PSN also going to Sony Ericsson phones!

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dallas said:

superchunk said:

Btw, as a Android lover and a PSN user, I'd certainly purchase an phone that is akin to the PSPGo. It just makes sense from any angle.

I dunno, what would be the reason to buy the next PSP if the PSN was on every phone?  I realize that Sony probably has something up its sleeve to entice gamers to buy the next PSP but whatever that is looks pretty uncertain at this point...

PSN enabled deviced can share almost all of the same items as they should. Having the games, movies, etc all available to any PSN device simply gives Sony a far larger market to sell to.

However, the PS3 and subsequent PS4 as well as eventual PSP2 won't share the same games as there will simply be big differences in the capabilities of the hardware.

All Sony is doing is leveraging the best tools it has across all of its available platforms. Its offering a set of features that really gives it desirability beyond not only iPhone, but also other Android phones. On top of that you must acknowledge that the vast majority of services on PSN now and future are aimed at the mass market, not simply gaming core. Therefore it makes more sense to have this on TVs, phones, etc, than simply Playstation devices (which are primarily purchased for gaming by gamers).

If this goes well, which I think it will, there will be a strong push to not even do another PSP as a standalone gaming device. To me that makes sense as people are more inclined to want a cell phone (they'd buy anyways) with gaming features than a gaming machine only. Especially, with the 3DS coming that is going to be a beast of a machine with its demonstrated feature set as well as already huge 3rd party support. If I were Sony, I would strongly consider focusing on uber powerful Android/psp phones.

I know come this holiday if one is available to Verizon, that will be the Android I pick up. Probably before a 3DS.