Sony working on PSP phone?

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 29th June 2009
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Sony working on PSP phone?

Rumours have surfaced again that Sony might be working on a PlayStation Portable Phone system, though no official comment exists yet.

Though there's still no official confirmation from Sony or Sony Ericsson, rumours have again surfaced that the company may be looking to release a PSP phone.

This time the reports come from Japanese business daily Nikkei and Reuters, which claimed that Sony would be setting up a team to create a PSP phone this July. The brief for the team will apparently be to create a cross between the PlayStation Portable and a Sony Ericsson phone.

The rumour is far from new obviously and it's long been speculated that Sony would look to enter the mobile market through Sony Ericsson, just as it did with it's line of Walkman MP3 players. While nothing has yet come from the rumours though it's thought that Sony may launch a new product to try and compete with Apple's iPhone, which has had phenomenal success as a games and software platform.

Sony's attachment to Ericsson obviously gives the company the ability to develop a device and, as GI.biz points out, Sony is now starting to investigate digital distribution more through the PSPGo, so the timing may be right for Sony to finally launch a product.

That said, Sony itself has offered no comment on the topic and would neither confirm nor deny that it was looking to create a PSP phone. Not that that really means anything either though - Sony was very quiet about the PSPGo launch until E3 afterall.

Would you be interested in a PSP phone, or are you happy with your current handset? Let us know what your thoughts are in the forums.
Quote B1GBUD 29th June 2009, 14:02
Why even bother....

The PSPgo is gonna be a big slice of fail cake
Quote cjoyce1980 29th June 2009, 14:12
find someone that is stupid enough to get a PSPgo then you have 50% of your idoits who want a PSPphone.
Quote Goty 29th June 2009, 14:17
Sony, no.

Just no.
Quote liratheal 29th June 2009, 14:19
If they are, the sales of PSPgo ought to put the kybosh on any R&D/development plans for a phone version.
Quote Jamie 29th June 2009, 14:23
They should have made the PSP Go a phone.
Quote D-Cyph3r 29th June 2009, 15:12
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Originally Posted by Goty
Sony, no.

Just no.

Pretty much this.



It's almost as if Sony are trying to kill their portable device division entirely.
Quote shaffaaf27 29th June 2009, 15:29
i want one. phone and ps1 games all in one? sign me up :)
Quote Blademrk 29th June 2009, 15:33
Just to kick start the rumour mill - Whats to say that the Sony Cartman PSP Go isn't the PSP phone... it'd be one hellova bomb shell to drop just before release...
Quote sandys 29th June 2009, 16:20
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Originally Posted by Jamie
They should have made the PSP Go a phone.

Yes they should of seems like such a missed opportunity, people bang on about how good the iphone is for gaming but it nowhere near as good as the current crop of handhelds, Sony could have bundled typically phone hardware and good gaming all in one device.

I was quite disappointed when the pspgo wasn't this. Sony wouldn't of even had to worry about price so much then as it could of been subsidised by operators like most phones are. Operators don't care where you buy your games from either as you'd likely use there bandwidth or at the very least be tied into a data deal with this sort of phone whereas traditional retail outlets don't like the go as they don't get the sales.
Quote I-E-D 29th June 2009, 16:22
Please not PSPgo, but i would get one if it was a bit thinner and shorter than the original, with a slide down keyboard and OLED screen. Would have to look good and still play games will :)
Quote HourBeforeDawn 29th June 2009, 17:16
there was a PSP Phone concept with the very first PSP but it was expected to only be sold in Japan, huh would be interesting, also incorporate a touch screen and you have everything you need in a PSP
Quote digitaldave 29th June 2009, 17:52
sony in 4 years too late shocker.
Quote Sifter3000 29th June 2009, 18:19
Quote:
Originally Posted by digitaldave
sony in 4 years too late shocker.

QFT
Quote thehippoz 29th June 2009, 18:25
I dunno, maybe.. whats wack is, we were trying to upgrade our phones the other day, if you get something like the iphone it costs an extra 20 bucks (over the normal 30) to get the web,text, unlimited video than if you own a cheap phone.. I dunno why the extra charge other than they have to pay apple some steve jobs cancer funding
Quote Goty 29th June 2009, 21:07
They usually force you to buy an unlimited data plan on top of your normal service plan, and THEN you have to buy messaging, etc.
Quote Cupboard 29th June 2009, 21:27
I reckon they would do better if they did something similar to Nokia's N-Gage - the original hardware was rubbish but now it is just a brand for delivering games. Create some phones with better game-ability than normal - but still essentially a phone - stick a PSP sticker on it and create a good mobile version of PSN/App Store
Quote talladega 29th June 2009, 23:12
I think the PSP Go will be the phone. If so that would explain the ridiculously high price.
Quote Elton 30th June 2009, 00:26
Anyone ever wonder why texting costs so much more than phone calls?

I mean it's less data transfer than a single phone call(about 1000x more IIRC), I guess the EU are too busy striking down Microsoft and not caring about the oligopoly on messaging.
Quote bagman 30th June 2009, 01:07
well this is just to battle apple they are doing very well on that front with the modes as almost everything they make to challenge apple the sony product is usally much better they just have a markating problem they never advatice there new products on the tv or tell anyone how much better they are to it's rivals, i wouldn'y mind having a psp phone as long as they include walkman in it as i was disapointed they didn't with the psp as the music sound quality is far more supriour then any other mp3 player
Quote docodine 30th June 2009, 01:42
PSP Go + a keyboard = theoretically the best phone ever.

Sony is about as likely to do this as.. AMD buying Intel.
Quote javaman 30th June 2009, 02:09
ngage anyone?? did I even spell it right >.>
Quote HourBeforeDawn 30th June 2009, 02:17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elton
Anyone ever wonder why texting costs so much more than phone calls?

I mean it's less data transfer than a single phone call(about 1000x more IIRC), I guess the EU are too busy striking down Microsoft and not caring about the oligopoly on messaging.

thats simple more people txt then they do call so ring ring here comes the money bell, its just a way to make more money but thats why you get unlimited txting as thats a lot cheaper in the long run then a plan with certain amount of txt, unless your like me who hates txt messaging lol


Oh hey notice how hes talking with the screen to the outside of his face, why or why cant ALL cell phones that are nothing more then a big screen or big touch screen make it so that the mic and speaker is on the other side of the screen so you dont oil up your touch screen with it being against your face ~_~
Quote Fod 30th June 2009, 10:07
Quote:
Originally Posted by talladega
I think the PSP Go will be the phone. If so that would explain the ridiculously high price.
except that the PSPgo has been filed on the FCC and nowhere is a GSM radio mentioned.
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