Uncharted, Wipeout NGP Explored In New Developer Videos
See Full ImageNow that Sony has confirmed a bunch of launch titles for the NGP, it's time to take a closer look at two of the most anticipated.
First up is Uncharted: Golden Abyss, in development at Sony Bend and featuring more of an emphasis on exploration, puzzle-solving and platforming. The developers talk about making this adventure for Sony's slick portable, and we also get great new looks at the game in action. It really moves beautifully.
Then there's Wipeout 2048, which looks undeniably cool. This series has always been about silky smooth frame rates and addictive gameplay, and we like the idea of wider tracks for heavier fighting. Still, it's clear that this new handheld installment hasn't lost its racing focus, and it's very pretty.
It appears that there's a whole lot of good headed towards the NGP, and we expect to see more of the scheduled launch titles in due time.
Tags: ngp, next generation portable, ngp games, psp2
6/4/2011 10:08:54 AM Ben Dutka
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TheCrazyMerc
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 10:44:51 AM
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Aranha
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:17:39 AM
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Same goes for WipEout, except that I HAVE played every WipEout game. Cross-platform gaming should be interesting, considering the substitution of R2, L2, R3, and L3 for touch functionality, I'm guessing, but should be a blast nonetheless. I've been a fan of WipEout since the 1st back in the mid 90s, and they haven't failed me since (I'll omit Fusion, since that wasn't even the same dev).
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kevinater321
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 12:16:43 AM
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Ultimadream
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:24:17 AM
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Qubex
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:47:20 AM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Keeng
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:56:46 AM
How daft is it that you have to cover up your screen to push buttons?
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JMO_INDY
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 12:26:29 PM
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Qubex
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:50:15 AM
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NGP looks amazingly tempting to purchase, but this time I want to give the hardware some time to mature. I think many people may not purchase it day 1 until they have a good idea of where the machine is going, and whether or not sales are strong. If sales are weak, for what ever reasons we may have not thought about yet, it could mean hardware changes or the like down the road. Who knows!?!
I hope NGP is a great success and it sells well... it can only be a good thing for gamers the world over...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Qubex
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 12:41:42 PM
They said it would be more powerful than the PS3; well it has more memory; don't know if the Power6 CPU and GPU combined can outpace the PS3... Highlander will probably know...
CPU:
Quad Core Custom IBM Power 6 Chip, Clocked @ 3.5GHZ.
Each core is two way SMT capable.
175.9 GFLOPS theoretical peak performance (single-precision).
87.6 GFLOPS theoretical peak performance (double-precision).
GPU:
Custom AMD RV770 Chip "Wolf" @ 766MHz on 32nm process
1398 GFLOPS
Memory:
Main Memory – 512MB XDR2 DRAM.
Video Memory – 1024MB GDDR5.
eDRAM – 16MB.
Storage:
2.5″ Sata HDD 250/320GB models available.
External Storage SD/SDHC of up to 64GB.
Media:
Custom Blu Ray up to 50GB.
Gamecube/Wii Discs.
Display:
HDMI.
Component.
D-Terminal.
Scart.
S Video.
Maximum Display Resolution – 1080p.
Control Pad:
Dubbed “Wii 2 Pad”.
8 Buttons.
6.2″ Touch Screen.
Front Facing Camera.
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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city96
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 1:33:18 PM
Microsoft and SONY have the latest Graphics cards and more power in the pipeline also.
Do you think SONY will keep the Cell because it was hard to develop games that run efficiently on it. That may be combatted by now but IBM and TOSHIBA were the ones who created it. Do SONY have an updated version???????????
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Qubex
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 2:22:17 PM
I am confident they will go with an upgraded Cell... 12 cores... something quite powerful I would imagine... at x3 the bandwidth of the current PS3...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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city96
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 2:40:21 PM
They need the PS3 emulator or a way to play PS3 games on there. Some people will hate just for that fact and some won't buy it.
