PlayStation Phone 'Zeus Z1' caught on video again, this time you can actually see it (update)

A new video of the PlayStation Phone has been leaked onto the net and unlike the last blurry-cam video you can actually see the device this time.

[ForzaGT]

this looks quite genuine

very slick like sony products yet solid

hope its not fake

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Is the only Phone that have a good control Scheme for gaming.

[darthv72]

with the exception of the game pad and buttons.

If it is real...it is real nice!

I'd trade my impression for this in a new york minute. Provided it doesnt require mandatory data plan. You dont need a data plan to make calls or (on this case) play games.

Please go multi-carrier. No ATT exclusive or exclusive carrier for that matter.

[gaffyh]

It MUST be real, I don't think it's the 100% final design (most likely there'll be a PS logo instead of the S), but it looks pretty damn cool. Only issue I'd have with it is that it is a little fat.

Still, I might get rid of my iPhone for this.

[-Alpha]

But Where are the dual sticks? Are they those dots in the middle? They look touch-sensitive.

And what's the "S" when you slide it?

@Nitro

I hope it works well because it definitely looks like a touch sensitive area with the dots indicating the middle of where the analog nubs would be. I like the physical resistance of an analog stick better.

I'm going to assume the touch sensitive area will act as a navigator for web browsing and it is clear the screen is touch sensitive too so we may see plain old iPhone games as well as touch-screen PSP-built games

Looks pretty good overall I'd say. Doesn't look like a game device for those who may use it primarily as a phone yet looks like a PSP Go for those wanting to use it as one. I like how it says "Ericcson" to indicate a phone and (hopefully) when you use it as a PSP they add the PS Logo.

[MisterAV]

maybe some kind of pseudotouchsensitiveanalogs.

However R and L don't seem solid

[Nitrowolf2]

@Alpha

i believe so
idk exactly how they "work"
but i am assuming they are more like a motion base thing. Like on itouch you can have those 2 joysticks, here it looks the same

so touch sensing

[Chubear]

One strictly for gaming(and other multimedia functionality a la PSP) launching at $299 and one version with cell phone functionality at $499-$599

... I'm so coping one of these bad boys on launch. That thing looks sick s-l-i-c-k!

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

@Chubear

I don't know what you mean by two versions... You mean like the PSP2 is supposed to be a phone too? I really don't think this phone will run PSP2 games, as I don't expect the main interface for PSP2 to be android, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Anyway it should release before PSP2 if rumours are true and, if that is the case, I'll wait to see what I get (this, PSP2 or 3DS) 'cuz I really don't give my PSP the love it deserves, I simply didn't bought one single new game for it this entire year (and no, I don't hacked my PSP so I didn't played any new game too). I simply don't find myself in many ocasions planning on use that so I end up not caring it around. But as anyone I end up with free time outside here and there, always with a phone in my pocket. So I just skipped to buy console/PC games and some hardware (Move, G27, new monitor) this year as those I really know I'll use.

Now, I don't like to play on phone but this welcomed face buttons might change it. I'll just wait and see if the games are worth or just more mobile games and if either PSP2 or 3DS don't have some kind of phone add on (the kind I can actually use a phone signal to use, not skype, as I can't rely on wi-fi anywhere around here). Plus, I really want to hear about battery life on all 3.

[Hideo_Kojima]

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
http://n4g.com/comments/red...

I am so glad this has been revealed my contract ends in March I might get this then.

[nveenio]

Am I wrong, or does it seem that the little "dots" in the middle are sensors that work like analog sticks? If so, that would be awesome.

[hakis86]

Oh my God it's actually real!

Well we should give our honest opinions, I'm sure Sony leaked it to check what potential consumers think. =)

I think it looks OK, nice.. I'm more interested in the specs though... will it be outdated withina year, like the iPhone? There's a new iPhone every freakin year.

[-Alpha]

Sony has a tendency to get everything leaked. Jack Tretton even joked about it.

I don't know how it happens, perhaps they do it on purpose but more likely they just can't keep things a secret lol. Or they mistakenly hired a ninja who manages to leak all these things

[Rage_S90]

lol yh they do and valve always delay their games funny how the universe works

[fossilfern]

Prototype or not its one nice looking phone I think I know whats going to replace my 3G :D

[Hideo_Kojima]

Yeah this phone will almost certainly have its own extra PSP Phone only games... but it will most likely have all the android games as well... and hopefully some people will make free PSP Phone Games/Apps that take advantage of the extra controls.

