Is Sony afraid of the iPhone? You betcha!

So when Sony America puts out an advert with a kid telling a twenty-something that his phone (read iPhone) isn't "built for big boy games" you know it's got to be worried. Very worried. The iPhone has snuck in and stolen a big chunk of what was traditionally the PSP's market, and the Japanese corporation knows it.

[InnovatedMind]

This story has a lot of misguided hatred.

Why would Sony be scared of the iPhone? In the world of business marketing, "attacking" your enemy publicly stimulates the market thus boosting revenue and momentum.

[8800gtx]

"Why would Sony be scared of the iPhone?"

Sony sure does use dated technology. They have every reason to be worried.

8800gtx

[Pedantic91]

And that dated technology net them 62 million sold PSP's worldwide. Good enough to warrant a successor im sure.

[Erotic Sheep]

If there is one thing that is dated it's your 8800gtx videocard.

[thereapersson]

As delusional as ever.

You paint a dried turd white and slap a ridiculous price tag on it, and some idiot will buy it.

[BYE]

As long as that turd has an awesome design and contains superior technology like all Apple products, count me in.

[Motion]

what are these superior technologies you speak of?

[AllroundGamer]

you know, that kind of "superior technologies" to brainwash people... :) but it only works only on the weaker minded and those with the sheep behaviour :D

[xTruthx]

Droid > Iphone
Evo > Iphone

and soon Nokia8 > All

[ApocalypseShadow]

but i think sony is afraid of tons of quick,sh!tty games being made with no real thought or heart put into them.iphone has many good games.but there is also a lot of sh!t scattered all over its list of games.

i don't think there will be another industry crash like early days of gaming.but it could happen.i remember all the sh!tty games like E.T.(yes i bought it in a clearance bin with other crappy games)being made and games were just awful.if it wasn't for companies like activision(the old activision) and games like pitfall,hero,etc,gaming would have ended.

thank GOD for nintendo saving the industry.but there has to be a limit on the level of sh!t being made compared to quality.if the balance is tipped in favor of the former,the industry will suffer greatly.

sure sony wants you to buy their games.but i would say there are a lot of deeper experiences on psp.

[Stealth20k]

The iphone isnt a real gaming platform so why would they be scared?

Its nintendo and the 3ds they should be scared off

[HeroXIV]

Yeah, unless the PSP2 is also 3D compatible, which would make sense as Sony were the first to plunge in the deep-end of 3D gaming.

[Matthew94]

virtual boy

[xg-ei8ht]

Na i don't think they are tbh.

Iphone is nice and all, but itunes is a pain in the a$$ imo, as sync this sync that, gets on my nerves tbh.

Android has a bigger market share now.

[ExPresident]

I don't think they are scared as much as they are touting the obvious fact that the norm iPhone games don't compare to what can be played on PSP.

[zeksta]

I'm sorry, those words don't go into a sentence together correctly, more or less Apple should be afraid of loosing customers cause of the "Death Grip" issue, don't go telling me it doesn't exist, cause it's been proven.

People are going to be looking for new Phones now-day's, so i can betcha people are going to goto Sony or Samsung, reason i say Samsung is because the new Wave is actually a pretty damn good phone for it's Graphics, Sound and overall Looks, though I'll admit, Sony's not doing very well in the Phone Industry atm as-well, their new Phones are amazingly laggy and overall just crap, no offense, i love sony, but they suck at phones.

[Calm Down Sunshine]

As long as my phone makes calls, texts and plays Snake... Why would I need anything else?

[ER-AM]

The IPhone can't do "Big Boy Games". That's why Sony said just that. It's a response to the argument that mobile gaming will overtake handheld gaming, which it has had a marginal effect on. However, It affects all handhelds, not just Sony. It is a simple ad, there is no reason to blow it up into some doom and gloom bullshit like this.

[Matthew94]

doom, chinatown wars, mgs4 rail shooter,

not saying its a good "console" but iphone isnt all flowers and sunshine games

[frankymv]

iphone 4 is on track to sell 29 million units in only 6 months.

Thats 29,000,000 units in 180 days. You bet Sony is scared.

http://9to5mac.com/ramp_it_...

[Bathyj]

I love my iPhone, no doubt. But who in their right mind buys one as a gaming device? I game very little on iPhone and even when I do it usually just a couple minutes at a time while waiting for my pizza or something.

Now if Sony is scared iPhone is stealing mp3 player sales, that I understand.

[frankymv]

I agree with you that the PSP is a superior gaming device to the iPhone any day. The point is, However, that most consumers will have to make a choice between a pure gaming handheld and a superphone that plays games ok. I just don't see them carrying around separate mobile devices for gaming and phoning/texting/internet/apps.

[Skynetone]

For some mad reason i was expecting every app to load slower then what the ps3 would do, but dame there instant, why cant my ps3 do that,

my only grip with the iphone is, there way two big and they need charging every night, ill stick with my crap phone a little while longer

[saadchohan]

The Competition on hand held gaming consoles in between sony and nintendo. Where the hell does apple comes in??its games are good for a 5 year old. But games with touch screen buttons, and tilting your hand now and then? Iphone should be scared now, because from the antenna problem of iphone4 seems like they are losing it.

[Seferoth75]

132 million to 60 million is hardly competing.

[BYE]

iPhone / iPad would be perfect for gaming if Apple made a bluetooth controller for it.

Combine that with an AV cable for plugging it into a TV and there's no difference to a console.

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

[D0UbleF_]

If there's anyone who isn't afraid of the iPhone then it's the PSP.
I mean com'n..
Steve Jobs can only win American retards who are obsessed with Apple.
He won't win the rest of the world. Never.
Sony did already.

[Seferoth75]

Yeah...Sony isnt winning anything atm dude. DS beats PSP by almost double the sales as does the Wii to PS3. There is no win for last place.

[NatureOfLogic]

Is there no win for quality? or are you just some sales only matter fanboy

[Matthew94]

^^ hey when it "proves" your point youll tout sales to defend the ps3

[Akagi]

Who wants to play a game where you cover most of the screen with your hands?

[lonix]

And all iPhone games are gimmicky

Psp games are the real deal

[PSjesus]

Srsly why any one should compare Iphone apps to real games,
I luv my Iphone4 as a smart phone not as a gaming system.

[ktchong]

Android will overtake iPhone and become the most popular smartphone. It's just a matter of when.

[remanutd55]

sony should be working hard , very hard in the next psp 2 instead of being worried about a phone , i want this features in the next psp :
2 analog sticks
full PSN functionalities ( talk , send/ receive text message from our psn friends, ability to play online with all of them )
Trophies
PS Home ( if it can be done )
software launch line up i want to see from sony:
Uncharted
inFAMOUS
Warhawk
White Knight Chronicles
remember sony the next PSP should be first and foremost A GAMING MACHINE , if i want a phone i would buy a phone but i want a gaming machine that handle other functionalities not a cell phone that can play certain games , i want the next psp to take full PSN advantage ( i will even pre order it the minute you announce that it will have the ability to talk and text to our psn friends and trophies )

[Giah]

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