In the modern world smartphones are now rapidly gaining ground with regard to handheld game consoles:
This is a posting from me in 2001 regarding my long term perspective on the capabilities of future cellphones at the time:
"Such phones/PDAs will offer functions like:
- email (touchscreen with handwriting recognition, some will use bluetooth and enables you to use your stylus to write on any surface and wirelessly transmits the data to your phone.)
- webbrowser (not just text, it will support high quality graphics and sound as well, Flash)
- MP3/MPEG multimedia players (something like an inbuilt iPOD and fullscreen videos)
- Global positioning Services (Maps with your location, and find nearest restaurant/hotel/hospital/etc functions)
- Games(Both 3D and 2D but adjusted for small screensizes, online gaming i.e. play chess nomatter where your opponent is located i.e. in a train in Tokyo Japan or in the hospital somewhere in Amsterdam)
- Built-in webcam and 384kbs (currently available in Tokyo) allows you to instantly see to who you are talking with.
- Other stadard functions will also be available of course: Schedule, Calculator, Alarm, Call Answering, Voice Memo in Standby or Text Memo.
So PDAs/cellphones will surely be more than just an oversized calculator."
I think the iPhone 4 is awesome, it also sports the kind of crystal clear screen like I talked about in 2001 as becoming possible (IMO a very important factor for gaming). As Apple (and smartphones in general) is now eating significantly into the handheld gaming market, do you think it would be a good idea to equip a PSP2 with full cellphone capabilities? Personally I would love Sony to take this approach and rival Apple's awesome iPhone 4.
