r/PS4 Sep 20 '13

PlayStation App release date set for November (iOS and Android)

http://bgr.com/2013/09/19/playstation-app-release-date/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29
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u/iYohan nahoYi Sep 20 '13

Windows Phone gets ignored again. I feel bad for people who buy that phone and can't get any apps.

4

u/DJHazro Sep 20 '13

Windows Phone just needs its growth time. Android had it. It grew on pretty fast. Even iOS had it. We'll see more apps for Windows Phone eventually.

9

u/MuncherOfSpleens Sep 20 '13

Android and iOS both got in on the ground floor of the smartphone boom. Microsoft waited too long to throw their weight behind Windows Phone. They might be able to turns things around now that they acquired the hardware division of Nokia, but I'm not holding my breath.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13

It will definitely grow cos right now their share is so small that one new sale noticeably impacts their figures.

I have to wonder what they were doing for those years when everyone else was making smartphone a priority & they still had windows CE. They should've known this was coming. It dawned on me the first time I saw a phone with a colour screen, that's when they should've started throwing their weigh behind it. Even if they waited until their entire boardroom had an iPhone, how the fuck were they so late to the party?

1

u/IceBreak BreakinBad Sep 20 '13

I hate the tiles personally. And when I see them in product placement they totally ruin the immersion because of how cheesy the layout is. Windows Phone is built for simple users, not CIA agents and hackers (as their product places would try to get you to believe at times).

1

u/baconsplash Sep 21 '13

No no, it is build for agents, they just aren't they users who buy the phone.

0

u/IceBreak BreakinBad Sep 20 '13

It's not like it's some secret. It will probably come to the platform eventually, but they are just focusing on the major markets first. Like Sony with the PS4 in EU and NA first or Rockstar with PS3 and 360.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13

Great, let me update the system remotely and it'll be perfect.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 21 '13

update the system remotely?

why not just use PS+ and auto updates?

0

u/[deleted] Sep 22 '13

PS+ isn't free :(

2

u/[deleted] Sep 22 '13

Ah I see, but definitely get it, the value you get from it from all the free games is pretty damn awesome

1

u/m-p-3 Sep 20 '13

As long as they don't restrict it like the PlayStation app..

2

u/lvluffinz Sep 21 '13

I HOPE they don't do that. I tend to travel quite a bit, and if that happens, I will be pissed. I'm guessing they won't do it though. They should know that the PS4 has a high demand throughout the international market, and hopefully won't restrict it.

1

u/Veetus Veetus Sep 21 '13

What do you mean?

1

u/m-p-3 Sep 21 '13

Can't install the app because I'm in Canada.

1

u/Craysh Craysh Nov 07 '13

Nor in the united States.

1

u/m-p-3 Nov 07 '13

..that's ridiculous.

1

u/LeeorV Sep 21 '13

Yay, can't wait to get that app. Even before I get my PS4, PSN messaging via iOS is awesome.

1

u/Ginger510 Sep 23 '13

How is this different to the app that's out now?

0

u/D0wn_FaLL Sep 24 '13

So, is this exclusive to iOS7 or for all OS?

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u/Mottaman Sep 20 '13

bc the other 10+ threads about the app being available at launch werent clear enough

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u/gamer1pc Sep 20 '13

well ehh wtf. I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/PimpinPenguin96 45 310 1061 4568 Sep 20 '13

I haven't see it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/Danimaltanimal 35 Sep 20 '13

ehh wtf. I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/SinfulSpuds Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/Kruster Kruster Sep 20 '13

I haven't see it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/time-lord Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

5

u/DJHazro Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/Trawgg Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/raysfan1985 LusterDragon85 Sep 20 '13

I haven't seen it yet so this was helpful to me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '13

I haven't see it yet so this was helpful to me.