Epic: PSP2 '4 times as powerful as any other handheld'

Gears Of War creator Epic Games has claimed that the graphical processing power of PSP2 - codenamed NGP by Sony - is four times as powerful as any other handheld in existence.

[EYEamNUMBER1]

well at least hes finally not bending over and constantly going on about itouch this itouch that

[zeeshan]

Judging by the comment from EPIC, I guess it is safe to say that NGP is going to kick 3DS' ass!!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the concept of 3DS and being able to take 3d pictures (if that's true) but imagine playing KILLZONE/Battlefield/COD MP on the go with awesome graphics!!! Wow.. just wow!

[Muletroid]

if your talking about power wise obviously the NGP is going to kick 3DS ass but if you mean sales wise i personally doubt it

im starting to get flashbacks of 2004 when EVERYONE and i mean EVERYONE was saying the psp was gonna kick the DS's ass and how it was over for nintendo etc etc
yet none of that happened

[ugo]

but dis one is quite different, it has cod a system seller
demmmmmmmmm

[djreplay]

The thing is with the DS and 3DS, there casual handhelds aimed at under 16's.

[ExplosionSauce]

They play differently and have different types of games.

It doesn't matter to me which system "sells the most" or "wins".
I don't have to choose one over the other.

[punkpop101]

I'm sorry but Persona, Dragon Quest and new Final Fantasy will kick psp2s ass anytime.Spec wise this kicks 3ds's ass but sells wise it will miserably fail.

[ExplosionSauce]

What makes you think the new PSP2 won't have Persona, Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy as well?
It definitely wouldn't be the first time those games have been on a PlayStation system.

They haven't even announced any software for it. It'd be wise to hold judgement on games until later.

[Inside_out]

I love to give Sony some flak when I think they deserve it and they have deserved alot this gen...not with this device.

This thing has so many bells and whistles...it's just incredible. Only issue I have is battery life, what am I suppose to do with the PsP 3000, and why this damn conference was in Japanese only...O_o

I have been asking for dual analogs for so long that I had given up. I wonder if Epic would consider adding Gears to the NGP ( better get use to that name now )line up...that would be insane...same for Bulletstorm.

I always said whoever comes out with the dual analogs first would kick everyone Else's a$$...Start the A$$ kicking...

Well done Sony...this thing is gonna be huge...And what about the price...I haven't heard anything other than it's going to be competitive, I hope that means $199.99...wishfull thinking I guess...lol.

[ComboBreaker]

Add in the quad-core CPU too, and you got yourself a beast.

[FFXI101]

There's no deny that Nintendo's handheld system is the No.1 on the market when it comes to sales. But when you look Sony's PSP sales number it really isn't bad as most of you'd think. (It actually doing pretty good)

Like the PSP, PSP2 is more apperling to me than the 3DS or any handheld that Nintendo ever made.

[clrlite]

Yeah, I already saw a video showing killzone and resistance. I expect battlefield BC3(w/ good headphones) to be pretty amazing and sniping is going to rock with the gyrosensor. As far as graphics go, to me, PS3 graphics on a gorgeous OLED are more intense than 3D gamecube graphics on an SD LCD any day.

Uncharted looked gorgeous BTW and people don't seem to understand how awesome the games are going to look on an OLED.

Edit: Actually, all the games I've seen look awesome.

[smashman98]

LOL the original psp has persona 1 2 and 3 what makes you think the psp2 wont have those also final fantasy shows up every where

[pain777pas]

I will say this Japan will be up in the air depending on the price point and games available. If monster hunter is there day one with 3G and Online Wifi support this thing may take off earlier than the first PSP. The thing is how much do you value 3D and Nintendo games. I was getting the 3DS for the games that they were showing not the 3D. I like Nintendo games and this is the first system in years that I feel Nintendo has given the core something to embrace day one. Japanese market is up for grabs though. The NGP is serious and has all the functionality a gamer would want.

[meetajhu]

My current PSP 2 reaction!
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[StbI990]

LOOOOOOOOOOOL, dope

[vsr]

Gears of war Portable

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Lol, that was hilarious meetajhu.

[zez]

January 2011 - LG Optimus 2X is shown, the first dual-core CPU phone. I was like "ZOMG SO POWAHFUL"
January 27 2011 - PSP2 is shown with a quad-core CPU and a quad core GPU. Dual core what now?

