PlayStation suite

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  1. Nesh

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    If this uses PSSuite, that's very promising. If they can get that to run smoothly, and PSSuite becomes publicly available to all developers with an App Store type publication option, I could see that work quite well on Android eventually.
     
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    Heh heh, spoken like a true consumer. I approve ! :runaway:

    ... or at least gimme some discount. :p


    I don't have an Android device yet. Tablet S and P fell through. Still waiting for a worthy one !
    [size=-2]Come on... Android for Vita~~[/size]
     
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    This article talks about the history of Tablet P (Why it was created):
    http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/sony-tablet-p-prototypes/

    Now I understand their motivation better, but I think it's putting the cart in front of the horse. They should come up with the vision first, and then look for tech and teams to put it together. Don't drag the same old philosophy/concept for years, and try to shoehorn it in new products.
     
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    Just reading the summary, it sounds like very flawed design. "We want a clamshell computer. Now they ahve these tablet things, let's make that old clamshell idea even though it's dumb when wanting a single contiguous screen for interfacing with."
     
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    Andrew House talks a little about PS Suite:
    http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/20/andy-house-interview-gearing-up-for-ps-vita/

    If Sony also port Vita OS to other devices, this may mean Sony is exploring a Vita phone in parallel.


    EDIT:
    On a related note...

    GTVHacker tool brings Sony Google TVs root access, full Flash streaming:
    http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/20/gtvhacker-tool-brings-sony-google-tvs-root-access-full-flash-st/

    Sony's next GoogleTV should be PS Certified too.
     
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    PS Suite impressions by a closed beta developer:
    http://martincaine.com/xna/from_xna_to_playstation_suite

    Short forum discussion on PS Suite:
    http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/95810/588079.aspx


    EDIT:
    Early rumor about Xperia Play 2:
    http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/02/24/is-this-the-xperia-play-2/

    (I suspect the picture is fake, but it's not impossible for Sony to prep a XP2 at this point)

    EDIT 2:
    Fixed link.
     
  8. patsu

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    Just to note that androvsky is in the closed beta and PS Suite has been updated since Dec 2011:
    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35530394&postcount=31


    EDIT:
    Since I talked about RemotePlay, DLNA and such, might as well throw in this one:

    RealVNC teams up with Sony Mobile Communications to bring remote access to Android smartphones
    http://www.realvnc.com/company/press/news/realvnc-automotive-sony-xperia-android.html

    How 'bout integrating RemotePlay to the VNC stack and label the entire thing RemotePlay 2.0 ? :runaway:
     
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    That's something Sony could do very well with. If their PSS certified apps are the same experience across devices, it'll encourage people to buy a PSS version rather than a generic version. I've just won me a smart-phone off eBay and I'm interested in development on it.

    Actually in that regard, purchases you make on droid are one-offs aren't they, and not tied to any account? So if you buy Plants v Zombies on one phone and then upgrade, you have to buy it again? If Sony execute a network service properly, that would be more flexible, just like PSN.
     
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    As long as your devices are able to run the application, you can have it on multiple devices. As long as all those devices uses the same google account.

    I got most my apps on my galaxy nexus phone and my galaxy tablet. In addition to the apps on my older nexus s
     
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    Ah, yes. It appears you have a GoogleNET account just like a SEN account.
     
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    Yes, the "buy-once-run-everywhere" trait is a killer feature on iOS/Android platforms.

    Sony recently introduced deals that allow people to pay once and get the "same" game on both PS3 and Vita. Not sure how far Sony will go. They have created a new "Cross Play" category on Vita PS Store for this sort of deals.

    For a cross-platform model like PS Suite, it would be easier to implement this "buy-once-run-everywhere" model. We'll have to see if Sony is smart and generous enough to do this. ;-)
     
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    It's not about them as the platform holder, it's up to the Devs as to whether they want to expand into this area. Sony though as one of the largest Devs can lead the way here.
     
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    Quite right. Publishers hold the pricing card and model.

    The PS Suite byte code approach does help to reduce the support cost for cross platform deployment, especially if Sony foot the bill or create the ecosystem for the final QA and h/w certification. In this sense, the developers worry less about technical issues.

    If Sony also create a marketing "layer" to help promote PS Suite games to a proven larger audience, then developers may be more keen to work with their new models too.

    If PS Suite is simply a loose, fragmented collection of games, then the impact will be minimal. There are already so many cross platform development tools for iOS and Android.
     
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    Kaz Hirai denied it for now...

    INTERVIEW: Sony Mobile Eyes Rapid Rollout Of High-Content Handsets
    http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120226-703501.html

     
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    All 3 of these are very true and is what Sony as platform holder can bring to the table along with "pressing the flesh" with the Devs/publishers. The hard part is balancing between making it accessible and the place to be and a dictatorship.
     
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    I'd been debating on whether or not I should say anything, since the fact that I'm in the beta is about the only thing I know I can say about it (for a while, I wasn't sure I could say that much!). :) It's my first time getting into a closed beta like that, so I've been trying to be extra careful. The constant "can Vita have non-game apps besides a few big ones" and "is PS Suite even alive" threads and posts finally got to me. :)
     
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    You should wait until after GDC to talk about the beta and even then don't say too much, at least that's the latest I've heard.

    The only thing I would like to say is that I think the timetable is too long and the pace is glacial.
     
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    Yeah, I was planning on waiting for GDC to say more, if anything. But hey, my comment brought you out of hiding. :)
    Now I definitely can't talk about stuff like that. So how about that Vita? Nice screen, eh?
     
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    I've been around. Busy with work though, so less time to post. D:

    Yeah, probably not a good idea, I can say it because I haven't signed an agreement not to say anything. I just tend not to out of respect for Sony's marketing people (who are handling the launch of Suite terribly IMO) who want to stick to a stated plan rather than have an anonymous internet poster spill the beans ahead of time.

    Anyway, if one was truly interested one could just log into MSDN and see almost everything.
     
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