Rumor: Sony Cut NGP Specs To Keep Price Competitive
See Full ImageThe Next Generation Portable (NGP) will launch in Japan later this year (and in other regions in 2012), but are we getting a slightly lesser machine?
According to French tech site 01.net, the non-3G models of the NGP will be priced competitively with the Nintendo 3DS. Therefore, consumers can expect to pay between $250 and $300 for the device. That sounds like good news but apparently, in order to reach that price point, Sony had to make a few sacrifices- it seems the NGP will now have 256MB of RAM instead of 512MB, and to compensate for that, Sony cut the size of the OS impact on memory. 26MB of that 256 is high-speed RAM that can be utilized for certain tasks that require faster access to memory. The unit still boasts 128MB of graphics memory, but the intended 16GB worth of internal flash memory has been removed; now we'll get "cheaper external storage."
So does this news, if accurate, impact your excitement? And will any of these technical alterations mess with the games we've already seen displayed on the NGP?
Tags: ngp, next generation portable, psp2, sony portable
5/26/2011 9:03:34 PM Ben Dutka
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dual soul
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:22:24 AM
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Claire C
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:26:50 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:33:50 PM
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kevinater321
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 6:41:06 AM
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LimitedVertigo
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 9:44:31 AM
-The Syphon Filter games
-GTA Chinatown Wars
-Crisis Core
-Daxter
-Valkyria Chronicles 2
-Jeanne d'Arc
-PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
-Hot Shots
There are so many more and a lot of the games can be found for really low prices on ebay (ask World, he was late to the PSP party and it didn't cost him much).
There are a ton of great Mini games and PS1 classics too.
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Claire C
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:28:30 PM
-Disgaea
-Final Fantasy Tactics WotL
-Star Ocean 1, 2
-Ys Oath, 7
-Lunar Silver Star Harmony
-GTA VC Stories, LS Stories
-Metal Gear Solid PW, PO
-Lumines
=^.^=
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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 3:45:17 AM
Not sure what genre you're into, but here's what I've got so far in my PSP collection....
Ace Combat: Joint Assault
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
Archer Maclean's Mercury
Brothers In Arms: D-Day
Call Of Duty: Roads To Vivtory
Chili Con Carnage
Coded Arms
Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity
Daxter
Dead Head Fred
Death Jr.
Driver '76
Dynasty Warriors
Every Extend Extra
Fading Shadows
Field Commander
Frantix
Gangs Of London
G-Force
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus
Grand Turismo: 5 PSP
Infected
Iron Man: 2
Killzone: Liberation
LocoRoco 2
MACH: Modified Air Combat Heroes
Madden: 06
Medal of Honor: Heroes
Mercury Meltdown
Metal Gear: Acid 1
Metal Gear: Acid 2
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
MGS: Portable Ops
MGS: Portable Ops: PLUS
Metal Slug: Anthology
Miami Vice
Monster Hunter: Freedom
Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite
Need For Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0
Obscure: The Aftermath
Patapon
Patapon: 2
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
Pixeljunk: Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe
Prince Of Persia: Revelations
Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords
PQ2
Pursuit Force Extreme Justice
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors
Resistance: Retribution
Scarface: Money-Power-Respect
Silent Hill: Orgins
Smart Bomb
SOCOM: FireTeam Bravo
SOCOM: FireTeam Bravo 2
SOCOM: Tactical Strike
Space Invaders Extreme
Spiderman: 2
Star Wars: Battlefront-Renagade Squadron
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
The Godfather: Mob wars
The Hustle: Detroit Streets
Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 07
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
Twisted Metal: Head-On
Warhammer 40000: Battle For Atluma
Warhammer 40000: Squad Command
Wipeout: Pure
Worms: Open Warfare
BTW, they're all pretty cheap now, so I hope this info also helps you out.
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Temjin001
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:36:07 PM
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Make no mistake, the NGP will not out do the PS3's premium offerings, as some would like to believe. With this RAM cut, it can't. 'nuff said.
I'll want one either way.
