Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sony waives license fee for PlayStation Mobile developers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sony-waives-license-fee-for-playstation-mobile-developers/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sony-waives-license-fee-for-playstation-mobile-developers/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sony-waives-license-fee-for-playstation-mobile-developers/#comments In its ever-vigilant push to become a heavy hitter in the independent development scene, Sony has made it free to publish games on PlayStation Mobile. Previously, developers had to pay a $99 publisher license fee, but Sony has waived that to encourage more developers to sign up.

That means the barrier of entry to bring games to PlayStation certified devices and the PlayStation Vita is now effectively zero. You know, except for programming knowledge, talent and a head for game design. You still need that stuff.

JoystiqSony waives license fee for PlayStation Mobile developers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 May 2013 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitavitaWed, 08 May 2013 11:45:00 EST<![CDATA[A Virus Named Tom coming to Vita, PlayStation Mobile this summer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/17/a-virus-named-tom-coming-to-vita-playstation-mobile-this-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/17/a-virus-named-tom-coming-to-vita-playstation-mobile-this-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/17/a-virus-named-tom-coming-to-vita-playstation-mobile-this-summer/#comments A Virus Named Tom coming to Vita, PlayStation Mobile this summerAdorably insidious indie puzzler A Virus Named Tom will leave the confines of the home and infect various pocket devices sometime this summer, as Misfits Attic has announced both PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Mobile-enabled thingamabob ports of its previously PC-only pet project. As of yet, further information regarding pricing and other details is unavailable.

To celebrate the announcement, Misfits Attic has placed the Steam version of A Virus Named Tom on sale until Friday, February 22, meaning that you can discover why our own Jess Conditt loved this game so much for a smooth Lincoln.

JoystiqA Virus Named Tom coming to Vita, PlayStation Mobile this summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lemmings is now available on PlayStation Mobile for Vita as well as compatible HTC and Sony Xperia phones and tablets. The first 30 levels of the game are free, with extra levels available as paid DLC.

A list of supported PlayStation Mobile devices can be found on the service's official site.

Gallery: Lemmings (PlayStation Mobile)

JoystiqPSA: Lemmings out now for PlayStation mobile originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>d3tlemmingsmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitaps-mobilepsaSONYvitaxperiaSun, 09 Dec 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe fired off on PS Mobile today]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/sixty-second-shooter-deluxe-fired-off-on-ps-mobile-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/sixty-second-shooter-deluxe-fired-off-on-ps-mobile-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/sixty-second-shooter-deluxe-fired-off-on-ps-mobile-today/#comments
PlayStation Mobile gets an infusion of procedurally generated explosions today, with Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe by Happion Laboratories. It's an upgraded version of Sixty Second Shooter, a game that's terribly easy to explain because we can just tell you to go play it for free in Chrome.

Essentially, it's a faster-paced Asteroids style game with a strict time limit. You blow up large cubes into tiny cubes, attempting to keep a combo going, pick up power-ups, and build your score as much as possible in one minute. The $2.79 PlayStation Mobile version adds additional enemies and items, and removes one permissive aspect of the original: death now means game over, not a respawn.

JoystiqSixty Second Shooter Deluxe fired off on PS Mobile today originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidhappion-laboratoriesmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitasixty-second-shooter-deluxevitaTue, 30 Oct 2012 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[ESRB introduces streamlined, free rating system for downloads]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/24/esrb-introduces-streamlined-free-rating-system-for-downloads/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/24/esrb-introduces-streamlined-free-rating-system-for-downloads/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/24/esrb-introduces-streamlined-free-rating-system-for-downloads/#comments ESRBThe Entertainment Software Rating Board is attempting to streamline the release of downloadable games, announcing a new rating service specifically targeted at XBLA, PSN, eShop, WiiWare, and Windows 8 downloads. The no-cost (!) service relies on a brief online questionnaire through which developers self-identify the adult content.

