PSP phone details emerge
Remember that BT/Sony PSP venture we told you about? It looks like that may have simply been the first course of a larger menu that Sony wants to bring to your table. A recent Sony Ericsson patent filing has revealed a very PSP-esque phone device, with a screen surface that swivels out to reveal a set of PSP derived controls. The swivel action looks to provide a very palatable gaming experience, though the scale and size of the concept is unclear. We can’t comment on the actual comfort of holding one of these things in your hand. The patent depicts a very gaming centric device, with dialog boxes giving you the option to suspend your game play to pick up a call, with also the option to resume where you left off as soon as the boring conversation is done with. To be fair, this is simply a concept, but it does point to Sony’s interest in producing a full fledged PSPhone. Bring it one, we say!
[Via UnwiredView]
ehhh a PSP phone? They really cant handle launching a video game system, never the less a phone with a video game system in it. Im sure it might appeal to some people but most definately not to me. Interesting concept tho..
From the schematic it seems as if this will be a bulky phone. But I guess it should since it seems as if it is meant for gaming as its main purpose.
Err, eww no way
Bringing a phone and PSP would still be less bulky.
Awesome concept but we’ll see how this turns out in a few months to an year.
I think its a horrible idea espically since its too soon even for a prototype. Its like now people are just getting psps. Too bad I got mine when it first came out. And the fact that the ps3 is so expensive it will be impossible to sell ps3 and a psp phone in the near furture.
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