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Friday, January 28, 2011

PlayStation NGP (Video Game)

PlayStation NGP
PlayStation NGP (Video Game)
By Sony

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Designed to blur the lines between interactive entertainment and reality, the NGP will offer Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity. The 5-inch OLED front multi-touch display will bring brilliant images to life and the multi-touch pad on the rear will allow users to engage with the game and characters with a simple movement of their fingertips.

Sony's upcoming handheld gaming system, codenamed "Next Generation Portable" (NGP), is the long-rumored successor to the PlayStation Portable hardware series. Projected for a holiday 2011 release, the NGP retains the familiar general form of the PlayStation Portable while improving on its processing power, graphical quality, and control and Wi-Fi based features to produce a handheld gaming device that truly signals the entry of handhelds into the world of Next-Gen gaming.

The Sony NGP handheld in use with the hands of a user demonstrating the new LiveArea touch driven menu system
The newest, most powerful handheld gaming device from Sony yet.
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Infinite Possibilities. Innovative Experiences

Sony's Next Generation Portable (NGP) is designed to blur the lines between interactive entertainment and reality. Reaching beyond the capabilities of every handheld gaming console that has come before it, the NGP will offer Wi-Fi and 3G* functionality, allowing for maximum connectivity. Its 5-inch OLED front multi-touch display will bring brilliant images to life and allow for a new touch driven navigational system, while the additional multi-touch pad on its back surface will allow users to interact with games and characters that they encounter within them with a simple movement of their fingertips. Additionally, services created specifically for NGP will be available on PlayStation Network. These services are designed help users take their gameplay, as well as interaction with other gamers, to new levels.

Front angled view of the Sony NGP showing the large screen, the two analog sticks and the inward facing camera
New controls include dual analog sticks and 2 cameras.
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An upper side view of the Sony NGP handheld
Slim, light design fit comfortably in-hand.
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Dual image of the Sony NGP's back multi-touch pad and the pad in use
Easy-to-use multi-touch pad at the rear.
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A gameplay screen from the Uncharted game franchise shown on the Sony NGP
Extensive first and third-party support for games and add-on content.
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Addition features include: dual analog stick controls, a front and rear camera, a 4 core CPU, flash card media support for game and media saves, mobile PlayStation trophy support, built-in three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer and GPS functionality.

The Best in New and Classic Content

In addition to containing the best in new handheld gaming hardware technology, Sony's NGP will provide users with the best in quality content. All your favorite game franchises are coming to NGP, including but not limited to Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet and Call of Duty. Joining these new offerings, players will also have full wireless access to the PlayStation Store. Here, via the NGP's improved 3G wireless capabilities, owners can download new game add-ons, movies, comics and PS One classics ported over for handheld play. The NGP also features full backwards compatibility (via download) to all PSP games. Together this powerful merging of hardware and software is destined to create entertainment experiences unlike anything else available in the handheld gaming market.

Key NGP Features

  • Multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED) as the front display
  • Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device
  • Dual analog sticks
  • Two cameras (front and rear)
  • Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards
  • Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass
  • Wi-Fi and 3G* network connectivity
  • PlayStation Network access, including "LiveArea," "Near" and "Activity" log features Trophy Support
  • NGP will be able to play PSP titles, minis, PS one classics, video and comics from the PlayStation Store

Technical Specifications

  • 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)
  • 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 = 1×1) (Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
    • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)

* Connectivity subject to Wi-Fi availability and 3G coverage limitations.

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