Most relevant to the digital market, the new questionnaire also rates games in terms of their information sharing and user-generated content, with the ESRB introducing the new content descriptor images above. "Shares info" means that the game sends some user information to a third party; "Shares Location" means that your physical location is visible to others (or can be), and "Users Interact" means that the player may communicate with other people in the game, or interact with user-created content.

Sony may be ahead of the curve on this initiative. These self-reported ratings closely resemble the system that Sony is already using for PlayStation Mobile games, as detailed in a Fantastic Arcade presentation. Sony has already worked out similar programs with Japan's CERO and Europe's PEGI in addition to the ESRB.

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JoystiqESRB introduces streamlined, free rating system for downloads originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsesrbmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitaps3psnpspratingssonyvitawiiwii-uxblaxboxWed, 24 Oct 2012 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Unique shooter 'Rebel' comes to PlayStation Mobile]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/unique-shooter-rebel-comes-to-playstation-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/unique-shooter-rebel-comes-to-playstation-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/unique-shooter-rebel-comes-to-playstation-mobile/#comments Unique shooter 'Rebel' comes to PlayStation MobilePomPom Games (the folks behind Mutant Storm Reloaded, among a few other shooters) has released a brand new game on PlayStation Mobile-compatible devices called Rebel, and as the developer says, the game came from an interesting plan to try and make a shooter ... without shooting. The result has the player running around an island in between slower enemy bullets, trying to aim those bullets at other bad guys, all the while collecting gems and power-ups.

Sounds fun. There are multiple levels and game modes to unlock as you play the game, which you can open up by collecting more and more gems. Rebel is available right now on any PlayStation Mobile device (including the PS Vita) for $1.99.

JoystiqUnique shooter 'Rebel' comes to PlayStation Mobile originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamemobilepacifistplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitapompom-gamesps-mobileps-vitarebelshootervitaSat, 13 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PlayStation Mobile now live on Vita and 'Certified' Android devices]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/playstation-mobile-now-live-on-vita-and-certified-android-devi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/playstation-mobile-now-live-on-vita-and-certified-android-devi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/playstation-mobile-now-live-on-vita-and-certified-android-devi/#comments PlayStation Mobile is liveSony has launched its PlayStation Mobile store, ending the speculation and secrecy around the service. The PlayStation Mobile store is now selling cross-platform games across PlayStation Certified devices (including the Vita and a few Android phones and tablets) in the "US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Australia," according to developer Vlambeer, with more countries on the way.

In short, of course, this means Super Crate Box is now available on your Vita. On the Vita, the store is surprisingly easy to find (see above); if you're on an Android phone, you'll have a few more steps to deal with. In any case, there's now an easier way to develop games for publication on Sony devices.

JoystiqPlayStation Mobile now live on Vita and 'Certified' Android devices originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-suiteplaystation-vitavitaWed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony launches PlayStation Mobile contest for small UK developers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/sony-launches-playstation-mobile-contest-for-small-uk-developers/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/sony-launches-playstation-mobile-contest-for-small-uk-developers/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/sony-launches-playstation-mobile-contest-for-small-uk-developers/#comments Sony launches PlayStation Mobile contest for UK small developersSony is reaching out to UK indies with a game development contest for PlayStation Mobile, with the winning concept receiving a very handsome £25000 (just over $40000.) The winner also has the opportunity to work with XDEV (Sony Europe's external development studio), while XDEV gets first refusal on publishing the final game.

As Sony notes, PlayStation Mobile development tools are now freely available, so anyone can enter this contest - anyone who lives in the UK, that is. Joystiq's new UK studio is already hard at work reviewing the latest games, so we're out of luck too. Our interested UK friends, however, have until the end of this month to submit their concepts, with the winner announced on November 14.

PlayStation Mobile gets its first batch of PlayStation Store games on October 3.

