We’ve heard that it’s “as powerful as a PS3” but how does Sony’s new NGP mobile gaming device compare with the current (and upcoming) host of handhelds? Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, has chimed in with the ostensibly bombastic statement that, based on what he’s seen so far (and he’s seen a lot), “Sony’s multi-core GPU is roughly 4x as powerful as any portable we’ve previously seen.”
Does this mean it’s four times as powerful as, say, the iPhone 4? Not necessarily, as Sweeney is specifically referring to the NGP’s GPU. That said, it’s an impressive claim nonetheless. Sweeney went on to tease gamers by stating:
We’re very excited and think you will be stunned at what’s possible on Sony’s next generation portable platform.
Are you excited? We definitely are.
Source: Develop
DJ Judas
I’ll take UT3 portable for those twin sticks please Tim.
ARUMIR Sympozium
Can’t wait for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd… but I wonder if the UK version or maybe any origional PSP will get a update to support twin-stick control.
Would be cool..
dpb135
Just seen the uncharted demo at cvg, amazing, i want one
cam the man
Your not the only one.
Bilbo_bobbins
that picture looks sweet. hope it looks like that.
icuyesido
Of course it will look like that, they wouldn’t announce it and show off a prototype, especially considering all the pictures they’ve sent out.
Aitrus
I’ve resisted buying a PSP since the original came out – sometimes with the ‘help’ of my missus. I won’t be able to resist this though: I looks amazing, has those crazy specs and a library of AAA titles to come. I want it. Now.
What does ‘NGP’ stand for? Now Go Play?
Aitrus
*It* looks amazing – although I am pretty handsome if I may say so myself…
Jaffa-the-Cake
Next Generation Portable. They havent officially given it the PSP2 name yet.
Aitrus
Thx. Makes sense as a code name.
ARUMIR Sympozium
It looks so powerful!! now wheres the XMB???
Kovacs
Gone in favour of the “bubbles” you see above.
ARUMIR Sympozium
I know….
scavenga
I hope the XMB isn’t that bubbly display we’re seeing on the screen right now.
scavenga
Errrr, damn.
Grey_Ghost13
Me too, I don’t like the bubble interface, but considering how good it looks and how powerful it is, that’s only a minor gripe over it!
jayjay119
Trying to look more akin to the I-phone/ I-touch menu perhaps, looks like you even have the same ‘swipe the screen to see the next page of apps’ function as i-phone/touch too by the look of those 3 tiny bubbles to the left of the screen.
Darth Newdar
I want it…
leon
NEED IT
TURRICAN-808
powwer doesn’t translate to profit.
Nintendo has never had the most powerful handheld, yet its sales are staggering. Forget power sony, remember gameplay and ‘fun’
ARUMIR Sympozium
Control…….
mrfodder
Which is why the most important addition is dual analog. 2 sticks would have made so may PSP games so much better.
Foxhound_Solid
Jesus Christ I want a PSP2 so bad!
TURRICAN-808
Having seen the new ‘bubbles’ layout, i wouldn’t mind the PS3 having the same.
kivi95
That would not work as well as the touch screen but with move it could work good but everyone does not have move.