UPDATE: The PlayStation Phone is still real! - Sony hints YES, plus even a tablet!

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Engadget claims the "PlayStation Phone" is still real!

It's hard to believe that what we're looking at is real -- but we assure you, the picture above is in fact the PlayStation Phone you've long been waiting for. As we reported back in August, the device you see is headed into the market soon, likely boasting Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread), along with a custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform. The device snapped up top (and in our gallery below) is sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 (a chip similar to the one found in the G2, but 200MHz faster), 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and the screen is in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches. Looking almost identical to the mockup we hit you with this summer, the handset does indeed have a long touchpad in the center which is apparently multitouch, and you can see in the photos that it's still bearing those familiar PlayStation shoulder buttons. For Sony buffs, you'll be interested to know that there's no Memory Stick slot here, but there is support for microSD cards.

The particular model in these shots is still in prototyping mode. As such, the unit doesn't have a custom skin (not even SE's Timescape design seen on the Xperia devices), and is said to be rather buggy. We're digging into more facts as we speak, but it's likely that much of what we reported earlier is still accurate, and though the device could still be headed for a 2010 release, 2011 is looking much more realistic. Still, there's a lot of time between now and the holidays... so keep your fingers crossed!

Original story can be found here: The PlayStation Phone -- Engadget

Engadget fires back at rumors

By now you've seen our photos of the PlayStation Phone, and likely you've also heard the scattered reports of debunkings and cries of "fake!" -- it wouldn't be a scoop without it. Only here's the thing: the PlayStation Phone in the photos we ran last night, and the device reported on back in August is most definitely real. We're not saying that because we want to believe or because we're gingerly trying to nab pageviews: we're saying it because we know it to be true. This is a device which has been confirmed through multiple, trusted sources. And we're not just talking good tipsters -- some of our information comes from people much more closely connected to the project. Even since last night we've received more info about the phone -- learning that its codename is "Zeus," and it was last seen running Android 2.X (not 3.0, which we suspect will be the shipping version). It should be obvious by comparison of our original mockup to the real photos we've just uncovered that the handset we described in August is the same handset now fully revealed. Prior to last night, we had never seen an actual image of the phone. It should also be obvious that the device pictured in those photos is a prototype running early software (which would explain the A / B button mention in the photo above) with hardware that was likely hand-built, or at the very least created in a very small batch.

Based on what we've heard about the secrecy of this plan, it makes sense that even Sony's own employees wouldn't be privy to information on the phone, the marketplace, and the collaboration with Google. The alleged Sony response to the device makes that somewhat clear -- reports state that an employee originally told a publication that the images were fake, only to backtrack and deliver the standard corporate line that the company "doesn't respond to rumor and speculation." It's possible that whomever was originally questioned either didn't know of the device's existence, was lying about its existence, or simply had their response taken out of context. And that brings us to our point -- while there will be plenty of speculation on whether or not what we've shown you is real, we would never run the images or the information without a healthy sense that we were bringing you fact, and not fiction. We don't like to boast, but as the guys and girls who brought you the first pictures and review of the Nexus One, the first details and images of the Dell Venue Pro (aka Lightning), the first pictures of the new MacBook Air, the first photos of the iPad, and the first photos of the iPhone 4, we feel pretty confident in our abilities to deliver the goods. Of course, this story is just beginning -- so hold on tight.

News Source: The PlayStation Phone is still real -- Engadget

Sony call strongly hints at PlayStation phone, tablet

Sony call talks PS phone strategy and tablet

Sony during the call discussing its latest results has strongly hinted that the company is developing a PlayStation phone. Without mentioning the device itself, the company said the hardware would be delivered from the Network Services group that handles both computers and the PlayStation brand. It's also moving Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation division, into the Sony City headquarters to "better incorporate" it with the planning teams for a mystery product.

Ericsson, half of Sony Ericsson, was said to be helping out on both smartphone and game devices.

The company has never officially confirmed a PlayStation phone but has already dropped clues that it wants to add cellular access to the equation established by the PSP. Sony has tried unsuccessfully to position its 2004-era handheld against the iPod, but it has had no answer to the iPhone with gaming a focus only on basic phones. The PlayStation phone is so far known to be a fast Android slider with PSP Go controls in place of a keyboard and its own PlayStation store.

Along with the phone strategy, the company alluded to a tablet being in the works, but it's uncertain whether it would skew more towards Sony Ericsson or fit more into the VAIO line. One possibility is a dual-screen tablet that would borrow cues from Microsoft Courier or the Toshiba Libretto W100.

Publicly, Sony has been cautious about tablets and said it hadn't started to look more seriously until the iPad arrived and began establishing a market.

News Source: Sony call strongly hints at PlayStation phone, tablet | Electronista

[yoshi314]

sony and android - that is just hard to believe. sony prefers to roll their own operating systems, especially when game consoles are concerned to have total control.

[chrislapointe]

This is the PlayStation Phone picture,this is what you have been waiting for long. Last year,it is said that the The PlayStation Phone will release in 2010.but now we can assure that this time should be put off. Seems that 2011 is more realistic, let’s keep our eye on it.

Here is more more details of PlayStation Phone

Quote from engadget

“likely boasting Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread), along with a custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform. The device snapped up top (and in our gallery below) is sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 (a chip similar to the one found in the G2, but 200MHz faster), 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and the screen is in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches. Looking almost identical to the mockup we hit you with this summer, the handset does indeed have a long touchpad in the center which is apparently multitouch, and you can see in the photos that it's still bearing those familiar PlayStation shoulder buttons. For Sony buffs, you'll be interested to know that there's no Memory Stick slot here, but there is support for microSD cards.”

Such a nice phone ! how many guys will buy it , will you buy it ?

another , what's the price this is the key to me whether i can get one!





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[Yngwiedis]

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f165/may...ne-real-69578/

[chrislapointe]

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f165/may...ne-real-69578/

sorry , i didn't check it in advance , can you tell me how to delete it , i tried , but didn't find the "delete" icon....thanks!

[Hailfire101]

1ghz Qualcomm... thats a big mistake on Sony's part.

By the time this phone is released, the 1.3ghz and 1.5ghz dual core processors will be the benchmark for a Android 3.0 phone.
There's even the nVida tegra processor too... I can't understand why they'd not use these faster and more efficient processors.

No point making a nex gen phone with old gen parts.

[Derr]

And where's the analog stick? Lazy photoshoppers...

[echibob]

If it were real, it looks really ugly.

[EvilGamer]

Just saw this article on one from the biggest news webpages in The Netherlands (Newspaper De Telegraaf (The Telegraph) with a big header: It exists.

Would be nice if the PSPhone is coming

Article is in Dutch (sorry all), but wanted to place it over here http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/gam...__.html?p=14,1

[yoshi314]

so who else is expecting the phone to require sim cards with magicgate support? :>