JoystiqSony launches PlayStation Mobile contest for small UK developers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mobileplaystationplaystation-mobilesonyUKxdev-studio-europeWed, 26 Sep 2012 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PlayStation Mobile's Super Crate Box is the definitive version]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/playstation-mobiles-super-crate-box-is-the-definitive-version/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/playstation-mobiles-super-crate-box-is-the-definitive-version/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/playstation-mobiles-super-crate-box-is-the-definitive-version/#comments PlayStation Mobile's Super Crate Box is the definitive versionIt doesn't take much to create the ultimate version of Vlambeer's Super Crate Box. It needs the gameplay - including responsive controls - of the PC/Mac original, and the pick-up-and-play portability of the iOS release.

By default, the PlayStation Mobile release running on a PlayStation Vita is the best version, simply because it meets those conditions. The game feels just like it always did on PC, with excellent use of the Vita's d-pad or analog stick to move your little guy, but is portable.

I considered writing a longer preview, but there's not much you need to know. It's Super Crate Box, but portable, with buttons. Provided you're playing on a Vita or another PlayStation Certified device with controls - like a Wikipad or an Xperia Play, that is. It'll work on all the other PlayStation Certified devices, but with touch controls.

JoystiqPlayStation Mobile's Super Crate Box is the definitive version originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fantastic-arcade-2012mobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitasuper-crate-boxvitaFri, 21 Sep 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony streamlining ratings for PlayStation Mobile]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/sony-streamlining-ratings-for-playstation-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/sony-streamlining-ratings-for-playstation-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/sony-streamlining-ratings-for-playstation-mobile/#comments Sony works with ratings boards for simpler system for PlayStation MobilePublishing a game on PlayStation Mobile will be easier than usual, thanks to an initiative by Sony. Developer relations exec Shane Bettenhausen revealed during a Fantastic Arcade panel that Sony has collaborated with ratings boards for a simpler method of ratings. "ESRB lite, PEGI lite, CERO lite," he called it.

Under the new system, developers are able to self-report content by checking spaces on a form. That saves time and overhead required for ratings boards to check the content manually. It also means that games on PS Mobile are subject to the same content restrictions as console games - and not, say, at the mercy of Apple.

JoystiqSony streamlining ratings for PlayStation Mobile originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ceroesrbfantastic-arcade-2012mobilepegiplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitavitaFri, 21 Sep 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PlayStation Store for PS Mobile opens its virtual doors on Oct. 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/19/playstation-store-for-ps-mobile-opens-its-virtual-doors-on-oct/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/19/playstation-store-for-ps-mobile-opens-its-virtual-doors-on-oct/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/19/playstation-store-for-ps-mobile-opens-its-virtual-doors-on-oct/#comments PlayStation Mobile users, you may have just felt a brief phantom tug at your wallet. That's because Sony just announced the PlayStation Store for PlayStation Mobile is coming on October 3.

The first countries allowed to access PlayStation Mobile content through the PlayStation Store are Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Australia. At launch on October 3, there will be 30 games available for download on PlayStation Certified Mobile devices.

In addition to the news of new e-commerce avenues, Sony says the PlayStation Mobile SDK will be rolling out to wannabe mobile developers in November at the cost of $99.99 annually. PlayStation Mobile arose from the ashes of PlayStation Suite, and adds two new hardware partners to the PlayStation Mobile Certified License program today: Fujitsu and Sharp.

[Note: Image taken from Sony's E3 2012 keynote.]

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JoystiqPlayStation Store for PS Mobile opens its virtual doors on Oct. 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-mobile-certified-license-programplaystation-vitasonytgs-2012vitaWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Eufloria Adventures headed for Vita via PS Mobile]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/eufloria-adventures-headed-for-vita-via-ps-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/eufloria-adventures-headed-for-vita-via-ps-mobile/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/eufloria-adventures-headed-for-vita-via-ps-mobile/#comments Eufloria Adventures headed for Vita via PS MobileEufloria Adventures, a new game in the Eufloria universe from Omni Systems, is being prepped for launch on PlayStation Mobile, or as we like to call it, Vita.

