Games shoehorned onto a digital camera

What features do you look at when buying a digital camera? Megapixels? Battery life? White balance override? How about games?

We can't really imagine the consumer who will be swayed to buy the DXG-589V because of what the press release describes as "20 built-in full-color 2D or 3D video games." If a consumer is interested in playing games on the go, they can already buy a portable gaming system or download some games for their cell phone or PDA without denting their bank account too much. If they're not interested in games, then the promise of being able to play what will likely end up being derivative ports directly on their digital camera isn't likely to turn them into instant gamers.

We also can't imagine that Sony will be too happy with the colored shapes being used as control buttons on the camera, which bear a striking resemblance to the arrangement the PlayStation line has been using since 1995. Patent infringement lawsuit, anyone?

Previously: Fuji camera adds gaming features