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How the future handheld will pan out nobody can say for now, but there’s one thing we can say for sure – the NGP will change the technical power expected of handhelds in the future. "When PSP first launched in 2005 in North America it changed the way people thought …
Read More »NGP: New machine will ‘be affordable’
We know that the NExt Generation Portable will be launched in "late 2011", but how much will it cost? For now, Sony’s not saying, though the company has pledged that the machine will be "affordable". "I can’t put a ballpark on it in terms of figures, but what I would …
Read More »NGP: Sony promises ‘solid’ battery life
Upon seeing both the size and power of Sony’s new Next Generation portable, it’s inevitable that the first question many people asked was how long the battery would last – but Sony has assured that it will put up a decent display. "We’ll have a good, solid battery life because …
Read More »OPINION: The handheld battleground is drawn
It may have lost many men in the battle of 2010, but General Wii still stands tall on the battlefield that is taking place under the world’s TVs. From the West, swelled by year-on-year gains in American followers, the Xbox 360 continues to wear down Wii’s lead. From the East, …
Read More »NGP: Location services highlighted
Sony’s Next Generation Portable will use location-based services to bring players together both geographically and virtually. A system called ‘Near’, which will be pre-loaded onto all NGP handhelds, will allow owners to see what friends are in their area. They will then be able to see what they’ve been playing …
Read More »Rush of dev support for ‘4x more powerful’ PSP2
Likes of Epic Games, Capcom and Sega line up to support Sony's new handheld
Read More »NGP: Price, battery speculation begins
It’s a premium device, and that fact immediately asks two questions of the NGP – how much will it cost and how long will the battery last? Analysts are already throwing around figures of between $299 and $349. As a direct translation this would mean between 188 and 220 in …
Read More »Sony to developers: Join our Android revolution
PlayStation game push across Android devices and new PSP2 handheld
Read More »PSP2 specs revealed
Sonyâ??s new handheld unveiled at Tokyo press event
Read More »NGP: ‘4x as powerful as any other portable’
Though Sony didn’t this morning repeat the "as powerful as PS3" line that it had been giving to developers over the last few months, the Next Generation Portable is certainly a stompingly powerful device. In fact, Epic founder Tim Sweeney told attendees at Sony’s Tokyo press gathering that the new …
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