The Playstation Phone Thread - XPERIA Play

[Touring Mars]

Not so sure about the 'reality' bit... there seems to be some considerable doubt whether these are real pictures or not, with some reports suggesting that Sony themselves claimed that the pictures are fake.

 

[LaBounti]

Android 3.0, nice. If it has 4G and on Verizon count me in. It has a front facing camera. Pretty sure final hardware will look a little better.

Edit: Hmm I guess it is fake... I won't be duped again.

 

[Robin]

MicroSD alone cards means that it is already better than the PSP Go. I'm curious to see how it will work without a nub, though.

Maybe the nub or nubs go in that middle area with the 2 holes? I don't think they would be crazy enough to not provide at least 1 stick unless Sony sees it as a casual 'phone' gaming device.

Not so sure about the 'reality' bit... there seems to be some considerable doubt whether these are real pictures or not, with some reports suggesting that Sony themselves claimed that the pictures are fake.

Yeah I did hear about this, but most of the sites doubting it are hardly the caliber of Engadget who have leaked many things which have often turned out true. All Sony said was they don't comment on speculation so I don't get why some sites have taken it as 'confirmed not real'.

I would say I'm on the fence, they seem to be adamant these are real plus these images have started doing the rounds on news sites so hopefully someone will confirm or deny pretty quickly.

I remember when the leaked PSP Go images came out and most thought they were fake because they didn't believe Sony would go UMD-less... and look what happened!

Robin.

 

[E28]

Well, at the moment I want a PSP2, with a bit of a large wishlist of what it could do:
BluRay UMD (Nobody believed in the original UMD!)
Touch screen (enabling casual gamers to play iPhone games on PSP2: Flight Control, Real Racing HD?)
Graphics on par or better than Ps2.
3G/4G compatible
Ability to play full version of GT4 with equivalent graphics and all ps2 features
8GB harddrive or more (with SD card slots)
Have a built in camera
Finally: Still be a proper games console but appeal to casual gamers too.

If this all cost £200 pounds (only £11 more than the 8gig iPod Touch 4th gen) it could be a real competitor to the touch, which is probaly the PSPs biggest rival at the moment

 

[UK-Gamer]

Looks fake. Even if it was an 'early build' Sony wouldn't put A & B instead of X & O.

I would love a PSP phone, the keys (buttons) of a PSPgo and like the front looks & screen size of the X10, with Android. But that'll be very expensive and I only see people around my age (11-16) carrying a PSP around, so a phone aswell as good as that would be, would really hurt the price and would cost in excess of £600+, how many 11-16 year olds could afford that?

 

[Robin]

Well, at the moment I want a PSP2, with a bit of a large wishlist of what it could do:
BluRay UMD (Nobody believed in the original UMD!)
Touch screen (enabling casual gamers to play iPhone games on PSP2: Flight Control, Real Racing HD?)
Graphics on par or better than Ps2.
3G/4G compatible
Ability to play full version of GT4 with equivalent graphics and all ps2 features
8GB harddrive or more (with SD card slots)
Have a built in camera
Finally: Still be a proper games console but appeal to casual gamers too.

If this all cost £200 pounds (only £11 more than the 8gig iPod Touch 4th gen) it could be a real competitor to the touch, which is probaly the PSPs biggest rival at the moment

Theres a thread on the PSP2 which has a bit more info about what we know so far. I would also love to see a Blu Ray UMD medium because it makes total sense especially if you want PSP1 BC.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=129940

Robin.

 

[glassjaw]

On one hand, a 1GHz Qualcomm, Gingerbread and a dedicated controller is too much to pass up.

On the other, Sony barely supported the PSP Go, and I was foolish enough to fork over $250 for that. Fool me once...

Sony's going to have to prove the longevity of this device before I consider buying it at all. As appealing as it all sounds, my next phone will not be this one.

 

[Robin]

Engadget have posted more info and images of the Playstation Phone. I think the reason why these units looked so 'used' and dusty is because they are probably being field tested.

We've gotten our hands on some more images of the PlayStation Phone, and gleaned a few more juicy details about the handset. Firstly, as you can see in the photos, the model in question does indeed seem to be codenamed "Zeus" (as we reported on the 27th). Furthermore, the handset pictured is running Android 2.2, though apparently there are multiple devices out there with different versions on board (including at least one packed with Android 3.0). Based on what we know, there's little chance the phone will launch with Froyo -- but it's clear these have been worked on for some time with various versions of the OS.

The device appears to have an 8GB microSD card slotted, and at least 512MB of internal storage (though we're hoping it's the 1GB we've heard would be present). As you can see from the pictures in the gallery below, the device isn't exactly thin -- we surmise that the handset is around 17mm thick, or slightly thicker than HTC's Touch Pro 2 (and funnily enough, about the same as the PSPgo). From a design standpoint, the device seems to have more in common with BlackBerry handsets than previous Sony Ericsson phones; that smoky chrome bezel which surrounds the device is definitely giving us Torch flashbacks. As always, we're hard at work digging up more info on the phone (and potentially more images), but for now, just sit tight and enjoy the exclusive photos in the gallery below.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/the-playstation-phone-new-photos-more-details/

Robin.

 

[Jochemvanberkel]

wow, a psp phone O.o that would be scary..

 

[Robin]

New video, guess those leaked images turned out to be real.

 

[Casio]

I'll probably pick up one of these outright soon after they come out. I have an X10 already but can use that as a dedicated XBMC remote (A crazy expensive one at that...) and just carry around the PSX Phone.

 

[PIGBOY]

I just got 1 and i know f^%$ all about this android crap,if a one HD(tv station) app would work on it or any of these apps??,says its android.any info on this [phone in simple terms?Other 99% of brain is doin other things *(the road is long...with many a winding turn...)

 

[PIGBOY]

Anyone know how to use whole photo as wallpaper.It lets me select a bit over half,better than none,but annoying

 

[PIGBOY]

Brad,i need your signature mate,i am copping heaps for my posts.

 

[Tesla]

Rarely found outside of captivity, the elusive 'triple post' prowls through the jungle of GTPlanet, rarely ever sighted, although they appear more often in the GT5 section than anywhere else. Here's an example that appeared in the 'Playstation phone' thread. It appears to be genuine, although it may soon change into a single post under the influence of a moderator. Such occurences are slowly deleting the almost-extinct 'triple post'.

See what happens when I have time to kill

 

[Robin]

^

 

[sems4arsenal]

Anyone know how to use whole photo as wallpaper.It lets me select a bit over half,better than none,but annoying

Triple Posting aside,If this phone is anything like my xperia x10 then your wallpaper size will have to be 960 x 854 Pixels to cover the screen .