Sony unveiled their next PSP2, codenamed NGP, earlier this year in January. They showed off its quad-core ability to us, but never told us when it’ll reach our sweaty paws. Word on the street back then was that at least one territory would see the device on shelves before the year was out, as Sony won’t want to miss out on the Christmas bonanza sales season would they.

Many expect the Sony NGP to be on sale in Japan before 2011 closes its door, but now rumours are flying around that information from third-party licensees suggest European gamers may get their hands on the NGP by the fall.

MCVUK cites sources that say development deadlines have been set to ensure key Western releases are completed before the end of the summer for deployment in the fall. There’s also a murmuring of a November 11 release. A launch date of 11/11/11 from Sony? Now that’s interesting. It’s the holiday season sales too, so it’s a good time for Sony to cash in for their next PSP2.

SOURCE via MCV UK