Thursday, January 27, 2011

Sony unveils new handheld

Sony on Thursday announced the upcoming launch of a new portable video game console, whose code name estNext Generation Portable (NGP). Hybrid object, with features similar to those of a mobile phone, the console can connect to 3G mobile networks. This new console range PlayStation Portable will feature several technical innovations, according to information released by Sony at a press conference in Tokyo.

Besides the compatibility with 3G networks for downloading games and other content, it will feature a touch screen 5 inch diagonal electro-luminescent. It also incorporates a GPS receiver, a motion sensor and a rear panel touch to control certain actions. It is also equipped with a powerful processor, developed by ARM.

The console, which is scheduled for release late this year in Japan, should have its launch of several securities licenses adapted the most popular consoles Sony: Uncharted, Wipeout, or Little Big Planet. NINTENDO COMPETE AND MOBILE Like Nintendo, which is preparing to commercialize 3DS two screens, one to display three-dimensional (3D), Sony is forced to propose new very strong fight against the high-end phones like Apple iPhone, whose advanced features make platforms entertainment rivals.

The latest version of the PSP, the PSP will go on which games can only be downloaded, failed to break into the quasi-monopoly of Nintendo in the handheld. Sony also announced it would embark directly on the mobile games market. Following its broadcast of old PlayStation games for PlayStation One for terminals running Android, the operating system for mobile and Google bars.

The list of titles available is still unknown, as the launch date, which should lie in 2012.

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