Endless Paradigm

Today on first page of yahoo!

Quote:Sony’s new ‘NGP’ (next generation Portable) is set to supercede the PSP and will surely stretch the boundaries of what’s possible on a handheld gaming device. Alas, it might stretch your pockets too. Perhaps in more ways than you might expect.

Wee note that Sony is keeping suspiciously quiet on the question of NGP’s price. However, with all that technology onboard – touchpad on the rear, 3G connectivity (on some models), graphics that are four times sharper than the PSP, a trio of motion-sensing accelerometers, GPS functions etc – it’s hardly likely that it’s going to be cheap. But quality comes at a price, and if you can afford to splash the requisite cash you might want to invest in some trousers with a bit more storage space too.

You’re certainly going to need it, as this graphic (courtesy of Kotaku.com) demonstrates. In straightforward terms NGP is an absolute beast of a handheld. At 182mm (7.1 inches) in length it dwarfs its PSP predecessors and is alarmingly mahoosive in comparison to the iPhone, (volume-wise, more than three times the size).




Pity the poor punter who attempts to slip the NGP into the pockets of anything less than the baggiest combat kecks. And then envy them as they whip it out and commence playing games that wouldn’t look out of place on the PlayStation 3.

Take this new ‘Uncharted’ game as demonstrated at Sony’s NGP press event, for instance. The live translation is a touch clunky but does much to explain the various gameplay mechanisms at work – the touchscreen routines are particularly compelling. Meanwhile, the visuals are nothing less than totally spectacular. Moreover, they’re super smooth too. Cast your eyes over the clip below and try telling yourself that you don’t want one:

Sony thinks that a simultaneous global launch for the NGP is “unlikely”, which is a bit of a shame. A European debut this side of Xmas ’11 is still on the cards, though. So, will you be queuing up when the time comes, or is Nintendo’s multi-dimensional ‘3DS’ more your bag? Has Sony blown it by making NGP too big? Hmmm, tough choice...

Well the original PSP was huge enough, but who cares anyway as long as it has something worthy and could go in your pocket even by force it should be good.

(EP smiley trying to force NGP into his pocket!)

source: http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/blo...ocket.html

wonder why they didn't put the DS XL into the picture.
ah hah hah hah hah

I posted before in other threat (psp2 info from conference) so i quote this:

Quote:NGP vs. PSP Go




and:

Spoiler:

by the way its not very big,but its bigger than fat..

its actually not that much bigger than the original psp, so for me its not a problem.

I don't put my psp in my pocket much anyway, usually carry it in my bag.

Lol @ DSXL

Size has hardly been an issue for me these days.

Diabelski Chojrak Wrote:

i hear the analog sticks push down and click in, however that's just rumour.

double you tee eff? Did Yahoo just crop and paste the image Kotaku made?

I already posted it in the other thread anyway.

Turns out with portable gaming - portability doesn't matter so much so long as you can hold it in two hands.

PSPhat fits fine in my pocket. NGP should be able to fit in just fine.

I still prefer calling it PSP2.

They might change it later on. NGP sounds too general a term imo.


In terms of the size shown I don't mind really.