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News EEDAR Pegs Sony's NGP In The $300-$350 Price Bracket
Sony said after the NGP's announcement yesterday that the device's price would be "affordable" and "appropriate for the handheld space"
EEDAR's Jesse Divinch reckons that puts the system in the $300-$350 price bracket. Divinch doesn't think the high price will be a problem though, explaining, "The market is ripe for portable high-end gaming...
News Sony Decided Against 3D Technology For NGP, "Shared Experience" Not Suitable For Handhelds
For a company pushing 3D so hard, many people are bemused at the NGP's lack of three-dimensional technology, particularly with Nintendo pushing the feature so hard on 3DS
Sony's admitted that they dabbled with 3D technology for NGP, but SCEE president Andrew House has concluded that the "shared experience" didn't translate to portable...
We've gotten so used to getting games at the same time as our brothers in North America, that we hadn't even considered the NGP not launching in Europe this year
While a "Holiday 2011" release date was paraded around the system's reveal yesterday, SCEA gaffer Jack Tretton admits a worlwide launch will be "difficult". "I know...
News Nintendo President Weighs In On Sony's Next Generation Portable Announcement
We're certain the codename "Next Generation Portable" is a subtle dig at Nintendo on Sony's part
It's no coincedence that months prior to Nintendo's latest handheld launch, Sony should reveal a system that they're dubbing the "Next Generation Portable". Sick burn. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata doesn't seem too concerned though. After...
News Blow Up The NGP's Touch Interface And It Looks A Bit Like A Tonka Toy
The NGP will not support Sony's familiar XMB interface
The platform holder's ditching the award-winning navigation system for something more touch control suitable. The NGP's hub menu system is certainly colourful, but we can't help but feel it all looks a little bit messy. Like any smartphone really. Perhaps the bigger issue is how child-like it...
News Debut SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Trailer Accompanies April 19th US Release Date
Sony's slapped a big fat April 19th release date on Zipper Interactive's upcoming latest entry in the SOCOM franchise
SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals — which is confusingly sub-titled Special Forces in Europe — will include full support for the PlayStation Move at launch. Zipper promises a "flood of SOCOM goodness" building up to the game's...
News Forget $599, Try $999 For Sony's NGP*
* Obviously Sony hasn't confirmed a price for the NGP yet, so Gamestop's pre-order listing is more a case of the company covering their asses than an indication of the device's actual price
Still, kinda funny.
News Sony's Next Generation Portable is PlayStation Move On the Go
Machine contains identical motion sensors
Sony's Next Generation Portable (NGP) is the successor to PlayStation Portable, and with an impressive feature set including a quad-core processor, 5" OLED screen and games including Uncharted, Killzone, Call of Duty and more. Unveiled in Japan this morning, it's already ignited the gaming media with...
News Sony NGP Will Be Available In Multiple SKUs: With Or Without 3G Connectivity
Sony announced this morning that their new handheld, the NGP, would feature 3G connectivity
That functionality, according to SCEE boss Andrew House , will be entirely optional however. "The first thing to clarify, which I'm not sure the presentation did a perfect job of doing today, is that all of the devices will have Wi-Fi capability; a...
News Nihilistic Software On Resistance NGP Development Duties
While Nihilistic Software put the finishing touches to PlayStation Move Heroes, the studio already has another project in the works
A Tweet from Resistance creators Insomniac Games has revealed that Nihilistic are the studio behind the upcoming Resistance title for NGP. According to Insomniac, the game will be a new entry in the franchise and not a...
News Little Deviants Is One Of The More Clever Titles Coming To Sony's New Handheld
While a majority of Sony's first-party line-up for new handheld NGP appears to rotate around traditional experiences, Little Deviants looks like something completely fresh
The game utilises the NGP's rear touch panel to manipulate the geometry of a lush environment. Putting your fingers behind the NGP has a similar effect to putting them beneath a...
News Shuhei Yoshida: "NGP Is Not Going To Be $599"
Our first hint at the NGP's pricing is a reference to Kaz Hirai's infamous E3 '05 meme
With Sony well known for their expensive products, many are wondering just how much the NGP will cost. You can rule out that famous "five-hundred-and-ninety-nine-US-dollars" price point for a start. Its not going to be $599, Worldwide Studios boss...
News Kotaku Goes Hands-On With NGP: "Pleasantly Surprising. It's Light, And It's Beautiful."
