PSPhone

[EmCeeGrammar]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/

This is actually desirable. Worst case scenario is that it flops and gets no support. Best case scenario I could play a bunch of potential iphone ports with real dpads and still do the touchy stuff too

[MyNameIsMethodis]

THE LEADER IN CONSUMER ENTERTAINMENT IS BACK

[EmCeeGrammar]

That's fucking ugly as balls.

Preeetttyy sure its prototype.

[Himu]

bad ass

[Diunx]

Looks fucking awesome, but it will probably be super expensive like all sony phones, plus I can't use Blackberry messenger on it

[cool breeze]

touch pad for right analog stick is alright. touch pad for left analog stick? real fucking stupid

[Raban]

touch pad for right analog stick is alright. touch pad for left analog stick? real fucking stupid

I think it's a good idea. I think it'd be weirder with an asymmetrical design.

That's fucking ugly as balls.

Preeetttyy sure its prototype.

Even as a prototype, it's fucking ugly.

That's what they said about the first Zune! Then it became one of the best PMPs ever

[TripleA]

I'll just wait for the PSP2, thanks.

[TripleA]

touch pad for right analog stick is alright. touch pad for left analog stick? real fucking stupid

I've used dual touch pads before, after about 10 minutes it feels perfectly fine.

[cool breeze]

play any shooter on the iphone or other touch device.  Aiming works surprisingly well because it feels like a touch pad and you swipe around to turn.  It reminds me of the old days when I tried playing FPS games with a trackball.  Moving around with a touch device replicating an analog stick is a complete mess in almost every iphone game I played.

I'd go as far as to say that I'd prefer a single stick and touch pad over two sticks for a handheld.

[TripleA]

That's fucking ugly as balls.

Preeetttyy sure its prototype.

prototype, ugly.

You said it yourself.

[pilonv1]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

[TripleA]

play any shooter on the iphone or other touch device.  Aiming works surprisingly well because it feels like a touch pad and you swipe around to turn.  It reminds me of the old days when I tried playing FPS games with a trackball.  Moving around with a touch device replicating an analog stick is a complete mess in almost every iphone game I played.

I'd go as far as to say that I'd prefer a single stick and touch pad over two sticks for a handheld.

I too would prefer an analog + touch pad instead of touch pad + touch pad.

But touch pad + touch pad isn't a distinguished mentally-challenged experience, it's certainly different, but not distinguished mentally-challenged.

[TripleA]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

They're not allowed.

[AdmiralViscen]

FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE U.S. DOLLARS*



*or commit to the device for 2 years

[Raban]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

They're not allowed.

What are you talking about? It's clearly a placeholder. Not allowed? Phone companies plaster android devices with their logos. You're an idiot.

[TripleA]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

They're not allowed.

What are you talking about? It's clearly a placeholder. Not allowed? Phone companies plaster android devices with their logos. You're an idiot.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Sony_Ericsson_Playstation_PSP_plans_refused_by_Sony.html

[cool breeze]

play any shooter on the iphone or other touch device.  Aiming works surprisingly well because it feels like a touch pad and you swipe around to turn.  It reminds me of the old days when I tried playing FPS games with a trackball.  Moving around with a touch device replicating an analog stick is a complete mess in almost every iphone game I played.

I'd go as far as to say that I'd prefer a single stick and touch pad over two sticks for a handheld.

I too would prefer an analog + touch pad instead of touch pad + touch pad.

But touch pad + touch pad isn't a distinguished mentally-challenged experience, it's certainly different, but not distinguished mentally-challenged.

maybe, but I still wanted it to sound like that line from They Live, and that was more important than conveying my opinion.

[TripleA]

play any shooter on the iphone or other touch device.  Aiming works surprisingly well because it feels like a touch pad and you swipe around to turn.  It reminds me of the old days when I tried playing FPS games with a trackball.  Moving around with a touch device replicating an analog stick is a complete mess in almost every iphone game I played.

I'd go as far as to say that I'd prefer a single stick and touch pad over two sticks for a handheld.

I too would prefer an analog + touch pad instead of touch pad + touch pad.

But touch pad + touch pad isn't a distinguished mentally-challenged experience, it's certainly different, but not distinguished mentally-challenged.

maybe, but I still wanted it to sound like that line from They Live, and that was more important than conveying my opinion.

I c.

