PlayStation Phone leak reveals prototype device, platform details

by Andrew Yoon on Oct 26th 2010 9:25PM

Could this be it? The long-rumored PlayStation Phone appears to have taken a giant leap towards being real, thanks to these incredible pictures sent to Engadget. Although the slide-out D-Pad and PlayStation face buttons make it look very similar to a PSP Go, the Android-loaded device is considerably more powerful, sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 chip and 512MB of RAM. (The PSP, by comparison, has a 333MHz processor with 32MB of RAM.)

You can also see what looks to be the PS button underneath the D-Pad (with placeholder marking) and the big, rounded rectangle in the middle is reportedly a touch-sensitive strip capable of mimicking dual-analog input.

This prototype device certainly looks like the real deal, but the lack of a custom Android skin and any obvious PSP branding raises even more questions. When will this device be ready, let alone announced? How much will it be? Maybe most importantly, what kind of games will be compatible with it?

Source: Engadget

Tags: mobile, playstation, playstation-phone, psp, psp-2, psp-phone, psp2, sony, sony-ericsson

Reader Comments (158)

Oh snap! S*** just got real!!!

@patboy2008

OMG!! OMG!!!! Yes! Somebody please confirm this is PSP2 so my heart can rest please! BTW could the middle be a dual analog touch pad thingy! :0

Joystiq call the Mortal Kombat Devs asks them if this is it!

*so excited*

@patboy2008

RIGHT WHEN I GET MY DROIDX GAWDDAMMIT!

If it turns out to be true Imma be so jelly :(

@Hayatoblaze91x Did you even read the article? "The big, rounded rectangle in the middle is reportedly a touch-sensitive strip capable of mimicking dual-analog input" And this would most definitely not be the PSP2, It's just a fancy Android phone with an emphasis on gaming.

@Flapjackal
I read Engadget's article after I made the comment (sorry excited!) But we really don't know for sure if this isn't or is the PSP2. Still just in prototype stage, for all we know they might change the specs or the design!

@patboy2008 Meh, from the sound of it , all it's going to do is be a regular Droidphone with a playstation controller glommed on so you can have some decent controls for once. it'll obviously play regular old Phone games and maybe emulated Playstation minis, maybe even a few select PS1 games.

It's not the PSP2. The PSP2 wouldnt waste time being a phone because that forces people to buy more than just the system. SCE does games, Sony Ericsson is a phone company first and foremost and this is probably just an attempt at cross marketing and trying to consolidate the Sony brand as evidenced by the "make.believe" logo being placed on every sony product regardless of what department it comes from.

I'm not too pumped either, it's just a crappy regular old phone like any existing android, iphone, windows phone, etc.

I'm sure it'll have some actual decent games on it unlike the $5 casual crap available on phones now, but I can't see myself shelling out the cost of a new smartphone for it

@Haizeus

It'll kill the android part of the phone anyway if it turns out to be a real product that sony is pursuing.

Android is far to open for Sonys tastes so it'll get locked down heaps to limit the user from doing things that might allow it to be hacked.

@Flapjackal
even if it was, I was waiting for an android device that was more gaming centric (emulators!)

@patboy2008

Hrm....I dunno, I call bullsh!t on this one...this seems a bit shady.

Not going to say "Fake!" due to anything being possible, but that thing looks like a horribly spliced together phone and PSPGo.

It would be awesome if it were real, but it looks ugly. It doesn't have the style of the PSPGo, only the shape.

@CrimsonRyan Apparently prototype means nothing to you?

@PWRWarTG

Aw what the hell. How did I miss that?

Thanks for the clear-up.

@CrimsonRyan
I was going to ask if you saw the first Nintendo DS prototype. It made the very first retail DS (the phat DS) look very slim and sleak.

@CrimsonRyan

Given that this is noticeably more powerful than the current PSP, could this be what the Mortal Kombat developers were calling a PSP2? Just sayin'!

@CrimsonRyan
Where are my twin analog sticks?

@PWRWarTG

I guess you don't see a lot of cell phone models in your life.

ARM CPU? Say goodbye to all compatibility with existing PSP games. Good work, Sony.

@GerbilSoft As apposed to the weak and outdated MIPS architecture? Sorry, I'd rather take the ARM processor.

@GerbilSoft nyeh, they're probably going after the iTouch/Phone market as well as their own hardcore niche, especially since it's Android based.

