Sony wants to bring your favorite PlayStation games to mobile
What if you could play an Uncharted game on your smartphone?
You can bet Sony's newly established ForwardWorks Corporation is exploring that possibility. The company's mission is to bring familiar PlayStation favorites -- not necessarily the games themselves, but the franchises and IP -- to smart devices.
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ForwardWorks kicks off operations on Apr. 1, the same day a name change transforms "Sony Computer Entertainment" into "Sony Interactive Entertainment." The team will (initially, at least) focus on bringing mobile games to customers in Japan and throughout Asia.
There are tons of games created specifically for overseas markets that never reach the U.S. or Europe, including big-money franchises like Call of Duty. The ForwardWorks releases could be no different.
That said, Sony has a demonstrated interest in bringing its popular franchises to the mobile market. The now-defunct PlayStation Mobile gave developers the ability to create mobile games inside the PlayStation ecosystem.
The service shut down in Sept. 2015, and ForwardWorks is the first hint we've gotten that Sony still carries a torch for mobile gaming. It's fair to speculate that success in Asia could bring about a broader focus for the new company.
As it stands, the announcement indicates that Sony has a serious interest in spreading the PlayStation brand to a new set of screens. The announcement notes that ForwardWorks hopes to create "full-fledged game titles" for smart device users to enjoy.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
