The "NGP' and what it means for console gamming

[Kaiden]

Its a year away so while I'm kind of excited. I wonder what this thing means for the future of console gamming. The fact that it is powerful enough to play ps3 games is staggering to think about. What does that do for the ps3 or xbox360? Are they already outdated are we going to be looking at new major console systems by 2012? They talk about cross platform compatability with ps3 games. So does that mean Buying a ps3 game allows you to play it on the NGP? Are we going to see a bunch of ps2 titles popping up on psn now? So many questions...

Did I mention this thing does seem really cool? Instead of listing what is already out there though Ill just post a couple links.

PSP successor is official, codenamed 'NGP' (Next Generation Portable) | Joystiq

Uncharted, Killzone, Resistance, LBP ... and Little Deviants among 'NGP' games in development | Joystiq

[Furore]

I am very excited for it, it'll be great having a new system with vastly superior graphics.
My prediction is that smart phones specs will supersede those of the NGP early on giving them a graphical edge BUT, I still think there'll be a big market for this device as it will likely be half the price, have games with higher production values (like the PSP still does) and will feature proper gaming controls which I don't feel most high spec smart phones will.

Of course I could end up very wrong, but looking at how things have gone in the past, most of those predictions seem fairly safe.

[ZantetsukeN]

It's annoying because I have only just got a new PSP. Oh well.

I was reading some of the things it is capable of earlier today, and I was very impressed. It looks awesome, nice to see two analog sticks rather than one (that was what let the PSP down for me, especially on shooting games).

One thing I was wondering when I read about the NGP was whether or not Microsoft will jump on the idea and bring out its own handheld.

[Ralz]

I'm waiting on this one. I'm betting this is pretty pricey, so I'll wait for a game to come out for it that I want.

My inner sony fanboy DOES WANT, though.

[Dodie16]

I'm betting this is pretty pricey, so I'll wait for a game to come out for it that I want.

Same. That's what I did with my PSP. And I think that's what I'll be doing with this one as well, though it does sound like a pretty sweet piece of hardware.

[Crazy Chocobo]

It sounds pretty amazing but I think I will also wait until the price comes down a bit because I think it's going to be pretty expensive. It sounds very powerful and I heard the battery life will be similar to the PSP but whether that's true or not. Either way it looks pretty awesome!

[Linus Li Lelouch]

yeah $400 for this thing... I might wait a couple years for it to drop to like 200 maybe. NGP, 3DS, decisions, decisions lol

Come to think of it, I have to start jumping on my handheld gaming lol, been too caught up with my consoles lately.