PSVita (Successor to PSP, was PSP2 then NGP)

[Family Fry]

Hey I should get that lolly from 3 hours ago
NGP front, back, top, bottom and side pictures.

http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showpost.php?p=1803342&postcount=345

[Brad]

No they didn't! I see no free Pony bundled with this console!

I WANT MY PONY

Lol! Yeah, I shouldn't have spoken for everybody I guess!

[Shozuki]

im getting one regardless, but I do hope sony dont shoot themselves in the foot by asking for too much money on these.

[abigsmurf]

Hey I should get that lolly from 3 hours ago
NGP front, back, top, bottom and side pictures.
http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showpost.p...&postcount=345

Are the two ellipsis touch sensitive as well or just the big bit?

Quite a clever bit of design if they are. Tactile feedback from the edges + touch sensitivity.

playing a racer those could control the brakes and accelerator pedals.

[Family Fry]

I would hazard a guess that the ellipsis parts are kind of finger grooves to rest your fingers in whilst you hold it, like a dead zone so you don't touch the trackpad whilst playing, maybe.

[Dogg Thang]

No they didn't! I see no free Pony bundled with this console!

I WANT MY PONY

Game will do a bundle. That won't let you buy it any other way.

[Brad]

Rear trackpad is the exact dimensions of the screen so as to provide a 1-1 mapping with the screen. Good for web browsing maybe? You could move a mouse pointer without putting your fingers all over the screen.

Question: How many here that were getting a 3DS are now considering holding off? Not many I'm guessing but it'd be nice to know if this announcement made any impact.

EDIT: Game will be all over the trade in your 3ds for a PSP2 offer!

[abigsmurf]

£10,239.99 for the Pony bundle!

Save £10 on the separate buying price!

[abigsmurf]

Question: How many here that were getting a 3DS are now considering holding off? Not many I'm guessing but it'd be nice to know if this announcement made any impact.

7months is a long time to wait for the shiny.

I'll probably buy both

[InvisibleKid]

Did they confirm that this will work with existing PSP downloaded games?

[Brad]

Surely I get the lolly with this!

NGP by bradleysmith, on Flickr

[InvisibleKid]

Noticable lack of volume controls and brightness. Looks sexay though! (Albeit massive!)

[Brad]

Volume on the back, like PSP Go. Gotta assume brightness controlled in software now.

[Wools]

That looks really nice, I'm glad its got decent looking sticks rather than the PSP's Nub.

[funkydan]

Here are the (early) details from Sony on the 'N.G.P.':

Today in Tokyo, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). NGP will make its debut at the end of the 2011, but here’s everything you need to know right now.
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 and video from the PlayStation Store, as well as all games newly released via PlayStation Suite.

Technical Specs:

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 Shown or Mentioned (Titles Not Final):

• Killzone
• Uncharted
• WipEout
• LittleBigPlanet
• Call of Duty
• Resistance
• Little Deviants
• Hot Shots Golf
• Reality Fighters
• Gravity Daze
• Smart As
• Broken
• Hustle Kings

It’s still early going, so we understand that you likely have questions not addressed here. Details such as release date, price, and more will be announced in due course. We’ll keep you updated.