PlayStation Mobile officially launches today

Playstation Mobile

PlayStation Mobile has been in the pipeline for a while now, but the wait is finally over. The new cross-platform service launches today and will work with all Android certified devices, as well as the PlayStation Vita.

The gaming platform is initially making its way over to Japan, the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Australia. Other countries will likely be added down the road. Will it be popular? In a word, yes. With over thirty titles from major developers, this is a great move in the right direction for Android gaming. Not all the games announced are ‘gems' per se, but it is a good start and will improve in time. Announced titles include Twist Pilot, Tipper, Tractor Trails, Samurai Beatdown and Resurrection of Music.

Not only will this mean more quality games for Android, it also could help level the playing field when it comes to games. Microsoft's previous Windows Phone Xbox gaming advantage on its mobile platform is now gone. As for iPhone and iPad? Sure, iTunes has a reasonable amount of games but there is no console-gaming integration and many of the games are from independent mobile studios. Between the many solid games on Google Play and the addition of PSN features, Android is now the place for gamers to be.

If you are wondering what hardware supports the new PlayStation service, you can count on 22 Sony Android devices for sure. HTC devices, on the other hand, are supposed to be certified but may not work right out the gate. The official list of devices that will be compatible with PlayStation Mobile can be found following the link in the source section below. So what do you think, are you excited about the PlayStation Mobile service? Do you have a compatible device?

Is HTC a sinking ship? Resignations, poor sales, and absent leadership suggest so

by Robert Triggs, 7 hours ago

It has been difficult to know exactly what to make of HTC recently. The company has been touting success with the One, and is turning decent profits after months of underperforming, but today we learned…

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UadeaD

Ive noticed that HTC keeps secrets better and better. Like Apple had in the past
adf

adreno, not ardeno
MissMyDesire

HTC should have been Samsung. The HTC Desire (and its cousin the Nexus One) was the first really valid iphone competitor. In fact, it was the first phone that surpassed the iphone in specs and usability. They had a head start on everyone including Samsung. They’ve completely lacked vision since then and meandered to this point. I mean who’s idea was Beats? Every manufacturer was making bigger and higher res displays because mobile devices are all about the *visual* experience and HTC regress back to offering cheap earphones and a mediocre equalizer. Fortunately they still have the most solidly built devices, but I don’t know if that’s enough anymore.
- http://www.facebook.com/angelo.michael.7 Angelo Michael
  
  WE WERE HTC PHONE USERS , BUT WE ARE TIRED OF THEM, NOW WE TRANSFERRED TO LG SMARTPHONES…
  
  LG SOON TO BE THE #2 IN SMARTPHONE…
  - MissMyDesire
    
    Just might be true. Historically:
    
    Google chooses HTC for Nexus One, the following year HTC is awarded handset manufacturer of the year and has device of the year. Google chooses Samsung for Nexus S / Gnex, the following two years Samsung becomes the dominant cell phone manufacturer in the world.
    
    Is Google picking winners, or do consumers follow Google?
captainkirk

I hope they can work it out. I really like my One x and would love to upgrade to the One but need to know that they are going to be around to support it. There should be an annoucement about the One for Verizon later today and that can help but it seems that they need a big internal revamp to really turn things around.
pppp

It never floated so how can it sink? LoL. I’m not buying a phone with non-removable battery, and if I was to go for a good build quality phone, I have chosen an iPhone. NOT HTC!!!
OMGgary

Ha-ha!

Introducing the stunning new “HTC in the Deuce”.
Everything your company isn’t!
Mr. B

HTC Desire C with the Muve Music package is Terrific! You cannot beat the price,, with no contract to sign, and you also get to download, and listen to Hot New music, along with the oldies that the older generation loves. I am 44 and was relunctant to switch to a smartphone, but when I researched the different products discovered that the HTC Desire C, has everything that you could possibly ask for. I love the fact that I can download today’s newest music, along with all the music I grew up with so I think that this would be perfect for any family looking to switch over to a new phone package. It is cost effective with unlimited plans, and unlimited music. So I hope that they stick around for a long time, and am sure that they will.