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Alienange
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:22:31 PM
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Can't say it affects me either way though. Most likely not going to be buying one.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:40:29 PM
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Lairfan
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:44:14 PM
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Oxvial
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:45:45 PM
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I was more worried if they cut the second analog stick.
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madmike
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:54:45 PM
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:15:24 PM
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Peace.
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Highlander
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:18:30 PM
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One possible reason to drop the amount of memory would be to save battery. Plus if you look at the history of the PS3 and other consoles, the prototypes generally have about double the amount of memory in the final units, and until the system software is nailed down, the final amount is generally not set.
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sticklife
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:19:06 AM
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akmdpc
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:20:07 PM
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Mdash0009
Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:55:29 PM
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Highlander
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:07:21 AM
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Mdash0009
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 4:40:47 PM
true true, especially since they improvised. either way it still seems awesome. i hope they release it earlier than 'the end of this year' (atleast late october)
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sticklife
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:17:10 AM
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Claire C
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:52:09 AM
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Qubex
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:23:45 AM
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Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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gangan19
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:23:27 AM
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RebelJD
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:59:53 AM
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___________
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 3:46:14 AM
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i guess my idea of playing ps3 games on the go might of been a bit ambitious.
:(
what happened to the good old sony who went all balls for leather?
god dam it they have turned into freaking conservitives!
since when did the japanese turn into the french?
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Underdog15
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 9:34:21 AM
I'm just saying, I know of a few members here from Quebec which is primarilly a French speaking population.
Ne soyez pas un imbécile.
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Underdog15
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:15:21 PM
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Zorigo
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 4:16:36 AM
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Beamboom
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 5:05:48 AM
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Or they could remove bluetooth support or other stuff that frankly is of less importance to me. Communication with the ps3/ps4 could be done via the wifi anyways, right?
Not that it matter. I've had so much fun with the psp over the years that I *will* get the ngp regardless. That is one thing that is for sure even though I've not yet seen any games listed for launch that is a system seller for me.
But I put my faith in that Mass Effect will be there at launch. If so, then: Hello NGP! :)
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Ultimadream
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 7:07:15 AM
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The PSP is perfect for PS1 games, they look so sharp and crisp. But on a HD TV even with the upscaler on many PS1 games just don't look good, all the FF titles pre-rendered backgrounds just look pixelated, which isn't nice.
Other than playing PS1 games I don't have much need for a portable console, some of the PSP exclusives like Crisis Core, Peace Walker, Dissidia, 3rd Birthday are great and I have enjoyed playing them, but the main use of my PSP is PS1 games. Which is a good thing, I hope the NGP does not get too many good exclusives so I don't have to buy one, luckily FFXIII: Type-0 is heading to the PSP so i don't think i'll have to worry for a while.
I guess, like everyone else i'll just have to wait untill e3 to where i pressume Sony are going to push the console forward.
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gumbi
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 8:15:36 AM
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I'd certainly rather have internal storage than a gimmicky touch pad on the back. I swear, I'll only ever use that back pad when the game I'm playing requires it, and I'll probably be annoyed.
I think I'd rather have the option of a higher price point for a 'Premium' Model, but that's understandably difficult for Sony because then they have two versions of the same system with different capabilities, no fun for developers. Make me a 16Gb or 32Gb version for $30 - $50 more and I'll bite on it Sony, I promise.
Oh well, anyway you cut it... I'm buying one! My PSP has seen a lot of love and it's served me well.
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telly
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 8:37:53 AM
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SmokeyPSD
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 10:17:45 PM
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PharaohJR
Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:38:16 PM
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keep the price for this model but whatever the price is for the original still offer that but make less of the originals....... i mean when the thick ps3s was on shelf u had 3 different versions & i spent the best $712 for a piece of entertainment(60g) & if it was still offered today with higher but reasonable price over the present ps3s i would still chose it.....
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Minishmaru
Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 5:25:51 PM
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dork02840
Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:25:20 AM
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Kiryu
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:22:14 PM
The consequences of such a change will apparently not be too significant especially, it says, if the access speed for the machine's external memory card is fast enough.
so no worries.