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[bernardobri]

Hell yeah, just in time when I have plans to change my phone.

 

[ACE 1991]

Seems like the wrong direction Sony.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Yep. So touchscreen, multitouchpad and two dpads, but no analogs?

multi touch pad = analogs?

 

[ZZMitch]

So instead of adding another nub, they eliminate one? No nubs?!?

Long touchpad simulates two analog nubs methinks.

 

[tirminyl]

Why do I have a horrible feeling that this is the PSP2

I hope not.

Why would they sell a PSP2 that requires you to sign a 2-3 year contract with a mobile service provider? Does that make any sense to you?

 

[Elfforkusu]

Android + Gamepad. I'm sold.

Damn right. I'm in.

Will only buy a handful of PSP titles, but Sony Ericsson makes good phones. It'll be worth it.

 

[iammeiam]

Huh. Slider phone with no QWERTY, or even physical number pad. Interesting.

I'm thinking this is pretty doomed, but I could easily be wrong. It just seems... Extra.

 

[Tiduz]

0 interest. dont want a phone. just want a new gen handheld. if this is psp2 im surely not buying.

 

[Gram Negative Cocci]

This actually looks kind of cool. I think Sony could have used this as the psp successor. Sorry to all you people concerned about backwards compatibility.

 

[lowrider007]

Why do I have a horrible feeling that this is the PSP2

I hope not.

Ever the pessimist aren't we.

 

[H_Prestige]

Seems like the wrong direction Sony.

It's actually the right direction. This isn't 2001. They just make a phone and non-phone sku.

 

[Razorskin]

Oh Snap, I like to see where they are going with this.

 

[ZZMitch]

Huh. Slider phone with no QWERTY, or even physical number pad. Interesting.

I'm thinking this is pretty doomed, but I could easily be wrong. It just seems... Extra.

Touchscreen :lol

 

[Graphics Horse]

Yep. So touchscreen, multitouchpad and two dpads, but no analogs?

What are those holes in the touchpad? Can you screw in analogs??

I think they're just tactile lumps or holes so you can feel your way around where the two analog sticks would be, if you wanted to use it like that.

 

[LiK]

Oh Snap, I like to see where they are going with this.

Overpriced and will have many updates. D:

 

[Regulus Tera]

And yet it still doesn't look as hideous as the 3DS.

 

[AndyD]

Damn right. I'm in.

Will only buy a handful of PSP titles, but Sony Ericsson makes good phones. It'll be worth it.

This. If its a decent price and has access to Android marketplace I'm all for it.

 

[Gareth Bale]

No branding? And how does this fit into their portable gaming portfolio?

 

[Lonely1]

My 2 Cents.
-If this isn't the PSP2, then the PSP brand is FUBAR.
- If this is the PSP2, the specs are a bit underwhelming.

 

[golem]

Will this really play PSP games? Same architecture? How about PSP2?

 

[Barrett2]

Finally eliminating those pesky nubs once and for all!

 

[kuYuri]

Still a prototype according to the news, so there's still time to change some of it.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Do want

 

[Big B]

I guess I'll buy it with no contract and pay for the data plan.

~sighs

 

[dogmaan]

Ever the pessimist aren't we.

Can't help it dude

It's a bad choice either way.

Split the market PSP/PSPMobile

or

Just PSPMobile.

 

[Tiduz]

Overpriced and will have many updates. D:

no. my x10 still runs on 1.6
1. fucking 6.

 

[Lonely1]

Will this really play PSP games? Same architecture? How about PSP2?

As far as i Know, an 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 has no hope of playing PSP games.

 

[Snuggles]

Looks OK. It's nicer than my POS phone, and I like that it has the square triangle buttons.

I'll never get this but I enjoyed looking at a picture of it in this thread.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

I'll have to get my thing in my hands before judging...looks awesome though!

Great move by Sony. This puts them in their own little sect of the market, IMO--in between the iPhone and the 3DS (assuming of course this is their main handheld device.

I'm confused though....Is that a touch pad in the center there?

 

[Luckyman]

lol

PSP games so ripped to Android phones

 

[Enron]

This thing is pretty gross.

 

[LiK]

no. my x10 still runs on 1.6
1. fucking 6.

 

[AndyD]

multi touch pad = analogs?

Oh yeah. Like the HTC Aria with that little camera based analog "hole" could work.

 

[metareferential]

Isn't that thing in the middle a touchpad of sorts? Could work as one or even 2 analogues.

Psphone: The Clash of The Mighty Thumbs.

I'd have put a gif to sustain my stupidity, but yet I fail at that art

 

[dallow_bg]

So is this PSP's successor?

Nah.

Just an Android phone with emphasis on Sony gaming.

 

[JWong]

GIVE IT TO ME NOW!

 

[esquire]

Why do I have a horrible feeling that this is the PSP2

I hope not.

It probably is. It doesn't really make sense to split up the PSP user base and developers by creating a PSP-phone platform that functions differently from a PSP-console platform.

 

[iammeiam]

Touchscreen :lol

I get that, it's just an abnormal design choice.

 

[lowrider007]

Oh yeah. Like the HTC Aria with that little camera based analog "hole" could work.

Yeah that was my first thought, they could be optical trackers for thumbs.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

no. my x10 still runs on 1.6
1. fucking 6.

One day, there will be a glorious update to 2.1. One day..

Spoiler

Supposedly coming towards the end of this month

Spoiler

But it's Sony Ericsson, so it'll get delayed. Again. This time to February next year.

Spoiler

And they supposedly won't update the X10 line to anything newer than 2.1

 

[brotkasten]

No PlayStation Branding Not PSPhone.

This is a prototype and I think the PS D-Pad and face buttons are branding enough.

Honestly, I don't see how this makes a lot of sense.

Sony has the PSP, will have the PSP2.

Where does a second handheld device fit in?

A phone that can play PSP games? Makes a lot of sense. This? I'm not seeing it.

Willing to admit I could be 100% wrong though.

What if this is the PSP2?

 

[Lonely1]

Nah.

Just an Android phone with emphasis on Sony gaming.

But two incompatible PSP platforms competing is madness.

 

[black_13]

Come on Sony don't fuck this up! This is your one chance to capture the game and phone market and actually compete with the iPhone.

 

[AndyD]

As far as i Know, an 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 has no hope of playing PSP games.

I assume there is also some sort of GPU in there.

 

[Phenomic]

As far as i Know, an 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 has no hope of playing PSP games.

So they are going to closely launch two devices, one phone with PSP like qualities that can't run decent games and another expensive device that has crazy graphic potential without the capabilities of a phone. Why would they even contemplate this, they have to have something niche to beat the 3DS if they ever want the PSP2 to take off. I know I'm not buying two of a device that should be in one.

 

[golem]

It probably is. It doesn't really make sense to split up the PSP user base and developers by creating a PSP-phone platform that functions differently from a PSP-console platform.

Since when did Sony do things that make sense..

 

[Busaiku]

- If this is the PSP2, the specs are a bit underwhelming

Isn't this more powerful than 3DS?

 

[Lonely1]

I assume there is also some sort of GPU in there.

Yes, the Qualcom SOC has a GPU in there. Nothing comparable to PSPs though.

 

[Elios83]

The long touch pad to implement two analog sticks is nice.
This is pretty much is in line with the recent rumors about PSP2. Sony is going with touch pads for analog controls in their handheld devices.

 

[x3sphere]

Will this really play PSP games? Same architecture? How about PSP2?

CPU architecture is different and I doubt it has the same GPU. Don't see how this will run PSP games straight out. If it does they will have to be ported.