[iamtehpwn]

'Zeus'?
Playing God of War on a machine called Zeus...Kratos can't like this. Gotta be awkward for him.

[SIX]

I know it's concept, but eww. I want them to square out the corners and slick up the controller pad.

[Peppino7]

Seems really cool. Now they only have to show a game running on it. Definitely makes me wanna get rid of my droid x.

[xAlmostPro]

i want :)

[Pedantic91]

I wonder what uses the psuedo-dual analog stick will have.

[Max Power]

I would imagine the uses would be similar to actual analog sticks.

[Undeadwolfy]

Its called an Optical Trackpad. Its whats used on the HTC Bravo. :)

[baodeus]

The top part looks like the blackberry phone for some reason.

[Kran]

Raging fanboys calling it fake incoming in 3.... 2.... 1.....

Personally, I can't tell if its fake or not. It looks genuine though...

[ngecenk]

cmooon.. of course its a fake.or at least not a psp sequel. how come a playstation phone dont have any ps logo or psp logo on it. its like killing a brand they already built for years. it doesnt make sense.

probably its just another gaming phone from sony ericson, but definitely not psp successor.

[rjdofu]

Calm down dude, this is not the final product, and who says this is psp successor?

Hell Sony even hasn't officially announced it yet.

[xAlmostPro]

@ngecenk dude its a phone.. not a PSP and not supposed to be either

[Triella]

I wonder how someone in their right mind could call this fake while it has the complete design of the PSP Go (which apparently was only launched to be a market tester for this phone).

It's totaly real and will replace my actual phone ASAP.

[TurismoGTR]

I love sony.. but I'll just stick to Apple's iPhone.

[SSKILLZ]

Droid FTW

[Close_Second]

IPhone will not advance as fast as Android. I dare say IPhone will remain a dominant force however, it won't be a single horse race anymore.

[MisterAV]

the dominant horse that can't even really do real and complete multitasking like a 10 years ago symbian...

[Thepro318]

android phones been out solding iphone this year what dominant force are you talking about

[TheIneffableBob]

Android phones already have a significantly larger market share worldwide than iPhone. 25.5% to 16.7%. Symbian is still the leader, though, with 36.6%.

[karl]

can anyone link me to a droid pls?

im not a cellphone fan.. always have the shittiest one but i was thinking about buying one u know...

[Rage_S90]

why dont you wait for the psp phone then ;)

[Hideo_Kojima]

Here are some good ones...
HTC Desire HD
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Samsung Galaxy S
HTC Desire

[saint_john_paul_ii]

screw the iphone. this phone has the potential to take the android market to the next level for gaming. games like Sonic 4 for example would have to make an android appearance either way.

its a phone with a control scheme for gaming. that in itself pwns the iphone for gaming.

as for the phone, it may not be a PSP2, but the thing is just beautiful. i currently own a Motorola i1, its a nice phone, but the fact that it runs only on android 1.6 is just a disappointment. so this can push me to buy this PSP phone

[Stealth20k]

Its probably real BUT not the psp 2 and the rumor is its only for microgames costing 10 dollars or less

SO

its not the dedicated real gaming handheld like the psp 2 is

in reality it has nothing to do with the playstation

and whoever disagrees is wrong, weve also seen the mock of the psp2 and it looks compeltelt different and all the rumors are different

EA has the psp 2 and say its super powerful. And this phone isnt it nor does it even say sony of japan or playstation on it

its a sony ericson smartphone. Nothing more and most definitely not the psp 2. Thats been proven with solid pictures and leaked video

And fyi you wouldnt even be able to play most psp games well if you could since theres no analog

[visualb]

i doubt its just for micro games

if anything, its a PSPGo with Android...so it'll play all PSP games through download + phones

