At its 2011 PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo, Sony officially unveiled the PSP’s successor, currently codenamed "NGP" (Next Generation Portable).
The device features a 5-inch OLED screen which boasts a 960 x 544 resolution, two micro analog sticks which deliver "a DualShock experience," front and rear touchpads (both five inches, like the game screen), 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity (plus GPS capabilities), six-axis electronic compass motion sensing, and front and rear cameras. Physical media will be present — "a New Game Media" — though the system features a flash memory card.
Yes, there’s a ton of technology packed into this portable device, but what games will be available on the next-gen PSP? With the system offering PS3 level graphical capabilities, confirmed games/franchises like Hot Shots Golf, Gravity Daze, Killzone, Reality Fighters, Smart As, Broken, LittleBigPlanet, Little Deviants, WipEout, Resistance, and Uncharted are bound to look beautiful on the new platform.
The NGP will be available in time for the coming 2011 holiday season. We’ll have more for you on the Next Generation PSP as we get it.