No Android PlayStation Phone This Year

A PlayStation phone? Don't hold your breath--not this year, at least. Last month we heard rumors that Sony Ericcson was working on an Android-based handset called the PlayView, which was said to be a Samsung Captivate-esque phone crossbred with a Sony PSPGo. The device was said to be do out by October.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, it is. At least the October part. In an interview withThe Seattle Times that touched on the PS3 and the battle between the Sony Move and Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect, Sony SVP Peter Dille told a reporter,

"No new mobile launches this year."

There are no follow-ups beyond that. The interview, which was held on the occasion of the PlayStation's 15th birthday, seems pretty heavily edited--if there were follow-ups, I'm guessing that Dille issued a big fat no comment on the matter.