Sony: PlayStation Suite Not Limited To Android Devices
See Full ImageThe PlayStation Suite will allow the world of PlayStation content to appear on Android mobile devices, and it'll all start with original PS1 classics. Sony also is setting up a "neutral development environment" for generating new Suite games and content, and they'll start a logo licensing program called PlayStation Certified for hardware.
In a roundtable session after last week's PlayStation Meeting, SCE CEO Kaz Hirai said the Suite won't end with Android devices. As reported by Andriasang, Hirai said they "have a completely open stance. With carriers and with hand set makers." The bottom line is that Sony wants to bring their PlayStation brand to as many different people as possible. Added Hirai:
"There are a variety of OSes. But we're focusing first on Android. There's also Windows, iOS and so forth, but we don't have the resources to make it compatible with everything from the start."
As far as Android units go, Sony will target the smartphones first, and up next are the tablets. At this point, it all depends on "user adoption," and they aren't ruling out PSS on platforms like Google TV. Sony will have a review process for Suite software and thanks to this QA, "Sony hopes to establish an ecosystem that runs on Sony certified hardware, differentiating PlayStation Suite from the anything-goes PC world." Yeah, PlayStation is gonna be everywhere.
Tags: playstation suite, ps suite, ngp, android
1/31/2011 8:57:49 PM Ben Dutka
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CONTRABAND
Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 9:44:17 PM
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Highlander
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 1:42:24 AM
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 3:34:29 PM
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Highlander
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Alienange
Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 10:09:26 PM
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SmokeyPSD
Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 10:27:25 PM
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I truely didn't even realise the significance of this announcement until I watched the footage of Kaz talking about this cross platform development, this is the most open development stance Sony has taken yet. Open is good and it's always been a reason, apart from great hardware and games that I've been a follower and used playstation consoles and ultimately respected the company.
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Highlander
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 1:41:56 AM
Seriously though, I have often wondered why Nintendo does do this with it's incredible catalog of games. Then we could potentially play those classics on anything from a phone to an NGP or even a PS3. That would be a great next step moving away from the really tight lock in. I mean, I don't mind Sony and Nintendo, and even Microsoft limiting their cross platform play on emulation to games a couple of generations old. No one expects Sony to license their exclusive PS3 titles as cross platform games. But PS1 titles can definitely appear elsewhere courtesy of a Sony licensed emulation platform. Nintendo could do this with everything from the N64 backwards. There is a gold mine there for those that want ti mine it.
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, February 02, 2011 @ 3:25:45 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 10:32:27 PM
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___________
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 1:44:50 AM
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where are all the classics?
wheres the old looney tunes games, apocalypse, the old james bond games, mission impossible.
only reason i had a PSP 3000 was so i could install CFW to play ps1 games!
there were so many fantastic ps1 games out there, but sony is just ignoring them!
for the love of god sony, stop your love affair with disney and release a decent game onto the store!
i swear to god if they release another disney game on there im going to scream!
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Underdog15
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 11:51:30 AM
none of them are Disney Interactive titles...
And I love Bugs like nobodies business, but I fail to see how WB is any better than DI...
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___________
Wednesday, February 02, 2011 @ 6:25:01 AM
bugs and taz time busters, or sheep raider.
by far the 2 best ps1 games ever released!
wish they would add all the bond games too, especially tomorrow never dies!
or even the mission impossible game was really good!
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 11:29:14 PM
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