@below: fairs. Then again remember how long the gap was from single core -> dual core phones? it'll be a long time before we see a phone with a quad core CPU OR GPU let alone both.

[TheIneffableBob]

And the difference is 11 months. (Optimus 2X was released a couple days ago)

[Spinal]

Comparing a Dedicated gaming handheld to a Phone? You sir, fail on so many levels.

Sad lil humanoid.

The PSP 2 is not a phone please take a moment and think about it. Idiot.

[zez]

You're a cheery little f*cker aren't you, spinalc0rd?

[ilikecookies]

You can expect to see quad core phones sooner than you think. Nvidias quad core arm processor release slate was leaked and they are announcing it sometime later this year with phones expected for next ces which shouldnt be too far from the psp2's launch.

[TheIneffableBob]

The Tegra 2 has 8 GPU cores according to NVIDIA.

[nycredude]

spinalcord

They have beem trumping the new lg phone as a awesome game playing phone so why not compare the two.

[SuperM]

NGP is much more improved over the original PSP then 3DS is over the normal DS. 3DS only adds more power and 3D. With the NGP we finally get dual stick controls which is going to matter alot, and we also get touch screen and touchpad on the back which means that while the original PSP was really lacking in the control department the NGP has almost limitless opportunities for how games can be controlled.

[Viper7]

Yeah 3D is still just 3D classes or not, if graphics have improved to something slightly better than PSP its still years behind of NGP.

What I am most excited about NGP is the fact that it brings PSP platform to this millenia whit its network features. Friend lists, communication, trophies, browser, sharing stuff and most importantly multi-player.

Now if NGP is all this and still remains region free it will seriously demolish 3DS in pretty much every way possible in my eyes as far as features go.

[pain777pas]

L2 and R2 can be mapped to touch. Any game from the last 15 years is portable with this new device. The thought is scary. Real NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games on the go without a sacrifice in quality. They could bring over the NBA 2K8 engine over probably without a hitch. They were saying that physics will never be an issue. I am so excited for this system. I hope developers get on board in full force and release everything for it.

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

John Carmack and Epic Games are praising the NGP!

[Shanks]

Including the 3DS?

[30sec]

Yes

[Shanks]

Cool

[Sarcasm]

The 3DS can do game cube graphics, the PSP2 can do PS3 graphics.

The 3DS can run MGS3.

The PSP2 can run MGS4.

You do the math.

[Muletroid]

"You do the math"

seriously you killed your comment by saying that lol the first thing that popped into my head was the atari jaguar

[Sarcasm]

lol I totally forgot about those commercials. Technically it's "Do the math"

[StbI990]

Gamecube?...have you even seen those one piece/naruto games? this thing can barely do psp2 graphics, let alone gamecube, I give it a n64/gamecube graphics, no gamecube at all...shame

you meantion resident evil? only for the mercenary mode...shame, but anyway, it is nintendo, they will make me buy it anyway

[qface64]

@StbI990

call me crazy StbI but im starting to think your trolling

[Lich120]

If the PSP2 could do PS3 graphics it would cost 2 grand at that size. Also, wouldn't you feel just a damn bit cheated if a handheld with a screen could run equal graphics as your home console? Either you're prepared to pay ridiculous amounts of money for this thing (which would cause it to fail) or you somehow think sony is magic.

That said, Im sure the PSP2 will have better graphics than the 3ds... but PS3 level, no way.

Edit: maybe 2k is too steep, but around 900 is my estimate.

[zez]

By far. Quad core CPU and a quad core GPU. Plus half a gig of ram (if rumours are true) Remember those amazingly powerful dual core phones that were coming out? Yeah, me neither xD

[N4GAddict]

I just hope its not too pricey

[Ps_alm3k]

I hope so tooo, but dammn those are killer spec!

[30sec]

Same here. The OLED screen worries me, but the visuals should be outstanding. Plus, if cloud is a reality as Kojima said, I'll drop $300.

[VINNIEPAZ]

Only thing that worries me is it says 3G, I wonder how much that will cost a month if you want that.

[RememberThe357]

I got a felling it will cost a lot more than $300. $400 at the very least.

[Megaton]

Price is make or break for me. I'm guessing $300.

[gamingisnotacrime]

i hope, and if so day one baby!!!

