Sony Drops Even More Hints About Possible PSP Phone

More hints even you can even call them that about a possible "PSP phone" however that manifests itself. Kazuo Hirai, the top gentleman over at Sony Computer Entertainment, has said that if Sony were to create such a device it would be very important not to confuse people about its capabilities, or even its purpose. "We do not want gamers to be asking, whats the difference between that and a PSP," said Hirai.

The speculation surrounding a "PSP phone" has been ongoing for too long now. Will it be a PSP + a phone? Will it merely be a standard-issue phone with PSP branding, maybe one with the ability to play classic games from PSN? Does the phone want to "take on" the likes of the Nintendo DS (and 3DS), or more the likes of an iPhone loaded up with a bunch of PopCap games?

What is perhaps most interesting about this interview, which is more or less a recap of how the mobile gaming scene has changed since the PSP launch back in 2004, is that Sony seems to have embraced the idea that "casual" gamers should be embraced. We are all one, big happy gaming family the more gamers, the merrier. That, and that casual games have shown that touch-based interfaces can work just fine with several types of games. Perhaps not for your more sophisticated games, but there is no reason why you could not play a Mario clone with touch-based controls.