sony to go head to head with apples apps store

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sony-confirms-psp-app-store-plan

Sony has confirmedreportsthat it plans to launch a new section of the PlayStation Store to combat the rise of the iTunes App Store.

Speaking toDevelop, the platform holder said over 50 studios were signed up working on downloadable games and applications.

These include Subatomic Studios, which is making a PSP version of its popular iPhone tower defence game Fieldrunners.

"It is still a professional environment, you still need a development kit and you still need to have investment and a team. But it can be a small team," SCEE's head of developer relations Zeno Colaço explained. "We don't see any of the restrictions on the disc-based space being in this space."

Sony is promising a streamlined content pipeline with no concept approval, cheaper tools, shorter QA processes and lower available price points.

"You don't see this happening at Microsoft and you even don't see it happening at Nintendo yet," Subatomic's Ash Monif argued.

"Part of that 'snackability' of the content is because you can deliver the content over WiFi super-fast. We're making games that are just 20MB each, that's less than a minute to download - instant gratification, snackable content."

i hope it doesn't end up like DSi ware.

Sony going head to head with Apple

Well, Apple already destroyed Sony in every area of the music industry, so I'm not seeing Sony as being good competition against *drum roll* Apples app store made for their iPod devices...

Microsoft would be some good competition, but Sony? No, they already lost once a little while ago.

wow.

It is stuff like this that will make people want a psp go instead of the ipod touch...

how could sony even lose yet when they didnt really release an mp3 player? they have the psp but it was mostly advertised as a game system, and using it as an mp3 player sucks because its huge. apple hasnt released a game system because they would be anihilated. so how has sony been destroyed when they havent really entered the same business as apple?

wow.

It is stuff like this that will make people want a psp go instead of the ipod touch...

NinjaMunkey01

how could sony even lose yet when they didnt really release an mp3 player? they have the psp but it was mostly advertised as a game system, and using it as an mp3 player sucks because its huge. apple hasnt released a game system because they would be anihilated. so how has sony been destroyed when they havent really entered the same business as apple?

Wantsfreestuff

Sony lost the first day apple released the ipod....They had the Walkmen...It was the leading portable cd music player....

Apple beat them to Mp3 players and there's no way Sony can catch up...No matter what they release, no matter what they do, because Apple will just counter what they do with better apps..

I wouldn't be so sure I for one am over the novelty of the ipod. What was amazing in 2001 just isn't so amazing anymore. Plus they break and Apple comes out with a new version every 6 months for you to drop another $400 on. If the PSP Go is small enough I really might considering making the switch.

wow.

It is stuff like this that will make people want a psp go instead of the ipod touch...

It almost seems like Sony WANTS to lose all their business ventures.

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how could sony even lose yet when they didnt really release an mp3 player? they have the psp but it was mostly advertised as a game system, and using it as an mp3 player sucks because its huge. apple hasnt released a game system because they would be anihilated. so how has sony been destroyed when they havent really entered the same business as apple?

dj_shosh910

Sony lost the first day apple released the ipod....They had the Walkmen...It was the leading portable cd music player....

Apple beat them to Mp3 players and there's no way Sony can catch up...No matter what they release, no matter what they do, because Apple will just counter what they do with better apps..

Really, no matter what Sony does the public will not pay attention to it because iPod is on the radar and the Walkman isn't, despite the fact that Sony's walkman is a good mp3 player.

its not really head to head with apples apps store..i mean apple apps only work for apple products and sonys apps will only work for sony products...i dont see how this can be "head to head"

I suppose this will make sense down the road when the PSP 2 (which will almost certainly have cell-phone functionality) comes out, but right now it's a waste of time. And apparently the guy at Subatomic hasn't heard of Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

All I can say is good luck.

And putting Fieldrunners on the PSP is just fail. >__>

its not really head to head with apples apps store..i mean apple apps only work for apple products and sonys apps will only work for sony products...i dont see how this can be "head to head"

BlancoBX

Because Sony will be competing for some of Apple's market share. People buy iPods just for the apps they can get, and Sony will try to get those people to buy a PSP instead.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sony-confirms-psp-app-store-plan

Sony has confirmedreportsthat it plans to launch a new section of the PlayStation Store to combat the rise of the iTunes App Store.

Speaking toDevelop, the platform holder said over 50 studios were signed up working on downloadable games and applications.

These include Subatomic Studios, which is making a PSP version of its popular iPhone tower defence game Fieldrunners.

"It is still a professional environment, you still need a development kit and you still need to have investment and a team. But it can be a small team," SCEE's head of developer relations Zeno Colaço explained. "We don't see any of the restrictions on the disc-based space being in this space."

Sony is promising a streamlined content pipeline with no concept approval, cheaper tools, shorter QA processes and lower available price points.

"You don't see this happening at Microsoft and you even don't see it happening at Nintendo yet," Subatomic's Ash Monif argued.

"Part of that 'snackability' of the content is because you can deliver the content over WiFi super-fast. We're making games that are just 20MB each, that's less than a minute to download - instant gratification, snackable content."

i hope it doesn't end up like DSi ware.

wayne_kar

less than 20MB? WiiWare and DSiware go up to 50MB i believe

You hope it doesn't end up like DSiware? You mean like how DSiware has more A, AA games this year than PSP does period this year?

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its not really head to head with apples apps store..i mean apple apps only work for apple products and sonys apps will only work for sony products...i dont see how this can be "head to head"

treedoor

Because Sony will be competing for some of Apple's market share. People buy iPods just for the apps they can get, and Sony will try to get those people to buy a PSP instead.

No one in North America buys PSPs for the games they can get, what makes anyone think adding Apps like finding a taxi will some how make that different?

PSP sells what. 100k to 200k a month in NA? it should be on track to sell between 2.5 million and 4 million this year, its pretty much dead to Americans. iPhones sell 4 million plus in a quarter of a year.

I'm happy to see the apps making it to more products though..

And does this mean no games on PSP count anymore? Like Patapon 2 and HOly Badman, and others since they are downloadable? (not direct at the ppl i'm quoting but in general for SW)