in users' hands. For the first time, a portable entertainment system will feature two analog sticks, which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience.
・LiveArea™

Every game title for NGP will be provided with a space called "LiveArea™" where users can share the fun and excitement with other players. Users will have access to the latest information of games provided from SCE and 3rd party developers and publishers through PlayStation®Network. Additionally, NGP users will be able to view an "Activity" log that is constantly updated with accomplishments from users who are playing the same game, which in turn can trigger active real-time communication among users.
・Near

SCE will also provide location-based services on NGP as part of the basic features utilizing PlayStation Network. The new application called "Near," developed specifically for this service and the network, will be pre-installed in the system to let users find out what their friends in the vicinity are playing now or what they were playing recently. Users can meet their friends and new players virtually, regardless of what games they are playing, simply by sharing their game information across different dimensions of time and distance.
・New Game Medium

NGP adopts a new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. Taking advantage of the flash memory feature, this innovative card can store the full software titles plus add-on game content or the game save data directly on to the card. By adopting flash memory based card, SCE will be able to provide game cards with higher capacity in the future, allowing developers to store more game data to deliver rich and immersive games.

NGP will also come equipped with two cameras on its front and rear, as well as three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass, all of which are designed to enable users to enjoy the world of entertainment that is linked with real life experiences.

PlayStation®Suite (PS Suite), announced today, will also closely coordinate with NGP. The newly developed and released game content for Android™ based portable devices can also be enjoyed on NGP. As a result, users will have access to not only the most leading-edge content, but also some of the more casual experiences that typify the mobile market place.

SCE will vigorously promote NGP towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and deploy various measures to further expand the portable gaming market.

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Comments

i hope its not like 400 bucks becuz that would be absurd but i REALLY do want this ^_^

blazemanx has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 27, 2011 by blazemanx

I don't even really play my old psp, so kinda doubt ill pick this up :(

SonicZero has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 27, 2011 by SonicZero

well blaze, i got the feeling its around $430 = fuck that

iorilamia has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 27, 2011 by iorilamia

Ehh.... I call it the SAME price as the PS3 right now! Just you watch!

reipuerto has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 27, 2011 by reipuerto

Still looking forward to some PSP1 games.

shenwoopunch has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 28, 2011 by shenwoopunch

Are the games going to be all digital again like the go? I didn't read the whole wall of text because I'm not too interested in the thing.

grey walrus has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 28, 2011 by grey walrus

It should be since no more UMD.

shenwoopunch has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Jan 30, 2011 by shenwoopunch

looks alot like the old one but maybe with higher specs

kof2012 has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Feb 1, 2011 by kof2012

I am interested to see how the games are gonna look. It sucks you won't be able to play psp umds on it though. I think they should think of some way to let you play your old games. But Sony probably won't.

ColdInc has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Feb 11, 2011 by ColdInc

Lame

WildJoe has not rated Playstation Vita yet.
Feb 12, 2011 by WildJoe

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