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Sony refuses PlayStation brand for PSP Phone?
Engadget —
... We've been following PSP Phone rumors since 2006, forever on a tech timeline. A device we figure to be in-line with the natural evolution of mobile gaming and by the fact that Sony already licenses its Bravia and Cyber-shot brands ...
Sony refuses PlayStation brand for PSP Phone?
Engadget Mobile —
... We've been following PSP Phone rumors since 2006, forever on a tech timeline. A device we figure to be in-line with the natural evolution of mobile gaming and by the fact that Sony already licenses its Bravia and Cyber-shot brands ...
Sony refuse PlayStation Phone licence to ailing Sony Ericsson
SlashGear —
All is not well with Sony and Sony Ericsson: according to reports this week [via], Sony have refused to allow its cellular partner to use the PlayStation brand, as has previously been done with the CyberShot and Walkman ranges. Sony Ericsson have claimed that the partnership is holding off until “product proposition lives up to brand promise”, but sources close to the matter suggest that Sony executives refused to licence the PlayStation brand until the company makes handsets independently. ...
The PlayStation Phone Was Blocked by Sony? [Playstation]
Gizmodo —
... Sony reviewed Sony Ericsson handsets in December and refused to share the powerful brand name. As the story goes, sources from Sony proper claim that it's an issue with giving anything but a pure Sony phone the PlayStation stamp. Meanwhile, Sony Ericsson publicly commented that "we feel at the moment the technical specs are not high enough to put such a prestigious brand on a phone." Whatever the case, it's looking a lot like the PlayStation Phone is dead in the water. Again. [Mobile Today via Engadget]
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Sony To Sony Ericsson: No, You Can't Make A 'PSP Phone'
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Mobiletoday: Sony is understood to have refused to allow Sony Ericsson the use of its PlayStation brand, after the handset manufacturer presented a pitch to the board late last year. ...
Sony Ericsson Playstation phone nipped in the bud by... Sony
Tech Digest —
... be next, but it's been claimed by Sony Ericsson that Sony would only allow the use of the Playstation brand if the experience on a handset is sufficiently high enough and matches the experience of Sony's standalone devices. That kind of tech isn't quite possible yet, and Sony Ericsson is in the midst of cost-cutting measures, so for the moment, I'm labeling this one "Fail". Sorry mobile gaming enthusiasts, you'll have to wait for the perfect gaming phone - we're not there yet. (via MobileToday) Related posts: ...
Sony Ericsson refuses PlayStation-brand phone idea
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... The PSP Phone is an urban legend. It never existed, but it's way too good to let go of. So, that brings us back to this story wherein Sony Ericsson allegedly refused the use of the PlayStation brand name for phones despite the idea being pitched this past December. ...
Sony snubs Sony Ericsson as profits falter
Mobile Mentalism» The best mobile phones from the best mobile phone UK site – MobileMentalism —
... of several major divisions." Since the article, there has been all sorts of speculation as to what sacred cows Sony will slay, with some even suggesting the PlayStation itself (or at least its portable version, the PSP) might be for the chop. However, with Sony Ericsson's recent disastrous sales figures and a rift between the two companies, I wouldn't be surprised to see Sony Ericsson be the biggest victim in Sony's impending corporate restructuring. [Source: The Times , MobileToday ]
Sony Nixes Playstation-Branded Phone [Rumor]
Kotaku —
... that they would only license the Playstation brand if Sony were to make the handset independently. The mobile phone company already uses the Bravia, Walkman and Cyber-shot brand on its phones. Reached for comment a Sony Ericsson spokeswoman wouldn't comment on the rumor but did say: "In the past, we have been keen that our product proposition lives up to brand promise, and we feel at the moment the technical specs are not high enough to put such a prestigious brand on a phone." Sony refuses to allow Sony Ericsson the use of its PlayStation brand [Mobile Today]
Game Over For Sony PSP Phone?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The consumer electronics giant has allegedly put the kibosh on plans by its cellphone subsidiary Sony Ericsson to use the PlayStation brand to create a new handset, says Mobile magazine. ...
Sony refuses to allow Sony Ericsson to make a PlayStation phone
Obsessable News Feed —
... Sony has reportedly refused to give Sony Ericsson the right to create a mobile phone using the PlayStation name. Ericsson originally pitched the idea to Sony's board last year with the idea of creating a handset that would appeal to gamers, similar to the Cybershot or Walkman branded handsets they already produce. The phone would in theory be much like a PSP, allowing you to play PlayStation games directly on your mobile phone. ...
Report: Sony refuses use of PlayStation brand for PSP phone
Joystiq —
... Rumors of a PSP-infused phone (or is it a phone-infused PSP?) have been circulating since the dawn of time -- we figured if anyone would be working on this Frankenportable, it would be Sony Ericsson, the beleaguered mobile phone branch of Sony Corp. However, if ...
Sony says ‘nu-uhh’ to Sony Ericsson PSP phone - allegedly
IntoMobile —
... recent figures are anything to go by. I for one would LOVE to see a PSP phone, and have some proper game-funk going on in down-time like when I am on the bus or train. Think, not so long ago people had separate music players to phones - now both are possible on many mobile devices. It won’t be long before someone sticks a menacing GFX unit in a mobile phone and starts playing PS2 standard games on it (or maybe even better….)
[Story via: TechDigest, via Mobile Today / Image via concept-phones.com]
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Sony Ericsson Will Use A Branded Experience For The Android Platform; Will It Be PlayStation?
mocoNews —
... ). Rumor has it that Sony Ericsson was all set to develop a PSP phone, as a follow-up to its popular Cyber-shot and Walkman handsets, but now Sony is refusing to let them use the brand, according to Mobile Today. ...
Sony Rejects PlayStation Branded Phone Plan of Sony Ericsson
X-bit labs —
... of cell phones and a joint venture between Ericsson and Sony, will not get rights to use PlayStation brand on its gamer-oriented handsets from Sony Corp. Perhaps, it is not yet set on stone, but it is highly likely that there will be no Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone and will be no SE s handsets designed for gaming. Sony executives reportedly told colleagues at Sony Ericsson that it would only license the PlayStation brand if and when Sony makes handsets independently, according to Mobile Today web-site, which is effectively pushing for an exit from the joint venture with ...
The Sony PSP perception problem: Is it losing its luster?
Betanews —
... branded phones. The rumor recently shifted toward the negative as Sony reportedly refuses to share the PlayStation brand with devices that do not perform as well as the name would imply. Earlier this month, Sony was reportedly ...
Nikkei Biz Daily: Sony considering iPhone competitor
Joystiq —
A Playstation Phone? Sooner Than You Think.
Technologizer —
... , didn’t use the “Playstation Phone” terminology, but that’s what everyone’s thinking. This is particularly interesting given that Sony refused to license the Playstation brand to Ericsson on a previous occasion because the technology wasn’t there. ...
