From the Vault — originally published January 27, 2011. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.
The successor to the PSP will not be the PSP2 as rumored. The new PlayStation Portable system system will be called “Next Generation Portable” or NGP for short. They plan to release this device this calendar year.
The system appears to be about the size of the PSP 2000 models and sports a large vibrant OLED touch screen (main screen) and two analog sticks. There are also touch pads in the back, forward and rear facing cameras and 3G support.
Here are the announced NGP features:
+ 5″ OLED Screen
+ Dual Analog Sticks
+ Sixaxis tilt controls / gyro sensor
+ Front and Rear Facing Cameras
+ New Game Media (cartridges?)
+ 5″ touch pad on back (multi-touch}
+ Flash Memory Based
+ 3G and WiFi Support (will connect with mobile networks )
+ PS3 Quality graphics
