PlayStation Portable

Sony PlayStation Director Not Concerned That the Vita Will Miss the Holidays

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 9:02 am PT

Don’t compare it to the iPad, Nintendo’s 3DS, or even its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable. Vita could be in a class of its own.

Sony’s New PlayStation Portable May Fall Further Behind Competition Due to Japan Quake

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 7, 2011 at 11:42 am PT

Sony’s new PlayStation Portable may fall further behind Nintendo’s 3DS as the consumer electronics maker faces production delays following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last month, reports Bloomberg.

Risks of Children Viewing 3-D Fading Into The Background In Time for Nintendo's Handheld Launch

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 21, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

With less than a week to go before Nintendo launches the 3DS in the U.S., safety concerns about whether children should view the three-dimensional images have largely disappeared–right before our eyes.

Sony Ericsson Woos Developers to PlayStation Phone, But Fails to Tap Into Existing PSP Titles

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 2, 2011 at 1:23 am PT

Recognizing that a wide variety of games will be key to its success, Sony Ericsson held a press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco yesterday to drum up developer support for the upcoming launch of the Xperia Play, its first PlayStation-certified smartphone.

Sony Ericsson Open to China Gaming Partnerships

Owen Fletcher, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 1, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson is open to partnerships such as joint ventures in China’s gaming industry and plans to sell its new cellphone-and-videogame device, Xperia Play, in the country, Chief Executive Bert Nordberg said Tuesday.

Game Changer? Sony Uncrates Next Generation Portable

John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2011 at 7:03 am PT

Sony stepped up its game in the mobile gaming market this morning by uncrating the Next Generation Portable, the successor to the dusty PlayStation Portable. A radical redesign of the PSP, the device promises a PlayStation 3-level gaming experience in a handheld form factor.

Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple

Daisuke Wakabayashi and Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 4, 2010 at 10:24 am PT

Threatened by Apple Inc.’s growing stable of portable devices, Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games, according to people familiar with the matter.

Will iPhone Lead the Growth in Portable Gaming?

Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 2, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

At its media event in early September, Apple threw down the gauntlet to Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. Dedicated gaming gadgets like the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable “seemed so cool,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s head of marketing, but “they don’t stack up against the iPod touch.”