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Sony drops the PlayStation Mobile developer licensing fee

By Robert Nelson
on 8 May, 2013

Sony has recently announced that they have ditched the licensing fee required for developers looking to publish games on the PlayStation Mobile platform. While this will be good for developers looking to publish games for the PlayStation Vita, this will also include those looking to publish games for Android smartphones and tablets.

PlayStation 4 Remote Play will be coming to Android devices

By Brian Sin
on 20 Feb, 2013

Sony just held its press event for the PlayStation 4 and announced the many new and exciting features that will come with the console. One of the most exciting features announced was the "Remote Play" feature that allows gamers to pause their PlayStation 4 and resume gaming on a mobile device like the PlayStation Vita. Through a recent tweet from Sony, it looks like Android owners have something to gain from the PlayStation 4 as well. The tweet, from PlayStation EU, says, "PS4 companion apps for PS Vita and tablets are coming too #PlayStation2013." Also, from the image shown below, it looks like mobile phones may see Remote Play features as well.

GameKlip gets a redesign, universal phone mount

By Eric Abent
on 4 Dec, 2012

Mobile gaming has been the subject of much debate between those who consider themselves "true gamers," mostly because of touchscreen controls. A lot of gamers out there like playing with a keyboard and mouse or a controller and find touchscreen controls to be sub-par when held up to the other methods. Enter GameKlip, which looks to merge the best of both worlds by making your smartphone play nice with a PlayStation 3 SixAxis controller.

Sony PlayStation Mobile store launched for Xperia and HTC One X devices

By Dave LeClair
on 3 Oct, 2012

Sony just launched their brand new service called PlayStation Mobile where users can pick up games on select Android devices. Of course, Vita owners can also grab these titles on their portable gaming system. As of launch, there are around 20 paid titles available through PlayStation Mobile, and we assume that list of titles will grow substantially over time.

Sony adds Playstation Mobile games support for ASUS tablets and WikiPad

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Aug, 2012

Gamescom 2012 is currently underway in Germany, and Sony is busy making a few announcements that mostly won't effect Android. Some however will, and we have good news for those looking to play classic Playstation games on Android. Sony has just announced that Playstation Mobile (previously Playstation certified) access will be available for ASUS tablets like the powerful Transformer Prime.

Playstation Suite headed to HTC One devices

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Jun, 2012

This week has been all about the three's. That being the E3 gaming convention, and the Galaxy S III. Today however Sony has just confirmed that their popular Playstation Suite of games will be from here out known as Playstation Mobile, and the first non-Sony brand to get access will be HTC. We've mentioned this in the past but Sony has just confirmed the details.

Sony adds 11 classic PS1 games to the Playstation Store

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Apr, 2012

Who wants to enjoy some of those awesome classic PS1 games on Android? The folks at Sony have just updated the Playstation Store for Android with some impressive new games. Titles such as Tekken, Toy Story Racer, Toy Story 2 and more are all available right now. You'll need a certified Playstation device like the Tablet S or P to enjoy them, as well as the Xperia Play.

HTC up next to offer Playstation certified devices and gaming

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Feb, 2012

New reports are coming in stating that HTC will be the first manufacturer outside of Sony to offer Playstation certified devices to their customers. Bringing awesome games and titles like Crash Bandicoot to HTC phones and tablets. This will be a great move for Sony and allow more customers access to their apps than the smaller group of current Sony Ericsson devices such as the Xperia Play.

I can’t believe it’s not PlayStation: Chinese Android PMP rips off the PSP

By Michael Crider
on 12 Dec, 2011

Android gaming is looking up, especially if you've been keeping up on Google's 10 Billion Apps promotion. But it's still pretty hard to find an Android device with a quality gaming-focused form factor, with the notable exception of the XPERIA Play. If you're comfortable with handing over money to a fly-by-night Chinese company with... "inspired" design choices, you may be able to get your hands on this here PlayStation Portable look-alike, filled to the brim with gaming goodies.

Xperia arc, acro get PlayStation certified in Japan

By Michael Crider
on 10 Nov, 2011

Sony has been promising access to its PlayStation suite for more Android smartphones for a while now, though only the Tablet S and Tablet P have seen an actual update, in addition to the original XPERIA Play. Now one of Sony's newest Android phones, the XPERIA arc [sic] is getting the gaming service, but only in Japan at the moment. The XPERIA acro, a Japan-only smartphone, is also getting updated.