Good news for those of you out there that own a Playstation Certified Android device and would much rather have some original games instead of the porting of Playstation 1 games. Sony has confirmed at the Mobile World Congress, which is going on right now, that original content will be coming to the Playstation Suite soon.
Tag: Xperia
It was only a matter of time before rumors of an Xperia Play 2 started floating around. The original was released over a year ago and has since only seen different versions for different carriers sporting special colors but no hardware changes. Before we dive into this on any sort of level, seriously consider this a big fat rumor of mass proportions.
If you told me a decade back that I’ll be enjoying some recently released Sonic Adventures and Crazy Taxi on a handheld, Sony’s no less, I would have scoffed at the thought and blamed it on the case of some Y2K hysteria. Nevertheless, these tittles have made its way on the often over looked OnLive game streaming app.
The fine folks over at XDA have a little treat today for those of you who own an Xperia X10 but want to be able to have the Xperia Play’s Playstation’s certification and suite on your phone so you can play those Playstation games. It is now possible to port it over to your X10.
Part of Sega’s Valentine’s Day sale was a game that currently looks to be location and carrier specific. Called Super Monkey Ball 2, this is a classic Sega game that appears to be heading to the Xperia Play soon thanks to information posted in Sony’s VIP Portal.
If you’re one of the few sporting a Playstation Certified device (we can count all of them in one hand), then consider freeing up some space in your tablet or phone as Sony plans to add four new titles on the Playstation Suite.
It is no secret that Sony Ericsson and Kristen Schaal work together to promote the Xperia Play and some of the games that are available for the device. Generally most of these videos are pretty funny while some border on a bit disturbing as well. After a small break it seems Kristen is back with another promo video.
An indie developer has posted a new game over on the XDA forums based off the FPS (first-person shooter) game Counter-Strike. Some people may call it a port but it really is a game built from the ground up using Unity3D that happens to use some of the Counter-Strike assets.
Sega will be continuing their push into the Android Market soon with a new game, exclusive to the Xperia Play for now, called Virtua Tennis Challenge. We got a chance to meet up with Mike from Sega who is the Brand Manager for Virtua Tennis on mobile platforms and had some fun playing this upcoming game.
It looks like we get to start covering CES 2012 stories before CES even begins. Sega has announced that they will be debuting / showing off their upcoming Android title called Virtua Tennis Challenge. While this will be for all Android devices eventually, it looks like the launch will be an Xperia Play exclusive from the sounds of things.