Sony continues to talk PS Phone possibilities [Update]

It's probably safe to say Sony has had an on-again, off-again relationship with the PlayStation Phone. Top executives have gone on record to confirm work is being done on the hybrid gaming handheld and cell phone and have also even claimed they knew nothing about it. Well, mark down another Sony exec who's incredibly excited about its possibilities.

"The PlayStation is a proven success and so is Sony Ericsson," said Jim Ryan, Sony Computer Entertainment's co-chief operating officer, in an interview with the Economic Times. "Convergence with the two arms working together is definitely plausible. It is hugely intellectually seductive to have a console oriented phone."

[Insert random N-Gage joke here.] "While the Cybershot and Walkman are better selling brands from the Sony fold, Playstation almost enjoys cult status ... [and the two] would make a strong success story for Sony," he added. At this point we'd appreciate less talk and more action out of the Sony camp. If you're going to do it, then do it.

[Update: Sony has denied this rumor. "Jim Ryan was misquoted in his interview and we do not have any plans at the moment for a PlayStation phone."]