Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima’s added considerable weight to reports that the NGP’s innards pack a powerful punch, and teased that we can expect details on his company’s new project at E3.
The Kojima Productions boss told attendees at Sony’s press conference in Japan earlier today that the PSP successor will finally allow him to accomplish his dream of what he calls “cloud computing.”
"On NGP, we can enjoy the same quality as PS3,” he said, backing up claims that the new device will be able to push out visuals on par with its big brother.
"When we launched Peace Walker for PSP, this is what I said: In the near future there will be a world of cloud computing… I really believe that you can have a portable MGS and Peace Walker was an experiment for the cloud computing future. NGP allows this cloud computing."
Specifically, Kojima described his desire to cobble together a game where you start playing it on your PS3, before slapping it in your NGP and continuing the experience while you’re out and about.
"What I’d like to realize is playing on your PS3, and when you go out, you put the game on your NGP, and when you come back home, you can once again use your PS3 and large screen TV,” he commented.
"This dream is going to come true in the near future. And right now, I’m working on this project of the dream. I’m sorry, I can’t reveal this now. But we’d like to present what we’re doing at E3.”
Sony confirmed a late 2011 release date for NGP in Japan, though details on a western release have yet to be divulged.