Sony Corp which is battling for growth in the portable gaming segment, thanks to the huge popularity of Apple’s iPad and rising game apps by developers is now intensifying the competition by launch of its new device “NGP” — Next Generation Portable, which will take on not only iPad and other android powered tablets from Toshiba to Motorola Droid, but is also pitted against the proprietary gaming devices like Industry leader Nintendo’s DS.
The new device has been packaged with new features that are only available on tablets like Wi-Fi, 3G compatibility but also full touch 5-inch OLED screen and motion sensing technologies that make it a hit among young gamers.
According to VGChartz.com, Nintendo Wii scores as the most popular gaming device wordwide. Now with Sony's new NGP launching new titles like Hot Shots Golf Next, Gravity Daze, Killzone, WipeOut, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted, Little Deviants, Reality Fighters the segment is set for a fierce competition.
The price of the new device is still not out but is expected to be on sale this holiday season in Japan
Have a look at the hardware specs:
- 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: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
- Touchscreen: Multi-touch screen (capacitive type)
- Rear touchpad: 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 and left sticks; 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)
Source: www.gamrfeed.vgchartz.com, www.sony.com
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