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May 11, 2009

PSP Mobile Phone Rumor Season

We’ve always wondered when, not if, the PSP would finally have voice functionality added and the rumors are heating up again as a result of a recent FT article quoting Sony Ericsson President Hideki Komiyama. While it would seem clear the company will roll out the PSP2 model – without the UMD drive – at E3 in LA next month, his comments were somewhat less clear “could happen” regarding the PlayStation mobile phone. We hope they make the splash here – Again – at TGS in September instead!

Via: The EndUserBlog
Although many PSP users, myself included, would line up to put in a pre-order for a PSP that had cellular functionality, this has yet to happen, and drawing on the Financial Times article that quoted Komiyama, that makes sense since apparently Sony Ericsson has produced only a handful of smart phones and not a single one with the functionality to compare with the iPhone.

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