The NGP Is Officially The Playstation Vita
- Scott
- Jun 7, 2011
- 2 min read
For months we have known about the new system once dubbed the “NGP”. It’s not official that it will be forever known as the “Playstation Vita”, pronounced Vee-Tah not Vie-Tah. It sports some pretty big advancements over the previous iterations of the PSP and over most portables in general.
Big props to Giantbomb, once again for succinctly putting all the features together in one spot.
5-inch Multi-touch OLED display.
Multi-touch pad on the rear of the device.
Dual analog sticks.
Two cameras (front and rear).
Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards instead of UMDs.
Built in GPS.
Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer, and electronic compass.
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G network connectivity.
PlayStation Network access, with the ability to play PSP titles, minis, PS One classics, videos and comics from the PlayStation Store.
Trophy support. The PlayStation Vita will support a socal network SCEI has built around PSN called “LiveArea” where players will be able to connect and share the fun with other players. An ‘Activity’ log will be constantly updated with new accomplishments of the player’s friends.
Early games being shown and/or demoed on the Vita are as follows;
Call of Duty
Killzone
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Resistance
LittleBigPlanet
WipEout
Little Deviants
Hustle Kings
Broken
Reality Fighters
Gravity Daze
Hot Shots Golf
Finally there is a lot of tech squished into this little sexy package. Here are the official specs.
CPU: ARM Cortex A9
GPU: SGX543MP4
Dimensions: Approx. 182 x 18.6 x 83.5 mm
Rear Touch: Multi touch, Capacitive
Cameras: Front, Rear
Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, Microphone
Sensors:Six-axis motion, Three-axis electronic compass
Controls: PS button, power button, directional buttons, action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), shoulder buttons, left and right analog stick, Start button, Select button, volume buttons
Connectivity: Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi location, 3G, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
The North American pricing structure is a bit surprising, given what is in there. For the WiFi only Sku it will be $249 and the 3G version (running on the AT&T network) will cost you $299.99. Considering how Sony loves to price most of their software it’s surprising. Consider this, the original PSP was $300, unless I am remembering incorrectly.
Just like the original PSP and really ANY hardware release, it will not be able to survive without great games to back up the system. Most of the titles that have been either announced or teased (like Bioshock) if they deliver, it will be great.
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