Thursday, January 27, 2011

PSP Store, Near and LiveArena, so are the online services of the PSP2

After months of rumors, false drawings and talk more, Sony has finally unveiled its new PSP2 will be like that, for one, has been called the NGP and boasts a brutal power play and multiple touch-control options. But if there is anything that characterizes the NPM is a full level of connectivity that includes WiFi and 3G.

The reason for this support is a whole new gaming services and online communities with which Sony has many papers to become the team to beat in the world of mobile gaming. For starters, NGP (or PSP2, because currently the name seems provisional) will have its own app store, the PSP Store.

As you can imagine, the store will focus on the games and Sony has said it will establish a strict licensing system Certified for PlayStation titles available in the store are well-developed games, not shoddy like those often seen in other stores mobile games. The first titles to come to this platform will be emulators of the first two Playstation desktop.

The most interesting thing is that the PSP Store will be a cross platform Android Gingerbread or later version. Sony claims that many of the additions to the PSP Store can be downloaded from the Android phones, which is logical given that the Xperia Play is also just around the corner. To integrate PlayStation games on Android, Sony has been removed from the sleeve a platform called PlayStyation Suite.

The software can be installed on Android and PlayStation to emulate the environment where the power of your permits. Seems Suite enables users to access PlayStation Store PSP2 games. We assume that not all console titles will be available for mobile hardware a simple question, but if Sony is so well fitted, the blow will strike the mobile games market which can be very painful.

The integrated 3G card slot free for all PSP2 dependence of the elusive WiFi networks. With only one data rate, the console will be connected anywhere and to take advantage of that connection, what better than to create a decent online gaming platform. This platform is based on two legs and LiveArena Near calls, which are integrated into the NGP and all the games for the console market.

Near is a geolocation system to which we subscribe (free, subscription is a simple matter to decide if we want to be reached on a map or not) to play online. Near acts as a kind of network where we can see where our friends added, to what they're playing and what they have played lately.

Of course, the chance to meet new players and engage in online matches via 3G is always there, and we assume that we also find parallel messaging systems. It will be interesting to know how Sony's systems enable voice chat (assuming it does) and how this will work on mobile broadband connections.

The second leg of this online platform is LiveArena. Sony has not given many details, but all indications are that this is a service similar to PlayStation Network, or, rather, to Xbox Live on Windows Mobile Phone 7. LiveArena will learn first-hand information on different games and access a user statistics system, including information about their games or achievements.

Although there are still many loose ends to define online gambling services to NGP and Android are designing Sony promise much. We look forward to more details and, above all, be able to get their hands on the system. Keep you informed.

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