Late to what game? Smartphones have been around much longer than the iPhone, so was the iPhone late to the game?
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Sony Designing Mobile Phone/PSP Hybrid to Better Compete Against iPhone?
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Late to what game? Smartphones have been around much longer than the iPhone, so was the iPhone late to the game?
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This is all so damn silly... Just release a damn good phone and sell it, why the hell does every single company have to point out who they're competing against, no-one cares, and you're only making yourself look like a desperate fool.
Then again, I guess for most companies these days, throwing in a a few iPhone mentions in the press release, is the best chance they have to get any mention anywhere
This is all so damn silly... Just release a damn good phone and sell it, why the hell does every single company have to point out who they're competing against, no-one cares, and you're only making yourself look like a desperate fool.
Then again, I guess for most companies these days, throwing in a a few iPhone mentions in the press release, is the best chance they have to get any mention anywhere
I foresaw this coming. My friend and I had a debate the other day about the present gaming situation with Sony, Apple, and Nintendo. I'll post a thread with it in the proper board as soon as I get back from a quick shower.....can't wait to see yall's thoughts.
I don't know if I see this as a "mess". I own a HD video camera and a Digital SLR camera. I take more video and photos with my iPhone 3GS on a day-to-day basis than I do with either of the other devices. I also play more games on my iPhone than my Xbox or my Wii.
I don't see this as a "problem" or a mess. Sure the iPhone isn't a better camera, video camera or gaming device.... but the convenience matters over "better" in so many ways. To the point that it needs to be significantly better than the iPhone 3GS to make me want it.
So... I may still buy a high-end HD Camcorder / Next Gen Xbox in the future, but I'm certainly not going to buy a Flip Camcorder or PSP.
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I bet Sony will call it PlayStation Phone. They're rather predictable.
I love Sony products. My PS3 has been running strong since the day I got it and I hear nothing good about their PC's. However, the PSP was a huge failure. it's sitting on my shelf collecting dust.
Sony - don't even bother competing with the iPhone.
They're rather predictable.I love Sony products. My PS3 has been running strong since the day I got it and I hear nothing good about their PC's. However, the PSP was a huge failure. it's sitting on my shelf collecting dust.
Sony - don't even bother competing with the iPhone.
Just "good enough" leads to quite a few purchases that aren't fulfilling.
Sony has been dipping into this device market with PSP, mylo, and their reader. They need to shell out one product. The PSP Go does look like a change over the original. There's potential but I'll wait for something to be released first.
I think that will only matter to hardcore gamers, and I'm sure there are hardware controller addons that work through the dock port in development. I would guess the only unknown is whether they will reach critical mass with hardcore gamers so that big development houses make their games compatible with them.
Wow that's crazy, but ~2.5 years late to the party, with no hardware. No app Store (well appscout doesn't really count in my book). Nokia, Rim, and Palm can't even copy half decent stores. There sure will be a fall out of Operating Systems in the near future since they all don't function with each other, but might be a big enough slice left in the pie for the runner up? Crazy as it seems, beta vs VHS...
Think Windows XP. Even when Mac OX X runs rings around Windows, people still pick XP because it is less expensive and "good enough". Apple is using the Microsoft approach this time when it comes to gaming.
Sounds better this way.
Better late then never..
It sounds better and makes more sentence...
Also I bought a iPhone for making calls, checking email, able to go online when out close to a computer.. But I did not get a iPhone to play games.. It nice for simple games but not a replacement as a game console.. I also buy a PSP for playing games not use it for making calls (even if it could).. I staying far away from a PSP type phone... I am a big gamer (I own 12+ consoles) and see this as problem more then a great thing..
Not really, because no one is buying an iPhone specifically for its camera or game-playing abilities. I'd guess might lead to fewer purchases that aren't fulfilling, in fact.
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I'm all for Sony jumping on this. Who knows, they might come out with something that could end up competing with the iPhone/iPod Touch. The iphone is not a great gaming platform but do sell a lot of games. Companies like Capcom are jumping onto the iPhone platform, so why can't Sony join in on the fun with a Cell Phone. Plus they already have a cellphone brand they could work with, Sony Ericsson.
This idea that the iPhone/iPod Touch aren't stealing gaming sales from Sony is absurd. Gaming is not just for "gamers". Anyone ever heard of the Wii? Not exactly for "serious gamers" but that sure seems to be going over quite well. Just as the iPhone/iPod Touch are converting cell phone/MP3 owners into casual gamers.
Sony knows that they have to capture at least some of that market-share. Just because Apple is only doing gaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch does not mean something more gaming specific isn't in the works. The last thing a company like Sony wants is for people to get comfortable using Apple products for their gaming needs. It is no different than the Zune.
Sony knows that they have to capture at least some of that market-share. Just because Apple is only doing gaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch does not mean something more gaming specific isn't in the works. The last thing a company like Sony wants is for people to get comfortable using Apple products for their gaming needs. It is no different than the Zune.
sony's library cannot be ignored
i may be in the gaming minority but i haven't fired up mario kart DS since 2007 and played 3 rounds of katamari on my iPhone this morning. sometimes i game-on-the-go just cause i have the unit with me. i'm never going to take my DS to school, the laundromat, or the bus stop.
sony does have something going here. if they can design an ericsson that can play downloadable psp games they will already have a great library before launch. something the Pre, Android and winmo handsets don't have.
hopefully it's not too late to the party as the walkman mp3 players were.
i may be in the gaming minority but i haven't fired up mario kart DS since 2007 and played 3 rounds of katamari on my iPhone this morning. sometimes i game-on-the-go just cause i have the unit with me. i'm never going to take my DS to school, the laundromat, or the bus stop.
sony does have something going here. if they can design an ericsson that can play downloadable psp games they will already have a great library before launch. something the Pre, Android and winmo handsets don't have.
hopefully it's not too late to the party as the walkman mp3 players were.
Yea and the Wii is the easiest console to run homebrew (playing backup games) right next to the PSP. Sony would be opening the flood gates on the homebrew sense if they do make a PSP type phone. We all know how people are running Jailbreak on iPhones.. The PSP Phone would be a larger % of users to run homebrew then iPhone. So yea the homebrew sense will love this phone..