Sony Reveals More Details On First PlayStation-Certified Tablets

Sony has confirmed the price and release details for
its Sony Tablet S, which will hit stores in September starting at $499
as the first tablet able to legally download and play select games from
the original PlayStation library.

First revealed back in April,
the Android-3.0-powered tablet sports a 9.4-inch touch display and an
NVIDIA Tegra 2 graphics chip, as well as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity
options. The $499 model comes with 16 GB of built-in memory, while a
$599 model comes packed with 32 GB.

Sony didn't provide pricing details for the previously-revealed Sony
Tablet P, a foldable tablet with two 5.5-inch touchscreens and 4G
network capability set for a November release. Each screen can be
controlled independently by Android apps, with one screen providing a
PlayStation-style controller interface and the other showing gameplay,
for example.

The tablets will be Sony's second and third PlayStation-certified mobile devices, after the Spring launch of Sony Ericsson's button-sporting Xperia Play smartphone.

Available downloadable PlayStation titles, including Jumping Flash and WipEout,
have failed to attract a significant number of downloads on that
device, according to publicly available Android Marketplace statistics.

Both tablets are available for immediate pre-order ahead of their launches.