Sony's answer to the iPhone: the PSP?

sony "HAD" an opportunity to kill the ipod, think about it you had a web browser,it played games, wide screen, had a mp3 player and video player, but they (being sony) killed the whole thing from day one. By wanting to sell memory sticks and not including a HDD sony put the nail in the coffin for the psp. Sony has many movie titles,music, and games to boot, this is a library that is good enough to get the ball rolling and not to mention the fact that brand loyalty is big in japan where if sony had a ipod type of device they would choose it by default. Sony tired to introduce a new format(again) and of course due to cost it died.. if sony comes out with another psp model that is a cell phone with all the other features and of course for a reasonable price they could compete there is just a lot of ground to make up though. I don't understand companies like sony by including a HDD and having content to sell your basically giving yourself a license to print money..

I think the PSP and 6G iPod will be at odds. Both play music, videos and games (obviously the emphasis is different). The PSP of course takes a MS Duo which is fine if you're signed up to that kind of card but there's not HDD and I can't see UMD lasting too long.

I do not think is going to work...PS is to play!

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The PSP can fit in your pocket? What are you, a munchkin?

It really easy to use as a music and video player. Mostly drag and drop although the videos have to be encoded to a specific format to run. At least Sony got rid of that lame naming scheme for videos a while back.

Hardly an iPhone equivalent though. It would be at best a competitor to the widescreen iPod at best with a little Internet functionality added in.

I own a PSP btw.

"Might this make the PSP into an iPhone competitor?"

No. Not only would you need to be connected to the net to make your calls; it's also too large to carry in your pocket. Note also that you're not getting the advanced interface with touch controls, and that you'd also lose the ability to sync with iTunes. I'd say it's not a viable replacment for any phone let alone the iPhone.

One might as well say, "BT has suggested people carry around sundials and offered a set of wheels to each customer to do that. Could this be a competitor to a wristwatch?"

Sony already has plenty of phones, under the Sony Ericsson partnership. I think this is just a way to squeeze more out of the PSP rather than an "answer to the iphone". Newsflash, not every business decision made by a major corporation is a response to something Apple does.

can wait til this hits, i hear its coming to the UK soon. and im there great.


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That means you'd have to be in Wifi range... and given one of the stories on slashdot this morning that you can be arrested for using open wireless points 'without permission' you might be hesitant to even use that feature

I doubt it will, the PSP is primarily a gaming device and most adults who are in the market for a cell phone won't turn to the PSP for that feature; some will howeve turn to the iPhone. I would say over 50% of PSPs are in the hands of individuals under 18 so a competitor it is not