Multiplayer online gaming from mobile phones is one step closer to reality as Sony Ericsson kicks off worldwide trials.
Sony Ericsson has announced the company will deploy a Trial Mobile Online Multiplayer game solution for their consumers around the globe, to offer owners of various Sony Ericsson handsets the ability to play interactive mobile games online.
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The first games to be available will be Rally (a 4-player game) and RC Battle (an 8-player game), both of which Sony Ericsson said can be played on a wide variety of its handsets. 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, 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 the mobile networks. With the advent of faster network technologies and more phones capable of downloading colour games, we see that there is a great deal of opportunities for Online Gaming" said Cameron Stewart, Sony Ericsson's Senior Manager of Global Product Marketing.
The trial aims to 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 networks.
The Trial Solution is based on a networking solution for multiplayer gaming developed by Terraplay, dubbed 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 Content’
The trial starts in mid December and will continue into the early 2004, and is to be compatible with Sony Ericsson T300, T306, T310, T316, T226, T230, T608, T610, T616, Z600, Z608 and T630 handsets.
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