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Sony working on PSP phone... again?

Long-rumoured, a recent story in Japan's Nikkei Daily puts a PSP phone closer to potential reality.

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Mobile, Gaming | by Barb Dybwad | Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:02PM | 0 comments

Long-rumoured, not so long ago quashed, and now resurfacing: the idea that Sony will make a PlayStation-branded phone to compete with the likes of Apple's game-friendly iPhone and a growing slate of Android, Palm and Nokia phones getting more gaming action thanks to convenient and relatively low-cost mobile application stores. A report from Japan's Nikkei Daily indicates Sony is once again serious about the project, with plans to assemble a team in July and generate a PSP phone jointly with the Sony Ericsson mobile division.

In some ways it's inevitable — Sony can't really afford to sit on the sidelines as Apple and, to a lesser extent other mobile platforms, start to eat some of it and rival Nintendo's portable gaming industry lunch. In true Sony tradition they've priced the new PSP Go too high and will likely suffer in the marketplace with that device, so to come out with a blazing new mobile gaming success they'll need to work quickly and listen to sense and reason regarding pricing.

This story around the web:

Trusted sources:
external link Sony working on PSP phone? [T3.com News]
external link Sony eyes cellphone/game gear hybrid -… [reuters.com]
external link Sony to take on the iPhone; envisions a… [boygeniusreport.com]
external link Three Ways Sony Could Make the PSP Phone… [Fast Company]
external link Envisioning Game Console/Mobile Phone Hybrid:… [Mr.Gadget]

Latest Tweets about this story:

  • graveyardshifte - @creationofgood yea I've been on here with ma psp for 2days now..im without a phone at the moment..so I can only reply..thats it
  • rodmckie - @kaleidoplex hey thanks Nevada, I was just locked out for a while. Could get the PSP and the phone online, but nothing else.
  • TNGlive - ..through those,mobile music player makers have lost market share. Mobile phone makers are losing market share. Now PSP & DS are losing too
  • hsy199812 - A friend that I used to like just called me just to show off about a new phone,psp,iPod.but. Mumsay tht they r all 2nd handed..it's just tha
  • Talleh - a cell phone with unlimited data, tethered to a laptop, with a psp connected to the laptop's adhoc network for skype #ideasfromthetoilet
  • mtdewlvr74 - @swOkieGirl your getting mad at your phone im getting mad at my psp
  • qoclick - http://tinyurl.com/yzoq3ft Why to have protective coverage on your laptop, cell phone and psp device
  • downloadyoutub - Download Youtube videos to your computer, iPod, Sony PSP or mobile phone! What is http://www.videopiggy.com/?hop=izhmel
  • STFUjen - Not only is my PSP screen broken now, so is my phone. What the hell is wrong with technology ?
  • justinewalshe - 2 spoons nail varnish scraps of paper phone chargers a psp jewellery @NWALSHE & sister will be getting a talking to.

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Related company news:
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Accelerometer, Apple App Store, Ovi Store, Android Market
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Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation Portable
Related devices and services:
Sony PSP, Sony PSP Go

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