NGP (PSP2) announced!

[Rock Raiyu]

Not impressed, I won't rent this from sony or that is how act when you buy their brand. "You don't Own t". Google is your friend.

Where did you hear this? Are all the games DLC and not on carts?

I'm actually pretty surprised by the graphic quality. When I heard "PS3 graphics" I was thinking it was going to be like how the PSP has "PS2 graphics". The pics do tell a different story. The specs look impressive, but raise on important question: How much is this thing going to cost? I mean the 3DS is $250 and its no where near this powerful.

Though I doubt it will happen, I really hope Sony brings this to PAX East. It would be perfect (for me)!!

Sony said that it will be at an affordable price.

I don't know what Sony's definition of 'affordable" is. Hopefully less than $400.

 

[sergster1]

They should give this the model number PSP OVAR 9000!!!!!! anyway i think its kinda over kill in a portable console to a freaking 4 cores in the cpu and gpu. Why do we need a portable device that is superior to most pc's on the market today.

 

[Ikki]

Why do we need a portable device that is superior to most pc's on the market today.

Because Sony can do it and wants to show off.

 

[DeadLocked]

They should give this the model number PSP OVAR 9000!!!!!! anyway i think its kinda over kill in a portable console to a freaking 4 cores in the cpu and gpu. Why do we need a portable device that is superior to most pc's on the market today.

Having that power accessibility though would be amazing.

games at first might be nice and low tempo, easy to run, and later they pull out the big guns and utilise all the power and battery will last mere seconds XD

 

[WiiUBricker]

Will the new system be able to play PSP games?

 

[DarkShadow96]

LoL Rear touchpad looks like a fail already. I always thought they would of placed it on the far sides(left and right) for just the index finger to get access to.

I already see myself dropping it by using the rear touchpad. I'm sure the battery life will be 4hours maximum LoL. Who want's to bet?

 

[Deleted member 199854]

To be honest the device itself is somewhat meaningless now. I think Sony dropped the ball on this one. They're too busy listing off features without actually addressing their most crucial failing. Their current 'front end' software experience all suck.

Nintendo and Sony's competition is the iPhone/iPad/iTouch. They're not competing with each other anymore. People are going to start asking

1) Ok I have an iTouch/iPad, so why do I need another gaming system?
2) Ok I have an iPhone which does games already, why do I need something else that does only games?

And the reality is that devs could make PSP/DS type games on current Apple devices without much issue.

I think the only issue why publishers might not be going too hard core on the Apple stuff is because of the rock bottom pricing required to get cheap users to buy stuff on there. There's just a huge psychological barrier for people using Apple stores now to anything over 99 cents. If that rock bottom pricing structure continues, it might help Nintendo/Sony to survive perhaps one more iteration. But they really need to look at Xbox Live and the iPad/iPhone store and see how the total user experience of not just playing games, but buying them, as well as everything else. Rovio (Angry Birds) isn't on the Android Store because there's no good integration of a payment system within the game itself. They're separate and it's pretty jarring for most users. Users are expecting a lot more integration and easy of use from their experience and will migrate to the defacto standard, Apple, if your device doesn't.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I play Angry Birds on my phone all the time. It's on the Android Market for free.

 

[Centrix]

This is a nice system, though I fail to see why it needs two touch screens, One would have sufficed. I personally think their making their version of the 3DS. Just look at the specs, you think its a coincidence that has two touch screens, Gyro, and and Accelerometer, pff as if. I'm not bashing the system in terms of it being a powerful machine I'm just pointing out the facts, Sony waited to long for this unveil so any attention they might have garnered from last nights showing went out the window. It was like their E3 showing boring and expected. I suspect the PSP2 or NPG which ever you prefer will go for 300 to 400 bucks...thats not a cheap system. Sony will need to make back all the money they put into the hand held. Another huge mistake Sony is making yet again is the Launch time frame they've chosen, launching the NPG in Japan by christmas is gonna hurt the sales drasticly and further so when it ships to Europe and USA next year. I just felt I should point out all the obvious crap that any one with have a brain should realize by now, it just how Sony roles.

 

[awssk8er]

Actually, the only thing that really impressed me was that they actually went through with the 3G thing (Sony and Nintendo have mentioned wanting to do that).

But now that I think about it, why would you ever need 3G on a handheld gaming device? Sure I can understand a phone because you have to pay for it anyway, then it's just an extra fee added on. But with a handheld, you're not going to want to pay after you initially buy it.

Besides the fact of money, what would you ever need it for? There is Wi-Fi everywhere... When would you be in a place without Wi-Fi, have your NGP with you, and absolutely need the internet?

 

[DeadLocked]

I personally think their making their version of the 3DS. Just look at the specs, you think its a coincidence that has two touch screens, Gyro, and and Accelerometer

As far as I know, both the 3DS and the PSP2 have only one touch screen, and the rear touch panel works just like a laptop track pad but for gestures. Using this touch panel won't obstruct view of the screen.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

This is a nice system, though I fail to see why it needs two touch screens, One would have sufficed. I personally think their making their version of the 3DS. Just look at the specs, you think its a coincidence that has two touch screens, Gyro, and and Accelerometer, pff as if. I'm not bashing the system in terms of it being a powerful machine I'm just pointing out the facts, Sony waited to long for this unveil so any attention they might have garnered from last nights showing went out the window. It was like their E3 showing boring and expected. I suspect the PSP2 or NPG which ever you prefer will go for 300 to 400 bucks...thats not a cheap system. Sony will need to make back all the money they put into the hand held. Another huge mistake Sony is making yet again is the Launch time frame they've chosen, launching the NPG in Japan by christmas is gonna hurt the sales drasticly and further so when it ships to Europe and USA next year. I just felt I should point out all the obvious crap that any one with have a brain should realize by now, it just how Sony roles.

