10 June 2008

Sony's new plan to turn university students into future PlayStation devs

(pspsps.tv) -- Sony is rolling out a new initiative across the pond that should bolster the ranks of skilled PlayStation developers in years to come. PlayStation-edu (way to make PlayStation into the least exciting word ever) is a new program that will give university students much more access to PlayStation platforms.

By signing up, universities will be granted access to PS2 and PSP development kits complete with all the demo software, hardware and SDK needed to get to grips with Sony's consoles. It isn't really about making games unfortunately - Sony just wants people who are fresh out of uni to have some inkling about the inner machinations of its consoles.

Given the significant advantage Microsoft has won itself by bringing its rival Xbox 360 console closer in line with traditional PC development than any previous console, Sony has everything to gain from making sure as many as people as humanly possible know how to find their way around a PlayStation. Especially as the PSP languishes in a dark patch in its history, some fresh talent clearly wouldn't go amiss.

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