Report_ New PlayStation Phone Coming Next Spring

Still unofficial, the PlayStation Phone will be released next spring, reports Japanese newspaper [[link]] the Asahi Shimbun. According to the report, the Sony Ericsson-developed phone could go on sale first in the U.S. and Europe and be based on the PSPgo and use slide-out PSPgo-style gaming controls. However, instead of analog thumb nubs, there is apparently a touch-sensitive tracking pad. UMD [[link]] and Memory Sticks seem to be eliminated, too.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Sony Computer Entertainment did not offer a comment to Bloomberg regarding this story. As previously noted, the PlayStation Phone is rumored to be based on Google’s Android 3.0 platform and [[link]] sport a “custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform.” https://kotaku.com/report-sony-making-playstation-phone-built-on-google-a-5610661 The Sony Ericsson phone is also reported to pack in 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and a screen “in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches.” https://kotaku.com/meet-the-playstation-phone-5674144 And if it’s real, it could be out in the West as early as next Spring. ｢プレステ携帯｣来春にも発売、ソニーがシェア増へ欧米皮切りに－朝日 [Bloomberg]