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Sony, Nintendo, and Apple: Battle of the next-gen handhelds

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If this were a typical video game console cycle, the talk these days would be about things like the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Us (or whatever they had decided to call their new machines). But things are different this time around.

The major console systems may not be showing any signs of updating themselves soon, but the handheld marketplace is heating up fast. Both Nintendo and Sony have announced new portable game devices – the 3DS and NGP (a code name that will almost certainly be changed) — that will be in the hands of consumers before the end of the year.

Read more at Yahoo! Games

Sony unveils PSP successor

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Sony is doubling down in the handheld gaming space.

Company unveiled its next-generation handheld system Thursday in Japan, then surprised the gaming world by also announcing a new initiative that will bring games from the original PlayStation to Android-based smartphones and tablets. Both the system and the initiative will launch before the end of the year.

Read more at Daily Variety

Sony Unveils Next Generation Handheld System

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As Apple and Nintendo prepare for a showdown in the portable gaming space,Sony won’t be sitting on the sidelines.

The company unveiled its next generation handheld system Thursday – the successor to its six-year old PlayStation Portable (PSP) device. Additionally, Sony announced a new initiative that would bring PlayStation games to Android-based devices, marking the first time the company has opened up its catalog to third-party systems.

Read more at CNBC.com

Sony unveils next-gen handheld, Android integration

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Most of the gaming world figured Sony would be rolling out the successor to the PSP at its Business and Strategy Meeting being held in Tokyo – but no one guessed it would embrace the smart phone market as well.

The company unveiled its next generation handheld system Thursday as well as a new initiative that would bring games from the original PlayStation to Android-based devices, as Sony prepares to launch its own ‘PlayStation Phone’.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog