( CNN ) -- Sony Computer Entertainment is making a big play in internet-connected hand-held gaming with a 3G-enabled PlayStation portable system and smartphone game platform unveiled Thursday . In addition to cell and Wi-Fi chips for accessing online services , the new PlayStation gadget looks like its predecessor but has a 5-inch touch-screen and a second analog stick , which is useful for controlling first-person shooters like `` Call of Duty . '' Speaking of which , `` Call of Duty , '' alongside other gun-play franchises like `` Killzone '' and `` Resistance , '' will have versions for the new system . Other games include `` Uncharted , '' `` LittleBigPlanet '' and `` Wipeout . '' Games come on memory cards , and some can be downloaded directly to the device . Sony is doing away with the mini discs it pushed with the original PlayStation Portable . The new system is tentatively being called Next Generation Portable , or NGP , but that will likely change before it launches late this year . Weirdly , NGP also has a touch-sensitive pad on the back of the device , which game developers can consider when thinking up all kids of wacky applications . Motorola , another mobile hardware maker , tried something similar with the Backflip smartphone , but the concept did n't take off . The PlayStation system 's finger-friendly back is really the frosting on an array of sweetly stacked ingredients in this high-tech gadget . The system has a blazing fast , quad-core processor to help move those graphic-intensive games . It has cameras on the front and rear and a microphone . There are also sensors inside for detecting location and motion , like those found in top-of-the-line smartphones . With a holiday launch window still quite a long way off , Sony was mum on details such as a firm release date , price and , as you 've probably noticed , a definitive name for the thing . The announcement , made during a news conference in Tokyo , Japan , Thursday , did n't come as a surprise to gadget enthusiasts . Several images of different hardware concepts leaked to blogs . Peter Dille , a Sony executive , told CNN in October that the current PSP system is limited by not having cell connectivity . During the news conference , where Sony announced the system , the company also provided some tidbits on a smartphone-focused game platform . Called PlayStation Suite , the software will work on Android devices approved by Sony , which will probably include phones and tablets from Sony Ericsson . Details were scarce , but the platform would presumably provide phones with access to high-quality games and perhaps movie downloads . PlayStation phones and the upcoming PlayStation hand-held , with its built-in 3G service , will have a major focus on social networking features , Sony said .
Sony unveils a new PlayStation portable system to launch late this year . The device will be called the PS Vita and it is expected to cost $299 (£239) when it launches in Japan on March 26. For smartphones and tablets , Sony will launch PlayStation Suite for Android gaming .