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Sony has to go this direction. It's really the only opportunity for them in the smartphone business. Apple knows iPhone's competition is heating up with Windows and Android, but could Sony do real damage with this beastly phone?
I think they can, but the biggest downfall is the same as the Android phones with 4+inch screens: battery life. I could see the PS Vita handling calls and mobile gaming and being very good at that, but how about texting? Email? I'm sure it has the capability, I mean form factor. Typing would likely be a one handed chore, which is not enticing to the hyper texting tweener/young traveler from age 12-30 that Sony would appeal to most.
If Sony could make a peripheral sliding keyboard/battery life extender, I could see it being really appealing. Yes you would be carrying around a brick, but that would be the most powerful brick possible.
Using a bluetooth keyboard wouldn't be the biggest pain, but it being durable and charging the battery quickly is a concern. Texting, emailing, etc. should be done quickly without a major production. When it's easier to play Uncharted than text your friend about next week's party, I could see being antisocial very tempting.
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I wouldn't buy a PS Vita phone because of battery life like you mentioned. I'm very strict about not using my phone as a gaming device.
Sorry iPhone lovers, but if y'all really want to play serious games you'll need to drop the iPhone and get an actual handheld system.
It's very irksome when people's only exposure to gaming are games like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. I wish they'd look beyond their phones and give actual handheld gaming a chance....oh well...
Sorry iPhone lovers, but if y'all really want to play serious games you'll need to drop the iPhone and get an actual handheld system.
It's very irksome when people's only exposure to gaming are games like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. I wish they'd look beyond their phones and give actual handheld gaming a chance....oh well...
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I'd steer away from a PSP-level phone primarily due to battery life. It would be amazing to have those kinds of games on my phone, but I think it would significantly impact the battery life on the phone.
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Absolutely not. The Xperia Play was a total failure, and I can totally see Sony turning the Vita into a Nokia N-Gage flop. I can just foresee Sony using some proprietary Sony OS that is buggy, fragmented, and restricts media to the few things Sony approves.
Apple did it right with the iPhone and iPod touch, they made a phone/device that can play games instead of turning a game console into a phone. I really don't think that model can work effectively in a market where so many people are used to smartphones with apps, not a "smarthandheld gaming platform" with a phone application.
For it to work, it seems like they would have to change it significantly... I don't really want my phone to have two analog sticks and a bunch of hardware buttons.
Apple did it right with the iPhone and iPod touch, they made a phone/device that can play games instead of turning a game console into a phone. I really don't think that model can work effectively in a market where so many people are used to smartphones with apps, not a "smarthandheld gaming platform" with a phone application.
For it to work, it seems like they would have to change it significantly... I don't really want my phone to have two analog sticks and a bunch of hardware buttons.
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Yes. Yes I would. I understand battery life is a big concern, but with Motorola recently able to pack a 3,300 mAh battery into a phone with the profile of a RAZR, there's no question that Sony could do something similar, perhaps with an even larger battery. (For the record, the PSP was 1200 mAh, and the Vita will be 2,200 mAh).
I really don't want an Xperia Play kind of situation here; it was too much phone and not enough PSP. If they could just stick a cellphone radio in a redesigned PSP shell (with a larger non-removable battery), I'd take one over any other a smartphone.
I really don't want an Xperia Play kind of situation here; it was too much phone and not enough PSP. If they could just stick a cellphone radio in a redesigned PSP shell (with a larger non-removable battery), I'd take one over any other a smartphone.
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