Sony Introduces Next Generation Portable, aka PSP 2

Sony has just unveiled what has been called the PlayStation Portable 2 (let’s pretend the PSP Go never existed) with a new handheld video game console. Officially called the “Next Generation Portable,” the device will appear like the original PlayStation Portable–although a bit bulkier–and will feature a 5-inch OLED touchscreen. It will also have a touch pad at the back, dual micro analog joysticks, cameras in both the front and rear sides, and will use a Flash-based memory card.
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Other expected features will include 3G, Bluetooth, and WiFi connectivity, PlayStation 3-quality graphics, ARM Cortex A9 CPU, a SGX543MP4+ GPU, and Sixaxis motion-sensing system.

Games that will be offered for the NGP once it is released in the holiday season include Hot Shots Golf Next, Gravity Daze, Killzone, WipeOut, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Unchartered, Little Deviants, Reality Fighters, and Billiards. Take note that the NGP is apart from the upcoming PlayStation Phone being concocted by Sony Ericsson.

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Sony to Present Its New PSP2 Boasting with OLED Screen and 3G Support

Gamers will soon be able to witness the launch of a new Sony PSP2 that will feature an OLED screen and support 3G.

The information on the preliminary details of the console and PSP smartphone were recently unveiled in Nikkei, a Japanese newspaper.

It would be interesting to note that in addition to the features of previous versions, the new PSP2 will have 3G and WLAN support. Thus players will be able to get together online.

Besides, the new device boasts a new OLED screen and an upgraded processor.

It is worth mentioning that the tech giant Sony decided to include in its new devices some additional features like online gaming and multimedia services.

Besides being able to play video games, user will also have the opportunity to watch online videos and listen to the music.

The company is expected to present the new PSP2 system in January 27, when it holds a pres conference. In addition, Sony will release the PSP smartphone in February.

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Games on Sony NGP Will Get Same Day Digital Release

Good news physical media haters. SCEE's bigwig, Andrew House says that digital versions of retail NGP games will be simultaneously released on game launch days – a lesson Sony's apparently learned from the failure that was the PSP Go. At the launch of the PSP Go gadget, Sony promised same day digital game releases in its PlayStation Store. As digital distribution plays a larger role in content distribution (just look at Apple's App Store), it'll be important for Sony to balance out retail and digital.

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Sony Music Unlimited service arriving on PSP

PSP owners who love listening to music will be in for a treat in a few days. Sony has announced that Music Unlimited, its music streaming app will be available on Sony's handheld console - the PSP gadget. Starting April 14, Music Unlimited will allow PSP users to stream music from their computers onto the console with the basic plan ($3.99 a month) while the premium plan ($9.99 a month) will give users access to additional premium channels and unlimited playback for the 7 million available songs. This means there's going to be no more need to fill up that memory stick with music as long as you have an internet connection. PSP users will need to be running firmware version 6.37 to make use of Music Unlimited.

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