The Sony PS Vita is now available for pre-orders at GameStop, where it's listed with a release date of December 31. The next-gen portable gaming device, originally codenamed the NGP, was officially unveiled during E3 2011 and is expected to launch first in Japan on December 17.
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E3 2011: Sony NGP Officially PS Vita [Updated with VIDEO]
We’ve been waiting for this moment, the unveiling of the next-generation portable, the Sony NGP. During Sony’s E3 2011 press conference, the company confirmed several rumors for the PSP successor. Sony exec Kazuo Hirai took the stage for the reveal and made it known that the official name for the Sony NGP is indeed the Sony PS VIta.
Why I Have Such A Good Feeling About E3 2011
Starting on Monday, the biggest gaming event of the year, E3, will kick off in Los Angeles. Each year, the event is home to major announcements, new games, and all kinds of gaming-related news that will have a direct impact on our lives in the coming months and years.
Sony NGP Select Games Get Early Preview
Just earlier today, Sony confirmed that the NGP handheld will be backwards compatible with all those PSP games you've purchased in the past. The company also decided to do an early preview of select NGP games during its private event at the Sony Pictures soundstage in LA.
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Sony NGP Backwards Compatibility Confirmed And Detailed
The Sony PSP successor codenamed the NGP is expected to debut at the upcoming E3 2011 conference. When the NGP was first announced, it was said that the device would be able to play previously downloaded PSP games. At a press event today, Sony has gone further to confirm and detail this backwards compatibility.
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Sony PS Vita name for NGP tipped via PlayStation site source code
No one will argue that Sony needs a new portable console. The PSP has never sold as well as the competition, even when it was new, and the new 3DS is now here and doing well. Sony needs a new portable to compete and the Sony portable we know now as the NGP has been tipped to be officially called the PS Vita when it launches.
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Sony shaving NGP costs: less “investment heavy” than PS3
Sony is looking to reduce its initial outlay on the NGP next-gen portable games console, with CFO Masaru Kato telling the WSJ that the new handheld will not be as "investment heavy" as previous hardware as the development budget is pared away. Reports claimed last week that Sony had decided to halve the NGP's expected memory as well as rely solely on removable storage, in an attempt to bring down the sticker price.
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Sony NGP speculative specs shaved to cut costs
The Sony NGP sounds like it will be a very cool portable game system. Sony is hoping that the NGP will be able to compete with the Nintendo 3DS in sales the way the original PSP was never able to compete with the Nintendo DS. Whether or not the competition will be what Sony hopes for remains to be seen. So far, we really don't know all the official specs for the NGP. We do know a few things though like the console is supposed to come in 3G or WiFi versions.
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Sony PS3 sales slowing; NGP needed ASAP
You love charts, we love charts, and Sony sure loves charts when they confirm PS3 sales were headed skyward in 2010. The company has released its full-year 2010 financial results (up to March 31 2011) and revealed that 14.3m PlayStation 3 consoles were sold in the twelve month period. Interestingly, though, 2010 holiday season sales (Q3 on Sony's calendar) were down in comparison to 2009, from 6.5m to 6.3m, while the three month period at the start of this calendar 2011 also dipped year-on-year.
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Is Anyone Really Surprised the PSP Go Was A Failure?
When Sony launched the PSP Go in 2009, it was expected to be the next big thing by some fans. They said that it would capitalize on the growing downloadable-content trend, and gamers wouldn’t even miss the UMD drive. More importantly, they said, with such future-focused features, it could justify its $250 price tag.
Sony PSP Go production axed as focus shifts to NGP
Farewell, sweet PSP Go, there's obviously only room for one gaming slider with PlayStation pretensions. Sony has apparently confirmed that production of the PSP Go has been stopped, telling AV Watch that its current stock will be the final units available.
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SlashGear 101: What is the Sony NGP?
Hard to imagine, but the Sony PSP is almost seven years old. Announced back in May 2004, Sony’s gaming handheld was described as the “Walkman of the 21st Century” and proceeded to spawn several generations of hardware in the fight to take on Nintendo’s DS. Now, the PSP is giving way to the Sony NGP, the Next Generation Portable. Read on as SlashGear 101 takes you through everything you need to know.
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