a way Sony can save it's mobile division

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aLkaLiNE said:

You just effectively killed any chance they have at penetrating mass market. Sony is trying to drop losses, not create them and with that being said do you realize what kind of capital they'd need to have or invest in order to create an operating system that wouldn't be baulked at when standing next to iOS or Android? These are two HIGHLY polished operating systems with years and years of refinement from two of the best tech companies in the world. Realistically, how do you think Sony has the time right now to create this let alone fund it amidst talks of cutting the division entirely? That makes no sense to me.

 

Next; including PSN on this phone would be a great idea. I'm behind that. Including the flagship phone within the ecosystem? Of course! But the way its marketed should focus on the hip crowd while serving the hardcore gamer on the side, not the forefront. Let this be a phone that celebrities want to own. Let it be a phone that has that wow factor. Gaming is fun but it doesn't have sex appeal and thats what this vita phone you suggest would miss.

 

One other major factor that you've glossed over is battery life. Theres a reason modern phones run lite games designed to sip on battery life. There's a reason most of these games are designed to let you pop in, play a few minutes and pop back out. The kind of games on vita aren't like that, they take time to load, time to boot up, they suck up battery life and it requires a pretty big investment of your time. We live in the era of attention deficit disorder and I truly don't believe having a bulky vita looking phone with horrible battery life is gonna ignite the sales chart. This might be what YOU want but I doubt its what the majority wants. Let them define their phones by aesthetics, focus more on expanding potential user base (more carriers), give it that sexy must have appeal and market THE SHIT out of it with a stuck up attitude. People will come in droves. It worked for Apple and it can work for Sony, I'm very confident in that. Cater to PlayStation gamers on the side but focus on the mass market.

They already have a super polished OS on the Vita, and they have everything else they need already running on the Z3. This would be an massive profit venture for them since they already have evething they need in place, and all software and entertainment would be purhased through PlayStation Network. 

The PlayStation brand is Sony now, and it has mas market appeal. They would have products for both those that want a current smartphone form factor, and the 200M people that bought PSP and DS. This would be the colest device on the freaking planet. Celebrities now days grew up with games, so they would be absolutly thrilled with a device like this.

Battery life is not an issue either. On my Z3 I can stream youtube to a bluetooth sound system all night and still have 20% battery left. If I stream Music Unlimited for 8 hours on stanima mode I end up with around 60% battery life. Both scenarios I have browsed the web, messed around with games for over an hour and all sorts of other things. A PlayStation Phone with the battery of the Z3 or bigger because of the avaiable space would easily last 24 hours with regular gaming, texting, vidoes, twitter etc.  

Jut doing the same hng as everyone else better and cheaper is what Son has done for years now, and look where they are. If they want succeed they need to playto thier strengths. They need to make PlayStation the unlimate destination for all home and moblecomputing needs. This is there battle to win, why would they contine to support the competition ove themselves when it has done nothing but drown them in red ink.