But doesn't Sony now have the andriod library whch they will be porting games ?
PSS games won't have the same quality as NGP specific games. Titles like Uncharted/LBP will be NGP exclusive, maximising the hardware. I don't forsee anything of that quality appearing on other mobile devices and time soon. The market is full of devices of a huge range of a performance specs, and you'll need to target a minimal common denominator, just like on PC, whch means the best is never got from the hardware.
As other devs have said, being able to write native code can get you maybe as much as twice as much work from the same hardware, which gives you a couple of years of superiority, and then a few of being behind the performance envelope but still good enough, just like PS1/PS2/PS3 compete against far more powerful PC hardware.
The NGP will be what $250/$300 that they are saying . Nice tablets like the Asus transformer are already at $400
But they're not great for games! That's kinda like saying XB360's $200, but a netbook can be got for less. That may be true, but you can't do the same things with it!
Anyone wanting AAA games on the go won't be finding that real gamer experience on tablets and phones. I don't know if that market properly exists anymore, which is the major concern. But if it does, and gamers still want their proper game experience in portable form - the likes of Dragon Quest and Monster Hu8nter and FIFA with real controls and COD Mobile - then tablets won't be able to compete with handheld games consoles.
i dunno , i think its hardware will just be outclassed very shortly and I wonder if there are more cut backs to come.
Doesn't matter. PS3 and XB360 hardwares were outclassed pretty much when they launched, if just going by performance metrics. they are completely outclassed now, but still sell. Wii was outclassed the day it launched, but has sold bucketloads. It's not the hardware that sells, but the experience. DS has been completely outclassed by mobiles for years, but it's bought for the games still. NGP will offer the best controls and games with good looking visuals for years to come, irrespective of how technological progress overtakes it.