[Megaton]

$400 is too much, but it wouldn't surprise me.

$250 was too much for the PSP Go. $600, while technically a bargain considering the cost of the PS3's guts at the time, was too much. $300 for the PS3 right now is too much.

Sony goes hog wild with the sticker shock sometimes.

[MGRogue2017]

100% buying it. Day One... Fuck it, I'm pre-ordering.. where can I pre-order?!

I'm so hyped up for this. :P

[Kran]

Same :D Might ask my mum to get it for me for christmas. Since its coming out at the end of the year that is.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

Or you could get a half time job and save for when it release in December... Kids this days...

[Kran]

@bishop-br

Cough. Im trying. There is nothing until im 18.

[Zydake]

any1 can get a job go out and ask

[YourFlyness]

NGP= Nintendo (3DS) Got Pwned!

[TheDarkness]

Micro$oft better release a Portable or Its Game OVER! :D

[SpitFireAce85]

You should coin that or i will lol...

[visualb]

thats so fanboyish and even wrong but...

good one =P

[SSKILLZ]

day 1 !!! don't care if its $300 that is chump change!!!!!!

[clrlite]

If it is truly $300, it will be a bargain compared to the new DS.
I will buy it if it is under $400(because it is worth it), but I want it to be cheaper so that more people can/will buy it.

[Zimmerman]

People should take your attitude with regards to clean/renewable energy :D

I think we can all agree it's a good thing in the end, let's make it happen! Use the money for a PSP2 to support green technology instead!

Seriously though: I like video games as much as the next guy, but when do we quit? Shelling out 400 bucks for something so extravagant seems wasteful somehow, especially considering the general LACK of money in the U.S.

Our world is greatly affected by how corporations operate, and they have to be profitable to advance. We need to put our money into projects that actually MATTER.

I think many of us have gotten over-indulgent.

[negroguy]

Ipad and smart phones are $30 a month for unlimited I believe. I surely hope the PSP is not that price. I would go for a $15 month fee. Id probably have to cut back on my dc universe then ;/

[ElementX]

As much as I'm interested in portable gaming, I owned both PSP and DS but only bought about 6-8 games for each. To me, portable gaming isn't worth it. I have a 360 and PS3 at home and I'd like to build a gaming PC in the coming months. My break time at work is taken up by reading (I love books), so I really don't see myself buying a portable system to play at home sitting on my couch while I have a PS3 and 360 five feet away....

[Tru_Ray]

Do you travel a lot? I am with you regarding the portable gaming devices. I rarely play my PSP, but it was nice to have it when I was flying back to the US from the Caribbean.

If I have the cash I will definitely be picking one up day one. I suspect that the demand for this device is going to be extremely high at launch. There is already a lot of buzz about the NGP since the announcement yesterday.

More gadget whores out there now than in '04.

[ElementX]

No, I don't travel much. Once I pay off my student loans and credit card debt I'm sure I will travel 2-3 times a year. Still, I have home consoles to play video games. I enjoy reading also, so I get my video game fix at home and my reading fix away from home. I don't see how people can play video games 4 hours daily at home and also 2-3 hours daily with a portable system.

I read novels during my off times at work. I don't see the appeal to playing games during every goddamn free second of your day. People say they play games to escape, what about novels? Youth today depend too much on technology. I'm afraid that they'll give up novels completely.

[Carlos_Irwin_Estevez]

The biggest factor is the SDK meaning ports from ps3/steam etc will take weeks, and genuine cloud features, this could bump the psp2 into gaming laptop status.

they could port all the 3rd party games lined up for the fall to the console with minimal cost/development time.

[baodeus]

so does hand held game sell at lower price than console games?

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

Usually yes, around 20 dollars less.

[baodeus]

so would it be less profitable for them to make the same game as the console version? Maybe they hope to sell more on hand held than console version perhaps?

The reason why i ask this is because watching movie on psp back then was actually more expansive then the home dvd version. I think that was really stupid move. I hope they not repeating the same here.

[Thrillhouse]

This may be my first portable since GBA. I really hope devs take advantage of all this power!

[zackacloud]

That mean sony sure that 3ds = psp

I just want know how much PSP2 can handle 5GB , 8GB or what ?

and I was sure that sony will create new discs with every new hardware

[dannybohy]

i seem to remember everyone saying the PsP will have the graphics of PS2, it will look as good blah blah!. I bought one, and promptly sold it within a couple of months as the games where crap, the controllers cruddy! and graphics worse than the PS1!.