[Raban]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

They're not allowed.

What are you talking about? It's clearly a placeholder. Not allowed? Phone companies plaster android devices with their logos. You're an idiot.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Sony_Ericsson_Playstation_PSP_plans_refused_by_Sony.html

More than a year old, and Sony didn't see a need to invest in mobile phone gaming platform then, it wasn't as big. Now the market is on fire. The buttons have the Playstation symbols on it, which is part of the branding already.

[TripleA]

no sticks = no sale

also no PlayStation branding?

They're not allowed.

What are you talking about? It's clearly a placeholder. Not allowed? Phone companies plaster android devices with their logos. You're an idiot.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Sony_Ericsson_Playstation_PSP_plans_refused_by_Sony.html

More than a year old, and Sony didn't see a need to invest in mobile phone gaming platform then, it wasn't as big. Now the market is on fire. The buttons have the Playstation symbols on it, which is part of the branding already.

Only time will tell who's right and who's wrong.

[Raban]

I don't really care if I'm right or wrong because you're still an idiot

[TripleA]

Waaahhh.

[Raban]

Really either way makes sense. But the Triangle, Circle, Cross and Square are part of the Playstation branding. If they're going to allow that, why not allow the PS family logo? It'd make more sense if they just made them 1, 2, 3 and 4 or a, b, c and d.

[TripleA]

It'd make more sense-

This is Sony we're talking about.

[Raban]

I really wish that wasn't how it was. I'm blown away Sony has been able to stay afloat as long as they have knowing their business sense. Or lack thereof.

[TripleA]

Sony stay afloat because they're still the 'high-end' electronics manufacturer worldwide.

They'll lose that title if they fail to make very smart decisions over the next 24 months.

[AdmiralViscen]

You are a crack market analyst

[TripleA]

Or maybe I'm just a regular gamer who knows good business from bad business.

[drew]

or youre just a tool, theres always that...

toolbag

[TripleA]

Nah.

[ToxicAdam]

No 3d? No motion controls?

This shit ain't next gen.

[ManaByte]

What does MarcusPSP think of this?

[Sho Nuff]

The "Sony not letting Sony Ericsson use Playstation branding" is dead on. They've been loath to let anyone get their hands on it outside of SCEJ.

So, uh, this thing doesn't actually play PSP games, does it?

[Raban]

The "Sony not letting Sony Ericsson use Playstation branding" is dead on. They've been loath to let anyone get their hands on it outside of SCEJ.

So, uh, this thing doesn't actually play PSP games, does it?

That's mindblowingly stupid, considering no one in America gives a shit about Sony Ericsson phones, but if they slapped a PS logo on it that shit would fly off the shelves in a heart beat. Well, it would've. Sony's kind of injured their own brand over the years.

I understand Sony Ericsson sells like hotcakes in Japan, but the same isn't true for America, and isn't the US a huge consumer cell phone market?

[maxy]

Things change people,PS brand is not strong as it used to be...$$$ talks

[Purple Filth]

This story is getting weirder and SCE's (possible?) involvement seems even more confusing.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/27/sony-ericsson-z-system-the-playstation-phones-gaming-platform/

Cellphones, Gaming, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Handsets
Sony Ericsson Z-System: the PlayStation Phone's gaming platform?
By Chris Ziegler posted Oct 27th 2010 6:26PM
Feature
A bumper crop of circumstantial evidence surrounding the Android-based PlayStation Phone is starting to come together today -- when it rains, it pours, as they say -- and one particularly interesting thread suggests that the ecosystem surrounding the device might be called "Z-System." An astute tipster notes that the term appears in the upper left of one of our shots, which maps to a domain -- z-system.com, naturally -- that's owned by Sony Ericsson. Turns out the company also holds trademarks for Z-System in the US and Benelux trademark offices (among others, presumably) that were filed (and approved) this year, and the filing category includes "software for interacting or playing with electronic or video games," not hardware, so that strongly suggests we're looking at a platform here. We suppose it's possible that this specific device will be called Z-System, but we're going to float the theory that its actually underlying gaming platform that'll bear that name -- possibly a premium game store and set of software libraries that together will earn a device the Z-System badge. As we already saw with the BlackPad / SurfBook / PlayBook fiasco, trademarks don't mean much until a device is actually announced -- but it's something to keep an eye on.

