[Tachikoma]

Story so far :

Hardware
- 2 analog sticks
- six access motion controls
- new game media (flash based carts)
- large screen
- touch pad on the back
- Front and rear camera, with a microphone
- 5 inch OLED
- 3G plus WiFI
- GPOS
- 4x resolution of PSP
- Touch screen
- Touch pad on back of device
- PS3 quality graphics
- Released this holiday season, in Japan
- micro analogue stick
- downloaded PSP titles work on NGP

Some games
- Uncharted
- Killzone
- Little Big Planet
- Resistance
- WipeOut
- Hot Shots Golf
- Reality Fighters
- Gravity Daze
- Smart As
- Broken
- Little Deviants
- Call of Duty

Tech
CPU
ARM® CortexTM-A9 core (4 core)

GPU
SGX543MP4+

External Dimensions
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)

Screen
(Touch screen)
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Multi touch screen (capacitive type)

Rear touch pad
Multi touch pad (capacitive type)

Cameras
Front camera, Rear camera

Sound
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone

Sensors
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass

Location
Built-in GPS
Wi-Fi location service support

Keys / Switches
PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless communications

Mobile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR ?A2DP/AVRCP/HSP?

Dev Support
JAPAN
ACQUIRE Corp. ALVION Inc. AQ INTERACTIVE INC. ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,Ltd. ARIKA CO.,LTD. ARTDINK CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. CAPCOM CO., LTD. CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd Codemasters Software Company Limited Crafts & Meister Co.,Ltd. CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd. D3 PUBLISHER Inc. Dimps Corporation Edia Co., Ltd. ENTERBRAIN, INC. FromSoftware, Inc Gameloft K.K. Genki Co.,Ltd. Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. GungHo Online Entertainment,Inc GUST CO.,LTD. HAMSTER Corporation HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD. IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD. Index Corporation(Atlus) IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC. KADOKAWA GAMES,LTD. Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. LEVEL-5 Inc. Marvelous Entertainment Inc. media5 Corporation NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. Nihon Falcom Corporation Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. NOWPRODUCTION, CO.,LTD Q Entertainment Inc. SEGA CORPORATION SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION Spike Co.,Ltd SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. SystemSoft Alpha Corp. TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. TOMY Company,Ltd. TOSE CO., LTD. Ubisoft K.K. YUKE’S Co., Ltd.

NA
Activision, Inc. Capybara Games Demiurge Studios Epic Games Inc. Far Sight Studios Frima High Voltage Software Kung Fu Factory Paramount Digital Entertainment PopCap Games Powerhead Games Trendy Entertainment Ubisoft® Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 2K Games 2K Sports

EU
Avalanche Studios Climax Studios Ltd Codemasters Software Company Ltd Eurocom Developments Ltd Eutechnyx Ltd Exient Ltd Firemint PTY Ltd Gameloft SA Gusto Games Ltd Home Entertainment Suppliers PTY Ltd Impromptu Software Ltd Rebellion® Rockstar Games Sidhe Interactive Sumo Digital Ltd Team 17 Software Ltd Ubisoft Entertainment SA Zen Studios Ltd

[Tachikoma]

Media and additional info

Some images of games

Sony Press release

Spoiler:

Sony Game Reel
Uncharted Demo
Hot Shots Demo
Little Deviants Demo


Information on Playstation on Android.

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TO UNVEIL
“PLAYSTATION®SUITE,” DELIVERING THE WORLD
OF PLAYSTATION® TO ANDROID™ BASED PORTABLE DEVICES

Simultaneously Launching “PlayStation®Certified” License Program to Provide
PlayStation® Content and Development Support for Android™ Based Portable Devices

Tokyo, January 27, 2011– Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today unveiled “PlayStation®Suite” (PS Suite), delivering the PlayStation® experience to Android™ based portable devices*1. Through this entirely new initiative, users will be able to enjoy PlayStation content on an open operating system for the first time in PlayStation history.
In the dramatically evolving and diversifying mobile market, the number of users who enjoy games casually on a variety of devices including mobile phones, smart-phones and tablet PCs, has been increasing significantly. By offering “PlayStation quality” content to this rapidly growing market, SCE will not only deliver the PlayStation experience to a wider base of users around the globe, but will also be able to offer game developers and publishers the potential to further expand their business opportunities to these devices.
In providing the PlayStation experience on Android based portable devices, SCE will commence a “PlayStation®Certified” license program for hardware manufacturers. Through this program, SCE will offer necessary support, including development support as well as logo licensing, to ensure the delivery of PlayStation quality experience across various devices.

On the software front, SCE plans to provide PS Suite content within this calendar year, starting with original PlayStation games*2 (PS one® classics) that will allow users to enjoy “PlayStation quality” gameplay on their Android based portable devices. SCE also plans to open PlayStation®Store where users will be able to download content in an easy to use environment, directly via the Android based portable devices. Moreover, SCE will provide a new game development environment in an effort to ensure new and compelling content is delivered on PS Suite, which will also offer opportunities for a wider base of developers and publishers to further expand their business on various portable devices.

