14 DAY TRIAL // PlayStation.com Portal Manager Emmanuel Orssaud has announced that an official PlayStation app is to be released for iOS and Android devices “very soon,” offering the ability to check out PlayStation Network trophies and staying up to date with friends’ games and online status, and to discover the latest games and news, to mention some of the most noteworthy benefits.
“I’m very happy to finally be able to announce on the PlayStation.Blog that we will launch the Official PlayStation App very soon,” Orssaud writes.
“The app will be available to download for iPhone and iPod Touch with OS 4 and above, and most Android compatible handsets with a minimum of OS 1.6,” the Portal Manager confirms.
Version 1.0 of the app will be limited to only a handful of functions, Sony reveals. Still, it appears there will be enough reasons for everyone owning a PlayStation and a smartphone to download the free app as soon as it’s out.
Gamers will be able to check out PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with friends’ games and online status, discover all the latest games, news and hardware for PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation 2, read all the announcements on the European PlayStation.Blog, and share their favorite products or news with friends on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail, according to the features list.
Also noted by Sony’s blogger is that the initial release targets only a handful of territories: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands.
“We are already working on the next version that will support most SCEE countries and languages, and will also let you comment on PlayStation.Blog,” Orssaud claims.
“There are tons more features we are planning to bring to this app in the next few months so keep an eye on the PlayStation.Blog for further announcements early next year,” he adds, ending with a promise to update the PlayStation blog once the app is released (in other words, approved by Apple).