Straight from Sony, this is a first look at their new PSP2, which they call the NGP (Next Generation Portable). The NGP is all over the news, and if you so much as poke your toe out into the headlines in the gaming world you’re sure to hit about fifteen thousand articles that feature this new piece of hardware.
Well, we’re here to provide some information about the NGP as well, and we’re producing the facts. The handheld will arrive sometime towards the end of 2011, and it’s sure to pack a punch.
Here are just some key features that the NGP has to offer:
Now here are some technical specifications for you hardware buffs out there:
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) |
Screen (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) |
Games such as Metal Gear Solid 4 have been demonstrated on the system, and they look amazing. Performance is top-notch with the NGP, and I can see why so many are excited for its arrival. When we know more, we will be sure to get information up as soon as possible. It’s still early on for the NGP, so expect many of your questions to be answered in the coming months.