Verizon to sell Sony Ericsson's PlayStation phone
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Verizon to sell Sony Ericsson's PlayStation phone
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The first "PlayStation phone" is coming to Verizon Wireless in April, the CEO of phone maker Sony Ericsson said Sunday.
The Xperia Play phone will have a big touch screen and a pad that slides out to reveal control buttons similar to those on a Sony PlayStation Portable. The phone marks a change in strategy for Sony and a coup for Sony Ericsson, which has been trying to get its phones back into the U.S. market.
The phone looks similar to the PSP Go, a version of the PlayStation Portable released in 2009.
The Play phone will run Google Inc.'s Android operating system and play modified PlayStation games that won't run on other phones. It's the first time Sony has allowed its PlayStation games to run on hardware not made by Sony. The license isn't exclusive to Sony Ericsson, so other phone makers could follow, but Sony Ericsson will have a substantial head start.
http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/116113904.html
Wonder how it will do. Its kind of interesting and I sorta want it, but would have to wait for it to hit the market first before making a final decision.
The Xperia Play phone will have a big touch screen and a pad that slides out to reveal control buttons similar to those on a Sony PlayStation Portable. The phone marks a change in strategy for Sony and a coup for Sony Ericsson, which has been trying to get its phones back into the U.S. market.
The phone looks similar to the PSP Go, a version of the PlayStation Portable released in 2009.
The Play phone will run Google Inc.'s Android operating system and play modified PlayStation games that won't run on other phones. It's the first time Sony has allowed its PlayStation games to run on hardware not made by Sony. The license isn't exclusive to Sony Ericsson, so other phone makers could follow, but Sony Ericsson will have a substantial head start.
http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/116113904.html
Wonder how it will do. Its kind of interesting and I sorta want it, but would have to wait for it to hit the market first before making a final decision.
