Finally, that “PSP2″ we’ve been expecting for months has been unveiled to the public, making its first appearance at a special press event in Toyko this morning. For now, Sony is calling it the NGP or Next Generation Portable.
The device comes with a 5-inch OLED touch-screen, rear touch-panel, two analog control sticks and a high performance CPU/GPU. Sony is also touting that the powerful device will feature graphics that rival that of the PlayStation 3. The handheld will also utilize a new software type, ditching the PSP’s UMD format.
The NGP will feature built-in applications including Near, which allows players to find friends locally while seeing what games they are playing, and LiveArea, where players can share content within the designated space while also having access to an activity log. No price was announced, but Sony is aiming for a holiday 2011 release in Japan.
Want all the specs of this new device? Continue below the break for a full breakdown.
CPU ARM® Cortex™-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 = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR ?A2DP/AVRCP/HSP?
