PlayStation Suite is an upcoming software framework that will be used to provide downloadable PlayStation content for devices that meet the forthcoming PlayStation Certified requirements. Currently, this includes devices that both run Android 2.3 and meet specific unannounced hardware requirements, and the Sony PlayStation Vita. The framework will be cross-platform and cross-device, which Sony refers to as "hardware-neutral". (It is based on the Mono (software)

Mono (software)

Mono, pronounced , is a free and open source project led by Xamarin to create an Ecma standard compliant .NET-compatible set of tools including, among others, a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime....

 platform.) It is currently set to be released before the end of calendar year 2011.

Games

The games released under the PlayStation Suite will be made available to devices via the PlayStation Store

PlayStation Store

The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The Store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games,...

, allowing players to download the titles to their devices. Currently only original PlayStation titles will be released and emulated under the program. Games released under the program will have controls overlaid on top of the touchscreen, however for devices which have analog buttons such as the PlayStation Vita and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, codenamed Zeus, is a handheld game console smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first device to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation...

, the controls are mapped directly to the buttons.

PlayStation Certified

In addition, Sony is starting a new program known as PlayStation Certified to assure that the Android device is able to run the content smoothly. Currently the only devices to be certified are the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, codenamed Zeus, is a handheld game console smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first device to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation...

 smartphone and the Sony Tablet

Sony Tablet

Sony Tablet is the brand name of a series of tablet computers which run Google's operating system Android 3.1 Honeycomb. They were informally announced on 26 April 2011, using the code names, by the Sony Corporation in the Sony IT Mobile Meeting...

s. The PlayStation Vita will also have access to the PlayStation Suite. In a November 2011 update, the previously released Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is an Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson. It was launched on April 1st, 2011 in Europe. The Xperia arc has a touch-screen, the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimises the picture and runs at a resolution of 854×480 pixels, a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor,...

, and Sony Ericsson Xperia acro

Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro

The Sony Ericsson Xperia acro is a Android smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson in Japan. The device has several additional functions for Japan customers from Xperia Arc. It was launched in June 24, 2011.- Basics :...

became PlayStation Certified..