Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 15:56 GMT
Sony: NGP is not a phone, PlayStation Suite already “addresses,” the phone market
Sony’s NGP may offer 3G in some areas, but it is not a phone, and this detail is something SCEE boss Andrew House said the firm “deliberately,” avoided.
Speaking with Eurogamer following the handheld’s reveal in Japan earlier today, House said PlayStation Suite already “addresses,” the phone market.
“We think that voice capability carries with it a whole other set of expectations, and we want this to be first and foremost the ultimate gaming experience,” he said.
“We’ve elected not to complicate that proposition overly by trying to have it be all things to all people including voice and a conventional phone. Clearly [PlayStation Suite] addresses an already vibrant phone marketplace that serves that consumer very well.”
Kaz Hirai said earlier PlayStation Suite will launch later this year and will bring classic PSone content to Android phones.
For those wanting a PS Phone, there’s always the much leaked Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, which is rumored to be making an appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
7 comments
#1
earlyrock
27/01/11, 4:01 pm
It’ll have Skype no doubt. That’s all it needs on that front.
#2
PsychoboyUK
27/01/11, 4:01 pm
Ahh but if PSP2 has 3G would it not need a network Carrier of some description??
#3
earlyrock
27/01/11, 4:03 pm
@3 Yes.
But Sony might do a deal with a single network to use their infrastructure, and you take some form of subscription from Sony directly.
Still, a lot of questions need to be answered on that score.
#4
PsychoboyUK
27/01/11, 4:05 pm
@3 i would agree with that
#5
Gama_888
27/01/11, 7:28 pm
cross-game voice chat?
#6
Yoshi
27/01/11, 7:57 pm
Atleast they know wtf they are aiming for instead of trying to make everyone happy
#7
DaMan
27/01/11, 8:34 pm
why is the left analog placed at the bottom again.. they ‘ll never learn.