Sadly, the Sony Aino mobile phone isn't the fabled PSPhone, but it does support one feature from the handheld device. Using the phone, you will be able to access your PS3 via Remote Play and, because the device is 3G enabled, you won't have to rely on Wi-Fi access. Once connected, you'll be able to stream movies, images and music from your hard disk drive.
Europeans will also be able to access PlayTV, allowing them to view, pause and rewind live television, as well as setting programs to record from afar. There's no indication of whether the phone will have access to the PlayStation Network store or the friends list, but that would be the icing on an already tasty cake. Having this feature on a cell phone makes perfect sense -- hopefully this is something that will become a lot more prevalent in the future. Who knows, one day we might see a Remote Play iPhone app. We'd love that.
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (61)
Posted: May 28th 2009 6:16PM hey buddy said
Ah, the ol' "Fight Fire With Fire Because I Hate Those That Use Fire" logic.
I don't follow, fanboy, but... please... DON'T bother trying to enlighten me.
I don't follow, fanboy, but... please... DON'T bother trying to enlighten me.
Posted: May 28th 2009 6:29PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
They should have this for every Sony phone, to add to that, you should be able to stream phone content to your Bravia TV the way remoteplay works :(
Posted: May 28th 2009 6:30PM einhanderkiller said
So... is it pronounced like 'anal'?
Posted: May 28th 2009 6:36PM (Unverified) said
Thanks for the example Maverick. I actually love my Zune and want to buy another, and another when the touchscreen is out.
Posted: May 28th 2009 6:45PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
How did the topic of Zune come up in this thread anyway? I don't think it matters to anyone how much you love your Zune other then yourself, so I don't know why you need to stress that fact.
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Posted: May 28th 2009 7:04PM Nook said
you know, jumping on the 3g network sounds like a good way to go with wireless devices overall. i'm unsure of the infrastructure's ability to handle all that data though.
interesting.
interesting.
Posted: May 28th 2009 7:47PM Emil K said
Yeah I thought so.
Posted: May 28th 2009 8:10PM Appleanche said
Yeah because playing any PS3/PS1 game without physical buttons works well. Anyone who has used an emulator on their iPod or iPhone will tell you it sucks.
Posted: May 28th 2009 10:47PM Nobledevil Gaming Optimist said
So... how big is that screen? Having this to just watch all of my stored media AND television on the go would be infinitely useful (nothing like being able to instantly kill even a few minutes of boredom).
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