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Rumors surface of a PlayStation cell phone
VentureBeat —
Sony Ericsson is reportedly working on a phone that combines PlayStation games with a cell phone. It’s not the first time that such rumors have floated, but Nikkei, a big Japanese business publication, reported that Sony has a team working on the product now.
It raises some interesting questions, since the iPhone and its game capabilities has essentially made most of the portable game devices obsolete.
Hybrid phones were rumored in past years, but they’re a lot more practical now, as Apple’s iPhone 3G S has proven. The iPhone 3G S has a 600-megahertz ARM processor that can handle multiple tasks at a time and an Imagination Technologies graphics chip ...
Report: Sony considers adding phone to PSP
Crave: The gadget blog —
... The newest version of Sony's PlayStation Portable isn't even on sale yet, but the company is already looking ahead to what's next, according to Reuters. ...
Nikkei Biz Daily: Sony considering iPhone competitor
Joystiq —
Sony is considering a gaming/phone hybrid device as a direct competitor to the iPhone, according to Nikkei Business Daily (Via Reuters). Unless you're new to the Sony Phone rumor mill, a gaming/phone hybrid has long since been rumored to be in development, but has been denied by the Japanese hardware manufacturer. Sony currently develops mobile devices ...
Sony investigating PSP phone?
Engadget —
... As recently as May Sony has itself stated that a PSP phone "could happen," and now a report from Nikkei business daily states that Sony is planning on putting together a team as early as next month to build product that would act as a combination of a ...
Sony investigating PSP phone?
Engadget Mobile —
... As recently as May Sony has itself stated that a PSP phone "could happen," and now a report from Nikkei business daily states that Sony is planning on putting together a team as early as next month to build product that would act as a combination of a ...
Sony PSP phone in the works?
Gadgetell —
Section: Communications, Cellphones, Gaming, Console
In order to stay competitive with Apple, Sony is considering adding cell phone functionality to its portable gaming console, the PSP. The phone and game hybrid may not be marketed under the PSP name, but the device will likely have many of the similar features of the Sony PSP, including ...
Sony Considering Gaming Phone – Nikkei
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
Sony is to establish a development team tasked with creating a new gaming phone to rival Apple s iPhone. The product will combine the functions of PSP with those of Sony Ericsson mobile phones and a development team could be set up as early as July, according to the Nikkei business daily (via Reuters ...
PSPhone rumors re-ignighted
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Reuters (via MacRumors) re-ignights the old PSPhone rumors today with a report that indeed Sony is looking into building an iPhone competitor.
Sony Corp is considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple Inc's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Sony plans to set up a project team as early as July to develop a new product that combines functions of its portable game player and Sony Ericsson's mobile phones, the Nikkei said.
Sony has been rumored to be developing an iPhone competitor for years and frankly, if they don't have something already in development, ...
paidContent Quick Hits For Sunday
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» CQ‘s sale to rival Roll Call, part of The Economist Group, seems like a done deal. What will happen after the merger? [Politico]
» Sony’s planning to launch a phone merging the expertise of Sony Ericcson and Sony’s PSP group. Finally some common sense from Sony. [Nikkei/Reuters]
» Another answers site, Aardvark, launches, with the basic premise of bugging “friends” to give answers, and NYT hypes it up. [NY Times]
» The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and ...
Sony's Comeback Plan May Include Hybrid Cellphone-Game Player
mocoNews —
Sony (NYSE: SNE) may be developing a new phone that would better compete with the iPhone and be offered as an alternative to the PlayStation Portable. The device would likely go beyond the “Aino,” which Sony Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) unveiled last month, and allows users to tap into their PlayStation 3 while on the go.
Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported this weekend that Sony plans to set up a project team as early as next week that would develop a new product that combines the PSP and Sony Ericsson’s mobile phones, Reuters reports. The device was being referred to as “a cellphone-game gear hybrid.”
For years, ...
