finally, after months of speculating and waiting for sony to make a move against their nintendo counterparts, they’ve finally revealed the PSP2 codenamed: NGP (next generation portable). Let me tell you, this thing does not dissapoint, take a look for yourself at the sleek design:
Pretty sweet. Sony has claimed that the NGP will be able to produce PS3 quality graphics, and judging from this video, they’re right. The graphics displayed here are freaking amazing, nothing we’ve ever seen on a handheld before. PLUS uncharted portable!! ah! best day ever. you can never have too much uncharted:
here is a list of the intial games announced, which already has almost everything you might find on a playstation fanboys wishlist:
Killzone
Wipeout
Resistance
Uncharted
Call of Duty
If Sony just gets some Ratchet and Jak in there, i’ll probably die of happiness.
Just look at those analog sticks, so beautiful.
It looks like Sony has no plans to look back on the UMD days, and thats a good thing. The new game medium will be a flash memory based card, which is definitely a step in the right direction. The NGP will also support PlayStation Network Trophies, which has me very excited. Recently i’ve gotten very into collecting these, and this sweetens the deal. This also points to PS3 connectivity, as i’m hoping that the NGP trophies will be able to be displayed on my PS3 home screen along with all my others.
As seen in the Uncharted video above The NGP contains a touch screen on top and a touch pad on the bottom. This is a really cool idea, specifically the back screen as it allows users to have an experience similar to Ipad or iphone games, but without obscuring the screen with their big fat fingers. Also, it looks as though in a game like Uncharted the touch control is only one option, you can also play the game like you normally would. In addition to this, Sony has finally embraced dual analog sticks, which is simply the best decision they could have made.
yay.
It is a blessing to see Sony embracing their image as the most powerful system in every console race. From what i’ve seen the 3DS seems to be going in a completely different direction, catering to a completely different audience. if you want to play games you played 12 years ago again on a small screen in 3D, than the 3DS is for you. If you want the most powerful, up to date, true next gen handheld, it looks like sony is about to deliver. Although, i’m very anxious to see how the 3DS pans out, hopefully this will be a console race that could see them co-exist, as the Wii and PS3 seem to have done, simply because they are so different and are for different kinds of gamers. I just happen to be one who loves what sony is doing. So far as i can tell, the release date seems to be slated for Christmas 2011. So excited! keep the info coming Sony!