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Sony ends support for PlayStation Mobile on Android devices

Sony has very unexpectedly announced that it will pull support for PlayStation Mobile (PSM) on PlayStation Certified devices from Android 4.4.3 KitKat onwards. PlayStation Mobile will continue to work on devices normally running Android 4.4.2 KitKat, but Sony is not guaranteeing whether features such store access, re-downloading games and content will remain in future Android versions.

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PlayStation Store for PlayStation Mobile to launch in four new countries in June 2014

PlayStation Store for PlayStation Mobile is currently offered in 18 countries, but from June 25 2014 four new countries will be added to that list including Austria, India, Poland and Switzerland.

Sony also announced that it is starting a public preview of the “Unity for PlayStation Mobile” game engine. The official “Unity for PSM” removes the need for extensive re-coding, allowing developers to…

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As promised by Sony, the developer tools have finally arrived in an open beta format.  Programmers and hardware manufacturers will now be able to create PlayStation certified devices that can be used with the PlayStation Suite in order to improve the overall experience.  The beta version will allow Sony to work out the kinks in the program and with any luck, a full version will be available by the end of this year for the developer tools.  This will lead to a brand new wave of PlayStation accessories and game play abilities for PlayStation users.

An article from www.pcworld.com says:

"Sony Computer Entertainment will 'certify' devices made by outside manufacturers as compatible with the PlayStation Suite, then allow PlayStation games to be purchased and played on them. The suite is a departure from a long-held tenet of the video game industry -- that hardware makers such as Sony build and control their gaming platforms, which software developers then target with game titles.

The beta version of the developer program provides access to a software development kit to the general public. The software kit includes a set of graphics and gaming libraries, a simulator for PCs, and the ability to test games on the PlayStation Vita handheld and other devices.

Sony is calling the current public release of the developer tools an "open beta," with the official launch set for later this year. The current beta version also provides access to Sony employees for help with programming and other issues.

After the official release, developers will be required to pay US$99 per year for the right to test their creations on compatible devices and sell them through the PlayStation Store. The company said it is still working out details such as what percentage of revenue content creators will receive and which countries the store will be available in.

Sony says the developer program will not allow free software for the PlayStation Suite, although a system for in-game purchases is in development. This would allow for "freemium" offerings, in which a title can be had for free but payments are required for more features or functionality" (pars 2, 3, 5, 6, 7).

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc e Xperia Acro recebem Certificação PlayStation no Japão

O Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vinculado à operadora japonesa NTT DoCoMo está recebendo Certificação PlayStation. Isto significa que dezenas de jogos PlayStation oficialmente adaptados passarão a ser compatíveis com o aparelho. 

Outro Xperia também receberá esta certificação oficial, o Xperia Acro, aparelho disponível apenas para o mercado japonês.

Não se tem notícias sobre os planos da Sony Ericsson para outros mercados, mas a tendência é que esta certificação se estenda a mais aparelhos.

Via Engadget

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Verizon Wireless has cut the price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to just $99.99 with a new two-year contract. The Xperia Play was announced in February and is the first smartphone to offer access to games from the PlayStation Suite. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and packs a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 4-inch 480 x 854 resolution display. It also features a full slide-out gamepad with PSP-style gaming buttons. In our recent review we called the Xperia Play “one of the most enjoyable game-focused smartphones we’ve ever used.”

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Google TV Super Dream Cable Box/Game Console Thingy

We know what Google TV does, but I was just thinking of it’s Android potential. Just think a box with Tegra 2 or better, something that can produce current gen console graphics, that you can play on your phone or TV. In app purchasing, so there would be no need for discs or sequels. Imagine no Gears of War 1, 2, or 3—it would just be one game where you can continue to purchase parts of the serial. In this way, there would be less time between what the developer intends and what they can do. Let’s say the developer needed more funding (which is part of the reason sequels if nothing else look better), they could sell the first few parts of the game and update the graphics, tweak the gameplay, and release parts 2. No need for “improved” sequels like Left 4 Dead. The only reason this is different than DLC at all is because it is seamless. You reach level 5, you just click continue and downlaod the next part if it is available. Play Gears one, then download the next part. I literally drove to Gamestop and bought Gears 2 directly after I finished, that process could be eliminated and if the graphics engine is updated, the whole game is updated like Warcraft. This would be completely forgivable as long as the content continued to be worth it. You own the content permanently and download it anytime you want over your lifetime, no need to buy another copy for each new device and the beautiful thing? Let’s say the next gen of 4K TVs comes out and we have super high polygon counts and high res textures? Pay for an in-app 4K upgrade instead of a completely new copy of the game to take up space.

It wouldn’t hurt to have some like an Xperia Play that alone would be a kickass gaming phone, but combined with a Google TV would be a second screen display like a DS or Dreamcast VMU. Touchscreen or slide out gamepad. In fact this is what Sony should do with it’s next console. The NGP is already capable of PS3 graphics.

Just my dream…A Universal platform where a very high bar is set for openness and availability. Maybe even the cable companies could subsidize these cable box/game consoles like cell phones. Subscribe to a two-year cable contract, get a free or cheap Google TV game console. That's the world I want to live in soon.