Americo

Anyways... you already have a handheld gaming machine... that you need to get some more great games out for... why this? Why now? Answer me, Sony!!!!

Enigma_20XX

First off, Sony doesn't truly cater worldwide when it comes to phones. All their hottest newest phones are fucking tri-band, not quad-band GSM. Their phones don't even support American 3G bands yet. They are still primarily Euro and Asian centric. So until they can make a game phone that works great on every network, has great battery life, and something that outdoes the iPhone on multimedia, e-mail, and web browsing, they might as well save that R&D money and put it towards building a PlayStation 4 that everyone cannot possibly hate. I don't think they can possibly do justice towards the concept of a gaming phone without fucking up royally. If they can infuse the company with some new creative blood, then maybe it can happen. But if I get the PS Phone from the same guys who keep dicking over North American customers or the guys who made the PS3, then um, no thanks.

Gagamus

Also, offtopic, I miss minidiscs as well, Rybanis ;_;

PTTSeven

MaxS

10 Months isn't that bad. How long did it take for Gears of War to come out? 13 months? Metroid Prime 3 is just not hitting the Wii (arguably the 2nd must-own Wii title out there, the rest up to now have been pretty lackluster).

Every system takes a while to get going. X360 and even the Wii haven't been any exception.

AdeptVoice

I really doubt they would push this to compete with the PSP market.

cduran02

In other words, who in their right mind gives a **** other than the most obvious fanboys?

Terinije

Unastheslayer-PSN

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KillerDr3w

...

*turns on his minidisc player*

*cries*

Rybanis

Yeah 10 months later on the PS3, 2 years later for the PSP.

SAKY

In all seriousness, shouldn't Sony be shoveling this R&D money into developing Games or funding developers to make games? I know I'm out of line here with Sony thinking, but these two god damned PSPs sitting on my desk ain't gonna play themselves, I tried.

x999x

Dante18

"Oh, let me start my Warhawk 2 download while wer're out for lunch." Yeah, that would be cool. A lot of offices don't consider a PSP proper equipment outside the game industry. ^^

@SAKY:

Are you serious? Different people work on the hardware than the software titles you see. The closest overlap is R&D and new OS features, but that's still not the same employees. In fact most of the new games coming from SONY aren't even first parties. They're companies being funded and technically supported by and SONY. If you want to whine about games you're already too late, since Warhawk was released last night -- now the flood of titles has started. I honestly don't think they could release many more titles this season. Have you even looked at the charts? Some months have 3-4 well known titles coming out the same week.

Mongoosekun

Jim: So, we're having so trouble getting people to buy the PS3. It's a good system but people jsut aren't getting into it. What should we do?

Mark: That's it! I've got it! We'll make a GAMING PHONE! Remember how well it worked for Nokia?

Jim: That's right! Let's do it!

***six months later***

Mark: Hey buddy, what are you up to?

Jim: Not much man, just down here getting some free soup. Since my wife left me after I lost my job, I've had no place to go or sleep. What about you?

Mark: Well not much either man. Just working hard, doing some new projects for Sony.

Jim: Yeah, you know, I used to hold a grudge with you, you know, for throwing me under the bus and claiming that whole PlayStation Phone thing was my idea. But we're cool now.

Mark: Glad to hear it buddy. Well lsiten I hope everything goes well for you. Hey, what are you donig with that dull knife Jum? Hey why are you looking down at my.....Hey...hey...Aaaahhh!

Jim: Ahh well now I feel great. These will look great hanging from the rearview mirror of the car I'm living in, they'e smaller than I expected though.

Mr.Waffleton

If only there were games coming out this month and the next!

Something like, oh off the top of my head, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank:ToD, Eye of Judgement, and Folklore.

Quit your bitching, the software on the horizon looks great.

AdeptVoice

Though I do beleive that Sony Ericsson make some of the best GSM phones out there. I am currently using the S500i and its a really nice fashin/style phone but it still feels solid.

Ningen

Doomstink

Roarrr_UK

After seeing the ps3 marketing and the psp marketing. I can only dread the iplaystation marketing

Just make the PsP2 have wifi skype built in with a gsm signal as well.

oh wait, we have homebrewers for that.

huginn

This idea of a PLAYSTATION branded phone just reinforces that statement.

They have the PSP and the games still aren't there quite yet but they are releasing a camera for the system and a hardware revision. DVR function is being added to the PS3, a camera, and talks of pressure board (ala Nintendo's WiiFit) but the gamers are starving for software. Now this...a PS branded cell phone...it's just what your customers need! Brilliant!

SOFTWARE is why people buy consoles SONY!

SAKY

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Lachoy

InsidiousTuna

Collins1

GibsonSG

Alalu

Specialist gaming functions vs battery

Its really not gonna have both, and in a phone, the battery is waaaaay more important than games which can be played on far superior handheld systems.

aden.exe

rmeehan17

Mr Fortitude

I want them to do it for a PS phone. That would totally rock.

Sailorcancer

mdoubleok

muu

Monsieur Fap★Fap!