News: Sony announces next PSP and its mobile gaming plans

Sony announced the launch of NGP (Next Generation Portable) yesterday in the planned announcement in Japan. The preview images of the device definitely made it appear sleek and polished. The design of NGP seems to be a logical extension of the tried and tested PSP 3000 model.

Gaming: Mobile Gaming market is evolving

Nintendo DS line of products and Sony PSPs have been the major players in the mobile gaming category. With the introduction of iPhone and and the improvement in hardware and rendering engines recently, mobile gaming seems to be taking a paradigm shift. The mobile gamers, who used to be just hard core games on the move are being replaced with casual gamers and occasional hard core gamers. The run away success of games like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja and many others can vouch for this emerging trend.

Gaming: Finally Angry Birds hits the console

After beating around the pigs in small 3.5" screens, the Angry Birds are likely to get the first console home through PS3 / PSP. Angry Birds are all set to launch in PSN as Minis later tonight and the pricing is yet to be finalized. Who cares about pricing, when it comes to Angry Birds? The next strategic step for the developers should be to have a motion picture campaign, with no less than 3D support.

Source: JoyStiq
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