Eufloria Adventures will feature new gameplay mechanics with a focus on exploration and customization. Players control a seedling ship as it rounds up artifacts for study, highlighting the game's conflict-strategy approach, Gamasutra writes.

Eufloria (pictured above) has sold 250,000 copies on PSN, and Omni's Rudolf Kremers says the team enjoys working with Sony. "I think PS [Mobile] is a really smart and likeable move by Sony," he says. "Personally I find the Vita a stupendous handheld gaming device and to open it up to indie devs is exactly what it needs to set itself apart. Original indie games with a strong personal identity on a fantastic piece of kit? Seems to me the right approach."

JoystiqEufloria Adventures headed for Vita via PS Mobile originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eufloria-adventuresIndiemobileomni-systemsplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitaSONYvitaWed, 05 Sep 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony announces new PlayStation Certified Xperia tablet and phones]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/sony-announces-new-playstation-certified-xperia-tablet-and-phone/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/sony-announces-new-playstation-certified-xperia-tablet-and-phone/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/sony-announces-new-playstation-certified-xperia-tablet-and-phone/#comments Sony announces new PlayStation Certified Xperia tablet and phonesThere may be a lot of "not video games" happening on this tablet's screen, but it's Sony's next big PlayStation Certified device, the Xperia Tablet S. Not to be confused with last year's totally non-Xperia Tablet S, the new Tablet S is filled with a Tegra 3 processor, Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) and, depending on how much money you want to shell out, 16 to 64 gigs of storage. The device has a 9.4-inch IPS screen and will be available on September 7 for $400, $500 or $600, again depending on storage options.

Sony has also announced two new PlayStation Certified smartphones: The Xperia T and Xperia V. The T will be Sony's new flagship smartphone, featuring a 4.6-inch 1,280 x 720 screen, 1.5 Ghz dual-core Qualcomm processor, 13 megapixel camera and NFC capabilities. The V, on the other hand, is a water resistant LTE device with a slightly smaller screen (4.3 inches) and no NFC tricks, but otherwise similar internals. Both phones will launch before the end of the year, with the T dropping within the next few weeks.

Though all three devices ship with Android 4.0, an upgrade to Jelly-Bean will be available for both phones and the tablet sometime in the near future.

JoystiqSony announces new PlayStation Certified Xperia tablet and phones originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobilePlayStationplaystation-certifiedPlayStation-Mobileplaystation-suiteSonyXperiaXperia-TXperia-Tablet-SXperia-VWed, 29 Aug 2012 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Aqua Kitty, and more of the PlayStation Mobile launch lineup]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/aqua-kitty-and-more-of-the-playstation-mobile-launch-lineup/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/aqua-kitty-and-more-of-the-playstation-mobile-launch-lineup/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/aqua-kitty-and-more-of-the-playstation-mobile-launch-lineup/#comments Finally, here are some PlayStation Mobile gamesPlayStation Mobile is slowly becoming a more concrete, real thing, as Sony introduced a selection of games due to launch on the Android/Vita service this year. There's a screenshot and synopsis of each on the UK PlayStation site.

Some interesting games include Aqua Kitty, about drilling for milk under the sea to feed kittens, while shooting hostile sea monsters - we did say interesting! Passing Time is a pixelated soccer game by Honeyslug in which you control the passing, shooting, and fireballs of otherwise autonomous soccer players. Frederic - Resurrection of Music is a rhythm action game about a resurrected Frederic Chopin fighting waves of enemies, controlled by an onscreen keyboard. And Panic is about creating blockades to keep an invading slime monster from eating people.

See more games on the site, including, of course, Super Crate Box. So far, PlayStation Mobile is shaping up to be really odd, which is good news.

JoystiqAqua Kitty, and more of the PlayStation Mobile launch lineup originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitavitaFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sega, THQ, and dozens of others have signed up as PlayStation Mobile developers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/sega-thq-and-dozens-of-others-have-signed-up-as-playstation-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/sega-thq-and-dozens-of-others-have-signed-up-as-playstation-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/sega-thq-and-dozens-of-others-have-signed-up-as-playstation-mo/#comments PS Mobile developersPlayStation Mobile remains a mysterious project discussed only in whispers and shown only in montages. During Gamescom, Sony finally began revealing details about the service by releasing a list of developers who have signed on to create content for the Android/Vita mobile content platform.

