To those who have tried using the PS3 browser for anything involving flash or other complex plugins, a proper Chrome browser with full support for ALL sites would be enough.
And I don't think they would lose out on the games at all, the games would still be sold on PSN, not an Android market. And the games on PSN are not on the Android Market, they are far too complex and involved and consoke oriented.
What you could get on the Market that you do not get right now at all is apps. And that is where Sony could make a lot of money and split it with Google. Allow a proper SDK that uses the PS3's libraries and you could have all the widgets people have been asking for since launch. Anything from calendaring, to weather, to news, media libraries, instant messaging and so forth.
Using the DLNA and media features of the hardware along with a well written app for media play/manage such as Boxee would sell gangbusters I think. So would a skype app, after all the PS3 already does excellent multiparty video/voice chat.
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Originally Posted by Suntan /forum/post/19435547
I think this would be a boon for Google. But I question its value for Sony.
More to the point, I disagree with the conclusions brought about in that article. The PS3 can already access the internet, etc. etc. Further, the PSN network already allows for lite game downloads that add a good little coin for Sony. Why would they want to share that revenue with Google in a Google game/app deal?
-Suntan
To those who have tried using the PS3 browser for anything involving flash or other complex plugins, a proper Chrome browser with full support for ALL sites would be enough.
And I don't think they would lose out on the games at all, the games would still be sold on PSN, not an Android market. And the games on PSN are not on the Android Market, they are far too complex and involved and consoke oriented.
What you could get on the Market that you do not get right now at all is apps. And that is where Sony could make a lot of money and split it with Google. Allow a proper SDK that uses the PS3's libraries and you could have all the widgets people have been asking for since launch. Anything from calendaring, to weather, to news, media libraries, instant messaging and so forth.
Using the DLNA and media features of the hardware along with a well written app for media play/manage such as Boxee would sell gangbusters I think. So would a skype app, after all the PS3 already does excellent multiparty video/voice chat.