Sony to Bring PS One Classics to Mobiles Through PlayStation Suite

Android mobiles, smartphones, tablets to get some PlayStation love by the end of 2011.

Sony hedged its hardcore portable gaming bet last night, announcing a new mobile gaming development and distribution system for Android-powered devices at the same press conference where it unveiled its powerful new PSP successor, codename: NGP.

Sony said it will deliver the "PlayStation experience" to mobiles, smart-phones, and tablet PCs through PlayStation Suite, a new initiative that will bring PlayStation content to an open operating system for the first time and bridge the company's casual gaming gap.

MLB 11 - The PlayStation Blog Interview

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Sony CEO Speaks Out on PlayStation Phone

There's a lot of smoke, there must be a fire somewhere.

A Sony executive has all but confirmed the existence of the PlayStation Phone, lending credence to reports late last month that outed a working prototype of the device.

PS3 Sales Good, PSP Sales Not So Good

PSP sales fall 50 percent, PS3 sees increase for Sony's second quarter.

Sony today revealed its second quarter 2010 fiscal year results. As a whole, the company posted a net income of $385 million, a significant jump from the $327 million loss that occurred during the same time period in fiscal 2009.

The company said its Networked Products & Services division, which includes the game and PC business, was a major contributor for the turnaround. Sales were up 5 percent and the segment posted an operative income of $86 million, a major improvement from the $730 million loss during the same quarter last fiscal year.

The game business saw sales fall 12 percent, however, while PC jumped 23 percent.

"While game business sales in total decreased year-on-year, sales of PlayStation 3 hardware and software increased year-on-year and benefited from the introduction of PlayStation Move in the current quarter."

PlayStation Rewards Program Unveiled

Public launch scheduled for Spring 2011.



Sony today unveiled a new loyalty program called PlayStation Rewards, which gives Sony fans a chance to win bonus content.

The amount of rewards given to any one member is based on the level of engagement that person has with the PS3 or PSP, which includes playing new games for the first time, downloading content from the PlayStation Store, downloading music and videos, or taking surveys.

There's a three-tier rewards system in which members progress through, "Select," "Pro" and "Legendary." The more engaged a member is, the better the rewards. The profile page for Rewards members will display a progress meter to show how close they are to the next level.

PlayStation Rewards will begin as an invitation-only beta, which includes early adopters of PlayStation Plus and Gamer Advisory Panel (GAP) members. The beta will start out to only include PS3 owners, but will add PSP at a later date.

The PlayStation Phone



It's hard to believe that what we're looking at is real -- but we assure you, the picture above is in fact the PlayStation Phone you've long been waiting for. As we reported back in August, the device you see is headed into the market soon, likely boasting Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread), along with a custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform. The device snapped up top (and in our gallery below) is sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 (a chip similar to the one found in the G2, but 200MHz faster), 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and the screen is in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches. Looking almost identical to the mockup we hit you with this summer, the handset does indeed have a long touchpad in the center which is apparently multitouch, and you can see in the photos that it's still bearing those familiar PlayStation shoulder buttons. For Sony buffs, you'll be interested to know that there's no Memory Stick slot here, but there is support for microSD cards.

The particular model in these shots is still in prototyping mode. As such, the unit doesn't have a custom skin (not even SE's Timescape design seen on the Xperia devices), and is said to be rather buggy. We're digging into more facts as we speak, but it's likely that much of what we reported earlier is still accurate, and though the device could still be headed for a 2010 release, 2011 is looking much more realistic. Still, there's a lot of time between now and the holidays... so keep your fingers crossed!

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Amazing PlayStation 4 Designs, which one would you want to be real?

Last we week we did an exceptional list of some amazing Xbox 720 designs which was really appreciated by the community. So in order to keep the adrenaline going we have decided to bring to you some amazing PlayStation 4 designs made by some of the most amazing people around the world.

Even though it’s a bit too early to start talking about the PlayStation 4 since Sony are currently doing an awesome job with the PlayStation 3 and their 10 year old vision, but I believe that they are indeed working “gradually” towards a PlayStation 4. So how will the PlayStation 4 look like? For that we have collected some awesome designs. Check them out and let us know if you have any additional ones in the comments below.