At a recent Sony analyst day a US investment company Lazard Capital Markets confirmed that Sony has reconfirmed that the NGP will receive a 2011 release date in North America. While SCEA did confirm a release year for the North American market, the UK and European markets were still left in a shroud of doubt as any release window for those territories were left without confirmation.

“A 2011 launch for NGP was reconfirmed, although we expect pricing will be unveiled around the E3 conference. We remain somewhat concerned that an initially high price point could limit the market opportunity for NGP, since Sony continues to balance profitability goals with unit sales.”

Despite the recent tragedies in Japan, it’s great to know that the NGP is still on pace for a 2011 release window. Regardless of the expected high price point, I expect the device to sell extremely well so long as their is a launch lineup worth lining up for. As more news about the NGP is released, we’ll be sure to keep you covered.