Sony - Official Reveals Successor PlayStation Portable

The latest generation PlayStation Portable (PSP) has long talked about, but now Sony has dared to show off the product. Starting from the form, features, until the specification was released a full game console.

The features brought by this second-generation PSP is not different from previously circulating rumors. For example, OLED screen with higher resolution than the PSP or even a more powerful specification.

Another thing is the six axis tilt-sensitive controls, dual analog sticks, cameras front and back, and a touch panel as the new navigation.

Sony claims that this portable console has a graphic quality equal to the PlayStation 3. It was previously also been expressed by Hideo Kojima, one of the important figures in the video game industry.

There has been no official name for the new gaming console, but Sony prefers to call the code Next Generation Portable (NGP). Here is the spec details.

    * CPU: ARM ® Cortex ™-A9 core (4 cores)
    * GPU: SGX543MP4 +
    * Size: 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth)
    * Touch pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive)
    * Camera: Front and Rear
    * Sound: Built-in stereo speakers and microphone
    * Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
    * Location: Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi location service support
    * Keys / Switches: PS button, Power button, Directional buttons (Up / Down / Right / Left), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), Shoulder buttons (Right / Left), Right stick, Left stick, START button, SELECT button, Volume buttons
    * Wireless connection: 3G, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth ® 2.1 + EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)


At the time of launch there will be some games that would accompany it as, Uncharted Killzone, Wipeout, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Hustle Kings, and Hot Shots Golf

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PSP Go - Successfully cracked by hackers

Maybe this time the Sony was 'angry'. Because, after the PlayStation 3 successfully broken PSP Go now turn to the same fate. A group of hackers claim to have successfully modified the console game to be able to play pirated games.
Unlike the previously released PSP uses the Universal Media Disc (UMD), Go without the media present, but a 16GB capacity flash memory embedded in it. So, gamers must download the game they want through the PlayStation Store. Sony hopes in this way can ward off piracy that occurred in previous generations.
 
But what power, a group of hackers who call themselves successful modification Liquidzigong Go for the PSP can play UMD games in the media. This means that most likely the console can play pirated games on consoles like the previous.

Quoted from Arstechnica on Thursday (01/06/2011), hackers Liquidzigong showcase their success in a video aired on YouTube. In the video duration 2 minutes, the PSP Go play a game titled Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. The real game was only released on UMD which previously could not be played on the PSP Go.

In addition to attending without UMD, PSP Go also has a battery that can not be opened. Sony intentionally designed it so difficult for hackers to break into their protection. But what power, a Japanese manufacturer of business it seems to be harder.

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