The PlayStation Phone … It’s Real

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The long wait is finally over … the PlayStation phone is here.

Ever since Sony Ericsson first started assigning their handsets Sony branding back in the Cybershot and Walkman days people have been asking when we would see a PlayStation branded phone. We’ve listened as rumours have come and gone, but at long last we can take our first look at the PlayStation phone.

The pictures you are looking at were first posted over on Engadget, who first reported on the handset’s existence back in August. Staying true to their initial report they are maintaining that the device will be launched soon and will almost certainly be running the latest version of Android i.e. Gingerbread. The actual release date could be as soon as the end of this year, but more likely is a 2011 release window, so perhaps early next year.

The specifications aren’t fully known yet, but what we do know is that it will feature the following:

1 GHz Snapdragon processor
512 MB RAM
1 GB ROM
3.7 – 4.1 inch display
microSD support (no proprietary Sony nonsense here)

You will probably have noticed the space between the d-pad and the familiar four PlayStation buttons. This is the multi-touch enabled touchpad, which will no doubt be used for interacting with various contents, most likely including some games.

On the subject of games the handset will be rolling out with its very own customised market place that will sell games specifically developed for this handset and its control setup.

It’s important to note that what you are looking at here is a prototype, it’s not the finished article so please bear that in mind. There is no custom Ui skin, for example, and Engadget mention that the device is pretty buggy at the moment, but of course that’s to be expected with a device at this stage of production.