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PlayStation Vita to Support Android-based Gaming via Special SDK

September 15, 2011 by Josh Harmon

Sony has announced that forthcoming development tools will allow for the creation Android games that run on their new handheld.

Sony has revealed that a new PlayStation Suite SDK will enable the development of games that run on both the Vita and Android-based devices.

The announcement came during a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show, during which the company displayed proof-of-concept by showing the same game running simultaneously on the Vita and Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play.

The move is a fairly obvious one, given Sony's strong push into Android with the Xperia Play and its Honeycomb-powered S1 and S2 tablets. Throw in the PS Vita's expansive touchscreen and 3G capablities, and supporting some form of Android gaming on the device seems almost like a foregone conclusion.

With that in mind, it's probably premature to expect that the Vita will be supporting Android software outright. Given the need for a special SDK and the emphasis on the PlayStation Certified branding, it's likely that the Vita will have only access to a small set of approved apps within a walled garden environment.

Sony recently announced that the Vita will be launching in Japan on December 17, with the rest of the world getting the handheld sometime in 2012.

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