The launch of Sony’s new portable gaming system, the Next Generation Portable (or NGP), might see a delay thanks to the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster in Tohoku, Japan. Speaking with Bloomberg, Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton said the portable may only launch in one region in time for this year’s holiday season.

“It may be the straw that says ‘maybe we get to just one market by the end of the year,’” Tretton told the site. A delayed launch may give developers more time to create games for the platform, he said.

Unfortunately, Tretton remained mum on which region might get NGP first.

I might be wrong, but I thought that they said it was only launching in 1 region this year long before the Earthquake in Japan.

no it was absolute in japan and maybe one other..now its just maybe one.

Yeah I thought they said they were only going to release it on one region this year also? 

so 2011 US release confirmed?

I hope he means US in 2011. It's a day 1 buy for me if its at $300 or under.

I want it now!

Yeesh, is it a good idea to leave Christmas 2011 open like that?

I'm almost sure this one region will be Europe, they gave some hints about that, even before the earthquake/tsunami on Japan.

i hope the NGP releases to the whole world by early next year if it does only release to 1 region this year.

oh well japan gets everything first xD