| greenmedic88 said: I know the charge capacity of the PSV and that's good for 3-5 hours of gaming. Naturally they'd have to go with a high capacity cell if it was repurposed as a cell phone. I still wouldn't buy it as my smartphone. I'd get another iPhone or buy an Android phone. Most would do the same and there isn't any reasonable argument to suggest otherwise. Lastly, even if the phone was free, I'd still be paying for two years of cellular/data service. The price of the phone is pretty insignificant compared to a 24 month bill unless it's replacing another phone/service plan. As for replacing iOS or Android, see point 2. People have already worked these OSs into their daily workflow, with apps that give their phones the functionality they want. The PSV OS is not a fertile breeding ground for free or $.99 apps and in all likelihood, it never will be. Development costs are higher, there's no existing environment as with iOS and Android, and frankly, games are about the only key apps the PSV OS is likely to see. And even if Sony wanted to carve out a small niche of game centric smartphone users, most would just as soon buy the PSV as is to play the same games as the phone without paying for a cell plan. The only advantages anyone is looking at is carrying one phone as opposed to a phone and a PSV. Maybe you should have added a poll to see who would actually be game for a PSV Phone before stating any reasons why Sony should release on instead of the PSV. My guess is that the number who would buy one would be less than the number who would buy a PSV, making the whole argument one of "Here's why Sony should reduce the size of their potential market for PSV games." |
I guess I didn't specify this in the OP, but I would say that my vision of this PSVPhone is an Android based product. Personally, I still think PSV has core Android elements with a heavy layer of Sony modifications. So, you'd have the same smartphone experience with the full Android market, etc. Additionally, have you read about Blackberry's addition of Android apps in their OS or news breaking of running Ubuntu Linux with Android? Basically, you could easily have a full Android experience along with Sony's defined OS for their security and gaming.
The only difference in owning your current smartphone would be the slide form factor vs the probably candy bar style you currently have.
Also, don't you already sign a 2 year contract with your phone or are you buying older gen phones for less or brand new phones for $500? I don't see why there is any resistance to signing a contract for this true playstation phone idea I'm describing. There is no loss as a phone or a portable game console. There is only gain in that it hits a much larger market with far more pricing options.
Also, the number of people who would buy the currect PSV would still buy this phone. The costs and performance would be exactly the same. The only difference is a much larger additional market would also buy it. The people like myself who either won't buy a 2nd portable media device and/or don't normally care that much about portable gaming. We would be intrigued to buy it since it would replace a device we already carry.
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