Sony Hopes to Merge Their Cell Phone with a PSP
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Do you ever wonder what would happen if you took a hand-held gaming console and cell phone and merged the two together? Sony has and they want to turn their PSP into a cell phone gaming console. The concept isn’t all that new since many cell phones offer games of some sort, even if they’re simple in design and play style.
Many devices are being merged together with every passing year. You can watch movies on hand-held devices, listen to music, talk on the phone and even surf the web. Taking a gaming system and merging it with a cell phone was bound to happen at some point. Since Sony is often at the cutting edge of consumer technology, it’s no surprise it would be them to introduce it.
Sony has a prototype for their new device but is keeping details at a minimum. This comes as no surprise since Apple dominates with the iPod and the iPhone. Apple has big companies like Electronic Arts and Square Enix offering games for certain products they manufacture. Sony is attempting to get a working product so they’re not shut out by the Apple giant again.
Sony knows all too well what will happen if they fall behind with this new device. Back when Walkmans came out, Sony did very well for themselves. Even when CD players were brought into the mix, Walkmans were still a huge hit. Most people didn’t have access to a computer to make their own CD’s but could put together a mix on a tape. This all changed when Apple came out with their iPod and dominated the industry.
Sony plans to get a team together next month to start work on their new product. The details they have released say that the device will be a hybrid between the PSP and the Sony Ericsson phone. The product won’t look much different than the current PSP or some cell phones that have keyboard access. No details have been released about what types of features will be offered. We can only guess that it won’t be much different than what you can get from your cell phone or PSP.
However, don’t get your hopes up on getting one of these anytime soon. Sony Ericsson holds a patent for the device but refuses to comment on it. PSPhones were confirmed and denied back in 2007 but no one has released anything solid. Even when these products hit the market, companies will have to see how popular they are before we see an influx in them. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to get our hands on one of these amazing gadgets.
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