Sony says new Xperia has the edge on Samsung and Apple smartphones when it comes to 4K, camera and battery life

[KBG29]

Justagamer said:

KBG29 said:
To bad they are still running on Android. If they were running on the Vita OS and had apps tied to PlayStation Store and PlayStation Network then people might give a crap. As it stands now, no matter how good the devices are, they are just me too android devces lost in the shuffle.

Sony needs to merge their mobile division with PlayStation and make innovative mobile devices, that actually stand out. A real PlayStation Phone with access to PlayStation Network and software from SCEWWS, EA, Activision, Take-Two, etc. would be an industry changer. Offering the device in a Vita like form factor.

Yeah, because running on the vita os has done wonders for the vita.

That is because Sony continues to fail to put together the whole package. They have their own network, and one of the largest gaming catalogues in the world, but they are not using them. The Xperia phones are lacking full fuction of Sony's most popular consumer brand, and the PlayStation Vita is missing vital functions that Xperia team is developing for the phones. Sony is workng against itself, and it is hurting them from every angle.

Vita fails because it is not a mobile device (Lacks 4G, cellular communication, and apps), which in turn makes people less inclined to buy one. With a smaller userbase, game sales suffer, and Sony and other publishers can't make money selling games on the platform. If Vita had the ability to replace your smartphone it would be doing much better, and it would be getting many of the same e-reader apps, banking apps, and fitness apps you see on mobile.

Right now Sony has a mobile phone brand that does not take advantage of everything at Sony, and they have a mobile games unit that is in the same boat. They need to merge the two, and put out Sony mobile devices that take full advantage of all of Sony's resources. Once they do that, and break away from the me too OS, then they can start to gain marketshare in the mobile space.