phonearena :Sony to bring at least five PlayStation games to iOS and Android by March 2018

Sony to bring at least five PlayStation games to iOS and Android by March 2018

Sony's ForwardWorks subsidiary plans to release five or six PlayStation games for the two most popular mobile operating systems by March 2018.Unfortunately, more details, such as when first titles are going to launch, are currently unknown.The Wall Street Journal Notes that mobile gaming draws in considerably more revenue in Japan compared to console gaming.Given this switch in popularity, it makes sense for Sony to (at least) attempt to cater to this new trend, especially given the company's position in the gaming industry.All of these games will get an initial launch in Sony's home country of Japan before launching in other markets around Asia.

Sony PlayStation is launching mobile games on Android and iOS to take on Nintendo

Sony's PlayStation gaming business is planning to launch more than five smartphone games, the company said on Friday, following in the steps of Nintendo as the Japanese electronics giant aims to take a slice of the lucrative mobile games market.The games are to be released in the year ending March 2018 on Apple's iOS and Alphabet's Google Android operating system through Sony's ForwardWorks subsidiary, which it opened earlier this year to focus on mobile gaming.Japan and then other Asian countries will be the first markets to receive the games.

Sony plans at least 5 PlayStation games for Android and iOS

Nintendo finally gave in and started developing games for mobile devices last year, and now Sony is following suit.The Japanese electronics giant today confirmed it will bring more than five PlayStation games to Android and iOS before March 2018.Unlike Nintendo, Sony's console business is thriving off the back of the PlayStation 4, and it continues to churn out popular franchises that sell well worldwide.