Sony PSP, the next big thing?
Sriram Sharma, Nov 06, 2003 0000 hrs IST
Sony made detailed announcements over its highly anticipated handheld gaming device called the PSP, which is a digital music and video player as well as a mobile phone.
This device, which Sony aims as a rival to the Apple Computer's iPod would be priced at as little as $60. PSP is designed to rival Nintendo's Game Boy handheld game player, mobile phone maker Nokia's N-Gage wireless gaming device.
Sony described a prototype for its PSP gaming device, due out before the end of 2004, during a presentation to U.S. investors that reiterated plans to restore profitability to the company.
"PSP will be the Walkman of the future," Ken Kutaragi, Sony's executive deputy president, said in comparing a PSP prototype with Sony's highly successful, earlier generation of music players.
Sony envisions a device that looks somewhat similar to Nokia's recently introduced N-Gage gaming phone, but with a bigger display that makes it looks more like a handheld television.
"PSP will not be one kind of product," Kutaragi said. Rather, it is a system of related devices with the capacity to add or subtract features, he said, while stressing that final design details are not expected to be revealed until later.
"We are taking on iPod with our new device," another Sony executive said. "We are coming at him on that front."
Sony executives said that next year Sony will introduce versions of a rival music player to the iPod priced at as little as $60. The Apple iPod costs $200 to $400 for various versions of its product.
USER COMMENTS
who said its a MOBILE PHONE. Get your act together guys????
by anand, mumbai, on Mar 14, 2007 09:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
by ananya, mumbai, on Feb 04, 2007 05:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
who said its also a mobile phone?????????? are you mad!!!!!!!!!!!!
by ananya, mumbai, on Feb 04, 2007 05:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
by balasubramanian, chennai, on Oct 05, 2006 11:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
it was simply superb it look like very stylesh and portable device and then there have lot of feature are there so i like it very much
by balasubramanian, chennai, on Oct 05, 2006 11:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
I Like PSP very much what is the value of it
by Muhammed Nizar., shoranur, on May 15, 2005 11:07 AM, Report abuse Reply
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i agree Ananya
by anand, mumbai, on Mar 14, 2007 09:58 AM, Report abuse Reply