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Rumor: Sony's PlayStation division looking for engineers with Android dev experience

by Ben Gilbert on Sep 23rd 2010 3:30PM

Back in August, our sister site Engadget reported on a forthcoming Sony Ericsson phone with PlayStation branding -- a phone that would employ Android OS 3.0. Sony still hasn't made a peep officially but has, in the meantime, posted a job listing for a senior server engineer in London with "experience in mobile development." The company noted, "specifically Android is a plus."

Since Engadget first pointed out the job listing, the "specifically Android is a plus" part has been removed (the unaltered image can be seen above). Whether that makes the long-rumored Ericsson / PlayStation partnership any more realistic is hard to say. We'll believe it when we see it.

Via: Engadget
Source: PlayStation Jobs UK

Tags: android, ericsson, mobile, playstation, psp, psp-phone, sony, sony-ericsson

Reader Comments (29)

This move could really save the PSP and Sony Ericsson

@BlackedOut

I agree. I never play portables as I never have it on me. My PSP collects dust and my Android is played all the time.

Combine the two, and I'd be in heaven!

PSP PHONE?!?

This may be the only thing that could pull me away from my IPhone. Depending on how much it can do.......

@Barkley610

yea i feel you, thats why i want GSM.

Yeah if they can turn out a phone that has the app flexibility of an iPhone and the gaming power of a PSP/2. I actually think Apple might be in trouble.

Tho Apple does have one nice head start.

@Barkley610

Trophies on the go.. count me in :P

@Barkley610

To be honest, I think Apple's going to take a hit in sales regardless once the Windows Phone 7 devices start hitting the market this fall/winter.

The interface is ridiculously awesome.

@xHaldirx

bwahaha... Windows mobile 7 maybe a cool competitor but i highly doubt its gonna dent iPhone anything.

@Barkley610

Apples already taking heavy fire from Android. They have been outsold by it pretty much all year.

@(Unverified)

And when the iphone is released on verizon it will effectively double its sales

@(Unverified)

of course android is beating iOS, theres like 20 android phones to 2 iPhone models still being sold. Not 1 android phone has even gotten half one iphone sales

This probably has to do with the PSP Phone but it could also have to do with development of mobile (e.g. Android) ports of Sony games.

awesome. i'd buy a PSP phone, if it worked on GSM though so i can have the option of switching back and forth

Well, that just makes it obvious.
We know it's coming.

I'm more interested in the "cloud hosting" part- will we be uploading our save files or other files...? Or is it just some usual PSN reference?

"Knowlage/Experience of Online gaming."

F it, im applying.

@MrVee PSN Vampah

on a serious note, i just remembered about the recent descovery of proof of a psp2

And the winning combo here is to start with a game platform....

Add to that the functions of a phone. Far too many gaming phones have failed because they were phones first and a gaming platform second.

..... This is where you can probably get away without physical media .... as long as you back it up with a steady supply & selection of quality games.

Hell I recall saying back before the Go launched that all it really needed to not completely suck was to have integrated phone features.

@Scuffles

Well said. I totally agree. My GO would be played if I had a reason to bring it with me every day.

@Scuffles

well, the n-gage tried this before and we know how that turned out... o.0

it needs to be a slick PHONE, and a decent portable game with enough battery life and BUTTONS! touch screens as the main input device suck, sorry iPhone people, but the DS approach is the best, with *additional* touch screen functions to the games.

Another hot scoop! nicely done Joystiq and Engadget, im glad i check these sites

I hope this is true.

I Also read another post that quoted from the chairman of Sony Erricson stating that were going to see some big announcements in the coming months. Ugh!! the suspense is killing me. We need some spy shots already!!!

*Calls Shaun Himmerick*

Shaun Himmerick's phone - *sorry im currently in an interview with Industry Gamers about Mortal Kombat's future in the portable market please leave a message and I'll get back to you.*

Wait was'nt that interview like a week ago.......Damm!! Sony's got to him already.....he was our only lead. Dammmmmm yoooooou Soooooony!

But seriously I don't care if the picture is blurred or only the edge of the system is shown I just want to see the PSP2 already!!!

@Hayatoblaze91x

+100!

damn if this is true im ditching my cheap 50 bucks a month boost phone that i have no problems with and not give a damn if it cost me 120 a month i would still get it unless its with atnt hopping it comes out with sprint or at least tmobile with 4g

Corporate Synergy FTW

No Sony ¬_¬ Not until you sort out this battery issue, the last thing I want is my phone dying far too quickly because I was playing PSP games on it, next thing I can't get an emergency call because my phone died within an hour or something stupid.

If you can't sort that out, I'll stick to my blackberry and PSP 3000, happily keeping them separate.

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