Sony NGP: Sony’s Portable Device To Rival Nintendo 3DS And iOS Gaming?
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Sony's original PlayStation Portable (Photo Credits to Creative Commons)
Sony detailed last week the technical specifications and planned features of their new portable device, codenamed NGP, intending to enter a market dominated by Nintendo and Apple.
The specs for the NGP highlight a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, a 5-inch OLED touchscreen with 960 x 544 resolution, 3G, WiFi, accelerometer/gyroscope, electronic compass, front/rear cameras and a secondary touch screen on the rear of the device.
Sony's presentation came a few weeks after Nintendo held a press conference with demos of their new portable media device, Nintendo 3DS. The interesting point comes from the difference between the 3DS and the NGP. As seen in the previous Nintendo Wii versus PlayStation 3 battle, Nintendo is attempting to bring an entirely new dimension to portable gaming by allowing a third-dimension, while the NGP is a power machine designed for high-end graphics.
Based on these specs alone, there are many parallels between iOS device specs; namely 3G, WiFi, accelerometer/gyroscope, electronic compass, cameras, and touchscreen. Similarly, both the NGP and the 3DS have touch screens.
The NGP tries to rival iOS by allowing apps, video and music to be on the device. Most of the apps detailed are more for backwards compatibility for the older PlayStation devices. In an effort to create a social experience, the NGP also allows users to connect with others both locally, and around the world, simply using the proprietary PlayStationNetwork available currently.
Sony’s initial design certainly points to some competition and influence from two of the most hyped products in the portable gaming market, yet only time can tell whether the NGP will prove to be a competitor, and some analysts even consider the device to be a serious threat to Nintendo.
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I hope Sony finds a way to use the front camera and gyroscope to add a Motion Parallax 3D effect to the NGP... that would really pop on a game like Uncharted.
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@wolvesgod, the article was written to showcase the NGP and how it might be a big rival to the current mix of portable gaming devices. I'm aware the 3DS has cameras and the gyroscope, but I tried to focus primarily on how the NGP is different, since that would indicate a potentially higher market share in portable gaming for Sony.
Seriously are you that stupid?
Did you even read anything about the 3DS or are you just really that stupid? The 3DS has two (three) cameras, the one facing the player for 2D pics, and the two on the other side, for 3D pics. The 3DS has accelometers, and gyrometers. Seriously it's pathetic that you call yourself a reporter. For crying outloud, the 3DS will even allow music files and videos to be played on their system. Before you even start to post anything, re-visit the basic of journalism.
By the time Sony get around to actually releasing this thing (maybe the end of this year in Japan and next year for the states), the 3DS will have had almost a full year to sell about 10 million units. And, the NGP will NOT come close to being at the 3DS's price point of 249.99. More like about 400.00. Brand new tech costs a lot! Sony will be playing catch up to Nintendo all over again...