Sony considering combo portable game device + mobile phone device
Krunker —
Apple’s dominance in the digital music player market and growing dominance in the mobile phone market clearly has Sony worried. Reuters reports that Sony is considering developing a new combination game player/mobile phone device to “better compete” with the Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Why should Sony be worried? It’s all about the developer of course!
The immense popularity of the iPhone/iPod touch coupled with the relative ease of developing for the platform has paved the way for thousands of applications in the Apple App Store. Increasingly more game companies are now developing games for the iPhone/iPod touch.. and therein lies the rub for Sony. It faces a ...
Sony working on PSP phone?
T3.com News —
Few rumours have stood the test of time quite like the rumoured Sony PSP phone. Indeed, we have been hearing about one for months, but have been forced to settle with slightly less exciting products like the PSP Go and the PS3-friendly Sony Ericsson Aino. Well, that fabled phone could finally be on its way, if one Japanese newspaper is to be believed.
According to the Nikkei business daily, the new phone is still incoming, with a project team being assembled by Sony next month to create a new type of handheld which will combine the functions of the PSP console and a Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Yes, the same old rumour - except this is a rumour with a difference. It has ...
Sony working on PSP phone?
T3.com All —
Sony working on PSP phone? Ready for an unveiling at CES 2010? Few rumours have stood the test of time quite like the rumoured Sony PSP phone. Indeed, we have been hearing about one for months, but have been forced to settle with slightly less exciting products like the PSP Go ...
Rumors surface of a PlayStation cell phone
textually.org —
Sony Ericsson is reportedly working on a phone that combines PlayStation games with a cell phone. Its not the first time that such rumors have floated, but Nikkei, a major Japanese business publication, reported that Sony has a team working on the product now. ...
Sony PSP Phone rumors resurface; team being formed next month?
SlashGear —
Rumors regarding a PSP phone have circulated for almost as long as the gaming handheld itself has been available, and despite Sony’s best efforts they refuse to die down. According to the Nikkei business daily this weekend, Sony is looking to set up a department that would explore gaming/phone hybrid devices; the team could be established as early as July, suggests the report.
While the Nikkei’s sources are unspecified, the Sony project is tipped to bring together their own gaming-device experience and the cellular functionality of Sony Ericsson handsets. That implies that the project may not be a Sony Ericsson device but solely bear ...
Rumores de una consola/teléfono de Sony
Gizmología —
Pese a que a nadie le pillaría de sorpresa, es algo que muchos fans de Sony se pregunta el porque de no tenerlo ya, ¿un teléfono con la potencia gráfica de una PSP? ¿Donde se firma?
El diario japonés Nikkei Business Daily ha comentado este fin de semana que Sony podría estar pensando en crear un teléfono con capacidad para ejecutar videojuegos y no me refiero a los juegos actuales para los móviles de Sony Ericsson, si no algo más avanzado cercano a lo que puede hacer una PSP Go!.
Por un lado tenemos las tres versiones de PSP “antiguas”, que han logrado un grandísimo éxito pero que necesitan un medio físico ...
Aumentan los rumores sobre un teléfono-PSP
Celularis —
Cada cierto tiempo vuelve a hablarse de la posibilidad de que Sony Ericsson lance al mercado un híbrido entre PSP y teléfono. El éxito del iPhone como plataforma para juegos parece que ha hecho aumentar estos rumores. No hace mucho, Mauro nos trajo unas declaraciones de Dick Komiyama en las que no descartaba la posibilidad de crear un terminal con estas características y ahora se dice que ya hay un equipo trabajando en el dispositivo. ...
PlayStation Phone rumours heat up
Tech Digest —
We've reported on it a few times in the past but it seems that the Playstation phone rumours just won't go away. Reuters are reporting that Sony Ericsson could even have a project team put together to develop a Playstation-based phone as early as next month. In the past there have been stumbling blocks with the development of the Playstation phone due to Sony not allowing Ericsson to use the Playstation brand. It seems though as this might be about to change. It would definitely make sense for this concept to go ahead, not just because Sony Ericsson has successfully used the Walkman and Cybershot brands successfully in mobile phone handsets in the past, but ...
