A new generation of game console war is coming soon

Perhaps everyone still remembers, many years ago the Sony PSP VS Nintendo NDS battle, Nintendo rely on creativity and their excellent quality casual games prevail, sales far exceeds the machine performance better PSP. Now the two new handhelds have a tendency to rush. Who will win this time?

At the beginning of the new year, Sony finally thrown the blockbuster to the outside world - the true face of the next-generation PlayStation handheld game console: The Next Generation Portable (NGP), also known as the PSP2, will be launched during the Christmas season in 2011.

At a news conference on January 27th, Sony invited a number of game companies to help each other and win over their new players. Folk saying goes, "Technology's Sony," then look at the specific configuration of this new handheld:
· 5-inch OLED high-resolution screen (960x544), larger screen size, and 4x the resolution of older PSPs. Quad Core Processor ARM Cortex A9
· Quad Core Graphics SGX543MP4+
Touch home screen + back touchpad, 6-axis control, dual analog rocker, acceleration sensor, gravity sensor, electronic compass, front and back dual camera, 3-axis electronic compass, GPS
· Built-in WiFi and 3G network support · Flash memory-based game carrier with card slot and eject device · Camera, microphone

Battery life has always been the weakness of electronic products, especially after using such a "perverted" high configuration (as opposed to the handheld), the NGP situation will not be very tragedy? Sony said: NGP's battery life is comparable to that of the old PSP, which dispels many people's concerns.

In addition, game consoles rely on late-stage software sales to gain profits. What is NGP's situation in game development? At the press conference on the 27th, Sony announced the game's starting lineup: "Uncharted Waters," "killing zone," "WipeOut," "Little Big Planet," "Hustle Kings," and "Hot Shots Golf." The news at the Sony London internal conference in early February stated that the materials used in the PS3 version need not be rewritten, and that they can be used on the NGP as soon as they are modified, which greatly reduces the development cost of the game.

In terms of price, when it is widely believed that Sony will set a high price for such a high-profile deployment, online exposure has revealed a photo of a well-known video game chain, GameStop, which shows that Sony will officially launch the NGP on January 1, 2012, priced at 299.99 US dollars, hope this is not wishful thinking of GameStop.

Let's look at Nintendo's latest handheld 3DS (N3DS).

3DS announced in March last year, Europe and the United States will be on sale on March 27 this year, priced at 249 US dollars. The Japanese version is released on February 26 and is priced at 25,000 yen. Nintendo still hopes to succeed through creativity instead of performance stacking. Therefore, 3DS focuses on the naked eye 3D function, that is, you can enjoy 3D effects without wearing 3D glasses. At the same time, the new PSP is also better equipped than the older NDS. Improved:

· 3.53 inch main display, resolution 800 × 240 pixels · bottom touch screen 3.02 inches, resolution 320 × 240 pixels · the upper screen is a wide screen, the lower screen is 4:3
·Size 5.3×2.9×0.8, weight about 8 ounces, size is roughly equivalent to DSi Wi-Fi Internet access ·There are remote sensing, three cameras · motion sensing device, rotation sensing

In terms of game software, Nintendo will naturally not lag behind: "Football 3D", "Warring States Warriors Chronicle", "Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition", "Rail Racer 3D", "Nintendo Dog", "Dead or Life: Dimensions" "and many more.

Both sides have a strong lineup and come up with the housekeeping skills of the CCB to hope to occupy the next generation handheld market. This is very reminiscent of the PSP and NDS clash, and this has a very similar place: Sony's handheld is still powerful, slightly higher pricing, the game is more central; Nintendo is still the main attack creativity, handheld performance is not the key, the game More casual.

However, there are differences from the years before: Sony emphasized the ease of development of NGP games, especially since it only takes 10 days to transplant from the PS3, and the difference between the picture and the PS3 version is very small. This may be because Sony learned The lessons of PSP (most PSP game screens have a certain gap with the PS2) are very much attracted to the core players. At the same time, Sony also hopes to be able to grab a share of Nintendo's position (casual games and social networks), from its gravity sensor, camera, microphone to see the clues. Of course, there are shortcomings, some people think that NGP is just an enhanced version of the PSP plus some attachments, there is no essential difference with the PSP, rather than play fine NPG picture is not as good as playing the PS3 on the big TV to get refreshed.

Nintendo, 3DS and its predecessors, the biggest difference is the naked eye 3D function. With 3D gradually becoming popular, Nintendo's naked eye 3D creativity should attract many people's attention. Although studies have shown that some people will experience physical discomfort after a certain period of time in the 3D, or damage the vision, 3D is only just taking a step, and it is believed that the problem will be solved soon.

Overall, Sony is taking a secure route, drawing lessons from the PSP, and hoping to grab the other side's territory. Nintendo still focuses on creativity and does not want to pile on performance. It wants to continue to surprise. This article only analyzes the two parties. In the end, what happens in the future depends on the specific market and a series of follow-up actions.