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March 4th, 2010, 20:40
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/500x_psp_smartphone.jpgThe Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703502804575101013088128250.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_LEADNewsCollection&mg=com-wsj) reports that Sony will release a new smart phone "capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games" later this year, as well as a competitor to Apple's iPad that may also play PSone titles.
The Journal notes that the original PlayStation game-playing smart phone is being developed by Sony and mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson. That's a story that we've heard plenty (http://kotaku.com/364943/sonys-2006-playstation-phone-patent) of (http://kotaku.com/357239/official-sony-mag-talks-psp-phone) times (http://kotaku.com/251477/rumor-ericsson-working-on-psp-phone) before (http://kotaku.com/5019437/psp-phone-out-next-christmas) in various incarnations, but with declining PSP sales, a cool reception to the digital download-only PSPgo, and increasing competition from iPhone and iPod gaming, the timing sounds logical.
Sony's other device that "blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable," according to the Wall Street Journal, is targeted for a 2010 launch.
Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703502804575101013088128250.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_LEADNewsCollection&mg=com-wsj) [WSJ]
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The Journal notes that the original PlayStation game-playing smart phone is being developed by Sony and mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson. That's a story that we've heard plenty (http://kotaku.com/364943/sonys-2006-playstation-phone-patent) of (http://kotaku.com/357239/official-sony-mag-talks-psp-phone) times (http://kotaku.com/251477/rumor-ericsson-working-on-psp-phone) before (http://kotaku.com/5019437/psp-phone-out-next-christmas) in various incarnations, but with declining PSP sales, a cool reception to the digital download-only PSPgo, and increasing competition from iPhone and iPod gaming, the timing sounds logical.
Sony's other device that "blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable," according to the Wall Street Journal, is targeted for a 2010 launch.
Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703502804575101013088128250.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_LEADNewsCollection&mg=com-wsj) [WSJ]
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