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The success of iPhone gaming will not necessarily come at the expense of dedicated gaming handheld rivals such as the DS, PSP, 3DS and NGP. That’s according to Sega Europe’s senior vice president of sales Jurgen Post, who told MCV: "I think you will have different worlds next to each …
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Read More »NGP: Sony learnt from PS3 price
Sony has said that the reaction to its PS3 launch price had meant that keeping the launch price of the Next Generation Portable as low as possible is a key priority. At its E3 presentation in 2006 Sony revealed a $599 launch RRP for its home console. Jaws dropped at …
Read More »NGP and PSP will co-exist
The upcoming launch of the NGP later this year does not spell the death of the PSP, Sony has confirmed. In fact, the platform holder says that it is still "struggling to meet demand" for the handheld, which continues to thrive in Japan. "The NGP features everything Sony can and …
Read More »Retail calls for sub-£300 NGP
Sony’s Next Generation Portable must be priced lower than 300 to compete with Nintendo’s 3DS, say UK retailers. Specialists have told MCV that they predict the NGP – previously known as the PSP2 – will cost around 300 when it goes on sale later this year. Any higher and retailers …
Read More »New PSP set for Euro unveil at Gamescom
Sony is expected to unveil key details regarding its Next Generation Portable at Gamescom 2011. The latest details from the leading European games trade show, which will take place in August, suggest the headline-grabbing device could have a major presence at this year’s event. Given that the NGP is due …
Read More »PSP2 ‘completely developer-centric this time’
Developer lauds simplicity of new handheld; PS3 compatibility 'possible'
Read More »NGP games getting simultaneous retail/digital release
Sony will release games for its NGP handheld simultaneously at both retail and on PSN. That’s one of many claims to emerge from a developer’s day held at Sony’s London office yesterday. It had previously been confirmed that NGP will support physical retail by shipping games on high-capacity custom flash …
Read More »Divnich predicts big things for NGP
Sony’s new NGP handheld will comfortably better the successes of the PSP, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has stated. "EEDAR has no doubt that the NGP will be successful in Japan," he said in a report. "In Japan the PSP currently has the second largest active install base and is on …
Read More »PSP2 OS ‘not Android’
Next generation PlayStation handheld unlikely to host Android games
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