Sony has been very coy about their launch plans for the Next Generation Portable. We know some of the launch titles like Uncharted Portable and portable iterations of Killzone, Resistance, and Call of Duty franchises. The exact launch date remains a mystery, however.

Sony president Kaz Hirai intimated that they will being rolling out the new handled this year during its announcement, but SCEA CEO Jack Tretton quickly put a damper on the festivities. According to Tretton, chances are they'll only be able to launch the PlayStation Portable's successor in one territory this year. It's very difficult to have the quantities needed to facilitate a worldwide launch, he said.

Most of us are likely thinking that that one territory will be Japan. The PSP did launch first there too, after all. Industry news site MCV, however, reports that Europe will instead be the first territory to get the NGP. MCV reports that sources have told them that "development deadlines have been set to ensure key Western releases are finished before the end of the summer for deployment in the autumn."

While Japan has usually been the first to get new console releases, it hasn't always been the case. The PSP Go, for example, was released in North America and Europe a month before it became available in Japan. It's a possibility, but since there has been nothing official from Sony yet let'skeep it as a rumor for now.

Via [MCV]

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