Kotaku's just gone live with some overwhelmingly positive first impressions of Sony's Next Generation Portable
The site describes the system's OLED screen as "stunning", while explaining that the touch components provide "a new experience for PlayStation Portable gamers". The site adds that the device is much lighter than...
Feature Uncharted's Next Generation Portable Entry Looks Staggering
It probably got slightly overlooked in the carnage of this morning's Next Generation Portable announcement, but Sony announced a new Uncharted game this morning
The game's set to be a fresh spin-off of the Uncharted franchise (not a port) and is in development at Sony Bend. (Told you so.) We've been lead to believe that Naughty Dog are overlooking...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Let's Take A Look At Some Of The NGP's Games
The one thing that's been missing from all this morning's NGP action has been actual games footage
Now we've got a smattering courtesy of Engadget. The reel demonstrates Uncharted, Wipeout (please remove the tilt controls), as well as Resistance and others. As expected, everything looks stupidly pretty. We know it's a cliche, but we can't wait to...
Opinion Why Sony's Next Generation Portable Sounds Like The Perfect Device For Me
PushSquare editor Sammy Barker delivers his first reaction to Sony's new handheld announcement, the Next Generation Portable
I often feel like I'm the only person in the world not caught up in the iOS hype hurricane. I think Apple's devices are fantastic pieces of kit, but as gaming systems they don't come anywhere near meeting the kind of...
Report NGP's Battery Life Pegged At A Reasonable 4-5 Hours, Sony To Make A Loss On Each Unit
After the demonstrations of PlayStation 3 titles running on the NGP, the concern on most people's lips -- if not price -- is battery life
A report on Eurogamer pegs the device's battery at a reasonable 4-5 hours, comparable with the notably inferior Nintendo 3DS. According to Eurogamer, 6-8 hours was Sony's original target for the device, something...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: This Is The NGP Screenshot That Excites Us More Than Anything Else
So you've got a problem with console games coming to portable systems
Fair enough, we've got the perfect game for you. Hidden amongst the spectacle of Killzone, Uncharted and Call Of Duty for NGP, Clap Hanz announced a new Hot Shots/Everybody's title for the device, tentatively named Hot Shots Golf Next. Not only does it
So now we've heard the marketing line on Sony's NGP, it's time to digest the specifications
We'd love to give you a colourful commentary on what all the specs mean, but errr, we don't understand any of this stuff. Feel free to peruse the technical details as released by Sony after the jump though. If the thing can run PS3 games, we're assuming it's...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: NGP Concept Video Is All About Putting The Power In Your Hands
Some elements of this NGP concept video are agonisingly cringe-worthy, but it gets across the main pillars of Sony's new handheld device
It showcases the handheld's top-tier features such as trophies, "Near" GPS connectivity and the PlayStation Network. Get the trailer after the jump.
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Yakuza: Of The End & Lost Planet 2 Demonstrated On NGP
Yakuza: Of The End and Lost Planet 2 are PlayStation 3 games
But that doesn't stop them running on Sony's latest portable device, the NGP. During Sony's PlayStation Meeting press conference in Japan, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi took to the stage to demonstrate Lost Planet 2 running on the new handheld. Takeuchi said the demo was running MT Framework...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Unreal Engine 3 Demonstrated On NGP
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney dropped by at Sony's PlayStation Meeting this morning to demonstrate that the Unreal Engine 3 runs on the NGP
Sweeney showcased an updated version of the iPhone's "Epic Citadel" tech demo, which featured more interaction and characters than the iPhone version. Sweeney claimed that the NGP is "four times as...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Metal Gear Solid 4 Demonstrated On NGP
Sony's new handheld, the NGP, is an absolute power-house
During Sony's PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo this morning, the platform holder brought Hideo Kojima on-stage to demonstrate PlayStation 3 title, Metal Gear Solid 4, on the portable system. "There's no announcement of a new title today," Kojima confessed, "But I'd like to talk...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: NGP's "Near" Application Tracks Your Location
Amongst its ridiculously powerful specifications and control interfaces, Sony's NGP also has some pretty neat GPS functionalities
An application built into the device called "Near" is an ongoing map allowing you to track where you are and where you have been. Near connects with the PSN to find out what games are popular in your current...
According to Sony, LiveArea is the NGP's "game oriented communication platform"
It will replace the popular XMB interface that has graced numerous Sony products over the past five or so years. LiveArea will support popular PlayStation staples such as the PlayStation Store, Trophies, PSN friends, messaging and more. At long last: trophies on the go!
