A 10-year-old gamer in Milan, Italy was so entranced by his PSP that he didn't notice the train tracks directly in front of him. Fortunately, an off duty policeman jumped into action immediately and lifted the boy back onto the platform. Video after the break.
[via Engadget]
Set for release this winter, we now know that the Sony NGP will be powered by a "quad-core Cortex-A9 and a quad-core Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU." This makes it by far the most powerful handheld system to date. Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures.
Then again, considering the darn thing won't be launching until this holiday season, maybe quad-core parts will be the least Sony will need in order to match up to the "super phones" coming up this year.[via Engadget]
Finally, Sony has officially unveiled the PSP2, which is currently codenamed NGP. Featuring a 5-inch OLED touchscreen display, dual analog sticks, camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, and a CPU that's the "most advanced in its class". Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures.
The new console's UI will be called LiveArea, which has a bunch of vertically navigable home screens and built-in social networking (presumably through PSN). You can jump between games and the LiveArea without losing your progress and comment on your buddies' great feats of mobile gaming.[via Engadget]
Coming soon to a cell phone distributor near you, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is poised to battle Google's Nexus S and Apple's iPhone, at least in the mobile gaming arena. Just to recap, it features a 4.5-inch multi-touch display, an Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.
Well, having touched the actual gamepad on an Xperia Play, we'd be lying if we say we're not further tempted by it.[via Engadget]
According to Kotaku, this is a real picture of an actual Sony PSP2 prototype. In addition to the dual analog thumbsticks, this model boasts a PSPGo-style shell, touchscreen w/stylus, and a slot for PSP2 memory cards. Unfortunately, no other information has been provided, but we'll keep you posted as more information becomes available.
The thumbsticks are in a different location from photos that appeared last fall of what is supposedly the PSP2.[via Kotaku]
Sony insider MCV reports that the company "has been telling 'licensees' - ie the people making games for it - that the PSP2 'is as powerful as the PlayStation 3'." Unfortunately, there's no word yet on what exactly will be powering this beast. Click here for more pictures.
The same report claims that while downloads will play a big part in the system's game library, the PSP2 will also use physical media so that its games can be sold in retail stores.[via Kotaku]
Another day, another leaked PlayStation Phone video. This time, "showing one lucky hombre playing Resident Evil 2 and Rage Racer on the device." That's not all, it was also pitted against a Meizu M9 in a performance test. Videos after the break.
The hardware is apparently on the up and up, although the fact that the titles had to be loaded through ROM Buddy (a third-party Android app for running ROMs) suggests that the software is still being tinkered with.[via Engadget - Gizmodo - TGS]
China-based website IT168 managed to get their hands on yet another pre-production PlayStation Phone unit, and it's looking as sleek as ever. Unfortunately, no technical specifications have been released. Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures.
[via Gizmodo - IT168]
There have been several spy shots circulating around the web, but here's a first clear look at what the Sony PSP2 might look like. It's purported to boast a rear camera, HD display, dual thumbsticks, and a trackpad. Click here for more pictures.
[via Gizmodo - Gametrailers]
