Android Chi

ZenAndGames thinks the Google phone could be the best thing for handset games:

Google is promoting Android as a very open platform for anyone to develop on. They’re even releasing a SDK to the public in just a couple weeks from now. If done right this will provide a much more streamlined route to market for many developers and could make indie cell phone game projects much more of a reality. Developers could bypass the draconian system of having to run every application and game idea through the minds at the major phone networks (who generally aren’t game minded folks) which could breath new life into the possibilities for innovation within the cell phone game space. We could quickly go from lots of old arcade game ports and tired platformers to games that are really interesting and push the envelope of design. Also it could lead to much cheaper development on a whole which will also help indie developers who want to get into the cell phone game market. If done right this could make the cell phone much closer to the PC as a game platform and really open up the opportunities for cell phone game developers on a whole.

More in the ZenAndGames article.