Playstation Goes Mobile

The first mobile phone to incorporate the PlayStation Portable (PSP) gaming system has been launched by Sony Ericsson.
The Xperia Play is widely seen as an attempt to breathe new life into the platform in the face of competition from games-capable smartphones.
It is among a plethora of new devices being unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The PSP phone, which had been rumoured for some time, runs Google's Android operating system, incorporates a pull-out control pad and will feature a catalogue of games, from Electronic Art's Fifa series to Assassin's Creed, the Sims and Dungeon Defender.
Figures from October 2010 show that the company shipped 3.6 million PSPs, down from 4.2 million the previous year.
The Xperia Play is due to go on sale in March with titles from 20 gaming partners.
It is part of a Sony's broader strategy to bring gaming to mobile phones.
Its PlayStation Suite, announced last month, is a cross-platform system that will allow different mobile manufacturers to build PSP gaming into their devices.
The company is also expected to launch a more powerful successor to the PlayStation Portable, codenamed NGP.
(BMcC/GK)