Engadget reports first details on Sony’s foray into gaming tablets will be powered by its video, music and ebook digital service and that it will come pre-loaded with classic PlayStation games, just like the Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson’s “PSP phone”.
Whether the “S1″ tablet is PlayStation Suite certified seems to be unclear.
What makes the design of this rumoured PlayStation tablet unusual is its folded design, which the report likens to a folded magazine, offering a better grip on the iPad-sized device. So, yes, it will reportedly look less like the mock-up above and more like Engadget’s drawing of the hardware.
Engadget’s report backs up a March 2010 report from the Wall Street Journal, which foretold of a PlayStation phone and a second device that “blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable”.
At this year’s CES, PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai said that Sony would launch “a line of Sony tablets… building upon the video, music, game and book offerings on our Qriocity and our PlayStation Network services to deliver a compelling, unique experience for Sony across a wide range of consumer electronic devices.”
Exclusive: Sony ‘S1′ PlayStation tablet (updated) [Engadget]
Jimu Hsien
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10:39 AMSo will it do all a NGP will do?
Dark_Templar
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 11:18 AMYup, all without the convenience of physical buttons that actually allow you to control things properly *cough*iphonegames*cough*
Jimu Hsien
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 2:32 PMno physical buttons = chokesondick
v4next
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 12:30 PMGuess what? My PSone can play PSone games too! And also my PS2.
James
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 1:13 PMand my ps3
Chumly
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 2:25 PMAnd my axe!
and any other android device with the PSX emulator on the market.
Jimu Hsien
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 2:32 PMand yo momma!
Chumly
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 5:33 PMTrue, she has been known to play the odd PS1 game
Rappo
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 8:56 AMWell done sir, well done
Jimu Hsien
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 11:50 AMMy mum used to like the creator wrestler feature on WWF N64 (or was it WCW?)