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What you need to know about NGP so far

It’s finally here, Playstation Portable 2 is now codenamed NGP. (Next-Generation Portable) During Sony’s Tokyo Conference 2011, they unveiled finally NGP. This device will change portable gaming forever

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StbI9904849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

A powerful handheld equiped with the hottest tech around "for the while" which clocked can run up to 2GHZ of powerhouse and easily to program to with hopingly 1GB of ram (512 more likely) priced at 350/400 wifi/3g (looking like a sure 500 if 1GB ram plus 16GB internal capacity comes along.

Anyway, power won't do shit if there ain't game and looking at how thing are shaping up, I expect kingdom heart 3 landing on this machine LOL, sry wii or ps3...no chance

pain777pas4849d ago

When you consider the PSP with 32mb or 64mb of RAM we are looking at a considerable leap for a handheld here people. SSF4 arcade version with Yung, Yang, Shin Akuma and Evil Ryu incoming at E3. You read it here first. MK with extra characters incoming for the launch of NGP. You read it here first. Loco Roco without buttons incoming you heard it here first. Yes the NGP will be the best system we have seen since the.... 3DS. LOL!!!!!!! So hyped for this thing but the BC to original PSP off PSN is great. GT PSP, RR, SFA3 and GOWs FTW. Game on!

Samus HD4849d ago

don't we have this on ps3 ??
why on psp2 too..

why to have a ps3 in portable version??:O
I want something new

SoapShoes4849d ago

I think it would be pretty cool to play MGS4 when you're on a road trip... That's what a portable is for after all, but MGS4 isn't really a good game for portable. I'll bet they do a new MGS game on the MGS4 engine.

ScentlessApprentice74849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

It's not quite apparent if Konami will actually port MGS4 to PSP2/NGP. That in itself is not what hypes me for the NGP. What hypes me for Sony's new portable device is the technological advancement and potential for amazing at-home HD gaming that was once thought to be exclusive to the living room couch that is now finally available on a viable portable console is what really excites me on this.

kewlkat0074849d ago

"don't we have this on ps3 ??
why on psp2 too.. "

Personally, I think that was part of PSP's problem. The psp needs it's own games and franchises. I'm not sure why Sony or devs wants to equate the same success of a console game on a handheld counterpart...

A majority of console only gamers are not going to go out of their way to buy a portable just to play the same game or some sequel on a handheld.

I would like to know the age group demographics for the PSP handheld? Since the majority of PS gamers are probably in their 20s and up.

SoapShoes4849d ago

@kewlkat007 - Then how do you explain the success of Mario on the DS? Most of the DS's popular titles are sequels/prequels/spinoffs of popular Nintendo franchises that have been established for many years.

kewlkat0074849d ago

Mario (the mascot) of nintendo is just a very bad example....

We have seem mario golf, tennis, party....I could go on. That character is instantly re-created through time and a staple\face for Nintendo and it's image.

They have re-released older mario games on the ds as well for nostalgic purposes. I'm just trying to examine why the ds does so well on all fronts when compared to a hardware that smashes it on all fronts?
Look at the variety of games on the DS(touch screen helps). Some games sell like sh!t and many sell millions.

I just feel like, that Wii gamer is more in line with that potential DS gamer then a hardcore PS3 user, to the PSP demographics. Again just an assumption, but a Wii gamer is more likely to buy a DS then the older Ps3 gamer to also buy a PSP.

SoapShoes4849d ago

@kewlkat007 - Hey, I'm not just talking about Mario. I'm talking about all of Nintendo's key franchises. I just don't see how having Uncharted on the PSP is a bad thing when Nintendo does it with all of their franchises.... And there are many Mario games on the DS that are practically just the same thing as on the console and I'm not talking just about all of the spin-offs.

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showtimefolks4849d ago

that's when you know something is really powerful

now all we need a confirm release date plus price. also psp2 has been confirmed for a while i said it many time as long as it did have 2 analog sticks i would buy it everything else is extra goodies

i am kind of glad they didn't do a flip open style like the one so called leaked and went with a straight psp times X2 ign guys went to sony's conference and said the thumb sticks felt really good glad to know

less piracy more 3rd party support one thing sony can not do is price this thing wrong in fall 2011 this could have a huge system launch

josephayal4849d ago

I'm def waiting for the announcement of Super Street Fighter 4-NGP

DA_SHREDDER4849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

I thought you just called the machine n4g for a second there. Coincidence? LOL!

@Dellis. Your out of your mind. You have to be on contract to get a Galaxy tab for 200 let alone a beast like a N4g. I mean NGP. hahahaha!