PSP2 will be a whole other level, with more power and just a console

so PSPhone VS iPhone and PSP2 vs 3DS

Sony taking everyone on xD

[silvacrest]

dont bother, this guy keeps on repeating himself and hammering home that this will only play mini games, as if he has any proof

my guess? hes scared this may steal some thunder from the PSP2 but it wont, the psp2 will no doubt be more powerful

if the leaked hardware specs are true this device is more the capable of playing PSP1 games and assuming the track pad in the middle will act as dual analogs some intresting things could be coming to this device

also "whoever disagrees is wrong, weve also seen the mock of the psp2"

so, whatever you say is truth and anyone with a differing opinion is wrong? i wouldnt keep coming back to those ultra blurry psp2 pics btw

my question is why do you want this device to fail so hard, you put it down in every single psp phone thread and you never have anything good to say except your "facts"

[Hoje0308]

Don't know why you got those disagrees, this obviously isn't the PSP2. Seems more like an attempt to get a chunk of the market the iPhone is currently enjoying.

[Nitrowolf2]

No brainer it's not the psp2, other wise the headlines wouldn't be with "Playstation phone" Also the fact that it says Sony Erricson. I mean ebven if psp2 had cell phone i don't think it would be marketed as a Sony erricson either way.

The reason why it has something to do with playstation is
1. It's made by Sony
2. It has the X,O,[], and /\ buttons along with start and select and L/R bumpers.
I mean with that button layout i have a feeling it will have something to do with Playstation. I have a feeling it's more then just microgames, maybe it just might be a psp built into it, but then i see the 2 analog sticks

[pork_chop_express]

what do u think the psp 2 will be?

touchscreen on the back!? lol

this has everything, hardware that blows the 3ds out the water, always on data, touchscreen, dual analogs, android.

[Bloodlyte]

real, fake, bla bla, I just hope that Sony is making a PSP2 besides the PSPhone.

[Handhelds_FTW]

All evidence we have at this point concerning the PSP2 and PSPhone are leaked images and videos.

Going by those basis and standards they clearly paint the image that the PSP2 and PSPhone are two completely separate products.

[TheIneffableBob]

I think Sony will be like Apple with their iPhone and iPod.

The PSP2 will have nearly identical internals (aside from radio antennas, of course) to the PSPhone, but the PSP2 will not have cellphone capabilities or require a data plan.

[guitar_nerd_23]

looks nice, im in the market for an android phone so if it can play psp1 games im in- would like to play dissidia 2 and ff agito but im damned if if buying a 3rd psp only to sell it again afterwards

[arjman]

It'll probably play psp minis

[princeofthabay]

i wonder wat service it will be for,probably at&t

[IrishYamato]

Anyone got a Youtube link?.

[kharma45]

There - http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[IrishYamato]

Domo Arigato.

[fight4love]

Sort of sucked that the phone and psp2 aren't the same thing. I have to admit i was looking forward to have a handheld and gaming device in one. That said i wonder how much this will cost as well as how does it compare to psp.
If it is as strong as the psp and can play psp games then i would get it. I know its a long shot but i hope the psp2 will have phone capabilities.

[Parapraxis]

The PSP2 may very well have cell phone capabilities, but from a logistics standpoint, it will be quite a bit larger than the PSphone in the video.

The PSPgo is bigger than this phone and surely they were in development side-by-side.
The PSP2 would be an entire step up from the current PSP/PSPgo, so logically it will be chunky, probably the size of a PSP slim.

Ideally the PSphone would be able to play the entire current PSPgo digital catalogue + Playstation minis, and the PSP2 with a new architecture will have a completely different set of games, with a few possibly appearing on both PSP2 and PSphone.

LOL @ disagreers, please JOIN in the conversation...on second thought, don't.

[Evolve]

I don't think so This is the PSP2, PSP2 will be different. Hope This phone it's not the PSP2.
How much this phone will cost you guys think ?

[k-dillinger]

now i got 1 ? will it count towards psp2 total sales or on its own?

[Parapraxis]

How does apple break down iPod ve iPod Nano vs iPhone vs iPad sales?
I'd imagine they would be partitioned.

[silvacrest]

seeing it like that makes me think sony ericcson must be pretty close to the final product or maybe they are already their?

anyone who still thinks this is still fake might as well stop using the internet right now

design wise it looks okay, i hope they change that grey backround on the gamepad to....anything else, the device looked kinda chuncky but this is expected considering what it does

still a day one, cant wait!