[WharenPeace]

Such a shame Danny, you missed out on God of War Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta (and a host of other truly amazing PSP titles).

PS: Oh wait, you never owned a PSP and you were merely trolling, my mistake. Carry on!

[dannybohy]

Actually I owned a PSP before most people in the UK as I purchased at the Toys R US store in Time Square in New York, In June 2005, I have a lovely picture of me next to a huge statue of Leonardo the Teenage Mutant Turtle taken on the same momentous day. I dont feel I missed out on too many `Truly Amazing` titles to be honest and Considering I spent my time playing far better consoles, i dont think i missed out at all, but thanks for the concern.

[pain777pas]

RR and Wipeout were launch titles and they look great today. They were way ahead of the PS1. Plus the DLC tracks for Wipeout looked amazing and still do today. Are you not telling the truth dannybohy? Lumines is one of the best puzzle games ever made. Day one PSP title. Are you not telling the truth dannybohy? The initial PSP titles were great then the dry spell. LOL!

[zackacloud]

just give it try on Kingdom Hearts birth by sleep

of course you don't think the great of the device will show in the first months

psp reach to ps2 100%

++++

however everyone now know that psp2 play ps3 games

with garante of kojima by MGS4 ( one of the top ps3 games ever )

kojima not redicilous to lie to the fans threatened his career and his name on game industry

[dannybohy]

Of course im telling the truth! im a little old in tooth to bother lying about something so trivial. Not everyone likes the same games and after buying a couple of games and realising that the psp wasnt all it was hyped to be! I sold it, like any machine the manufacturers should not release until they a have a GOOD line-up straight away! same thing with PS3 which i also sold on after a year! I remember playing Grand Theft on my Nephews psp! that was about the only title ive seen which was decent.

[Capdastaro]

This beast is going to be a battery hog

[Masterchef2007]

wow that machine is a monster

[Anti-Fanboyer]

"ARM Cortex a 9" CPU pretty much confirms it will be expensive, more than the original PSP at launch. Also add on the cost of the six axis system, touch pad, two cameras, extra button features, and 3G.

Sony want to make their money back somehow.

[Bolts]

Wait a minute! You mean this gaming power house isn't using the most advanced CPU in the history of time, the Cell?

[clrlite]

That silly fanboiish(yes I broke a grammatical rule) comment made me click disagree. But, it sure did make me laugh for some reason. When I'm running Bad Company 3 on this thing without making it sweat, you will want to play too.

[killalot100]

Two things that Sony needs to do is sell it at around 300 and have at least 4 hours of battery life.

[AKA]

it does have 4-5hr's battery life

[killalot100]

Great now that 300 price tag and they can count me in

[JewyMcJew]

What is Sony thinking?

While no doubt this incredibly powerful machine will win over the smaller hardcore audience, Nintendo and Kinect have demonstrated that people want new experiences which only the 3DS will provide.

Yes, the PSP2 is a fine portable PS3. The 3DS on the other hand is something we could not even have imagined 10 years ago.

[PirateThom]

But what new experience is the 3DS providing?

I honestly hope you don't mean 3D. 3D has existed for years in one form or another, the experience isn't new, the lack of glasses, obviously, is, but at its core it's still the same effect.

[Ps_alm3k]

Right..... what is new that 3ds is doing, i would like an answer for that as well.

MAybe they both came to senses that they can cater to specific audiences.

Nintendo = casual

Sony= Hardcore

can we agree to that?

[dannybohy]

jeezuz! your just asking for a Nintendofanboy smack down!

[Ps_alm3k]

whatever bring it on! : )

[megalonagyix]

Sony = Hardcore
Haha. Since when do we call "Uncharted, and LBP2" hardcore game?

[visualb]

I wouldn't call playing uncharted as a point and click game hardcore...

looks great! fun too, but very casual.

PSP2 has a greater potential than the PSP ever did by implementing "motion controls" like touchscreen and sixaxis and touchpad at the back.

hell...im even going to say PSP2 hardware is MORE CASUAL FRIENDLY than the 3DS

3DS is more tech-based experience with 3D, as are 3D games and 3D tv's...

