Sony Ericsson unveils Playstation phone
Sony Ericsson unveiled in Barcelona its hotly-awaited PlayStation
phone, the Xperia Play, which is the company’s riposte to a raft of
sophisticated game-playing smartphones offered by rivals.
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The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is displayed in Barcelona,
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Just hours before the Mobile World Congress trade expo opened in the
Spanish city, the Xperia Play was put on show. It is optimized for
gaming and instead of the usual pullout keyboard offers a set of
thumb-driven, PlayStation-style controls.
Sony Ericsson said the gadget would go on sale worldwide from next
month. In the United States, Verizon is to lead the rollout. No details
were given on the European launch. The company is to offer with it many
of the classic games played on the PlayStation and PSP (PlayStation
Portable).
The company said more than 20 games design companies including
Gameloft and Electronic Arts were currently devising new games for the
Play and they would be sold via the PlayStation Suite platform.
It added that the games would also run on other makers’ Android
phones. The PSP and its rival, the Nintendo DS, once reigned supreme as
the distraction of choice for children and teens, but have faced rising
competition in the past year from smartphones with high-resolution
displays that offer similar fun.
The Hindu |
