According to Bloomberg, Sony is slated to release its Playstation phone to the general public this coming February. This will no doubt put Sony into the forefront of the blossoming mobile gaming industry. With all of the new devices coming out at lightning speed, manufacturers such as Sony are finding clever and innovative ways to set them apart from the herd and this is no exception.
Plans for the release of the phone confirmed by Bloomberg to be held in Barcelona on Feb 13th at the Mobile World Congress event. Clearly to many gamers, gambling fans and gadget lovers alike the news of this headline is something worth paying attention to.
What type of phone is the Playstation phone?
According to several news sources the phone will be a Sony Ericsson touch screen phone which entails a slide out touch button pad for gaming and typing. The model known as “Xperia” will no doubt be the target of many online casinos, poker rooms and the like as apps for the device will be greatly in demand as we found with past models of Android, iPhone and Blackberry.
Mobile gambling on the rise
Microgaming has already launched its fleet of mobile casino games for Android and has their eyes set on the new Sony release. This could put the demand for online gambling apps at a new record level.
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