Sony Ericsson multiplayer games trial
Sony Ericsson launches mobile online multiplayer
games trial
16 January 2004
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has
announced the deployment of a trial online multiplayer game solution
for their consumers around the globe. This trial service offers
Sony Ericsson consumers the ability to play exciting interactive
mobile games with their phones online.
The first games to be available will be Rally (a
4-player game) and RC Battle (an 8-player game). Both games can
be played with a wide variety of Sony Ericsson phones. The trial
mobile online multiplayer games will be available from Sony Ericsson's
Fun and Downloads web site, enabling consumers to play online
against one another from around the world. The service will be
accessible across all regions on 2.5G networks, however network
dependencies do apply.
“Just as the success with games played via
Bluetooth and infrared, there are great opportunities for consumers
to play games also over mobile networks. With the advent of faster
network technologies and more phones capable of downloading colour
games, we see that there are a great deal of opportunities for
online gaming” says Cameron Stewart, Senior Manager Global
Product Marketing.
The trial will ascertain the market demand for online
games by conducting in-depth consumer research as well as measuring
the performance of ‘real time’ and ‘turn based’
online gaming in mobile.
“We hope that our Ericsson and Sony heritage
can enable operators to leverage from mobile online multiplayer
gaming in the near future” says Cameron Stewart.
The trial is based on the networking solution for
multiplayer gaming-Terraplay MOVE. Terraplay recently shared the
podium with Synergenix, winning the Ericsson Application Award
of the year for best mobile game application with ‘Rally
Pro Contest’.
“We are very pleased to work with Sony Ericsson
to launch a global trial. Demand for over-the-air real time gaming
is a reality today and we have designed the solution to allow
mobile operators around the world to meet that demand effectively
and profitably”, says Jeremy Lewis CEO of Terraplay Systems.
The trial started in December and will continue
into the early 2004. The trial is available for consumers who
own T300, T306,
T310, T316, T226, T230,
T608, T610, T616, Z600,
Z608 and T630 products.
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