Sony planning Vita OS for mobiles and tablets

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Sony is looking into ways of porting its Vita OS software onto its mobile devices according to a Japanese website.

According to the Japan based site AV Watch, soon-to-be Sony President and CEO Kazuo Hirai has hinted in a Q&A session with reporters that Sony is exploring how its Vita OS could make its way onto devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Sony's Senior Vice President Yoshio Matsumoto went on to say: "if you're asking if we've made it [the Vita OS] in a way that's expandable, so that it's possible to apply to smartphones and tablets on top of achieving the high responsiveness we need for gaming devices — it is possible"

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Sony has already brought PlayStation gaming to a mobile device with the Xperia Play allowing us to get to grips with original PS One titles.

If Sony did bring Vita gaming to mobiles and tablets we could see the premature death of the PS Vita console if the devices offered the same display quality and gaming experience. Controls may not be as ergonomic, but users may sacrifice this for mobile phone features.

Sony is looking to get its mobile division back on track in 2012 after poor results last year saw it make a loss and lose ground in the market to the likes of Apple, Samsung and RIM.

Find our more on Sony's latest handheld in our PS Vita review.

Will the lure of Vita gaming on your mobile be enough to tempt you away from your iPhones and Galaxys, or due Sony need to try harder? Let us know in the comment box below.

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Nintendo to bring 3DS eShop to PCs and mobiles

Nintendo has explained its plans to allow people to browse the Nintendo 3DS' eShop via PCs and smartphones - although it will use a clumsy QR codes system at first.

Apps giants like Apple and Google Android have shown that people are keen to browse on devices other than the device they are buying for, and Nintendo is keen to open out its eShop to other devices.

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata explained that the process was underway to allow access to the eShop, although actual purchasing will not be possible.

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"Even if a software title receives an incredible review [through eShop's user review feature], the majority of people will not know about it unless they access the Nintendo eShop with their Nintendo 3DS system," explained Iwata.

"We would like to solve this issue by making the Nintendo eShop accessible via PCs and smartphones as well.

"At the beginning, you will not be able to directly purchase software from your PC or smartphone. Instead, you will need to take a photo of a QR code at the Nintendo eShop by using the camera of your Nintendo 3DS."

"The Nintendo 3DS will then open that specific page of the Nintendo eShop. That function is already included in the upcoming system update for the Nintendo 3DS.

"In the future, we will make it so that you will be able to purchase software by using your PC or smartphone."

The QR solution is clearly not ideal, so this may well be a feature that only matures when payments can be made from other devices, but it's another step for Nintendo as it looks to make the 3DS a must-have handheld.