@GerbilSoft Yeah, totally different architecture so they either need to port games over to ARM / android or have a separate MIPS chip inside the phone (that would be expensive and bulky).

I can't see this thing playing PSP games on launch, it will probably be just a glorified android phone with perhaps a few "exclusive" games.

The problem will be to get other developers excited to develop games for it when not all android phones have buttons. I.E the market will be severely fragmented.

probably just a psp go combined with a phone if its real

Not sure if want

@SolidSage

I want, not sure if I could afford...

@SolidSage

Yeah I'm with you aout being on the fence about this. I mean I would love a PSP2 and having a phone with it would be cool but I just don't like the form factor of the PSP Go. I think the form factor is sexy but from using the PSP Go at Best Buy I do not like the feel of the slide out controls. Its just too uncomfortable. (Although this may be becaus Best Buy always has it attached to a display. have not been able to use a PSP Go that was unattached. ) Also I don't think I'd be able to afford the mandatory data phone so I hope PSP 2 has a non-phone version.

@SolidSage
Why not? Look at the multi-touch pad! DUAL ANALOGUE STICKS! I'm shocked no one has said anything about it, given the amount of complaints about the single analogue stick.

@SolidSage
While I like the general design and control layout, I am more captivated by the wp7 OS right now, and this doesn't really peak my interest as much... yet.

Maybe the PSP branding is absent because as a prototype it was supposed TO BE A SECRET! Just saying.

@Bluebreaker

Nah... the buttons icons give it away as a PS device as the very least. More than likely they just didn't bother putting all the branding on since it's a prototype.

If this is it? I'm curious to see how the shoulder buttons are gonna work?

Also, no twin sticks, this better be fake! Unless that space in the middle is for them...? Sony, we want 2 damn it!

@dirt junkie
If you look at the gallery on Engadget, there's L/R buttons on the top of the controller half of it (much like the PSP Go).

And according to the rumors, that strip in the middle is supposed to replace the analog sticks.

@dirt junkie
"the big, rounded rectangle in the middle is reportedly a touch-sensitive strip capable of mimicking dual-analog input."

WHAT THE F**K IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU?!
RTFA, GAH!

@ BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam and tobz1000

Thanks guys ;)

Ugh..

I need a new pair of pants.

Do want, so much.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Indeedy, if they can pull this off well ( a big ask) then it could be the greatest thing ever. I'd finally have everything in one place (no offence iPhone, your games are great but they're no PSP game).

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Consider yourself lucky!

I just happened to be wear THREE pairs of pants when I read this!

UGH, UGH, and UGH...

Is Sony the only company that can't keep a secret or what?

@Captain Planet Planeteer Power
They probably have Nintendo Ninjas/Microsoft Spies within the company, sappin' their secrets.

@Captain Planet Planeteer Power

Not really, since it happens all the time with other companies.

@Captain Planet Planeteer Power

Actually, I'd go as far to say that some of these "leaks" are intentional, with the purpose of reasearching public reaction to the product.

@Captain Planet Planeteer Power
SERIOUSLY.

@DjiegoMoz
-cough- Apple -cough-

With the same specs as any normal android phone though? Come on.

@ChuckBartowskiX

Most high end Android phones have hardware that would destroy a PSP.

@ChuckBartowskiX
This is the latest and greatest Snapdragon chip. It's not a dual-core, but it's the next generation with an Adreno 205 GPU which is close to the performance of the PowerVR SGX 540 in the Galaxy S phones and faster than the PowerVR SGX 535 in the iPhone 4. Have you seen Unreal Engine 3 and RAGE on the iPhone 4? Imagine that, but better, on this PlayStation Phone.

The only other phone that uses this particular chip is the HTC Desire HD. The HTC Desire Z (known as the G2 in the US) uses a version of the chip that is downclocked to 800 MHz.

@ChuckBartowskiX Maybe because it IS an android phone?

Oh god I need this.

Bring it to Verizon!

@JONNNathannn The screen in the pic says "Please insert SIM card". Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Verizon uses sim cards. Which means this will either be at T-Mobile or AT&T.

@Justinian the Somewhat Great XXI Yes, you're correct. This is most likely GSM and going to AT&T, however this could simply be the GSM model (think Samsung Galaxy S line - the phone is on every network).

SE has a history of GSM phones but there's a chance they'd want to make a big splash with this and make it available to as many people as possible. We can only hope.

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