PSP 2 Announced

Kotaku said:
The PSP2 is finally here. Sony revealed its brand new PlayStation Portable at an event in Tokyo today, giving us our first official look at the PlayStation maker's next bold foray into handheld gaming, the "Next Generation Portable." Here are the first details.
The Hardware

Sony confirmed many of the features of the PSP2 that we've already heard in the form of leaks, rumor and speculation. The PSP2 features a high-resolution, touch-sensitive OLED screen that's larger than the original PSP screen, tilt-sensitive SIXAXIS controls, dual analog sticks, front and back-facing cameras, and a touch sensitive back panel.

Sony boasts that the new PlayStation Portable is as powerful as a PlayStation 3. The device features built-in WiFi and 3G wireless connectivity and uses an all-new form of media storage for games—no more UMD.

For now, Sony is officially calling the new PlayStation Portable by its codename, Next Generation Portable or NGP. It will be out this holiday in Japan.

    * CPU: TBD
    * RAM: TBD
    * Storage: Unidentified "new media" for games, on-board Flash storage
    * Display: 5 inch OLED with 960 x 544 resolution
    * Wireless: WiFi, 3G, GPS
    * Inputs: Touchscreen, touch sensitive back panel, D-pad, L/R shoulder buttons, standard PlayStation buttons

The Games

Sony showcased a handful of games alongside the reveal of the new PSP, including new titles Little Deviants, Reality Fighters and Gravity Daze, plus games based on the following PlayStation franchises.

    * Uncharted
    * Killzone
    * WipeOut
    * Resistance
    * LittleBigPlanet
    * Hustle Kings
    * Hot Shots Golf

Sony says the new PlayStation Portable will also play PSone games supported via its PlayStation Suite platform and will be backwards compatible with downloadable PSP games. To demonstrate this, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi demoed Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PSP on a NGP.

I wonder why they needed another...could they be trying to compete with Nintendo with the Nintendo 3DS?
 
Read the comments before posting, guys. No point bashing over nothing.

It looks promising, possibly a little too packed (especially the PS3 equiv gfx =P) But the lineup is decent, the change away from UMD is interesting, and having analog sticks + dpad + touch capability could make or break this. Oh, did I mention tilt sensitivity? =P

Image needed from Kotaku as well.

The main thing I will watch for is (1) marketing, (2) whether they do a Wii and overload games with the gimmicky features. I've never owned a PSP so this could be interesting. (But no backward compat since the UMD is being dropped)
 
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Damn, the PSP2 looks extremely powerful and the sotware lineup is right up to my tastes (More will probably be announced later). Glad they ditched UMDs for the more faster flash-based memory. 3G allows for quick downloads as apposed to slow dowloads over WiFi. Dual analog is nice. OLED screens look sexy. Only thing that may worry me is the price for all this. :p
 
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Did they really need a second psp? I'm so not getting this
Have you ever tried to play Monster Hunter with only 1 joystick?

THE CLAW GRIP HURTS.

No because iv'e never heard of that game
Then you've never played any good PSP games.

Implying there are any good PSP games to play.
 
Kagami said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Did they really need a second psp? I'm so not getting this
Have you ever tried to play Monster Hunter with only 1 joystick?

THE CLAW GRIP HURTS.

No because iv'e never heard of that game
Then you've never played any good PSP games.

Implying there are any good PSP games to play.
Kingdom Hearts BBS, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Exit, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter 3rd, Disgaea 1, Disgaea 2, Prinny: Can I Be the Hero?, Phantasy Star Portable 2, LittleBigPlanet PSP, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters, MGS: Peace Walker, Brave Story, Castlevania: Dracula X (I think that's the name), BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger: Portable, Me and My Katamari.

Your move.
 
Snowy The Czar said:
Kagami said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Did they really need a second psp? I'm so not getting this
Have you ever tried to play Monster Hunter with only 1 joystick?

THE CLAW GRIP HURTS.

No because iv'e never heard of that game
Then you've never played any good PSP games.

Implying there are any good PSP games to play.
Kingdom Hearts BBS, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Exit, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter 3rd, Disgaea 1, Disgaea 2, Prinny: Can I Be the Hero?, Phantasy Star Portable 2, LittleBigPlanet PSP, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters, MGS: Peace Walker, Brave Story, Castlevania: Dracula X (I think that's the name), BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger: Portable, Me and My Katamari.

Your move.

Gay, Fine, Meh, Ew, Never played, Never played, Ew, Ew, Ew, Ew, Never played, Fine, Ew, Ew, Already have this for the SNES, Never played, and ew.
 
Kagami said:
Snowy The Czar said:
Kagami said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Snowy The Czar said:
mostachedpolar said:
Did they really need a second psp? I'm so not getting this
Have you ever tried to play Monster Hunter with only 1 joystick?

THE CLAW GRIP HURTS.

No because iv'e never heard of that game
Then you've never played any good PSP games.

Implying there are any good PSP games to play.
Kingdom Hearts BBS, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Exit, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter 3rd, Disgaea 1, Disgaea 2, Prinny: Can I Be the Hero?, Phantasy Star Portable 2, LittleBigPlanet PSP, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters, MGS: Peace Walker, Brave Story, Castlevania: Dracula X (I think that's the name), BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger: Portable, Me and My Katamari.

Your move.

Gay, Fine, Meh, Ew, Never played, Never played, Ew, Ew, Ew, Ew, Never played, Fine, Ew, Ew, Already have this for the SNES, Never played, and ew.
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After seeing pictures of it, I can now safly call it the Xbox of handhelds.
 
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