Great news is coming this year for HTC smartphone and tablet owners as an announcement is expected on Sony PlayStation certified games coming to these devices in the future. Classic PSOne games like Crash Bandicoot will be accessible as well as new games and apps.
Those who are excited already will find that HTC will be one of the first companies barring Sony themselves to obtain PlayStation certification for its mobile devices and in an article on Pocket-lint they talk about the announcement expected this year. Hopefully this statement will be made at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as the actual Sony PlayStation certification program was announced more than a year ago when the PS Vita was launched in Japan.
With the PlayStation Suite SDK in closed beta already, HTC users will be able to play, not only PSone classics but also new games and apps are also expected, and Kaz Hirai the Sony Computer Entertainment CEO mentions this expansion as a cross-platform initiative for Android tablets and smartphones. Could this be a welcome addition to the demanding world of mobile gaming?
This opportunity will give HTC more that just music to concentrate on and the chance to compete with Samsung and Apple who have had all the attention when it comes to the lasts year’s sales. We remember some of those good old PlayStation One games that seem to have been left by the wayside, this will be the ideal opportunity to rekindle our love for some of those games that we miss, and ask ourselves why has this not been thought of before?
HTC has not commented when they were asked about the connection between their devices and the PlayStation certification although it is suggested that the certification will be awarded in the latter part of this year. Comments suggest that the PSP and PS Vita will always be preferred although some feel that the PSOne games will not be the only PlayStation titles on offer, as there could also be PSP, PS2 and PS3 digital downloads.
Many people who own a HTC device will see this as a win win situation so those who are not in possession may well contemplate getting one just for this feature alone. If this is just the first of many deals like this, how will this effect Apple with their gaming apps?
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