Is a Phone all the PlayStation Portable Needs?

28.12.2010
Is the PSP Go's missing link really just cellular service?

Add phone service, clap on a touchscreen, and presto, the handheld gaming device we always wanted? You know, as opposed to the phone-less PSP Go, Sony's overpriced, undersized gaming handheld ?

The PlayStation Phone cometh early next year according to the latest rumors, this one . The paper claimed yesterday that Sony's long rumored PlayStation Phone would essentially be a PSP Go with phone service, and would launch spring 2011.

Of course we've "known" that much for months.

What we don't know is anything of import, like: Will Sony offer free cell-service-based multiplayer? Or will playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker online wipe out your data plan? Will developers offer new platform-enhanced games at launch? Or will we just grab current fare from the PlayStation Store? Will games cost $40, like current PSP titles, or between $1 and $10, like Apple Store apps? And if the latter, how's Sony going to wash that with current PSP and PSP Go owners?