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Custom CryEngine coming to NGP

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Custom CryEngine coming to NGP
By Richard Meads
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Sony has annouced that a custom version of the CryEngine will be made available to NGP developers.

Although CryTek, the German company behind the engine has yet to make an official announcement, SCE Japan has announced CryEngine's availabilty on its website.

It's not the only piece of formidable middleware slated for the new Sony handheld, either. Epic Games, the company behind the similarly powerful Unreal Engine, has already confirmed that it's backing the NGP.

Powering the portable future

With these two graphics powerhouses in its development stable, Sony looks set to deliver the most visually impressive handheld to date.

Indeed, Epic's founder, Tim Sweeny recently commented that NGP's multi-core GPU is "roughly four times as powerful as any portable we've previously seen”.

Bold words indeed. Expect to see just how beautiful the results are as the NGP's tentative 'holiday 2011' release date approaches.

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Richard Meads
Richard Meads
New intern Rich has been blessed with far, far too much free time and an overwhelming desire to jump on things. He tried doing the jumping in public, but people got scared. A lifelong addiction to platform games and a degree in creative writing later, he found his way to Pocket Gamer’s doorstep.