Sony has announced it will begin releasing smartphone games in Japan starting in April 2017, including a number of titles from familiar PlayStation franchises.
Forward Works, a company established by Sony Interactive Entertainment, has announced smartphone versions of Hot Shots Golf (Everybody's Golf in Japan), Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, and more will be coming to iOS and Android devices in Japan and other Asian territories.
A Japanase PlayStation Blog post lists Everybody's Golf as a spring 2017 release, while a second entry in the No Heroes Allowed!/What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord franchise is aiming for a summer 2017 release.
Also announced were mobile reboot projects of original PlayStation titles Arc the Lad and Wild Arms, and entries in the Doko Demo Issho (which stars Toro Inoue), PaRappa the Rapper (which is also making a return via a remaster on the PlayStation 4) and Boku no Natsuyasumi series also will be developed for smartphones.
IGN has reached out to Sony about the potential and timeframe for these games to release in the United States and in other territories, and will update this story should they respond.
Forward Works will also work in partnership with Nippon Ichi Software for games in the Disgaea and Yomawari franchises. Square Enix is also set to partner with the new company, however no specific game details have been announced.
Along with the games revealed, Forward Works also unveiled Project Field, a trading card game device that will work with smartphone applications, including a game from Level-5's Yo-Kai Watch series.
Project Field will integrate smartphones and tablets with a new device for card-based games.
Sony previously attempted to move into the mobile space with PlayStation Mobile, which shuttered in 2015. The PlayStation Store storefront that allowed PlayStation-certified Android devices to play a selection of Vita games.
This new major push by Sony to enter the mobile space follows Nintendo's release of officially licensed smartphone apps, including Miitomo and the release of Super Mario Run on December 15. Nintendo has said four mobile games will be released by the company before March 2017.
Microsoft has also explored the mobile space with games designed for Windows Phones based on popular franchises like Halo.
Stay tuned to IGN as more details of PlayStation's mobile titles are revealed.
Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
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