PlayStation Mobile App No Longer Supporting Android

[dBoyFresh*212]

Sony will no longer support PlayStation Mobile for Android devices, originally part of the company's initiative to support cross-platfform indie releases publishing for both PS Vita and Google's operating system, the company confirmed today.

While the service will continue to exist on PlayStation Certified devices that run Android 4.4.2 and below, Sony will no longer guarantee games will play correctly from Android 4.4.3 and up. Likewise, there are no guarantees that users will be able to access the store on newer Android devices.


Android L, the upcoming release for phones and tablets, won't have access to the store at all. According to Sony, it has no plans to offer PlayStation Certified status on any more devices.

The PlayStation Mobile initiative launched in 2012 with plans to seek out indie developers looking to bring experimental games to mobile certified devices. At the time, PlayStation's Sarah Thomson told us that guidelines for Apple's iTunes Store and Google Play for Android don't necessarily apply to what Sony wanted to do with PlayStation Mobile.

"We're looking for indies who are wanting to bring interesting, unique content to the platform," Thomson says. "There are restrictions with iOS, where the platform is a lot more heavily policed or where it's a little more conservative, or a little edgier, if you're wanting to do something a little more experimental where publishers might not necessarily fund because it's risky, that's the kind of stuff we want to look at.

"That's what really defines a platform, so that's what we're looking for."

We've reached out to Sony for more details and will update when more information is available.

No Android support no more? Didnt see that coming

 

[SupaVillain]

 

[ThiefyPoo]

Dumb

 

[CTech83]

 

[Liquid]

I used that app...twice

 

[Costanza]

who cares the app is useless its not like it actually did anything worth shyt

 

[dBoyFresh*212]

Wait a minute this "PlayStation Mobile" app is for playing certain games off psn its not the PSN app that lets you add friends and shyt

 

[Liquid]

Wait a minute this "PlayStation Mobile" app is for playing certain games off psn its not the PSN app that lets you add friends and shyt

Yeah, it flopped bad when the "XPERIA Play" did not move much units.

It was a colossal failure all around breh

 

[GoldenGlove]

I thought this was for the PSN stuff. I was going to say, that's dumb if they cut that.

 

[PS5 Pro]

Hi 3cepts with your 2 day old threads (content wise)
I just had to make one little correction...

Yeah, it flopped bad when the "XPERIA Play" did not move much units.

It was a colossal failure all around breh

Well, no corrections needed here


But seriously, the reason this is abandoned is because of PS-Now
They can't have both if PS-Now is going to cell phones. You don't need the Xperia to play
Is anyone following this? Cuz you'd never talk about this type of stuff amongst yourselves
You need me to point out the obvious to you, but I don't mind

And while I'm on the subject of PSNow, did you guys know your achievements will NOT carry over to PS-Now
NOW... you know

 

[Rigby.]

I actually have a purpose to keep my phone now lmao

 

[TheyCallMeAzul]

Hi 3cepts with your 2 day old threads (content wise)
I just had to make one little correction...

Well, no corrections needed here


But seriously, the reason this is abandoned is because of PS-Now
They can't have both if PS-Now is going to cell phones. You don't need the Xperia to play
Is anyone following this? Cuz you'd never talk about this type of stuff amongst yourselves
You need me to point out the obvious to you, but I don't mind

And while I'm on the subject of PSNow, did you guys know your achievements will NOT carry over to PS-Now
NOW... you know

Why would anyone expect achievements to carry over to a rental service?

 

[NatiboyB]

that pretty much means no point in me using the app....It had some pros.

 

[PS5 Pro]

Why would anyone expect achievements to carry over to a rental service?

So you renting the achievements you get too You can keep them for $1

 

[dBoyFresh*212]

Why would anyone expect achievements to carry over to a rental service?

Bro your responding to a mentally challenged individual......don't waste your time



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