StbI9904849d ago

By that list I've just seen plus the fact of several 1rst parties lacking there, I'm looking at even more support than what the 3DS is actually having, on the loose here eeh nintendo.

Dellis4849d ago

better be 199.99

they don't even have 3D

Samus HD4849d ago

it's ironic ., but I like it!

mushroomwig4849d ago

The PSP2 not featuring 3D is exactly why I'm choosing it over the 3DS.

ScentlessApprentice74849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

Just don't forget to take a break every 30 minutes or else you'll have to lie down for a while. I would also recommend buying a second chargeable battery.

Edit @ Kon

Right, so what's the point of purchasing the 3DS if you are just going to disregard it's primary selling point? To purchase all the old N64 games like Ocarina of Time yet again in a bright, new $60 3DS package?

Kon4849d ago

You can play the 3DS w/o 3D so i don't see your point.

kanetheking4849d ago

kon so wont that just be a ds then?

StbI9904849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

LOl, I love how people are only hanging on around 3D (obviously stating that is what make the 3DS any appealing, shame) since that is what actually makes the 3DS a soon to fail to revere the same public the DS was intended to = Childs(from 6 to 10/12)yeah you can turn it off but, what is the appeal on getting one then?... Hope that isn't the case though, after child starts rolling off with their eyes handed, lets see if your lil gimmicky tech called 3D will stand a candle( not hating though, just stating the experience I've got so far on the 3D bandwagon, and I ain't that sure of 3DS being any difference to even worse since you are receiving this distorting effect directly and not through some shutter glasses).

Anyway 5'inch OLED screen/Ps3 graphics > 3FckingD anyday xD

Mr Tretton4849d ago

The 3D in the 3DS is an attempt to cover up it's weak graphics. It's also a generic form of 3D that Kaz stated months ago they aren't interested in.

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Sony 'til I die.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO4849d ago

Who wants 3D when NGP have a lot more and better Features.

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Technical World4849d ago

The NGP looks really cool. But has anyone else noticed that it's kind of huge and a little ugly? It's not horrible looking but it's not really that good looking. If it was smaller it would already have me sold but I don't know. I hope it isn't the final system and Sony makes some changes. Bubble up if you agree.

Mr Tretton4849d ago

I think it looks slick as hell.

And it needs a good sized screen considering what it's putting out. Tiny ass screen, no want.

Technical World4846d ago

Yeah, but it could have been a little smaller. I at least want something to put in my pocket and not look like I'm hiding an iPad on me.

DFresh4849d ago

I want to know more about a price point, possibility of adding a phone service, and more news on the software line up for that device across the board.

PSP may have been the most powerful device but the support went elsewhere like to the DS/iPhone.

Hopefully this time around Sony will secure better game support for the NGP and at the same time keep piracy at bay.
(Piracy for a large part killed the PSP.)

3DS has a great advantage right now when it comes to 3rd party support.

iPhone well that's just kicking both the DS/PSP in the ass right now.
(Game apps/support speak for themselves.)

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers12d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken12d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g12d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing12d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H912d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola12d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66912d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle12d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg13d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos13d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola13d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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Sony Taps Bungie's Head of Revenue to Lead Live-Service Games

Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.

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ChasterMies33d ago

Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.

just_looken33d ago

The new temp boss is the sony cfo bean counter so i can see this being a thing get every penny.

Cacabunga33d ago

PlayStation officially losing it.. fans will never support gaas games

just_looken33d ago

@car

The new boss did a interview in japan he wants to tap into the mobile market like nintendio so he give 0 fucks about gamers/fans

https://www.pushsquare.com/...

Redemption-6433d ago

@Cacabunga
You only speak for you and those who think like you, but most fans will support what they want. Playstation and PC fans are literally supporting Helldivers 2 and that is a gaas. Maybe you wouldn't, but many more would if they like it.

Huey_My_D_Long33d ago

@Redemption-64
Look, Im not making any judgement calls about this guy, but I will say that Helldivers 2 GaaS model is unique to Helldivers, and legit the only other game I can think of thats similiar was the Avengers game except HD2 pass is still better.
The fact that you can earn in game currency in a way that doesnt make you feel like you have to grind forever, as well you being able work on that pass that you bought...on your own time without a time limit...that right there is fucking huge to me, and I can't name any game other than avengers that avoided trapping players with FOMO logic...I think GaaS on HD2 shouldn't be compared to the rest of the industry...it should be copied.

Einhander197233d ago

Cacabunga

Helldivers 2...

