Speaking at the 2011 CES Press Conference, Sony’s computer division boss has said that a PlayStation branded phone is a “potential opportunity” amongst “many opportunities” that they’ve been considering.
Sadly, Kunimasa Suzuki declined to comment further, but his words at least confirm that the company is interested, even if they were some way from flat-out saying “look, TSA, yes, it’s coming.”
Suzuki also mentioned the iPad – Sony is meant to be releasing a tablet PC themselves this year. “For sure [it’s] the king of tablets,” he said of Apple’s device. “But what is the second, what is the third? Who is taking the second position?”
That is our focus,” he said. “We would like to really take the number two position in a year.”
CEO Howard Stringer said the company was biding its time and considering whether the tablet offering should have 3D capability. “If I want to differentiate it from others, do I release it tomorrow, or do I wait till I differentiate it?”
You just need Cut the Rope on it, Howard.
SavageOranges
Hmm. I was expecting an announcement for this at CES not just an extremely vague maybe. But to be fair, it has to be real and I don’t think they’re kidding anyone:/
project84music
It would be quite an elaborate hoax if it isn’t real.
cc_star
Given the range of fantastic Android 3.0 tablets already showed off at CES, with great specs and importantly some huge feature & connectivity advantages over the iPad… I think Sony are behind the tablet curve and they need to be on the shelves soon if they want 2nd place.
After the lack of Xperia-Play reveal at CES I think we’ll have to wait until Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress in Feb, sadly.
bunimomike
3D on a tablet as a USP. No, can’t say that’s the smart money. Still, it’s tricky to see how it’ll make in-roads into the iPad market.
esir
Brand the tablet as a Vaio, give it a high enough price tag and be done with it.
Grey_Ghost13
Glad I didn’t wait for the new phone then and got myself an N8 instead, hopefully when I upgrade again in 18 months the phone will be out!
sesameseed
n8, phew, someone else has one! same as sony… advertise ffs!
Grey_Ghost13
Just got it yesterday, beast of a phone!
ElGuason
that’s cool
PriceKitty
What’s the point for them to make a phone or a tablet?
WHY DOESN’T ANYONE BUT APPLE TRY TO MAKE NEW THINGS!!!!!!
SONY. Make something no one has made before. BE UNIQUE.
Don’t be like Microsoft and make a copy of a behemoth that turns out to not work right anyway.
baska
i cant wait..
Samiro05
I just took the number 2 position :)
scavenga
Me too, pretty damn soon. It’s because of this awful chair I’m sitting in, I think.
Peter Rushton
PSP Phone = Iphone
PSP 2 = Itouch
Basically Sony needs to sell a lot of units to compete with Apple now.
DJ Judas
One word: Buttons