PlayPhone anyone?
Let's face it, the world's gone mobile mad and following Apple's iPhone debut and Google's Android announcement, it's only natural that we all expect a Microsoft ZunePhone or Sony PlayStation Phone to follow shortly after.
Sony has fuelled the fire by claiming that a PlayStation Phone is a possibility. Speaking to The Economic Times, Sony Computer Entertainment co-chief operating officer Jim Ryan stated that, 'The PlayStation is a proven success and so is Sony Ericsson. Convergence with the two arms working together is definitely plausible'.
Though games on mobile phones aren't by any means new, they're yet to become mainstream. With portable devices such as Nintendo's DS Lite and Sony's PlayStation Portable proving to be hugely successful, it seems a natural progression for Sony to combine the PlayStation and Sony Ericsson brands.
Jim Ryan was keen to point out that the device wouldn't be a mobile phone with PlayStation added on. Instead, he says that the device would need to be a gaming platform first and foremost, with mobile phone functionality integrated. Sounds a good idea to us.
Mr Ryan did make it clear that it would be a while before any such device comes to the market but it's interesting nonetheless to hear that Sony is thinking about it.
Source: The Economic Times