Still can't get over the fact that the UI is showing "A" for Enter and "B" for Back yet the actual buttons are the Playstation shapes 

[TripleA]

All this shit sounds stupid and confusing.

make.believe

[TripleA]

The "Sony not letting Sony Ericsson use Playstation branding" is dead on. They've been loath to let anyone get their hands on it outside of SCEJ.

So, uh, this thing doesn't actually play PSP games, does it?

That's mindblowingly stupid, considering no one in America gives a shit about Sony Ericsson phones, but if they slapped a PS logo on it that shit would fly off the shelves in a heart beat. Well, it would've. Sony's kind of injured their own brand over the years.

I understand Sony Ericsson sells like hotcakes in Japan, but the same isn't true for America, and isn't the US a huge consumer cell phone market?

The US is huge, but the rest of the world is bigger   

[Raban]

The "Sony not letting Sony Ericsson use Playstation branding" is dead on. They've been loath to let anyone get their hands on it outside of SCEJ.

So, uh, this thing doesn't actually play PSP games, does it?

That's mindblowingly stupid, considering no one in America gives a shit about Sony Ericsson phones, but if they slapped a PS logo on it that shit would fly off the shelves in a heart beat. Well, it would've. Sony's kind of injured their own brand over the years.

I understand Sony Ericsson sells like hotcakes in Japan, but the same isn't true for America, and isn't the US a huge consumer cell phone market?

The US is huge, but the rest of the world is bigger   

Yeah, like the entire world uses high-end smartphones

[TripleA]

The "Sony not letting Sony Ericsson use Playstation branding" is dead on. They've been loath to let anyone get their hands on it outside of SCEJ.

So, uh, this thing doesn't actually play PSP games, does it?

That's mindblowingly stupid, considering no one in America gives a shit about Sony Ericsson phones, but if they slapped a PS logo on it that shit would fly off the shelves in a heart beat. Well, it would've. Sony's kind of injured their own brand over the years.

I understand Sony Ericsson sells like hotcakes in Japan, but the same isn't true for America, and isn't the US a huge consumer cell phone market?

The US is huge, but the rest of the world is bigger   

Yeah, like the entire world uses high-end smartphones

Because Sony Ericsson only make high-end smartphones  !

[Raban]

We're talking about a high-end smartphone. Christ, you're a fucking idiot beyond recognition.

[TripleA]

We're talking about a high-end smartphone.

Who's "we"

[Raban]

Oh I forgot you decided to change the subject and ramble on incoherently. Pardon me.

[TripleA]

Oh I forgot you decided to change the subject and ramble on incoherently. Pardon me.

Oh the irony.

[Raban]

Oh I get it

[TripleA]

Oh I get it

 

[Purple Filth]

More PSPhone "details" from engadget with more pics

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/the-playstation-phone-new-photos-more-details/

We've gotten our hands on some more images of the PlayStation Phone, and gleaned a few more juicy details about the handset. Firstly, as you can see in the photos, the model in question does indeed seem to be codenamed "Zeus" (as we reported on the 27th). Furthermore, the handset pictured is running Android 2.2, though apparently there are multiple devices out there with different versions on board (including at least one packed with Android 3.0). Based on what we know, there's little chance the phone will launch with Froyo -- but it's clear these have been worked on for some time with various versions of the OS.

The device appears to have an 8GB microSD card slotted, and at least 512MB of internal storage (though we're hoping it's the 1GB we've heard would be present). As you can see from the pictures in the gallery below, the device isn't exactly thin -- we surmise that the handset is around 17mm thick, or slightly thicker than HTC's Touch Pro 2 (and funnily enough, about the same as the PSPgo). From a design standpoint, the device seems to have more in common with BlackBerry handsets than previous Sony Ericsson phones; that smoky chrome bezel which surrounds the device is definitely giving us Torch flashbacks. As always, we're hard at work digging up more info on the phone (and potentially more images), but for now, just sit tight and enjoy the exclusive photos in the gallery below.

[MCD]

The next N-Gage.

[Third]

Looks pretty hot. Will probably use as my second phone.

[Raban]

The next N-Gage.

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[Powerslave]

.

[cool breeze]

I own an Ngage





just kidding!

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I own an Ngage QD

[close]

[Raban]

Way better.

[AdmiralViscen]

They wouldn't be the only ones trying to do it.