[E3] NGP/PSP2/PS Vita

Well its almost here, the most exciting time in a gamers year and what make it all the more exciting, is when a new piece of hardware is showcased.
During E3 this year, Sony will be showcasing their recently announced Next Generation Portable(NGP), which has recently been rumoured to be called PS Vita, if you wish you can vote on weather you like the name or not here NGP > PS Vita ?.

Here are the specifications of the NGP, note that some of these on the final E3 product, may have changed since the console first revealed:
CPU:
ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU:
200 MHz SGX543MP4+
133 MPolygon/s
4 GPixel/s fill rate
Memory:
512MB, rumoured to have been halved already.
Storage:
16GB internal storage, rumoured to have been removed.
Media:
NVG Card – a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. Taking advantage of the flash memory feature, this innovative card can store the full software titles plus add-on game content or the game save data directly on to the card. By adopting flash memory based card, SCE will be able to provide game cards with higher capacity in the future, allowing developers to store more game data to deliver rich and immersive games.
NVG game cards will be available in 2 GB and 4 GB sizes.
Display:
5-inch OLED capacitive touch screen.
24-bit colour.
960 × 544 pixels @ 220 ppi.
Input:
Touch screen.
Rear touch pad.
Six-axis motion sensing.
Three-axis electronic compass.
D-pad.
12 × Buttons
(Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square, L, R, Start, Select, Home, Volume ±, Power).
2 × Analog sticks.
Camera:
Front camera.
Rear camera.
Both cameras feature face detection, head detection, and head tracking capabilities.
Connectivity:
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
3G
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
As you will notice from the above specs, the NGP will have a new game medium, which is dubbed an NVG Card, so UMD is gone, which unfortunately means for all of you with UMD’s, wont be able to play them on the NGP, that is not the only thing that is gone, the famed XMB is gone and has been replaced with LiveArea, here is a quote about it from one of the sources:

Every game title for NGP will be provided with a space called “LiveArea™” where users can share the fun and excitement with other players. Users will have access to the latest information of games provided from SCE and 3rd party developers and publishers through PlayStation®Network. Additionally, NGP users will be able to view an “Activity” log that is constantly updated with accomplishments from users who are playing the same game, which in turn can trigger active real-time communication among users.

Rumours suggest that the NGP will come in two versions, one with 3G and one without, here are a recent list of games in development posted on Sony’s EU Blog:
Uncharted: Golden Abyss:
Nathan Drake’s first portable adventure is developed by Bend Studio, the team behind the acclaimed Resistance Retribution on PSP. It promises to retain the crucial elements of the Uncharted titles – adventure, thrilling action and top-notch storytelling – and the familiar control scheme, while also introducing innovative options such as touch and tilt controls. Check out my interview with John Garvin, Creative Director at Bend Studio.

WipEout 2084:
Taking one of the most celebrated PlayStation series in a new prologue, WipEout 2048 is set during the birth of anti-grav racing and features a greater near-future environments than we have become used to since the original soared onto PlayStation in 1995. Perhaps the most exciting feature is the ability to play against PS3 racers on WipEout HD Fury via cross-play with PlayStation 3. Check out my interview with Graeme Ankers, Game Director at Studio Liverpool.

Little Deviants:
Little Deviants is a series of madcap adventures that will showcase the multitude of features and functions your NGP possesses, including rear touch pad, touch screen, the motion sensor, front and rear cameras, augmented reality and microphone. Check out my interview with Richard Ogden, Game Design Director at Bigbig Studios.

Reality Fighters:
Previously unannounced, Reality fighters is an augmented reality fighting game in which you can capture yourself using the NGP camera and duke it out against other fighters around the world, in the world as you see it through the NGP camera.

Super Stardust Delta:
The mesmerising PlayStation Network shooter comes to NGP using the dual analog sticks to control the action the familiar way, plus touch screen and motion sensing controls to add something new.

Sound Shapes:
Play, compose and share on NGP in a unique take on the side-scrolling platformer, where you create music with your actions using the touch screen and share them with the PlayStation Network community.

Hustle Kings:
The king of pool games rolls onto NGP, bringing stunning graphics and a stylish art style and adding precision controls via the touch screen and rear touch pad.

Everybody’s Golf:
Tee off with the latest iteration of everybody’s favourite golf series from ClapHanz. You can shoot for a birdie using traditional, touch and tilt controls and take on the world in effortless online multiplayer.
Resistance Retribution:
You will be able to play your PSP games from the PlayStation Store on NGP. Resistance Retribution is just one example, and you’ll be able to revisit James Grayson’s voyage across Europe using NGP’s dual analog sticks.
Now for some images and video’s:

PS Vita ?

The last two video’s thanks to KingKush.

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