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Sony Ericsson Finally Shows off its PlayStation Phone
Published on: 1st Jan 1970: 1:33am
Sony Ericsson has finally shown off it's long-expected PlayStation phone - which is actually the Android based Xperia PLAY. In standard mode, the handset is a generic Android based smartphone, but also includes a slide-out panel to reveal a set of PlayStation controls.
The slide out game pad reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle. Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor with a 1Ghz CPU and embedded Adreno GPU graphics processor offer 60fps play-back 3D mobile gaming and Web browsing.
The phone will be released worldwide from next month.
Rikko Sakaguchi, Executive Vice President and Chief Creation Officer at Sony Ericsson commented: "Today is a very proud moment for Sony Ericsson as we bring something truly revolutionary to the market. Living up to our vision of Communication Entertainment, Xperia PLAY will forever change the way people think about smartphones and mobile gaming.
Xperia PLAY will run on the latest release of the Android OS, version 2.3 (Gingerbread), and will also be the first PlayStation Certified device. This means it will have access to PlayStation game content provided through the PlayStation Suite initiative, currently under development by Sony Computer Entertainment and due to launch later this year.
Leading games franchises coming to Xperia PLAY includes EA's Need For Speed, Sims 3 and a world-first multiplayer version of FIFA 10 for mobile. GLU Mobile/Activision will be bringing Guitar Hero while Gameloft's titles include Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell. Sony Ericsson is also partnering with Unity Technologies, using its development platform, to ensure a flow of 3D game titles.
Mr Sakaguchi continued: "The launch of Xperia PLAY could not have been possible without the close collaboration of both Google and Sony Computer Entertainment. The commitment of so many industry leading game publishers further demonstrates that Xperia PLAY will deliver on the long-held expectations from consumers the world over."
A pre-loaded application will enable users to discover and download titles that have been optimised for game play on Xperia PLAY, access recently played games and see information about the games they have downloaded.
Tags: [sony ericsson] [playstation] [sony] [android] [gingerbread] [3d] [square] [xperia play]
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