Sony Ericsson F305: more Wii than PSP
By Joseph Hanlon on 18 June 2008
Note the Playstation-like buttons above the screen
Sony Ericsson has put an Eye Toy-like motion sensor and a handful of compatible games in the F305, turning the humble mobile phone into a pocket-sized Nintendo Wii.
A few months earlier, we stumbled across mock-up images of what fans thought a Sony Ericsson PSP mobile phone could look like. The F305 is by no means a high-tech PSP replacement — it's likely to be priced as a budget prepaid phone — but the inclusion of motion sensing technology is a funky concept for a handheld device.
A spokesman for Sony Ericsson explained that motion is registered using the phone's 2-megapixel camera and is compatible with three of the 11 preloaded games on the F305. Additional motion sensitive games are available to download with a total of 10 by mobile gaming developer Gamesloft ready at launch, including Bass fishing, Jockey, and a ten-pin bowling game — similar to one of the more popular games on Nintendo's Wii Sports.
For games not compatible with the motion sensor, the F305 also sports dedicated gaming keys including two buttons above the screen with 'X' and 'O' icons similar to those found on Playstation game console control pads.
There's been no official word yet on pricing for the F305, but we do expect to see it in Australia in time for Christmas.
Joseph Hanlon travelled to CommunicAsia as a guest of Samsung.
Topics: gaming, mobile phones, psp, sony ericsson, wii
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Comments (7)
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mp3freak commented on 31/12/2008 13:49
AUD$199 with 50 preloaded games and memory stick thats awesome, i just got mine yeasterday from Boost mobile!!! Its fully awesome! Seriously, 50!!!!!!!!!!
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hey95. commented on 23/12/2008 18:42
I'm getting this phone soon but i want to know what problems it may have if any as my old phone, a samung, broke in a few weeks and could not be fixed. I don't want it to happen with this phone as it's costing me a fair bit of money =/
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258 commented on 08/12/2008 20:53
my brother really wants this phone for xmas, should i get it for him??
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amybooth commented on 23/11/2008 11:27
its a pretty good phone but how much is it in australian currency?
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vbm commented on 18/06/2008 22:18
i cant wait for this to come out iv been waiting for a long time for this to come out.
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