Let’s paint the scene. Two of the most iconic pillars in the gaming industry, Nintendo and Sony, are both about to launch brand new handheld hardware. Nintendo plans on using a new gameplay gimmick to entice the money right out of gamers’ wallets while Sony assumes that the huge horsepower under their handheld’s hood will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘psp2’
Sony to Rename NGP This Year
February 11th, 2011
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Sony has been using the name Next Generation Portable (NGP) as the codename for its PSP successor since development began in 2008. While NGP has been the temporary adopted moniker since Sony’s press conference unveiling the device, it’s not a name anyone should get used to. So why not go with the name PSP2? Shuhei [...]
Leaked Screenshot Hints $299.99 Launch Price for NGP [Rumor]
February 10th, 2011
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Thanks to some top-notch game espionage, a GameStop employee snapped a shot of an updated NGP description that lists it as selling for $299.99. You can probably file this under the “don’t take too much stock in this price point since this is probably just a more reasonable placeholder description” area of your memory banks. [...]
What Jack Tretton Has To Say About NGP
January 27th, 2011
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While Sony unveiled the NGP in its home territory of Japan, we here in North America have been wondering what Sony Computer Entertainment America has to say about their new handheld. Well Engadget sat down with Jack Tretton to get the scoop. Some highlights: 1. This thing is going to be expensive, Jack says I [...]
Say Hello to Sony’s NGP
January 27th, 2011
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While everyone’s been throwing around rumors that a reveal of the PSP2 was imminent, Kaz Harai has been laughing, because he knew that no one would expect to see an NGP. What is an NGP you ask? Funny you should ask, because I just so happen to have a bunch of details about it here. [...]
Hands On With The PSP Phone [PSPhone?]
January 26th, 2011
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The big announcement may not be coming until tonight, but Engadget managed to get their hands on the forthcoming PSP Phone (otherwise known as the Xperia Play.) Being a gadget blog, their hands on was focused predominantly on the tech, and they did offer an interesting nugget about the Dual Shock-esque, slide-out gamepad: Push the screen [...]
PSP2 Has 3G & OLED Touch Screen
January 23rd, 2011
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While we’re expecting to hear about the PSP2 at Sony’s press event on January 27th, it looks like a few details have slipped out a few days early. According to Nikkei, the PSP2 will support 3G. It won’t be able to be used as a phone, but, come on, was anyone really expecting it to [...]
PSP2 As Powerful As The PS3?
January 14th, 2011
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We already know that the PSP2 will be unveiled this January 27th at a press event in Tokyo, but now the specifics of the device are starting to take shape. Unlike the PlayStation phone that Sony Ericsson is working on, meant to compete with the iPhone, licensees are being told that the PSP2 ”is as powerful [...]
PSP2 Official Announcement Coming Jan 27th
January 14th, 2011
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In two weeks, gamers are going to be getting quite a big announcement regarding Sony‘s next big thing, the PSP2. Trade sources have confirmed to news outlets that the PSP2 will be unveiled officially at a press event in Tokyo on January 27th. After being long rumored and probably one of the worst kept secrets [...]