As Sony named off each of the NGP's many modern features, all we could see were giant dollar signs piling on top of each other. OLED scree𝄹n? Near-PS3 level visuals? Two touch screens? This thing's gonna cost a bundle, to be sure. But at least one those perkswill beoptional and won't be a part of the NGP's standard feature set., 3G support - which will allow users to play onl🎉ine games, download content and continue to ignore the world around them from any place with a signal - is included in a separateNGP model, and will cost extra. Conversely, all models will ship with WiFi capabilities, more or less echoing Apple's strategy with the iPad last year. The actual quote:
Above: Options!
While we could argue all day about whether "more power" is a fitting battle plan for a handheld, I think we can all agree acknowledging 3G is an important step in the right direction. Portable gaming has completely changed since the PSP and DS arri꧒ved in '04 and '05, and the PSP2/NGP appears to be tailoring itself to trends instead of forcing people to play on Sony's terms. Now about that price...
Jan 27, 2010
Sony's new h🎃andheld is full of game-changing features
Some GR editors want it now, some of us wan🌸t it never. But who and why?
A 🦋fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contrib﷽uted content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.
