PlayStation Mobile (formerly PlayStation SuiteHinkle, David. (2012-06-04
HTC is first partner for 'PlayStation Mobile,' the new name for PlayStation Suite [Update: Press release added
Joystiq. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.) was a software framework used to provide downloadable PlayStation content for devices that meet PlayStation Certified requirements. This includes devices that both run Android (operating system), Android 2.3 and met specific hardware requirements,

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, and

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. PlayStation Mobile was based on the

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platform. An open beta was released in April 2012 before it officially launched in most regions of the world on October 3, 2012. In May 2013, Sony announced that the publisher license fee would be waived in an attempt to entice more developers to create games for the service. PlayStation Mobile 2.00 released in 2014 would only target PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV. It was announced in 2015 that PlayStation Mobile will be shutting down. The service never gained traction despite availability on a range of handsets by many manufacturers. The storefront was closed in July 2015, with the service completely shutting down on September 10, 2015.

Games

The games released under ''PlayStation Mobile'' are available to devices via the

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, allowing players to download the titles to their devices. Games released under the program may have the

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controls overlaid on top of the touchscreen, however for devices which have analog buttons such as the

and

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, the controls are mapped directly to them. Developers can also make purely touch screen games, if they so choose. At

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, Sony announced that ''PlayStation Mobile'' had 56 established software houses committed to providing content on the platform. There were 683 games available on the service.

PlayStation Certified

To ensure that Android devices run ''PlayStation Mobile'' content correctly, Sony has created a set of guidelines and requirements for hardware known as PlayStation Certified. The first certified device was Xperia Play. The PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV also have access to ''PlayStation Mobile''. In a November 2011 update, the previously released Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, and Sony Ericsson Xperia acro became PlayStation Certified. The

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, Sony Xperia ion and

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s are also PlayStation Certified.

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was the first non-Sony manufacturing company revealed to offer PlayStation Certified devices. The

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handsets will be supported, noted models include

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, HTC One V, HTC One XL, HTC One X+ and the HTC Evo 4G LTE . At Sony's 2012 Gamescom press conference, it was revealed that the WikiPad gaming tablet would also be PlayStation Certified and that ASUS will also create certified hardware. At Sony's

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2012 press conference,

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and

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were announced as two more partners.Gilbert, Ben. (2012-09-19
Sharp and Fujitsu join PlayStation Certified program, PS Mobile SDK available this November
. Engadget.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-23. A full list of PlayStation Certified devices could be found a

but has since been removed.

References

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