Sony Ericsson posts $299 million Q2 loss, but a gain for us... Playstation Phone coming Q4?

I'm sure it comes to no surprise that many, MANY companies are suffering losses nowadays, but for Ericsson, it's not all that bad, at least not as bad as its recent $382 million loss. Sony Ericsson also believes this is due to the waves of smartphones that have been coming out that their losing out on their mid-tier mobile phones. For SE fans, all isn't lost, SE said that they are working in that direction and their higher end devices should smack us in the face this Q4. But wait, theres more... one of their devices thats said to be hitting this fourth quarter is rumored "to integrate with Playstation." What that means, only time will tell. Will we have our coveted PSP phone, a phone that just has similar OS and look to the Playstation, or even just a device that allows for remote-play?

I'm most definitely rooting for a PSP phone, but even s smart phone that integrates the Playstation OS' look and feel, and actually looks good is always welcome competition for iPhone lovers such as myself and fellow Vantage bloggers. More competition usually equals good news for consumers like us. But one thing is for sure, we probably wont be seeing anything for the next 3 months (since nothing's coming out in Q3) except for another Sony Ericsson loss. Good luck to you guys at SE!

Sony's PSP In New Carnival Colors!!

Sony has recently announced that they will be releasing their popular handheld, the Sony PSP in new carnival colors! Although, I'm not sure new colors can save this losing battle for the PSP. I think that some new features or functions would've been better.

Anyhoo, beginning Mach 5th, colors like Radiant Red, Vibrant Blue, Bright Yellow, and Spirited Green will be made available in Japan. They are said to come alone for about 19800 yen (regular price for a PSP) or with a matching wrist strap/case and a 4gb memory stick for about 24800 yen (about $280.00).

Like I said, I believe that new colors isn't the answer for Sony. I've recently been to Japan, and believe me when I say that a huge chunk of the people walking around with handhelds are walking around with the Nintendo DS. I can't say for sure why, but my guess is that, maybe bacause the DS really has more to offer, functionality wise that is! But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

What do you think? Am I Wrong? Comment!

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PS3-3000: Update

"This Is So Going In My Blog,"

As I mentioned in my earlier posts, Sony has announced their followup to their "PSP", the "PSP-3000."

The unit pretty much looks exactly the same. One of the new features the PSP-3000 will come with is a better LCD. The quality will be better, and it will also be anti glare. They will come in 3 colors: "Piano Black", "Mystic Silver," and "Ceramic White." However, "Ceramic White" will only be available in Europe and Japan. Damn....

Details about this is still very "Hush Hush," so I can't really say much. But I will as soon as I get new information, so stay tuned!

Here are a few pics:

Mystic Silver:



Piano Black:

Ceramic White:

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PSP-3000

A few months ago, it was rumored that Sony was developing their follow up to the popular Sony PSP. Well folks, it has been confirmed! Little has been said about this next-gen handheld, but I will definitely let u guys know as soon as I do!

Would u buy this? Comment!

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