Mock it up, talk it up and leak it out all you want, only Sony has the power to actually bring the so-called “PSP2” into the world — and that moment has come. The “sequel” to the PlayStation Portable was made official today (like, just now!) during a press event in Japan, looking every bit as — well, that thing looks like the PSP, doesn’t it?
Codenamed “NGP” — that’s “Next Generation Portable” Entertainment System — the device has been designed with five core tenets buzz phrases in mind, according to Sony: Revolutionary User Interface; Social Connectivity; Location-based Entertainment; Converging Real and Virtual; and PlayStation Suite Compatibility.
But what does that mean? For starters, the new hardware features dual analog sticks; a 5-inch OLED display (with 960×544 resolution — four times the PSP’s); a front touchscreen and rear touchpad (woah!); 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS; and, for good measure, the same six-axis motion system that propels the Move, plus a three-axis compass — oh, and we can’t forget the front and rear cameras (those come standard these days). Of course, the NGP plays games, too, which will be offered on new flash memory-based cards (so long UMD!) that feature added storage for DLC and game saves.
The NGP is coming this holiday season.
Update: Complete hardware specs, provided by Sony, are posted after the break.
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