Sony PSP Phone: More Investigation
PR News: —
It has been revealed that Sony are considering development on a cellphone with PSP-like features, in an attempt to compete with the Apple iPhone and iPod devices.
That’s according to this Reuters article, who took their source from the Nikkei business daily over the weekend. Further details indicate that Sony are planning to set up a project team to work on the new device as early as July.
How would you feel about a gaming device combined with all the features from a Sony Ericsson handset? It sounds pretty good to us.
We’ll keep you updated on this story, let us know what you think.
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iPhone Could Get Competition From PlayStation Phone
Silicon Alley Insider —
This July, Sony and Sony Ericsson will begin working on a PlayStation phone, reports Nikkei business daily via Reuters.
It's a move to capture some of the same success Apple's seen getting into the mobile gaming market.
The last time we counted, almost half of the most popular apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch were games.
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Nikkei: Sony mulling over PlayStation phone
Tech Ticker —
We have heard it a number of times in the past but this time, it looks serious. A report by Nikkei claims that Sony is planning to setup a dedicated team to develop a phone that could integrate PlayStation’s gaming prowess along with Sony Ericsson’s cellular features. Of course, this rumor had to be a reality by now but maybe Sony’s complacency had to be blamed. It somehow seems to be a reactive move to combat the onslaught of iPhone and iPod Touch.
If you recall, SE’s Aino provides some PlayStation support via Remote Play and if Sony does pull out a PS phone, it could be a great benefit to the users as well as SE phones, who are actually ...
Three Ways Sony Could Make the PSP Phone Work
Fast Company - Technology —
Sony, not content with merely bumping up the specs of the PSP into the new Go version, is considering transforming the PSP into a phone too. Is this a smart move by the consumer electronics giant, or a very dumb one?
PSP Phone rumors have come and gone in the past, fueled by fantasy and interesting tidbits like the Sony patent pictured above. But the latest one seems to carry a little more weight, and even mentions that Sony will be setting up a project team to develop the product as soon as July. From a distance, it seems to be a pretty sensible idea--Sony's PSP is, after all, a successful handheld gaming console, and has already gone through several design ...
Sony working on PSP phone... again?
Obsessable News Feed —
Long-rumoured, a recent story in Japan's Nikkei Daily puts a PSP phone closer to potential reality. 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 ...
Is Sony Planning a Phone/Portable Gaming Device?
Bits —
It’s no secret that iPhone and iPod Touch owners like to play games . On average, iPhone and Touch owners have 10 games on their devices. How will the portable gaming giants respond? Over the weekend, Japan’s Nikkei Business Daily reported that Sony plans to develop a new product that combines the functions of its portable game player, the PSP, and Sony Ericsson’s mobile phones. The Nikkei said the move was an effort to better compete with the iPhone and iPod Touch, which have become popular platforms for games among their owners. On Monday, a spokesman for Sony Ericsson , Sony’s phone-making joint venture, dismissed the report as “purely speculative,” and ...
Bits: Is Sony Planning a Phone/Portable Gaming Device?
NYT > Technology —
It’s no secret that iPhone and iPod Touch owners like to play games . On average, iPhone and Touch owners have 10 games on their devices. How will the portable gaming giants respond? Over the weekend, Japan’s Nikkei Business Daily reported that Sony plans to develop a new product that combines the functions of its portable game player, the PSP, and Sony Ericsson’s mobile phones. The Nikkei said the move was an effort to better compete with the iPhone and iPod Touch, which have become popular platforms for games among their owners. On Monday, a spokesman for Sony Ericsson , Sony’s phone-making joint venture, dismissed the report as “purely speculative,” and ...
A Playstation Phone? Sooner Than You Think.
Technologizer —
One of the most cherished Sony rumors surfaced again over the weekend, as Nikkei reported that the company is considering a cellphone and video game hybrid.
Rumor has it that Sony could bring together a project team as early as July to combine functions of an Ericsson phone with Sony’s gaming devices. Reuters, which spotted Nikkei’s article, didn’t use ...
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