NGP Launch Titles Include Uncharted, Wipeout, More
See Full ImageWe've heard there are already over 50 games in the works for the Next Generation Portable (NGP), but how many can we expect on launch day?
Well, a European website claims a "retail source" knows of four titles that will arrive alongside the NGP: Uncharted, ModNation Racers, Wipeout 2048 and some game called Smart As. The source also claimed we'd see a Resistance portable installment "between January and March 2012." Finally, due to the ongoing problems in Japan after the recent crisis, it seems Europe will be the first region to get the NGP; they expect it during the third financial quarter of this year. Sony has clarified that the disaster won't affect the future NGP launch in any region, but that being said, we still don't have an estimated release date or price. Still, it's nice to see a few recognizable names on the launch day list.
This is one unit we'll need to get our hands on...quite literally, too, considering that touch feature.
Tags: ngp, next generation portable, psp2, ngp launch
4/22/2011 9:17:50 PM Ben Dutka
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Danny007
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:35:16 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:52:29 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:56:45 PM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:00:41 PM
Bring on the next-gen RPGs I say!
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Qubex
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:01:36 PM
Having a snobbish-like premium attitude toward gaming will not give you the penetration you would want, as price really plays an important role.
Sony needs a decent app store as well - and they need homebrew (legitimate) development to make it popular with geeks too.
Let us see if they learn any lessons from the past to make the NGP as popular as possible... I think they will struggle with the cost of premium titles though. With smartphone devices now growing steadily, and more game companies looking at quality iOS and Android titles, the market is going to make another big shift in the coming years.
I hope Sony are ready for that. Eventhough smartphones are not dedicated gaming devices, who is say they will not continually evolve? Who is to say smartphones will not one day have controls similar to the NGP, or a similar slider function like the Xperia Play.
Once the Android gaming eco-system is large enough, the handset makers may feel its time to expand on the smartphone ethos, and start producing smartphones that are like NGP...
Not only that, maybe be even smarter, and tie in a "gaming' subscription service, like you have with music and movies. You pay your cellular operator a certain amount of money every month as part of your data bill, and you get "x" number of games available for free... pick and download...
I hope Sony realise that the model of how games are being bought and being played is changing and its changing fast... they need to be a step ahead. I am not totally convinced by the premium gaming model anymore...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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kevinater321
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:18:11 PM
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hellish_devil
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:19:14 PM
ummm.... GTA: San Andreas Stories??, You know, since we got Liberty City and Vice City Stories, that's the only missing.
EDIT: Lawless beat me to it.
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Lawless SXE
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:42:24 PM
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Excelsior1
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 6:20:40 AM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:58:39 PM
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Now, who's hoping for a GTA:SAStories announcement at E3?
Peace.
P.S. With my recent realisation that my trip ain't happening anytime soon due to the knowledge that my car is on its last legs and I'll need to get another one, as long as it releases by the start of next year, I'm happy.
P.P.S. (and unrelated, sorry) Apparently Square-Enix have filed a trademark for a game called Hitman: Absolution. New game? Classics HD collection? Either way, I want to play me some Hitman!
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Dancemachine55
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:51:02 PM
I doubt they're the only release title. I'm expecting huge third party support for this thing, judging by the hardcore gaming universe's reaction to it.
I'm definitely getting NGP before 3DS, but maybe not on launch. I usually wait for the second generation where the kinks have been worked out.
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Lawless SXE
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 11:13:14 PM
But with the lacklustre reaction to the 3DS release, I'm wondering how people will latch onto the NGP? Will it be like the initial fast burn sales of the 3DS, or will people be more cautious, knowing that it may underwhelm?
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Beamboom
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 5:21:09 AM
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kevinater321
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:18:58 PM
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Dancemachine55
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 10:52:14 PM
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FatherSun
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 11:55:18 PM
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 12:30:57 AM
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shadowpal2
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 12:16:48 AM
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I see potential in that game and I really hope it does succeed!
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 12:32:03 AM
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godsman
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 12:59:19 AM
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Rather than starting from scratch, NGP can start with the 60+ million PSP owners. That is a huge advantage.
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 2:16:21 AM
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Fane1024
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 2:32:50 AM
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RobiinzZ
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 2:46:44 AM
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Really hope Europe get it this year, i'll be lovin it :D
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___________
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 4:49:38 AM
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yet alone a new device?
HA!
good joke!
the day EU gets a sony device before the US and asia is the day scooby doo serves me breakfast, homer serves me lunch, and the PM gives me a free ferrari!
i hope they have more then 4 games out on launch otherwise its going to sink faster then the titanic!
wonder when killzone and resistance will be releasing.
i hope they do a infamous game for the NGP, that would be freaking sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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Excelsior1
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 6:08:15 AM
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i think the ngp needs its own sofware. the psp proved that people don't want lesser ports of console games. it was the unique titles that really stood out but their wasn't enough of them.
if these are unique games, and not ports i'm ok with it.
what ever happened to re psp? that would be a good luanch title. square did a great job with psp. need a few titles from them. i want unique games that i can't play on my console.
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 6:29:58 AM
And I think you'll find that such games actually have far greater sales tallies than original games (which is a real shame) like Patapon, LocoRoco and Pursuit Force. I know that most of my PSP games fall into the former category. But the NGP may not need to rely on them so heavily with its multiple input methods. That really opens the door up for original games, however without that established brand, it's always a hard sell.
Peace.
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Excelsior1
Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 9:56:58 AM
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gow appeared on psp but was its own unique experience that couldn't be found on the ps3. i'm ok with key franchises appearing, but they should not be ports games already on the ps3.
it needs games that differntiate it from the ps3 to set it apart. if it's just a bunch of lesser ports of titles i can already get on the ps3 i know which version i'm getting.
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hellish_devil
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Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:33:41 PM