Skyhook Location Engine to Power Sony NGP

Skyhook Wireless location engine ("Core Engine") has been selected by Sony Computer Entertainment to power their next gaming handheld (codename: NGP) that will succeed to the PSP at the end of 2011.

“The launch of NGP is the latest in a long line of innovations over the past years that demonstrate how the PlayStation brand continues to push the game industry forward,” said Masaaki Turuta CTO of SCE. “Precise location information is increasingly central to the portable entertainment experience. Skyhook’s Core Engine will provide NGP with superior location capabilities.”

Skyhook’s Core Engine system combines Wi-Fi, cellular, and GPS readings to produce accurate and fast location in heterogeneous environments.