Android 3 Powered Playstation Phone Prototype Unveiled

The Playstation Phone will at least be able to compete favorably against Motorola. Like that company’s Droid X line of smartphones, the Playstation Phone will also run using Google‘s Android operating system. Unlike the Droid X, however, the Playstation Phone will run on the upcoming Android 2.3, nicknamed Gingerbread, Android update. Android Gingerbread is rumored to bring with it a new Android Market music storefront, Google TV functionality, video calls, and 3D gaming support.

App makers and downloadable media sales will also have double the access to users on the Playstation Phone. In addition to the Android Market, the new smartphone from Sony Ericsson will also include a custom Sony market specific to the phone, one that will likely share branding and access with the Playstation Network Store already supported by the company’s devoted gaming consoles, the Playstation 3 and PSP. The Playstation Network features downloadable retail games. Given their existing partnership on the Playstation 3 and past support of Android phones, it should also be expected that the Playstation Phone will include a Netflix streaming video app. Investors Place

The Playstation phone should compete with Motorola