Image used with permission by copyright holderSony has announced that it will no longer support Android with its PlayStation Mobile platform for publishing indie games and original PlayStation classics. The service will continue to function on PlayStation Certified devices running Android 4.4.2 and below, but Sony will not guarantee that games will play properly or that users will be able to access the store on any subsequent versions of the operating system. Sony has no plans to add any more devices to the Certified list and the service will not work at all in Google’s upcoming Android L.
PlayStation Mobile launched in 2012 to provide an easy and inexpensive platform for indie developers to reach a wide, mobile audience without the conservative restrictions of the iOS App Store. The service will remain on PS Vita, continuing Sony’s strong support of indie games recently, but now only within its own, closed ecosystem of platforms.
PlayStation looking to replicate Helldivers 2 success with Concord pricing
Firewalk Studios revealed the pricing of its upcoming PlayStation-published game Concord on Thursday, and players interested in the hero shooter can now preorder it.
The standard edition of the game will cost $40 for both digital and physical versions, while the deluxe edition will run players $60. In a post on the PlayStation blog, Firewalk's director of marketing Pam Piscitello said that the standard version will offer all 16 playable characters, 12 maps, and six game modes. The deluxe edition is for players who want a bit extra, with more cosmetics and early access to play 72 hours ahead of the game's launch on August 23.
You can play this PS2 classic with multiplayer thanks to this mod
Those looking to check out PlayStation 2 classic Jak and Daxter on PC with multiplayer (we know there are a few of you) have some good news thanks to a new community-created mod that was released Wednesday.
First spotted by GamesRadar, the mod, called Teamruns, brings online multiplayer and couch co-op to the OpenGOAL Jak and Daxter project. OpenGOAL has released the first two Jak and Daxter games for PC as native ports (it's currently working on the third). Its PC port of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was released in 2022, while the port for the second game came out in 2023.
To build a PS5 controller for anyone, Sony had to reinvent the wheel
When Sony took the stage at CES 2023, PlayStation fans didn’t know what to expect. The company had a history of using the tech expo to showcase new gaming hardware, like the PlayStation VR2, but its plans for the show aren’t ones that tend to leak beforehand. Left in the dark, eager PlayStation fans tuned in to the CES live broadcast to see what the future of PlayStation might hold.