Redemption-64

In Europe it's a 60 40 split favoring PC.
In the US its a 60 40 split favoring PS5.

So PlayStation owners supported the game just fine, it's not getting carried by PC or anything like that.

FinalFantasyFanatic33d ago

@just_looken,
I'm perfectly fine with the way Nintendo entered the mobile market, I never touched their mobile games, meanwhile, the console/handheld stayed the way it is. As for being a bean counter, he's probably going to reel in these massive budgets that Sony's studios have had lately, I haven't played Spiderman 2, but I cannot see how they almost tripled the budget for that game.

@Redemption-64,
That's an exception to the rule, I'm expecting a lot of these GAAS games from Sony to fail, to be fair, they only need a few to succeed, but I would have preferred that they put more of their resources into other types of games.

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DivineHand12533d ago

True their monetization is driving players away and at the same time, their decision to chop out content and convoluted systems is keeping new players away from the game.

Joe91333d ago

I don't think that will happen based on how things worked out at Naughty Dog now that we know what we do, seems they had the option to fully commit to live service games or stay making single player experences so they gave up on their live service game. We are not sure how things came about with Bend making a live service game but I hope that was not a forced situation. Sony doesnt seem like they are forcing studios to switch up but we will see, Sony's bread and butter is single player games it is how they dominated the console market.

Obscure_Observer33d ago

Yeah, I though Sony learned something from all their failures in the LS segment under Bungie´s disastrous leadership and supervision which led to games been cancelled, studios closed and all the people laid off.

Looks like Bungie still plays a major role in Sony´s LS initiative and Sony is not backtracking on their GaaS plans.

S2Killinit33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Are we forgetting that Destiny is also a highly successful franchise? I feel like that definitely deserves mention here.

Besides, there is no reason why a person cant learn from past experiences.

Joe91332d ago

I agree, people act as if Destiny flopped when it came out lol it took 9 to 10 years for the numbers to fall yet people are still playing it add the success of Helldivers 2 no wonder Sony is going forward down this path.

S2Killinit32d ago

Personally, I see no problem with Sony also having service games as long as they make good ones, and more importantly they deliver the AAA story driven games that they are known for. So yeah, I agree 100% with you.

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Christopher33d ago

I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.

CrimsonWing6932d ago (Edited 32d ago )

Honestly, what’s to learn from? How to make people happily continuously dump money into a single game over its life-time? Buy season passes continuously for several years with a smile on our faces?

GaaS is a design decision that is everything wrong with this industry. The fact that Helldivers 2 did so well and people defend the monetization because it was $40 and is a fun game, scares the sh*t out of me to see that the door is open and all shift will probably be to replicate that in future games. We already know the ROI for traditional game dev cost isn’t doing it for them.

I thought with Jimbo leaving we’d see a change for the better… I’m not so sure now.

S2Killinit32d ago

Service games are being offered by everyone. Sony cannot afford to only create single player AAA games. No one can. They already said they will be doing both.

Abnor_Mal33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.

Christopher33d ago

They play long-time existing live service games like CoD, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, and the like. Mass majority of new live service games are considered failures and aren't moving gamers away from older games.

just_looken33d ago

Yep the huge issue with live service is they need paid players along with a reason to play them.

You forgot mobile market that also taps into that player base as well as the eve online style games there is only a certain amount of krakens/whales blind supporters compared to the amount of live service games we have its not sustainable math wise.

700 restaurants making food for every seat for 1000-3000 eaters just does not work out

Einhander197233d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Christopher

I am not a big live service fan and literally own zero of the games you listed, but that is not true, unless you call games that aren't the top games to be failures.

There are tons of live service games that are profitable.

Games don't have to be the biggest game ever they just need to make more than they cost.

I challenge you to show professionally prepared data that shows that more live service games fail than make enough to keep going.

Because all the data that I have seen shows that live service is less of a gamble than making a big AAA budget game which needs to survive off retail sales.

FinalFantasyFanatic33d ago

I sometimes wonder if we're at saturation point, where it's hard for a new game to join those ranks unless it's particularly exceptional, people only have so much time and money to devote to these types of games.

romulus2333d ago

Correction, they have no issue playing good live service games

shinoff218333d ago

Lol it's not even a quarter of the ps5s sold. Helldivers may have been a hit but let's not say most are enjoying it because truth is most(the real most ) don't care about it.

S2Killinit32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

I play what is fun. If a live service game is good I’ll play it as long as its not a money scheme which Helldivers is not.

And Im a single player gamer.

mastershredder33d ago

How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.

crazyCoconuts33d ago

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