You think Nintendo has coined touchscreens, accelerometers, and gyro sensors? Yeah, okay.

Touch screens, gyros, and accelerometers are pretty big in handhelds now. Smartphones have them. Tablets have them. Most music players have them. Saying Sony is "copying" is just stupid. It's called market trends, if they didn't add this stuff to their handhelds then it'd be rather outdated.

I don't think the hype "went out the window". There's obviously a lot of it from this thread.

You pull tons of assumptions out of nowhere. The NGP will be pricey? How do we know? Yeah, it's got some pretty nice looking specs that you'd expect would cost a lot, but there's still been no price.

Can't really argue or care about launch time frame. Whenever is whenever.

 

[sightlight]

how much?

 

[purplesludge]

Actually, the only thing that really impressed me was that they actually went through with the 3G thing (Sony and Nintendo have mentioned wanting to do that).

But now that I think about it, why would you ever need 3G on a handheld gaming device? Sure I can understand a phone because you have to pay for it anyway, then it's just an extra fee added on. But with a handheld, you're not going to want to pay after you initially buy it.

Besides the fact of money, what would you ever need it for? There is Wi-Fi everywhere... When would you be in a place without Wi-Fi, have your NGP with you, and absolutely need the internet?

It is not known how the 3g pricing is. It could be like the kindle where it is free or you may have to pay for it. Or the hardware could be there and you could add a plan if you wanted.
Wifi is not everywhere and more people are securing their wifi. Besides that connecting to unsecured wifi means the anyone can view the traffic.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Will the new system be able to play PSP games?

I would assume PSPGo games to be playable on it, but not ones on UMD, because it doesn't have that hardware. I am glad to see Sony not using disc-based media for this next portable, because those required a good deal of power to operate. The Uncharted demo with the back touchpad made me feel uneasy, because the demonstrator seemed to have very little grip on the unit while doing it. People with big hands may not have such a problem, but not all hands are the same size/length. And, all those features just feels like overkill, like they throw them in because they can, and want developers to find ways to use them.

The main reason why I've stuck with Nintendo is because of their connection with their games being made while they develop the hardware. The N64, for example, was originally not going to have an analog stick, but that changed during the development of Mario64, when they concluded that the D-Pad did not have the precision to deal with a 3D environment effectively. Not only that, but even with a lack of 3rd party support, Nintendo still carries on with having some of the best 1st and 2nd-party games made, imo.

 

[imz]

cameras seem unnecessary additions to the price tag, it's the same with 3DS

 

[Cortador]

I'm getting one!!!

 

[WiiUBricker]

Well all I care about are the games.

 

[sightlight]

how much will it be?

 

[Splych]

finally .
now this looks more promising to me now :3
hard to decide , PSP2 or 3DS . . .

 

[Jiggah]

Actually, the only thing that really impressed me was that they actually went through with the 3G thing (Sony and Nintendo have mentioned wanting to do that).

But now that I think about it, why would you ever need 3G on a handheld gaming device? Sure I can understand a phone because you have to pay for it anyway, then it's just an extra fee added on. But with a handheld, you're not going to want to pay after you initially buy it.

Besides the fact of money, what would you ever need it for? There is Wi-Fi everywhere... When would you be in a place without Wi-Fi, have your NGP with you, and absolutely need the internet?
It is not known how the 3g pricing is. It could be like the kindle where it is free or you may have to pay for it. Or the hardware could be there and you could add a plan if you wanted.
Wifi is not everywhere and more people are securing their wifi. Besides that connecting to unsecured wifi means the anyone can view the traffic.



They will have a WiFi only and a 3G version. This was confirmed by Eurogamer. So, people can stop bitching about unnecessary 3G charges.


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-...nterview?page=2

QUOTE(WiiBricker @ Jan 27 2011, 09:59 AM)

Will the new system be able to play PSP games?

I would assume PSPGo games to be playable on it, but not ones on UMD, because it doesn't have that hardware. I am glad to see Sony not using disc-based media for this next portable, because those required a good deal of power to operate. The Uncharted demo with the back touchpad made me feel uneasy, because the demonstrator seemed to have very little grip on the unit while doing it. People with big hands may not have such a problem, but not all hands are the same size/length. And, all those features just feels like overkill, like they throw them in because they can, and want developers to find ways to use them.

The main reason why I've stuck with Nintendo is because of their connection with their games being made while they develop the hardware. The N64, for example, was originally not going to have an analog stick, but that changed during the development of Mario64, when they concluded that the D-Pad did not have the precision to deal with a 3D environment effectively. Not only that, but even with a lack of 3rd party support, Nintendo still carries on with having some of the best 1st and 2nd-party games made, imo.

Good thing it's confirmed at least for Uncharted that the touch controls were optional.