Nintendo and Sony have to bring out Handheld/Phone hybrids in 2017.

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BasilZero said:
No.

Nintendo can make a hybrid home console/portable.


Sony should just focus on the mainline Playstation systems (i.e. PS4).


Let Google, Samsung and Apple fight over the mobile space.

Why should Nintendo stop there. A 4G version of the NX would be a major boost to sales. It would make the mobile side of the device a worth while peice of tech. A non mobile connected NX would be absolutly worthless outside of the home. They need to take full advantage of the hybrid design, if it does indeed end up being that.

On Sony's end, this would only add to the mainline device. Every PS4, PS4 Pro, PS4 Phone would add to the ecosystem, and make it a more desirable place for consumers and developers. 

Google, Apple, and Samsung are fighting over the same market. They offer no innovation, and will continue this trend for decades unless they get competition. Right now, there are no options in mobile, it is three sides of the same coin.

twintail said:
I'm failing to see the market for such a device

I can see a mobile version of vita being an extension of the xperia brand but not too any massively successful reception.

There where 160 Million DSs, and 80 Million PSPs. Due to the lack of a phone feature sales of 3DS and Vita dropped, but even with such limited devices they still have sold 60 Million and 15 Million. Give people the option to use the PS4 and NX as there phone, and they can easily get back to or above the numbers of DS and PSP. 

They don't have to dominate the market. The best consoles have only sold 20 Million units a year at peak while PCs sell over 300 Million and often more. The big 3 don't just abandon console because of that. They continue to make consoles and at the best times, they make billions a year. If they could sell 50 Million phones a year against 1.4 billion smartphones, they would be doing just fine, and raking in billions.