Sony lancia il PlayStation Mobile Developer Program

Per rendere sempre più appetibile, grazie a nuovi titoli, la propria piattaforma PlayStation Mobile, Sony inaugura pubblicamente (dopo una fase di beta) il Developer Program ad essa dedicato: saranno così messi a disposizione degli sviluppatori tutti gli strumenti necessari per creare giochi per i dispositivi certificati PlayStation (e anche per la PS Vita), al costo annuale di circa 76€.

Si tratta di un lancio pressoché globale, che va dal Giappone all'America, passando anche per la nostra Italia. Se quindi volete scaricare l'SDK per PlayStation Mobile e pubblicare tutti i giochi che volete, dovrete dirigervi al seguente link, mentre qui sotto vi lasciamo il comunicato stampa completo.

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INITIATES THE PLAYSTATION®MOBILE DEVELOPER PROGRAM

Official Version of PlayStation®Mobile SDK Now Publicly Available

Program Allows a Wider range of Developers to Create Dedicated Content for PlayStation™Certified Devices and PlayStation®Vita

Tokyo, November 20, 2012–Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

(SCE) today announced that it initiates the PlayStation®Mobile Developer Program which includes the official version of PlayStation®Mobile SDK*1 from today, in an effort to further expand the world of PlayStation® on open operating system-based devices*2 through PlayStation®Mobile.

Allowing a wider range of developers to create dedicated content for PlayStation Mobile, the PlayStation®Mobile Developer Program becomes available in Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia. The forthcoming phased roll out will start from Hong Kong and Taiwan and with more countries and regions to follow. This program enables developers to distribute easily their content through PlayStation®Store*3 on a commercial basis and market their games to millions of dedicated gamers with PlayStation™Certified*4 devices and PlayStation®Vita. The license agreement fee is 7,980 yen annually*5.

After receiving the feedback from developers who have used the open beta version since this April, the official version of PlayStation®Mobile SDK enhances its system stability.

Along with the technical support from SCE through the developers forum where developers can exchange useful information, developers are also be able to seamlessly continue to develop content which was created with the open beta version.
(Please refer to the special site link for more detailed information)
https://psm.playstation.net/portal/

SCE will further accelerate the expansion of PlayStation™Certified devices and continue to collaborate with content developers to drive the delivery of compelling entertainment experiences through PlayStation®Mobile.
*1 A set of development tools and software libraries for PlayStation®Mobile.
*2 As of November 20, Android based PS Certified devices and PS Vita.
*3 Users can download vast digital content including games through PlayStation Store for PS3, PSP, PS Vita and PS Certified devices.
*4 The license program to expand PlayStation®Mobile, dedicated for portable hardware manufacturers. SCE will not only license logos but also provide necessary development support. Please kindly refer to the URL for the line-up of PS Certified devices.

http://www.playstation.com/psm/certified.html

*5 The fee is for the Japanese market.

The fee differs by countries and regions. After closing the license agreement, developers are able to use PlayStation®Mobile SDK and conduct verification on PS Certified devices and PS Vita to distribute their content on PS Store.