Comments on: What Sony Must Get Right With Its PlayStation Phone

By: Nameless

Nameless — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:51:03 +0000

I’m concerned about how they can get the balance between phone and gaming handheld just right.

As you point out, the controls are very much a factor. Some people do like hardware keypads and such for dialing, but good luck squeezing one of those in with the usual D-Pad and face buttons…

The greater concern, however, is the possibility of a game being interrupted by phone calls, e-mails, or SMS/MMS messages. I do not find that desirable at all. Furthermore, if you drain a gaming handheld’s battery from playing all the time, you’d at least still have a cell phone in another pocket to make calls with. Not so here…

By: Fiona

Fiona — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:33:42 +0000

Some of those points that a phone maker must get right, Microsoft has already failed at.

It produced its Windows Phone 7, which really only has appeal to one niche: The gamer. It lacks other essential non-gaming apps and basic OS functionality (like lack of full multitasking, and lack of Copy & Paste).

Sony may be able to get away with making its game platform a walled-garden, but the rest of the phone should be as open as possible. I believe that lack of openness will be Windows Phone 7′s demise. MeeGo even stands a better chance.

If Sony uses Android as the basis for its gaming phone, it should ensure that non-game services are open to competitors.

By: Best Android Apps

Best Android Apps — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:12:37 +0000

This should be interesting and may very well change mobile gaming for the better. A control pad on the actual device specifically for gaming will open up screen space and probably provide better and more responsive controls in quite a few cases. The touch screen controls are great, I’m not saying replace them. I’m just saying that with certain games, especially roms, a control pad on the actual mobile device would be great.