NGP (PSP2) announced!

[Terenigma]

Seems to be a live stream here-
http://www.justin.tv/legendarysoy

Crap quality and hard to see though...

Better than nothing tho! ty

 

[TheDestroyer]

500-600 is a bit pricey for it.. I would go down by a hundred.. 400-500 or less than 400..

 

[donelwero]

But it has a GPS, now youf parents/wife will know you were playing at school/job

You're right. I like the graphics and the way the're trying to change the way you play games, but those other "features" are just too much.

I want to play games with it, maybe listening some music, taking pictures, but that's it.

 

[Nathan Drake]

Need battery life and price badly.

Maybe we should start making estimates. :3

My best guess:

Battery life - 3 to 4 hours w/ 3G off playing a PSP2 game, less with 3G on.
Price - Between $500 and $600 dollars.

I honestly have a hard time seeing this being worth the price. For anybody saying "well look at the PS3." Remember when that launched? Wanna go off and pay $650 for a PSP2 and pray that a price drop happens? I still have to ask what happened to just making a game system. I like my DS because it is just made to play games. I liked my GBA because it was just made to play games. I wasn't a huge fan of the normal PSP, as although it was hackable and presented many features even on the unhacked model, there wasn't even developer support for games.

I buy a handheld to play games. I just don't understand the appeal of your handheld being able to do so much more that no person actually will ever need in a game system.

$500-$600 price point would be a mistake, IMO. If Sony expects to compete with Nintendo they'll have to go to not more than $100 more than the 3DS.

my estimate is $300-$400 range.

I feel like they are trying to move past competing with Nintendo. See that list of features? It feels more like they are trying to create their own iPhone or something.

There is no way in hell the price is gonna be worth it though. Most people think the 3DS is pricey for a handheld at $250 (or w/e it is).

 

[CarbonX13]

If Sony wants to avoid making the mistake they made with the PS3, they'd set it somewhere at a maximum for $400. However, I don't think that'd be the case. As for battery life, hopefully it's something up to 5 hours, but I'm thinking it'll probably run at around 3.5 hours like the 3DS, possibly even less with all that power behind it.

 

[granville]

If the battery life is on par or greater than 3DS, i will actually be rather shocked and impressed. I wonder if they'll be forced to sell the NGP at a loss though in order to keep within the price most people would be willing to pay. They did that for a while with PS3 and (i think) PSP. Maybe more systems as well. With that feature set, they'll probably have to slap an enormous price tag on the thing to break even.

And btw, there's more to the PS3 than pretty graphics. It can calculate advanced physics and AI as well. I'd be extremely interested to learn whether the system could support a game like Force Unleashed, GTA4, or Crysis 2.

 

[jan777]

Its not really that portable. I mean, imagine walking down the street with that thing in your pocket. @.@ plus you might damage the analog sticks. Meh, carry cases will be a necessary now.

 

[Costello]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

 

[DigitalDeviant]

saw a clip of mgs(cutscene)

someone is talking in english on the live stream!!!

 

[ChuckBartowski]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

No they have not, they have only stated NGP is the code name.

That clip of MGS was pulled straight from the PS3 version and rendered live on this at 20 FPS. holy god. Nintendo just got PWNT.
EDIT: shit double post....

 

[nryn99]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

No they have not, they have only stated NGE is the code name.

you got it wrong, it's NGP

 

[TheDestroyer]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

No they have not, they have only stated NGE is the code name.

NGP (Next Generation Portable) you mean?

 

[donelwero]

Yup I think it'll be $399. $450 max.

 

[DigitalDeviant]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

whats with the NGP title though?

 

[ChuckBartowski]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

No they have not, they have only stated NGE is the code name.

you got it wrong, it's NGP

Yeah sorry, i was mixing this and NXE. hehe.

 

[TheDestroyer]

holy crap... Call of Duty on NGP?

 

[nryn99]

my guess would be $399 for this device

have they announced the name of the console yet? is it really PlayStation Portable 2 ?

whats with the NGP title though?

sony says it's the next generation, i guess. Next generation portable

 

[DigitalDeviant]

Call of Duty is being announced right now!!!

 

[Sterling]

Meh, looks awesome, but then again, I bought my PSP only for it's hackability and emulators. Then I lost it. I bought all but a few of my PSP games, and none of them wow'd me, but the homebrew did. Unless it get's hacked, it really won't be worth the time or money.

 

[ChuckBartowski]

Call of Duty is being announced right now!!!

COD. gross.