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: ... And The NGP Looks A Little Bit Like This!
Sony's just sent us press photos of their new PlayStation handheld, the NGP
You can read more about the actual device through here. For now let's gaze at pretty pictures.
Sony's bringing out the big names to support their newly announced portable platform, the NGP
Amongst the in-development content includes familiar franchises such as Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout, Killzone and Hot Shots/Everybody's Tennis. Taking the stage to demonstrate the new Uncharted title, Shuhei Yoshida showcased how the device's...
So y'know all we've been hearing about the PlayStation Phone? Well PlayStation Suite is not that, though it kinda is at the same time
PlayStation Suite is PlayStation on phones and tablets. The service will provide "PlayStation content to other devices", including, of course, Android powered smart-phones. SCE top-bod Kaz Hirai noted that,...
News Tomorrow (We Think) The PSP2 Will Be Announced At Sony's PlayStation Meeting In Japan
This time tomorrow, we're 99
9% sure we'll know a little more about the direction of Sony Computer Entertainment's handheld strategy. At 3PM JST Sony's scheduled an event in Tokyo, Japan deemed "PlayStation Meeting 2011". Last time Sony held a PlayStation Meeting (in 2005), details of the PS3 were revealed. With the 3DS months away from...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (not PlayStation Phone) has been leaking all over the 'net since Christmas
Some factory workers swiped the still unannounced device off the production line or something. Now Engadget's got their hands on the unit too, and have spent the last week or so scrutinising every element of the gizmo. Remember, it's still...
News Killzone 3's Jungle Caves Look Kinda Awesome
Another day, another Killzone 3 multiplayer reveal
Sony's really ramping up the promotional work now LittleBigPlanet 2's out of the way aren't they? The latest map reveals a pretty unusual Killzone setting — the jungle. As has already been pointed out on a hundred different forums, this looks more like a cave than a jungle. Remember the game is...
We've said it once and we'll say it again: MotorStorm: Apocalypse is the best looking example of 3D in video games we've seen to date
It's incredible. To celebrate the game's stupidly good technology, SCEE's released a 3D trailer for the game. Unfortunately, as very few of us actually have access to 3D tech, the 2D trailer embedded is the one we'll...
Sony's revealed that there will be a single-player demo for Killzone 3 available before the game's big release next month
The teaser — due on February 15th / 16th (North America / Europe) — will drop players mid-way into the single-player campaign, allowing them to explore the Icy Incursion stage. There'll be two versions of the demo available...
News Happy Birthday MAG! May You Stay Massive For Many More Years!
MAG was a bit of an experiment when it launched last year
The madcap 256-player online multiplayer shooter had its critics, but ended up proving its worth. While never commanding a player base as large as a game like Call Of Duty, MAG has a very devoted audience that continues to play today. We still jump in every few months, such is the love...
Rumour PSP2 Longer Than Current Device But Not As Wide, Possible Specifications Leaked
French website 01
net</a> report that the PSP2 could be technically comparable to Apple's next generation iPhone and iPad devices. As the rumours grow in the build-up to Thursday, the site claims to have got its hands on a development unit of the PSP2 (and subsequently the specs). We've included all the technical gubbins after the jump...
News William C. Dietz Novel To Bridge The Gap Between Resistance Sequels
Sony's announced William C
Dietz will pen a second Resistance novel to bridge the gap between Resistance 2 and Resistance 3. The book — entitled Resistance: A Hole In The Sky — will depict the events of Resistance 3 protagonist Joseph Capelli leading up to the game. It will be published this summer by Del-Rey books.
News MLB 11: The Show Gets One-Button Mode For Disabled Gamers
Sony's added a one-button gameplay mode to upcoming baseball title, MLB 11: The Show, at the request of 25-year old cerebal palsy patient, Hans Smith
According to the report , the new gameplay mode will allow gamers with disabilities to throw the ball or swing the bat with a single push of a button. May we nominate Square? Here I am, a baseball...
We know you're still going to crawl back into your uninformed corner of the Internet and complain about how PlayStation Home is all about waiting in a line to play a game of pool, but that's just not the case anymore
PlayStation Home is awesome. It might not be your particular flavour of herbal tea, but we love the direction Sony's taking with the...
