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Playstation Phone denied

January 17, 2009 in News comments 23

Many of you have probably heard the rumors and seen that Sony Ericsson had filed patents for such a product but Sony will not allow Sony Ericsson to use the Playstation brand name.

Several sources close to the matter claimed Sony executives told colleagues at Sony Ericsson that it would only license the PlayStation brand if and when Sony makes handsets independently
SUPREM_KITE via mobiletoday.co.uk »
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  • 1
    Hunskelper Jan 18, 09
    Shame. I like the sound of a PSPhone.
    • 0
      GrEyCrEsT Mar 18, 09
      quote Hunskelper
      Shame. I like the sound of a PSPhone.


      • me too
  • 2
    DragoniteBallZ Jan 18, 09
    Playing a game or a movie on my PSP and then getting interrupted by a call? No thanks. I prefer to have my phone separate. There's a reason I prefer the iPod Touch over the iPhone.
    • 1
      Livewire_19 Jan 19, 09
      How is that worse than having a separate cell phone ringing nonstop when playing games? I'm sure it would just pause the game for incoming calls, and it could even have an optional mode for disabling phone calls when the PSP is being used.
      I would consider buying a PSP phone, as long as it's not way over priced, and if it eventually comes out.
      • 0
        SUPREM_KITE Jan 19, 09
        I wouldn't be surprised if it actually comes out it will just be made by sony not sony ericsson
  • 0
    Newcloud Jan 18, 09
    No making a ps phone so going to far and is the start of sony milking the playstation name
    • 3
      SUPREM_KITE Jan 18, 09
      I wouldn't say milking because it was supposed to basically be psp2 just they upgraded to actual phone service instead of skype. Personally I would love to have a gaming phone that was a phone second and a gaming console first, because all the other gaming phones I have seen so far are the other way around.
      • 0
        Hunskelper Jan 18, 09
        Agreed. Most of the so called gaming phones are severely lacking in the gaming department.
  • 0
    Nagare Jan 18, 09
    It would be great if it actually happened, at least as not a phone because that image looks pretty nice. It even has dual analog sticks!
  • 0
    abu el 3am Jan 18, 09
    shame ps phone image looks very cool .
  • 1
    BlackLabel Jan 18, 09
    I'd buy it even if it looked nothing like the image i'd still buy it.
    • 0
      pooOBKp Jan 19, 09
      Even if your mobile service didn't have the phone in its lineup?
      • 0
        SUPREM_KITE Jan 20, 09
        I would probably change my service provider after my contract was up to be honest.
      • 0
        Fatal Error Jan 20, 09
        Most Sony Ericsson phones aren't "supported" by a service provider. You buy it unlocked and simply connect to the network you want via SIM cards and the like. =/
        • 0
          pooOBKp Jan 21, 09
          So a Verizon customer, like myself, still wouldn't be able to use the phone.
        • 0
          Fatal Error Jan 21, 09
          Actually you could as long as the network is supported. I used SIM cards as an example because I use AT&T.

          Blame your network, not the phone. If it were supported by AT&T or Sprint you couldn't use it either.
  • 1
    HawkMan Jan 18, 09
    meh don't care for one. Stupid idea imo, what's next? rumors of a DS phone?
    • 1
      Nagare Jan 19, 09
      no way...its all about the WiiMote phone
  • 0
    tekmosis Jan 20, 09
    Are we still hearing news about this? :S I absolutely cannot see Sony adventuring into this territory any time soon. If they did they would need a phone/portable gaming system that competes against the following.
    1) iPhone
    2) Nintendo DS
    3) Every other smart phone on the market, or soon to be
    4) Themselves

    Sony has invested a large amount of resources into two things that would create this "self competition".
    1) PSP
    2) Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 smart phone
    • 0
      Nagare Jan 20, 09
      If they don't include a 9.0 Megapixel camera the Cybershot phone will murder it.
      • 0
        Hunskelper Jan 20, 09
        Am I the only who thinks 9 megapixels is overkill? I was content with 2, now I've got 5 which is more than enough for me.
        • 1
          Fatal Error Jan 20, 09
          9MP is good enough for a stand-alone digital camera. Why someone would need it in a cell phone is beyond me. Hell, the Cybershot phones actually don't sell all that well because the camera is overkill and just adds to cost.
        • 0
          GrEyCrEsT Mar 18, 09
          quote Hunskelper
          Am I the only who thinks 9 megapixels is overkill? I was content with 2, now I've got 5 which is more than enough for me.


          • yeah why would you need it anyway ... you could just buy a camera for taking pictures. The outcome would be better

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