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Report: Sony refused Sony Ericsson PlayStation brand use for phone

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A Sony Ericsson petition to create a PlayStation-branded phone was shot down by Sony Corp late last year, MobileToday's rumouring.

The forever-speculated PlayStation phone was a logical progression after the success of Cyber-shot and Walkman handsets, says the site, but Sony was apparently having none of it: the December decision has supposedly prompted a "fallout" between the two firms.

The story goes on to guess that the move may bring an end to Sony relationship with Ericsson. Maybe not.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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