Sony Ericsson 'obviously' considering PlayStation-branded phone

[usp8riot]

"Gaming phones are an abomination to common sense."

All in one devices, I think, are the future. A phone doesn't necessarily need keypads. They could be virtual keypads or touchscreen. I want a gaming unit first, then a phone. So I wouldn't want keypads, just something like the psp as it is since I infrequently use a cell phone.

And you wouldn't necessarily have to hold it up to your face to talk, it could probably use pull-out earbuds that wound out or something. The future holds many possibilities.

[pibs]

id be pretty annoying getting a call while your playing a game and stopping until ur done, you could put it on speaker but then bah i duno it seems $#@!bersome. but it could help with communications in multiplayer games.

[thejonbell]

alls i knows is that the "Ahnegard (touché!)" thing made me lol.

for reals.

[hydrogenoptic]

Hmm Doesnt seem like a good idea , to get the phone first of all will be easy but to make it a playstation its gotta get up to standards with that name and have good performance and sound and even looks theres no way this phones is gonna be small and the psp slim for example i personally think it is a 'bad expansion' to the normal psp because theres not much difference! if they make a psp phone then the psp series will be as good as a puzzle all jumbled up! i mean when did the original PS get into being a phone! it became ps2 and then ps3 now thats a good series!

[usp8riot]

I'd bet on it not being a good (successful) idea but then, I'm all for co's taking chances for innovation. If all co's were like, 'hey, this hasn't been done or been done successfully, let's not try it again', then there'd be many things we'd be missing out on. The video game economy sort of crashed in '84 but Nintendo took a chance and tried it again and better. I'm all for innovation.

[jxx2005]

remind anyone of ther psp? i certainly dont carry mine in my pocket lol

i do, but in my back pocket, it fits like my wallet

[sukhi-2006]

It's nice to have a phone in a game consoles this was the only missing option in the psp we already have gps and digital camera well if people are considering to buy a phone well don't even think about it the psp has lot more potential then a phone if you look at a good featured phone you are willing to pay over £300 but still they don't have a 3d accelerator in them which makes look lame and left behind in the technology the psp is an all entertainment device which is unbeatable and of course buying with a phone will not cost £250 as a estimation price the psp is an awesome game console which does everything the people who think a psp phone is a bad idea think twice it's one of the most coolest idea in world history.

[piffle]

phone console:-

1 screen too small
2 controls rubbish
3 storage options

if its a GBA mini size thing with at least 320x340 screen, a dpad and downloadable games for a memory stick it MIGHT work. but not really much point is there?

my k750i has 3d graphics but its totally impractical to play anything on apart from poker

[usp8riot]

I guess it's confirmed now:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphone...mas-294296.php

I'd take back my supportive view of a playstation phone knowing that it will be playing those $#@!ty java games. I was hoping something as good as psp but a phone added on. I guess it would be a bit bulky considering current technology and the price to make it slimmer if possible would be too much.

Although I kind of like how it looks on the plans so far.

[tgm123]

gaming phones may be an abomination, but have you seen the tech specs for some of the new "game phones" due out next year?

ati graphics chip and 733mhz processor,

enough said really

plus the nokia n95 can emulate GBA at full speed with full sound