PS, emulators will be AWESOME on this

[IrishYamato]

I'm happy that the PSP2 and the phone are different things. Now Sony can go all out with the PSP2. Just thinking of how powerful the PSP2 might be has given me two erections at the same time.

[Parapraxis]

I was waiting for him to push the icon that was shaped like a controller!

@kharma45, i'm on it! Thanks man.

[kharma45]

Check out the new video through the source link that has been added, showcases (very briefly) the PlayStation app being used.

[pepsilover_2007]

hopefully they have a xmb menu opption it would be so awesome with the touch screen and odds are they will follow the ipod touch in realseing one with out the phone part of it

[jay2]

Yes please, Sony. And the PSphone and PSP 2 are totally different things, day 1 for me

[tubers]

cool :) laughing at all the ppl calling it fake. it's the same thing.. should have just called LOOKs fake but noh.. FAKE xD hahahaha

[AwesomeJizz]

I did not understand one thing.
What games will you be able to play on this device? PSP ones or PSP2?

@Below, thanks.

[jay2]

We Should know in 6 days at the official annoucment/unvailing in France.

[pork_chop_express]

the psp 2 is awesome, sure they will have a kids version with no always on data, but this thing is going to be great for the grown ups.

android market, psn, dual analogs, check, check and check.

[Hozi89]

Don't care if it's fake or real...This baby will serve me faithfully through my travels. I've been waiting for a phone like this for so long now. I hate playing games on phones due to the lack of a proper control scheme. This looks promising, I sure hope SONY promotes user based apps and I hope to god this things has built in memory as well, at least 16GBs.

Can't wait to see some of the exclusive games coming out for this. If I'm right, and I think I am....David Jaffe is already making a sweet game for it as we speak.

[Jrome]

Lol how can this be fake. Such a high quality video. There's no question about it.

[hot4play]

Sweet! I'm gonna start saving for this.
And the 3DS. And the PSP2. Argh! :s

[Bull5hifT]

I dont like touch sensitive joysticks, the physical one feels better, thing is i start in a good place but then my finger slides a little too much a certain way then i have to go farther back and it gets all whack, then i gotta lift my thumb and place it where it feels accurate...... I cant explain it'. Everytime i play gta china toen wars on my itouch i end in the middle of my screen' id buy this in a heartbeat if i knew they would develop games farther than the psp's 2004-5 tech and also if it had natural joysticks....

[B_Rian89]

looks nice. The only thing I dont like is the silver area. It makes it look cheap. Hopefully they'll change it in the final design to match whatever color the phone is

[hot4play]

Totally agree with you. The silver area makes it ugly. I still maintain that the PSP GO looks sleeker (only small touches of silver)

Hope they change the color. Make it black at least.

*The design is growing on me tho...also, they wont be adding the PS logo on the shell?

[AWBrawler]

I usually stick to the Nintendo and PC sections, but I have a serious question? Who's Idea was it that the PSP should be a phone? That's crazy to me. I have a phone. Last I checked PSP held up better than any Non-Nintendo handheld, so Why change it to a phone all of a sudden? I think this may be a bad idea.

Some one please tell me why the PSP being a phone is a good idea. Wouldn't it alienate the younger base, and turn off some fans?

[B-Real206]

I'm pretty sure this would follow the in the footsteps of the PSPgo. As in being a "higher end" model and only be able to do digital downloads. (minis, PS1, and whatever psp games they put on psn(hopefully))

I would get this if it wasn't carrier exclusive. We don't know if it is, but I don't think I have seen a Sony Erricson phone in a sprint store in years. I might go to T-mobile for this.

Anyways to answer your question about alienating, I don't think that would happen. Has the PSPgo fragmented the base, if any thing Go owners have been left out in the cold with some games not releasing on psn.

Thoughts?

[AWBrawler]

Thanks for clearing that up. bubbles to you!
I thought this would be the new PSP2 at first. Silly me

[SandWitch]

I'm starting to saves my money for this O_O

[shotgun_ps3]

My phone upgrade is due in March... PLEASE RELEASE BEFORE MARCH!!!

[silvacrest]

the rumours say febuary 2011 oe even december of this year so you may be in luck :)

[NeloAnjelo]

WOW. I love how it looks!