Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sony announces Next Generation Portable

Surprise! It's not the "PSP2." GamePro's Will Herring and IDG News Service's Martyn Williams are live at the Sony PlayStation reveal event in Tokyo. Here are the highlights:

They're dimming the lights and cranking up the awesome house music... looks like the party's about to begin.less than a minute ago via web


SCE President and Group CEO Kazuo Hirai just took the stage.less than a minute ago via web


He's very proud of today, and the announcements SCE has in store to celebrate the dynamism of this business.less than a minute ago via web


They're playing a video last seen five years ago at E3less than a minute ago via web


The video is "Cyber Society," a conceptual video glimpsing at the future of interactive technologyless than a minute ago via web


He says more than 80% of PS3 consoles are connected to the internetless than a minute ago via web


Hirai announces PlayStation Suite to expand PS platform to smartphones, other devicesless than a minute ago via Seesmic for BlackBerry


It's a cross-platform, cross-device initiative to make PlayStation content available to more gamers and developersless than a minute ago via web


It'll be available on Android smart phonesless than a minute ago via web


And now, PlayStation Certified -- a licensing initiative for trademarks in the PlayStation brandless than a minute ago via web


PS Suite will emulate the first generation of PlayStation content for portable devicesless than a minute ago via web


PlayStation games will be available on the PlayStation Store on Android devicesless than a minute ago via web


They're playing a video... introducing the "Next Generation Portable" device...less than a minute ago via web


960 x 544 display, 3G + Wi-Fi, GPS, dual analog sticks, dual touchpad, SixAxis motion tech, front and rear cameras, microphone...less than a minute ago via web


It looks like a wider, sleeker PSP that uses a flash memory card as its game medialess than a minute ago via web


NGP will be released holiday season this yearless than a minute ago via web


SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida is taking the stageless than a minute ago via web


They're starting a video showing off some new titles on NGPless than a minute ago via web


Killzone on NGP!less than a minute ago via web


WipeOut, Resistance, and an Uncharted game all running on NGP!less than a minute ago via web


They're kicking off a live Uncharted demo on NGPless than a minute ago via web


Left-hand stick controls Drake, right-hand stick controls the cameraless than a minute ago via web


He just used the front touch-pad screen to make Drake vault over a fallen treeless than a minute ago via web


He's now using the NGP's on-board motion sensing tech to tilt the device, causing Drake to swing on a vineless than a minute ago via web


He's aiming Drake's rifle with the on-board motion techless than a minute ago via web


Talking about NGP's new user experience -- Muneki Shimadaless than a minute ago via web


Showing off the new touch-screen feautres, where you can "touch, grab, trace, push, and pull" the game experienceless than a minute ago via web


Using Little Deviants to show off the touch-screen capabilities -- using the rear touch-pad to alter the environment with his finger tipless than a minute ago via web


He's pinching and pulling both the front and rear touch-pads simultaneously to stretch the playing field in real-timeless than a minute ago via web


Introducing LiveArea -- a spot where users will have access to new game info via the NGPless than a minute ago via web


They're scrolling through LiveArea's UI -- games are readily accessible, as are social networking and Trophy functionsless than a minute ago via web


From LiveArea, they're accessing Hot Shots Golf Next DLC and game informationless than a minute ago via web


There's also a communication function, where you can see your friends' in-game activity, accomplishments, and purchasesless than a minute ago via web


Now, Near -- an application that lets you see who's playing what on their NGPs in your vicinityless than a minute ago via web


Near syncs up with PSN ID information, and allows you to see gamers near you, as well as check their Trophies, library of games, and scoresless than a minute ago via web


He's inviting developers from Capcom, Sega, Tecmo Koei, Konami, Epic, and Activision onstageless than a minute ago via web


We're going to pause here for a second and give you a good look at the games in a second post. Get a good look at the NGP console here.

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