Newly developed content for PS Suite can also be enjoyed on the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP), which SCE announced today. Users who have never experienced PlayStation content can get a taste of the PlayStation experience through PS Suite and from there, they can enjoy the ultimate portable entertainment experience that is only possible on NGP.

SCE will vigorously enhance the entertainment world delivering the PlayStation experience to a wider base of users.

*1 Android™ 2.3 or beyond is required.
*2 PS one game console software title. We will announce the tiles when ready.

[Byakuya]

inb4 $499

[blackbird]

Personally, I don't want better than NDS graphics on my handheld systems.

All those HD details packed onto a small screen are more likely to give me a headache, if I even notice them, than leave me in awe.

[Vault]

Another over priced Sony product which will fail

[Gene]

At least it has two analog sticks this time.

[Tachikoma]

Originally Posted by Vault

Another over priced Sony product which will fail

Speculation on cost puts it around $200 - $250 to manufacture. This being Sony they wont try and mark it up for hardware profits. So speculation is about $300.

[Velocity]

Originally Posted by Zhaan

inb4 $499

You're awfully optimistic.

An OLED touchscreen alone will add $150~$200 to the price of the PSP2. Add in whatever the hell they've got to get it running near the PS3's level, then the 3G Data on top of that... We're talking closer to the iPad price, like, around at least $600.

Which is probably reasonable, if Sony decide to market it as a tablet PC with actual games - unlike a certain other product.

[Tachikoma]

Originally Posted by Lyra

You're awfully optimistic.

An OLED touchscreen alone will add $150~$200 to the price of the PSP2. Add in whatever the hell they've got to get it running near the PS3's level, then the 3G Data on top of that... We're talking closer to the iPad price, like, around at least $600.

Which is probably reasonable, if Sony decide to market it as a tablet PC with actual games - unlike a certain other product.

http://www.merinews.com/article/appl...15825378.shtml

The parts are really not that different.. OLED prices are actually cheap, it's once you go to bigger sizes (18" ++ ) that is becomes expensive.

[Velocity]

Originally Posted by Tachikoma

http://www.merinews.com/article/appl...15825378.shtml

The parts are really not that different.. OLED prices are actually cheap, it's once you go to bigger sizes (18" ++ ) that is becomes expensive.

I meant for the consumer, not Sony...

They already proved they believe we want to pay a premium, plus they'll probably argue that the iPad costs as just much but only does things half as well.

[Dreikoo]

Well, psp has epic games, it may have failed for sony but as a consumer i love it.

[Tachikoma]

Originally Posted by Lyra

I meant for the consumer, not Sony...

They already proved they believe we want to pay a premium, plus they'll probably argue that the iPad costs as just much but only does things half as well.

Sony has a history of giving consumers hardware at under manufacture cost. They probably wont here, but build cost will make this about a $300 device.

[Velocity]

Originally Posted by Tachikoma

Sony has a history of giving consumers hardware at under manufacture cost. They probably wont here, but build cost will make this about a $300 device.

Then what happened with the PSP Go?

Anyway, a price that low is optimistic given what's under the hood. I'm expecting the price to be closer to twice that. Which means they'll likely charge us around £550... Which is crazy, but it's comparable to the iPad's prices so nobody will complain.

[CrazyMoronX]

Originally Posted by Azhra

Personally, I don't want better than NDS graphics on my handheld systems.

All those HD details packed onto a small screen are more likely to give me a headache, if I even notice them, than leave me in awe.

I'm kinda with you there. Handhelds are, for me at least, about a return to earlier graphics styles. Simpler games. Better game. That doesn't always hold true, of course, but sometimes it does. Look at Castlevania.

I suppose I should hold off on buying a PSP for a little while yet. I wonder if this, if true, would play old PSP games as well? Or is Sony totally against backwards compatibility now?

[The World]

I'm just glad they added dual thumbsticks.

[CrazyMoronX]

I prefer the old-school d-pad myself.

And not the abominations that put it into one giant button, either. I like the seperated directional buttons the most.

[Gnome]

I like the idea of this more than the 3DS, but i'll buy neither anyway.

[Esura]

Originally Posted by Gnome on Fire

I like the idea of this more than the 3DS, but i'll buy neither anyway.

Depends for me. I'm not going to lie...3DS got me hyped.

But fuck both this and 3DS though until those prices drop to $199 or something. I heard 3DS is $300...fuck that, I could buy a Wii or a 360 at that price.

[Gnome]

3DS is gonna be $250 actually.

[CrazyMoronX]

You can still get a Wii for that. Or an XBOX 360. Or a PS3.

And a library of games you can get used/cheap.

If anything I'd probably have to get either an XBOX or PSP before I can warrant a 3DS/PSP2 purchase.