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Sony Ericsson has filed for a US patent application for a mobile device with video game features. However, the company stressed on the fact that its upcoming mobile device would be not a phone based on its PlayStation PSP handheld video game system.

Sony Ericsson had filed this patent application dated May 31 with the US Patent & Trademark Office related to a mobile device with gaming functionality that originated from employees in Japan.

Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Merran Wrigley said, “We’re continually evaluating other propositions but they have to be credible propositions. We’re not interested in sticking parts on phones that destrot the brand equity that’s been built up by Sony.”

This comment by the Sony Ericsson spokeswoman came about soon after newspapers and blogs reported in a speculating manner that Sony Ericsson would launch a phone based on Sony’s popular PSP handheld gaming device.

Sony Ericsson who has succeeded in selling music mobile phone sand camera phones that capitalize on its well-known Walkman music player brand and its Cyber-shot digital camera brand.

But, Wrigley said that the company did not release any of these products until it was at a point where it felt customers did not have to compromise on either the phone or the media capability.

As of now, no official announcement about this mobile device with video game capabilities has been made.

Wrigley also confirmed that Sony Ericsson plans to unveil products that feature music and imaging capabilities rather than gaming features at an event scheduled to take place in Berlin on June 14.