Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

[MaximB]

Hello !

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is an upcoming smartphone based on Android 2.3 that runs Playstation games and is being supported by Sony.

The question is how did they port/convert the PS games to Android ? or is it some Emulator ?

More info here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Play

Thanks
Maxim.

[Rustybolts]

Copied and pasted my reply from GOL forums.


PlayStation Suite is an upcoming software framework that will be used to provide downloadable PlayStation content for devices that meet the forthcoming PlayStation Certified (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Certified) requirements. Currently, this includes devices that both run Android 2.3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29) and meet specific unnanounced hardware requirements, and the Sony Next Generation Portable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Portable). The framework will be cross-platform and cross-device, which Sony refers to as "hardware-neutral". It is currently set to be released before the end of calendar year 2011<li data-author="Rustybolts" class="message staff" id="post-1228">

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A little digging and this explains it better. (highlighted in red text)


Sony just dropped a bomb on the Japanese stage -- not a single PlayStation Phone (http://www.engadget.com/tag/PlayStationPhone/), but a PlayStation Phone experience for everybody. The company unveiled a cross-platform software framework called PlayStation Suite, which sounds rather boring in those words, but what it amounts to is an official PlayStation Store filled with games for your Android tablets and cellphones. Sound familiar (http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/exclusive-sony-ericsson-to-introduce-android-3-0-gaming-platfor/)? Sony's starting with an emulator for existing PSOne titles and is promising an Android game store later this year, but soon it might be much, much more: the company's calling PlayStation Suite a "hardware-neutral" development framework to make games portable for all sorts of handhelds, and says that "new and exciting content" is also on the way.

Sony will sponsor a first-party licensing and quality-assurance scheme called PlayStation Certified, and provide the marketplace as well, likely hoping to attract major game developers to build top-tier titles for mobile and get a piece of the action too. If your device doesn't have a pop-out gamepad (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-playstation-phone-preview/) handy, it looks like PlayStation Suite will emulate touchscreen controls, and you won't necessarily need a phone to get in on the action, as Sony says the next-generation PlayStation Portable (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/the-sony-psp2/) will be compatible with games developed for PlayStation Suite right off the bat. Doesn't look like we're getting any details on game prices or compatible devices, but we imagine one particular phone (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-playstation-phone-preview/) will change all that at Mobile World Congress next month.

Update: Looks like PlayStation Suite requires Android 2.3 at a minimum, and it's PSOne, not PlayStation Portable titles that will be emulated here, despite Kaz Hirai's quote during the festivities. PR after the break!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/sony-announces-playstation-suite/
How about releasing the playstation suite on Linux Sony! (just a thought!)
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Further reading available here:-
http://www.droidgamers.com/index.ph...itial-game-launch-for-it-is-fairly-impressive (http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/hardware-a-devices/1233-xperia-play-is-official-and-the-initial-game-launch-for-it-is-fairly-impressive)
Has a launch games list.
http://www.droidgamers.com/index.ph...of-fire-2-coming-to-the-xperia-play-at-launch (http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/android-game-news/1234-galaxy-of-fire-2-coming-to-the-xperia-play-at-launch)
A bit about Galaxy of Fire 2 having xperia's own version