When it comes out, whenever that is. They had better have an extensive line up of exclusive awesomeness. That's what they're doing well for NGP and they should be doing it in 5 years. :P
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Cesar_ser_4
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 6:17:37 PM
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Highlander
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 11:16:02 PM
With the amount of XDR2 memory and GDDR5 that is given, and performance numbers of the CPU/GPU above we know that this console will likely be capable of having games default to resolutions in the region of 1080p. So it will be a little faster than a PS3, and a lot faster than a 360.
What is more interesting for the future is what this specification says about where Sony and Microsoft will go. It also says something about the capabilities of their hand held/controller device. Since it will not be capable of housing that kind of processor and memory, the handheld will be little more than a controller and monitor, so there will be no taking your game with you as you leave the house. The controller will be permanently tethered to your home console, either physically or via your local ethernet.
All in all I think this tells us more about where Sony and MS will go with their new consoles. I mean, let's face it, the hardware specification reads like a PS3 with an AMD/ATI GPU. I think this tells us that what we should expect from MS and Sony is essentially a souped up version of the PS3 with a flash memory socket. I don't know how well that will sit with MS, but Sony will be fine with it. The interesting thing about the BluRay drive mentioned is whether it will be gimped like the DVD drives in Game Cubes was.
All in all the WiiHD will ne a nice device, but to be honest, nothing to write home about if you already own a PS3, and since the SP3 (and 360) both have a ridiculous library of games and a large number of experienced developers, the new hardware may not prove to be as big an advantage as Nintendo hope for. With a realistic price of $299-$399 for this and given that it will not really look any better than PS3 or 360 games, the Wii HD may remain of interest only to the hardcore Nintendo fan.
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Zorigo
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 9:00:05 AM
which is what i want. Sony seem to me the best for customer satisfaction and quality this gen, and so i dont want them to lose out next gen of consoles because id like them to have the best games as they have the best customer satisfaction.
If the new xbox was the best i'd be annoyed that the best games (theoretically) would be on the console where i have to pay XYZ and more for anything basic.
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R3ZR
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 6:31:12 PM
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Dancemachine55
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 8:37:07 PM
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As for the 3DS, I'm gonna wait for a 3rd iteration where the battery life is far far better tnan now, and it's cheaper. Only the old franchises like Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Star Fox and Kid Icarus would make me wanna buy a 3DS, and most of those franchises I already have on Wii / Gamecube / Virtual Console. Nintendo can't rely too heavily on those old franchises alone to sell consoles, look at the Wii and how hardcore gamers have abandoned that.
NGP has the hardcore games, the buttons, the touch screen, the gyroscope and movement sensors, the cameras, the PS3-like graphics capabilities, and most importantly, 2 Analog Sticks!!! Didn't 3DS learn anything from PSP? One Analog pad? Sooooo PSP, LOL!
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BikerSaint
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 10:41:29 PM
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Here's a how-to & gameplay video showing a new musical platformer called "Supershapes" that's also coming to the NGP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq_LSb6p6F0&feature=digest
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Kiryu
Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 10:46:52 PM
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kevinater321
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 12:22:50 AM
^^Hope that helps
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Zorigo
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 8:55:29 AM
Last edited by Zorigo on 6/5/2011 8:55:44 AM
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___________
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 3:52:31 AM
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not gotta spend 400+ bucks on a system plus 70+ bucks on the game just so i can play it good, but not too shabby.........
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JMO_INDY
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 4:46:05 AM
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Zorigo
Sunday, June 05, 2011 @ 8:54:50 AM
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U3 is a d1p for me and id like to say ive got all the uncharteds, and therefore the ngp one would be necessary for me :)
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Kiryu
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Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 10:33:58 AM
Uncharted Golden Abyss
youtube . com/watch?v=wW8mAX9dSgs
Wipeout 2048
youtube . com/watch?v=XZPsvAmS1D4
Last edited by Kiryu on 6/4/2011 10:34:09 AM