PlayStation Phone details
After months of rumours and a deeply creepy Superbowl ad that saw black market doctors grafting a pair of human thumbs onto Google’s green Android mascot (see sidebar), Sony Ericsson has finally taken the wraps off the Xperia PLAY, the device referred to by many until now as the PlayStation Phone.
At first blush, the Android 2.3-powered device, which sports a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4-inch multi-touch screen, and a pair of cameras, will function much like any other smartphone running Google’s popular operating system.
However, turn it to landscape orientation and slide down a console filled with PlayStation-style controls—including a d-pad, a pair of analog touch pads, two shoulder buttons, and a quartet of action buttons marked by PlayStation’s iconic quartet of symbols—and you have a device that looks a fair bit like the PSPgo, the latest (and my personal favourite) version of Sony’s handheld gaming system.
The PLAY will be the first mobile device to host Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation Suite, a new platform for select Android devices announced at the PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo in January.
Set for release by the end of 2011, PlayStation Suite will provide access to original PlayStation titles, such as Wild Arms and MediEvil. It will also serve as an outlet for select PSP games and function as a framework for the development of original content.
In the meantime, Sony Ericsson says we can expect plenty of other titles designed to take advantage of the PLAY’s game-focused hardware, including The Sims 3 and FIFA 10 from Electronic Arts. These games and others will be available through Android Marketplace. Source – globeandmail
