Reiko Nagase
The future PSP phone has to have specs good enough to withstand at least 2-3 years of evolving technology.
Right now, Sony Ericsson is probably the most disappointing cell phone manufacturer as of late. I thought the X10 was going to be "it" for them. The one to resurrect their business. The X10 is now on AT&T with very little fan fare, still stuck on Android 1.6 with zero multi-touch, and doesn't have the minimum 512 MB of RAM requirement to be upgradeable to Gingerbread. Before that, it was the Satio. Before that, it was the X1. Before that, it was the K910 getting outclassed by the Nokia N82 and the W960 stuck on WiFi "b".
Sad, really. The SE K790/800 and W810 were wonderful phones back in the day. SE K790 gave us Xenon flash years before the Nokia N82 and the W810 had auto-focus, great external speakers, audio quality, and excellent battery life. This was back in 2006.
But I can see a renaissance period with Sony again. They can recapture their heyday. PlayStation is still their most successful brand far surpassing the Walkman. Sony is versatile in many areas of technology. Lots of trial and error right now. More like error. If they can take the best elements of their CyberShot series, Walkman series, and put in with the Xperia series form factor while bringing the entire PlayStation brand and back catalog with it, this PSP phone can succeed. Heck, even take the best of the Bravia line that was introduced to Japan years ago and give us a stellar screen! The original PSP gave us Dreamcast graphics in our pocket five years ago and still sold over 60M. Not bad for a first handheld system from Sony especially against the likes of Nintendo and their more wallet-friendly handhelds. Now phones have that same 4.3 screen like the Droid X, but with higher resolution. Sony can be so frustrating and so promising at the same time. Yet, they can be the multimedia kings again because they have that talent and expertise to do so.
What Sony needs is a leader like Steve Jobs. Someone in Sony needs to right the ship over there.
If only this PSP phone could have dual batteries like the rumors the first iPhone got. One for gaming and one for just the phone. I remember how amazing Tekken Resurrection looked on the PSP only to find out those 3D graphics would drain the battery to like 3 hours!
Right now, NOBODY out there is really innovating in the cell phone industry. Same old, same old. iPhone 4 is the best phone I ever owned, but it just a refinement of things we should have seen before in an iPhone. Where is the dual-GSM slots? I don't want buy these Chinese knockoffs to get dual slots. Why not sell this PSP phone at a GameStop UNLOCKED and for under $500? And where is the far, far better battery life? My iPhone 4 has solid battery life, but it isn't mind blowing or Earth-shattering. On 3G, I can get about 5-6 hours web browsing on it. How about 12 hours instead and WiFi up to 20 hours? I'm starting to notice my batt life isn't as great on the iPhone 4 like when I first got it almost two months ago. I need to charge it more daily now.
iPhone 4 is not a game changer like the original iPhone from 2007, but a future PSP phone can be. A dedicated gaming phone that can usher more hardcore video gaming brought into the cell phone industry that Nokia's lame N-Gage couldn't do.
Listen, I like Angry Birds and Plants vs Zombies as the next person here, but why should my standards and expectations get lower from these games? ALOT of these goofy, low budget puzzle games and tilt-controlled games can be fun for awhile, but I probably would have never give a damn playing them on any other device other than a phone if they were NOT my only options. I want my Ridge Racer and Japanese RPG games with tremendous story-telling and CG animation too, ya know? I'm not into anime, but I still prefer the Japanese way of story-telling and presentation. The Japanese rocks when it comes to stories, artwork, and the right music they to put in them. And Namco and Square Enix will always have Sony's back. The PlayStation brand would not be as popular today if it wasn't for early allies like them in PS1's first few years with the likes of the Ridge Racer, Tekken, and Final Fantasy series. This PSP phone needs to kick ass in many aspects Sony can be great at and not embarrass Sony's most successful brand known as the PlayStation.
I want to see remakes of classic PS1 and PS2 games on a PSP phone.
One of the most underrated Square games ever, and one of the shortest for its time. UNCENSORED Parasite Eve game this time. Eve looked weird without the nips. But now that Sony has nudity in God of War and Heavy Rain, I do not think they will mind after 12-13 years.
Lulu (my favorite black mage next to Vivi and fav FFX character next to Auron. Great artwork. FFX characters need more games!)
Forget Xenosaga. That game put me to sleep. Remake Xenogears! Redo the last part of the game that looked rushed. Let's get back with Fei, Citan, Rico, and the rest of the gang! Nomore PS1 pixelation. Had one of the best ending songs of all-time... "Small Two of Pieces"
I do not care if I am staring a 3.5 - 4 inch screen all day. MUST KICK LAN DI's ASS! Forget Yakuza, Sega! I know this was Sega's biggest flop, but it was such an amazing experience. Must journey back to the 1987. Left us hanging after almost a decade. Can have Ryo and Ren make it into a buddy comedy again along the way like in Part II. The music and journey were EPIC! Shenmue III needs to happen on whatever platform to have closure to a wonderful experience in gaming.
Cell phone gaming needs to get into feeling EPIC where the EXPERIENCE is what made these games so memorable. Great artwork, story, characters, music, etc. Do not care about the cut-scenes involving green pigs stealing eggs from birds.
