From TelecomWeb:
Sony is going to be looking for mobile content that moves outside of traditional gaming, so any mobile-content providers that can configure their wares to work well via occasional access on Wi-Fi hot spots instead of phone-based systems should be talking to Sony now. Early-in developers are likely to get favorable terms out of Sony, because the company already has shown a willingness to take a financial bath on the PSP hardware, which probably costs them $100 more per unit to produce than they are charging. The company appears to be in the PSP game for the long haul, expecting to follow the PS2 model of making money from licensing fees only several years into the product’s life cycle. Until then, the object will be to build a critical mass of content and connectivity, and for that they need partners.
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I personally think WiFi gaming is not going to be as big as people suggest. It seems that most people, in the UK anyway, use mobile games to pass away some time on the bus or train or similar and if they want to do some serious gaming then use a full-on device.
Just my thoughts though.
Regards.
Posted by: R Hawley | Jul 25, 2005 at 02:20 PM