[pain777pas]

NPG has dual analog sticks. This is a gamers handheld people. 3DS is great and NGP is great. The potential for core games are very high with the NGP and the are high for casual games aswell.

[matey]

i still go with 3ds having better graphics end of Crytek said they got shown a very powerful piece of hardware and said the cry engine 2 could easily go on hat platform its epic against Crytek i o with cry engine and MT framework on 3ds making the best graphical games this gen

[matey]

Epic hasnt even looked at 3ds and every other dev that has said its as powerful as ps3 isnt that what this psp2 is a ps3 so 3ds will have no problem end of soumds like sony have done it again with expensive to develop 4 hardware that no one will touch after the first sales of there games

[Anti-Fanboyer]

Hard to develop for hardware!? The CPU is also being used by other mobile devices including laptops.

Compared to the cell processor which was designed specifically for the PS3 alone, the PSP2's hardware is quite familiar to a lot of developers.

[ILLINOIS]

Nintendo is for little kids who have parents who don't love them enough. If you are a adult and have a Nintendo chances are you are a virgin who get's no respect and has very little money. PSP2 is for kids who have loving parents. It is for adults who get laid, have respect, and have money. The first PSP2 game should be a game that is all about giving beat downs to Mario and all his friends.

[Lich120]

You're an idiot. Not because I like nintendo, since the Wii is terrible. It's because you're an idiot.

[yaz288]

bla bla bla blaaaaaaaaaa bla blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, etc

moving on

[yugioh100]

"Epic: PSP2 '4 times as powerful as any other handheld'"

only 4? wow that's alot, and shows how epic isn't even a real game company by making that statement.

"NGP= Nintendo (3DS) Got Pwned!"

lol yeah just like the psp pwned that ds right?....stupid kids

[Studio-YaMi]

And you're not a kid for making such a statement ?
grow up kid

[RegalPrince]

Well I guess its true now because of PSP NGP. Quad Core processor and Quad Core GPU. Damn thing puts everything besides PC's to shame. Demos were shown where it was running PS3 games such as MGS4 and Uncharted on the device and they were even unoptimized. PSP NGP makes everyones tech look old.

[Adolph Fitler]

Who cares Epic, just give me more Bulletstorm, and get your asses into Gear (no pun intended) and even things up by offering a aaa exclusive new IP on the PS3 like you've done with MS. I own both consoles, but it would be nice if EPIC (namedly all the Gears staffers) made a new ip built from the ground up, on Sony's hardware, to take complete advantage of it's different hardware.

Then you can make more money by releasing Bulletstorm, new IP, and Unreal Tourney 3 on the PSP2, as well as PS3.

[kesvalk]

it's funny how you guys keep saying that one handheld will kick the other ass, but everyone know they will be making huge amounts of money...

so, who cares?

[DFresh]

Sweet!
Sounds awesome.
Now all I need to know about is a price announcement.

[Convas]

I'm pretty sure this is the only time I've seen Nintendo Fanboys out defending anything on N4G.

[BABY-JEDI]

Does this mean Gears of War series (minus 1)will be appearing on the PSP2?
Now that would be interesting 0_o

[yaz288]

I would die to see that ever happening lol ,

[MeNoRasta]

Psp2 is looking/sounding good but with this talk about how powerful it is i cant help to think if Sony is gonna sell the psp2 for a hefty price.

[yugioh100]

This is how sony gets their money form a bunch of gullible idiots lol, and this shows sony is behind the curve on what people want let alone providing something that's not a ripoff.

[yaz288]

2 thump stick , thats more than enough for me

thank god that sony just listened ,

I don't understand why the 3ds didn't do the same ???

[Tigan]

and let me guess, 4x more expensive than it's competitors?? Such technology must come with a hefty price tag. Good thing for me i ain't never been into handhelds. Unless you consider an iphone a handheld.

[Serinous]

HAHA can we see Gears on this? lol

[jalen247]

I usually wait a year after the release of new hardware before I get on board but I may have to make an exception for the NGP

[RyuCloudStrife]

all the bells and whistles sound lovely... maybe as they did for the PSP's launch... I'm not so sure myself it'll do better then the 3DS, I just hope the games will be there (good games...) from 3rd parties, not just Uncharted and Killzone...

[duplissi]

now just imagine if sony releases it for 200.... gawd would that turn heads.