We knew about Vlambeer (Super Crate Box), but we didn't know about the 38 other international companies, and 46 Japanese companies, that have expressed interest in the service. Among them are Action Button Entertainment, who made the excellent Ziggurat for iOS; Necrosoft, Team 17, THQ, and more.

There are a lot of familiar Japanese developers on the list, including Sega, Q? Entertainment, Tecmo Koei, Arc System Works, and smaller devs of note like Granzella (ex-Irem), Spike Chunsoft, D3 Publisher, and Nippon Ichi Software.

We've got the full list after the break, including the ones whose names were just in Japanese. We figure the translated list will be of more use to most of you.

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JoystiqSega, THQ, and dozens of others have signed up as PlayStation Mobile developers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobileplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-vitavitaWed, 15 Aug 2012 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PlayStation Mobile launch games include Lemmings, Super Crate Box]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/playstation-mobile-launch-games-include-lemmings-super-crate-bo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/playstation-mobile-launch-games-include-lemmings-super-crate-bo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/playstation-mobile-launch-games-include-lemmings-super-crate-bo/#comments PlayStation Mobile launch games include Lemmings, Super Crate BoxSony offered a relative blowout of news for its PlayStation Mobile service today - by which we mean it actually showed games. The whirlwind of mostly unidentifiable game clips included Vlambeer's Super Crate Box and Lemmings. Sony promises games from both big publishers and indies.

These launch games are planned for release at the launch of this service, later in 2012. They'll be playable on Sony Xperia phones, PS Vitas, and - newly revealed - Asus and Wikipad devices.

JoystiqPlayStation Mobile launch games include Lemmings, Super Crate Box originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Left 4 Dead running on Vita via PlayStation Mobile, is pretty Suite
The wizard digitalarts001 has made it possible to run Left 4 Dead with motion controls on the PS Vita, via remote desktop play and PlayStation Mobile (formerly "Suite"). The above video provides a magical demonstration of L4D on Vita, appearing to run smoothly even when motion controls are activated by the player pressing the left trigger and mumbling an incantation in broken Latin, we assume.

A remote desktop application is just one of the homebrew innovations we can expect from PlayStation Mobile, but it may be one of the most important: When players can make their own games suddenly appear on the Vita, Sony won't have to create any of its own titles. Now you're thinking with Portals, Sony. Speaking of....

JoystiqLeft 4 Dead running on Vita via PlayStation Mobile is pretty Suite originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>L4DLeft-4-Deadpcplaystationplaystation-mobileplaystation-suiteplaystation-vitaremote-desktopsdkSONYvalvevitaThu, 05 Jul 2012 15:15:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC is first partner for 'PlayStation Mobile,' the new name for PlayStation Suite [Update: Press release added]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/htc-is-first-non-sony-partner-for-playstation-mobile-the-new-na/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/htc-is-first-non-sony-partner-for-playstation-mobile-the-new-na/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/htc-is-first-non-sony-partner-for-playstation-mobile-the-new-na/#comments No longer will PlayStation Certified titles be confined to Sony hardware. Andrew House, president of SCEE, revealed that HTC would be the first third-party hardware to support PlayStation Suite - not surprising since the platform has been in open beta since April.

Oh, and that's the other thing - it's no longer called PlayStation Suite, but rather PlayStation Mobile. House provided no timetable for when we'd see the first PlayStation Certified titles on HTC's line of products.

Update: Sony has sent out a press release, but it doesn't really say much beyond what was revealed during the press conference. Still, we've embedded past the break in case you're curious.

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JoystiqHTC is first partner for 'PlayStation Mobile,' the new name for PlayStation Suite [Update: Press release added] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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