News Honestly, We're Almost Certain This Is Not The PSP2
There's an elaborate hoax doing the rounds
Some big publications are posting up grainy shots of what they claim "could be" the PSP2. Never ones to miss out on a hit mongering story, we've decided to jump on the bandwagon and share our opinion on the matter. This is not the PSP2. For starters it looks like a carbon copy of the Xperia Play...
News Why Does Amazon Say PlayStation Move is Discontinued?
Mystery afoot
Have you struggled to find a solus Move controller since its launch in September? Has it been difficult enough for you to believe, however crazy it may sound, that it's no longer being manufactured? Here comes Amazon to add a little fuel to that fire with this listing. Amazon.com is listing the Move controller as "discontinued by...
News Tumble Falls to Half Price in PlayStation Network Sale
$4.99 in North America
If you're after a cheap but engaging downloadable title for PlayStation Move, you could do a lot worse than pick up Tumble, the block-stacking, tower-building title that shows off the controller's range of movement as beautifully as any other. If you live in North America, you can now get 50% off Tumble as part of...
News Codemasters Boss Backs PSP2 Power Rumours
Codemasters' top noggin has added further fuel to the "PSP2 is super powerful" bonfire
Ironically speaking at the 3DS event in Amsterdam last week, Rod Cousens told Eurogamer that rumours about Sony's next handheld are true. It is indeed a bit of beast. In portable areas youre going to have statements, which already out in the press, saying...
News These Are The Guns You'll Be Firing In Killzone 3
We're just about a month away from the release of Killzone 3, and with the multiplayer beta due to launch in early February, Guerrilla's jumped onto the PlayStation Blog to reveal the game's full arsenal
There are a bunch of weapons available, with Guerrilla touting the importance of each gun having its "own unique role". Click through...
News Smedley: DC Universe Online Is Sony Online Entertainment's Fastest Selling Game
If you had any question about the success of Sony Online Entertainment's latest MMO, DC Universe Online, then look no further than John Smedley's latest Tweet
The SOE president revealed on the micro-blogging site that DC Universe Online is the studio's "fastest selling game ever". Smedley added that the company has added new servers and is...
News Heads Up: PlayStation Meeting Kicks Off 3PM JST This Thursday
Sony's pinned a 3PM JST start time on this Thursday's PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo
Convert times as appropriate, but that makes it 6AM GMT here in the UK. Don't expect news to trickle out immediately though. We imagine it will take an hour or so before the good stuff hits the 'net. The event's like to see the unveiling of the PSP2 at long last. We...
News Hyperdimension Neptunia Nets Stacked "Premium Edition" In North America
You'll have to bear with us while we read up on Hyperdimension Neptunia as we're not overly familiar with NIS America's PS3-exclusive strategy RPG
From what we understand, the game's main cast of characters are based on video game consoles. Let us just check. Five minutes... Ok. This is nuts. Hyperdimension Neptunia (and we quote) is a "take on...
News Real-Life LittleBigPlanet Might Actually Be As Good As PS3 LittleBigPlanet
It might take a few seconds for you to realise what's going on in this delightful LittleBigPlanet clip, but once it clicks it may just blow your mind
We all know LittleBigPlanet's brilliant on PlayStation 3, but what if it was made of real cardboard sets and Sackboy plushies? The answer is embedded above.
News Sackboy Steals The British Software Charts, Mass Effect 2 PS3 Comes In Seventh
Let's all pause for a quick cheer: hoo-ray
Chart-Track's just revealed that LittleBigPlanet 2's rightfully topped the British software sales charts, knocking Call Of Duty: Black Ops from its perch. Big congratulations to the guys over at Media Molecule. It's a stunning game and it deserves every success. LittleBigPlanet 2 was only one half of a big...
Feature Going Through The MMOtions: DC Universe Online on PlayStation 3 - #2
PushSquare editor Sammy Barker jumps into the gigantic world of PlayStation 3 MMO DC Universe Online
This on-going feature serves as an evolving review of the game, complete with personal anecdotes and opinion. For more editions of Going Through The MMOtions, click here.</em> As an MMO newcomer, I'm starting to appreciate that the beauty of...
Definitely sounds like Sony's being Sony again
Nikkei is reporting some colossus information on the PSP2 this evening. According to preliminary information on the device, Nikkei reports that Sony's next portable system will support 3G functionality and an OLED touchscreen. OLED screens are widely considered some of the best available on the market...
