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Solid_Snake4RD on 19 May 2009

The Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone may for the time being remain a speculative possibility, but the chances just got a whole load better with the news that Sony Ericsson is to drop both its Walkman and Cybershot brands in favour of a unified entertainment offering.

The Swedish manufacturer had previously segregated its handsets into a number of camps, the leading two of which were the ‘C’ and ‘K’ Cybershot photography-related devices and its ‘W’ Walkman-branded MP3 mobiles.

Whilst other categories such as its lifestyle ‘T’ series and high-tech ‘X’ range have focused on various segments, gaming has yet to win its own branding, with most leading games handsets (such as the W705) being amalgamated under the Walkman banner.

However, Marketing reports that the continually converging handset market has forced the company to unify its various technologies under a single branding. Head of global marketing business management Andre Jacquet has used the term ‘Entertainment Unlimited’. However, this sounds very much like a marketing term and not a product brand.

Sony Ericsson president Hideki Komiyama said earlier this month that a PlayStation phone “could still happen”. Is this latest move taking us a step closer to that reality?

http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/28622/Sony-Ericsson-PlayStation-phone-just-got-a-step-closer



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Xxain on 19 May 2009

plzzzzzzzz happen



DaveD on 19 May 2009

single letter name overload



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scottie on 19 May 2009

Haha, now it's going to be even more difficult to understand Sony execs when they refer to the Playstation brand as having sold x



DaveD on 19 May 2009

Also... PSP and PSPhone = confuzing lol



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Xxain on 19 May 2009

man it would be my dream to have a PSP+PHONE *sigh* i melt at the idea



KBG29 on 20 May 2009

They can not have a Playstation Portable, and a Playstation Phone. It would have to be one product. If they are seperate it doesn't make any sense. Why would I want a PSP if I could play games like God of War or Gran Turismo on my Phone.



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binary solo on 20 May 2009

Can't compete with the DS, so will now try to compete with the iPhone?

Could work, Playstation has as much brand recognition as "i". If the phone undercuts the the iPhone pricewise, and you get content from the PSN (directly and via your PS3) then it could be a pretty strong formula.

I'd get it in preference to any "i" device. But as I'm unlikely to ever buy an "i" device I am probably not going to be in the market for a PSPhone either.



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Sephiroth357 on 20 May 2009
KBG29 said:
They can not have a Playstation Portable, and a Playstation Phone. It would have to be one product. If they are seperate it doesn't make any sense. Why would I want a PSP if I could play games like God of War or Gran Turismo on my Phone.

This.

 




Soundwave on 20 May 2009

Sony needs to ditch Ericsson IMO.

Apple offers iPhone and the phone-less iPod touch, I wouldn't mind if Sony did something similar.