Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation phones?

**Nokia-Master** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2006, 03:39 PM

Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation phones?

Well, not quite yet. According to Sony Ericsson's senior vice president of Product and Application Planning, Rikko Sakaguchi, the company "is working on something" (related to the PlayStation phone), although he claims that "the surprise must be kept for the future". Speaking at a media conference in Malmo, Sweden, as part of the company¡¯s upcoming 5th anniversary celebrations in October, Sakaguchi added that the objective was not to create a gaming device but one that integrates both the gaming and communication functions.

When CNET Asia asked if Sony Ericsson would use the WEGA branding for its TV-enabled handsets (after the Walkman and Cyber-shot), Sakaguchi confirmed that there are plans afoot to do something along those lines, but declined to comment further. He did, however, add that it generally takes around two years to develop a new lineup of phones such as the Walkman series. So going by that measure, it shouldn't be too long before we see the first PlayStation or WEGA handsets in the market if the current plans pan out.

holydevil27 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-08-2006, 01:01 PM

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Evidence is mounting that Sony is at least looking into the possibility of adding cell phone functionality to the PlayStation Portable, or adding PlayStation-branded content to other cell phones.

The first clue came last week when Sony Computer Entertainment corporate executive Izumi Kawanishi admitted in an interview with Japan's Nikkei BP (translated by IGN) that using the PSP as a cell phone was "a possibility" that he is personally interested in. Of course this idle chatter is far from anything official, but the idea seems like a natural progression for a system that will soon be able to do everything from playing movies to taking photos.

Then, early this week, CNet Asia noticed that Sony Ericsson Senior VP Rikko Sakaguchi mentioned at a conference that the company "is working on something" with regards to a PlayStation phone, but that "the surprise must be kept for the future." Again, nothing even close to official, but considering that classic Playstation games will soon be downloadable to the PSP, could cell phone emulation be in the cards as well?