New PSP Revealed: 5-Inch OLED, Dual Analog Sticks, Cameras And More
Sony just took the wraps off their new PSP (codenamed “Next Generation Portable”) at a special event in Tokyo. The new device has a five-inch OLED touch-sensitive display running at 960 x 544 resolution, along with two analog sticks (a first in portable gaming history), front and rear cameras, motion sensors, 3G and WiFi connectivity, and a rear touchpad.
Hold on, I want to see what that will look like as a bullet-list.
- Five-inch OLED display (touch-sensitive)
- 960 x 544 resolution
- Two analog sticks (not nubs)
- Front camera
- Rear camera
- Motion sensors
- 3G
- Wi-Fi
- Rear touchpad
Sony says this sucker is coming out at the end of the year, but they haven’t mentioned a price yet. I’m guessing it’ll be be somewhere around 599 US dollars (Seriously, please let it be under $300).
To be honest, I’d say this thing looks pretty impressive. I’m crossing my fingers REALLY HARD, hoping that Sony will get the software end of things right this time around. Don’t just try to port everything from the PS3 down. Lots of potential here.
News Tags: Next Generation Portable, NGP, PSP, PSP2, Sony
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That looks like a pretty fine device. I’m going to wait for more stats before buying this over the 3DS though.
They’re certainly packing the features in. Impressive.
Next question: With all those radios and that 5-inch screen, what’s the battery life going to be?
And yes, price is going to be a factor. Not going to be cheap for sure. Also wonder how games are going to be done. Just downloadable media? Surely they’d have learnt from PSP Go that’s not a super idea. Hmm…
@Sam Jordan: In a world where a Nintendo handheld only has a five hour battery life, I’m guessing the NGP clocks in around 2-2.5 hours.
The thing that sucks about the PSPGo is that there’s no requirement for developers to put their games on the store. Digital only would be an improvement.
It looks slick. I just wish I didn’t feel a double groan coming, when they announce a price point north of $400, and a battery life less than 2 hours.
It’s likely not a coincidence that the one on stage from the videos I saw on Engadget was tethered to a power cord.