Alongside the wow factor of its PSP2 (or 'NGP') announcement, Sony this morning unveiled its PlayStation Suite - a new initiative which will allow the firm's games to be played on Android-enabled mobile devices.
However, Sony worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Official PlayStation Magazine - on behalf of CVG - that the platform holder would "not rule out" pushing its content further afield onto other mobile OS.
But what about iPhone? Apple has already allowed Sony's PlayStation App through its doors - giving gamers the chance to access their PSN account on the go.
Perhaps Suite's offering of games, which Sony claims will be of "PlayStation quality", could be next to make the move?
Comments
6 comments so far...
morikaweb on 27 Jan '11 said:
Considering they cannot even release the PSN software in canada, I do not think the iPhone is their priority.
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
I very much doubt this would happen. Sony have just announced the Xperia Play (or Playstation phone). This is a top-end flagship Android handset. Android and iPhone are direct market competitors. Sony will probably have put plenty of money into developing the Xperia and will want to keep it an exclusive platform.
Plus the iPhone isn't even remotely suitable for controlling a Playstation game.
coolpro on 27 Jan '11 said:
If it does happen it wont be straight away ... but eventually it could! Mainly because it would be one in the eye for Microsoft as opposed to anything else.
The PSN App for iPhone is just a bandwagon thing at the moment & probably cost pence to develop! But does mean that you can say that you can "officially" access your PSN account on the iPhone which you cant "officially" do with the xbox.
The main thing that most people forget is that although Sony is one big brand the divisions are very separate entities & the whole corporate Sony machine has very different targets & budgets. That's why it took so long for the infamous PSPhone to happen. So SCE could let the driver software be ported to iOS after they have rolled it out on a more familiar operating system. It will only strengthen the brand against its main gaming competitor Microsoft.
Also the PSPhone could be a flop & therefore with the core software in place to run games on any operating system they can earn money hand over fist selling us wipeout 2097 & spyro the dragon for the iPhone! Why not?!? One things for sure Microsoft will never do such a thing on the iPhone!
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
Microsoft have already developed and released their phone/gaming hybrid. Its called Windows Phone 7
http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Windows-Phone-7-Xbox-LIVE.jpg?iact=hc&vpx=124&vpy=263&dur=524&hovh=118&hovw=210&tx=139&ty=71&ei=g7xBTYzfEIuChQeq3fXBAQ&oei=g7xBTYzfEIuChQeq3fXBAQ&esq=1&page=1&tbnh=110&tbnw=196&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0
What makes you think the Xperia Play software will run games on any system? Thats just wrong. The software has been developed to run on the Android operating system, specifically on a handset with the right set of controls. It probably wouldn't run properly on another Android phone, let alone the completely different iOS. Also, as I previously stated, there is no practical way to map Playstation controls to an iPhone's screen. Also Apple have their own plans of taking on the mobile gaming market with the iPod Touch and iPad. It would be against their interests to work with Sony. Plus Apple very rarely work with any other companies.
SavageEvil on 27 Jan '11 said:
Not going to happen, Apple is a direct competitor in the game space. This is an android only thing, and you will need to be running on Android 2.3 I'm guessing to fully support PS games. These new crop of android phones and tablets are pretty darned powerful, dual core processors with the grunt to handle PS2 level visuals and beyond, underclocked too. Sony will definitely have alternate touchscreen controls for the gamut of Android multitouch capable phones, this is a business venture and notice that it's only PS1 games they are talking about and possibly PS2...the NGP is all about the future as well as having the ability to play all the older games. Sony is going all out I see, making attacks on multiple fronts. Hopefully they can leverage their vast PS library, so many older games I would still love to play. I just can't find my discs, damn Panzer Bandit. Now if Sega would get off their ass and start up a Saturn game revival, someone please get Treasure to ok the game Guardian Heroes for DL, I want to play that game again. I still have the disc, but my Saturn is having fits and all my controllers are kaput.
coolpro on 27 Jan '11 said:
If you read the article which we are commenting on -
"However, Sony worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Official PlayStation Magazine - on behalf of CVG - that the platform holder would "not rule out" pushing its content further afield onto other mobile OS."
The article is a hypothetical one as they are "not ruling it out" such a possibility.
I would think the easiest way to do this, should they decide to, would be to make the driver software that runs the software (games) on the Experia Phone work on other another OS. Then the games wont need any further altering they can just sell them on regardless of the system without altering the games any further, which would make any such development financially more viable. The lack of the correct buttons in the right place could become irrelevant as the driver software would alter that specifically to the handset running it.
You also state that apple doesn't work with other companies ... how do you explain the 1000's of app's on the app store?!?!?!? Apple doesn't actually make all of these app's they are developed buy other companies (sony included) to run on the iPhone. & the iPad & Touch were not developed to take on the games market ... sure they run games but this is not what they were developed for at all?! That IS just wrong!