Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has offered his two pence on Sony’s forthcoming Next-Generation Portable (NGP) after recently going hands-on with the device.
Writing on Twitter, Pachter commented, "Hands on NGP at Sony yesterday; with the right software, quite awesome. The controls very smooth, the screen flawless, price will be high."
"Tretton said NGP "between $100 and $599", am betting it’s priced either $299 or $349, depending upon bill of materials,” he continued.
"My guess? Two models, one at each of those price points (3G/non-3G). Or maybe $349/$399."
Lastly, he touched on the upcoming NGP Uncharted game, seemingly pleased with what he had seen of the hotly anticipated treasure-hunting romp.
"Uncharted NGP tech demo was cool, accelerometer to swing on rope, massage back touch pad to climb, dual analogs intuitive. Gamers will likee."
NGP is pencilled in for release in Japan later this year.