Sony has confirmed that NGP is still on track for release this year.
According to audio site Phile-web (via Andriasang), the company said on an earnings call today: "Regarding NGP, we're progressing with preparations towards a release at the end of the year."
There wasn't any fresh information on which territories will get the portable first, or whether it'll receive a global launch this year.
We expect to hear a lot more about NGP at E3 in a couple of weeks.
Comments
16 comments so far...
TimHotston on 26 May '11 said:
Near Christmas release...
YCshinobi on 26 May '11 said:
I'm going to guess Nov/Dec for Japan & US, March/April/May 2012 for Europe and by that time it will be end of the world so it won't matter.
Barry316 on 26 May '11 said:
For roughly 500 english pounds, get them while they're cheap.
me4pd on 26 May '11 said:
Bang on time to meet Mario 3DS and Mario Kart and Kid Icarus and REvelations etc (which I'm guessing have been deliberately delayed for a winter release). Maybe there is sense at NCL after all. Well anyway I'm sure everybody knows what they're doing.
dubplate240 on 26 May '11 said:
If it's anything like the PSP release it'll be Christmas 2011 for Jap/US and Christmas 2012 for us suckers in the EU. Still, if it's multi region then there's no reason not to import, my Jap PSP-1000 is still going strong.
monty_79 on 26 May '11 said:
Quite looking forward to seeing what it is going to be like. I am holding off getting a 3DS as the software thus far has been a bit meh.
murph_77 on 26 May '11 said:
I want to see more of my future purchase. I cannot wait to see CoD on it!!!
Padua on 26 May '11 said:
So much has happened since this was revealed that I forgot all about it
Hoping there will be a reveal at E3 on the price that we could be expected to pay for it.
£249 or less would make me happy
Denther on 26 May '11 said:
I know that you can play old digital PSP games on this, but is it compatable with the hard copies?
Thanks
deepbluerd on 26 May '11 said:
Does anyone know if it will be region free like the PSP was?
humanhand on 26 May '11 said:
All I want for Christmas is an NGP.
digifreak277 on 26 May '11 said:
Agreed, Sony, dont spoil christmas for me, you already spoiled easter for me
runadumb on 26 May '11 said:
Until Sony shuts down the importers for doing so.
R.I.P lik-Sang
wwinterj on 26 May '11 said:
I honestly don't care when this is out as I'll need to see the support it gets and the games before I even think about buying one. If things go how it did with the PSP there could be just a handful of good games in it's lifetime. Having said that the quicker it's out the quicker the price will drop.
damoxuk on 26 May '11 said:
The NGP must already be in production then if they wanna release this year.
Oh and as Japan has massive interest in PSP still surely Sony won;t want to release in Japan first as not to cannibalise the PSP market?
Ideally they would want to release in US/Europe then Japan last. But hey that's just how I see the picture.
But i'll prolly just end up importing a US NGP (like I did and still have in possesion my 1st gen phat PSP USA )rather than waiting till sometime 2012 for europe release.
The_Jaster on 26 May '11 said:
I will only buy this if Monster Hunter is released for it. (EU release that is)