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The editors liked
The only Android phone to do gaming ‘properly'
Slide-out gaming controls are well built and comfortable
Feels fast
Decent build quality
The nearest gaming experience to a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS Lite that we’ve seen on a smartphone
Thanks to the slideout gaming pad
Works well as a smartphone
Lots of recent smartphones boast a host of impressive games
And some of them even offer decent graphics
But nothing comes close to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play when it comes to control. The sliding lower half with proper buttons mean you'll be able to control games accurately and comfortably
And it's a lot more fun than using touchscreen buttons. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play also tops the li
Gaming pad is well designed
Sony Ericsson's take on Android has some nice features and is easily compensated where it lacks features
Battery life when gaming is pretty good
Controls really do work
Excellent rapidfire gameplay
Intuitive user interface
Physcial controls better for gaming than the usual touchscreen
More games than the Android Market
Good quality audio
The editors didn't like
Poor games
Poor controls
Screen was dim and washed out
Games offering is weak
Confusing software
Classic PlayStation titles are expensive
Rather dim display
Umer Reports
The gaming pad buttons feel good under the fingers and are comfortable to use
But the touchpads are not so responsive
And the shoulder buttons are spongy.
Unfortunately
Sony can't back up with Xperia Play's hardware with a world-beating games catalogue. Yes
There are some fun titles
But there's nowhere near the same amount that you'll find on something like the Nintendo 3DS – or even the Apple iPhone – and games bought for the Sony PSP are also incompatible.
Gaming delivery is a little disparate
Screen needs to be brighter
It really needs some exciting gaming titles
Video capture is unnecessarily poor
Screen
Launch titles are just as fun on other phones
Controls still aren't as good as a real handheld console
Having three separate places to download games isn't very practical
No support for PSP games and you need to buy PSN games you already own
Published: 2011-11-04, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
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Abstract: 1emailThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – casually known as the PlayStation Phone – may be one of the most anticipated mobile devices of the past few years; rumours of such a device had been circling the internet for months before its eventual unveiling at...
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Lots of recent smartphones boast a host of impressive games, and some of them even offer decent graphics, but nothing comes close to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play when it comes to control. The sliding lower half with proper buttons mean you'll be able to control games accurately and comfortably, and it's a lot more fun than using touchscreen buttons. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play also tops the li
Unfortunately, Sony can't back up with Xperia Play's hardware with a world-beating games catalogue. Yes, there are some fun titles, but there's nowhere near the same amount that you'll find on something like the Nintendo 3DS – or even the Apple iPhone – and games bought for the Sony PSP are also incompatible.
Overall, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a bit of a disappointment. The hardware itself is great – it's fast, comfortable as a gaming platform, and it's packed with features. Unfortunately, this means nothing without a decent gaming catalogue, and unt...
On paper, the Xperia Play sounds like a master-stroke of device covergance, branding and usability, but in practice, it leaves a lot to be desired. While the chunky size necessitated by the controls would be more than justified if the gaming aspects lived...
the gaming pad buttons feel good under the fingers and are comfortable to use, but the touchpads are not so responsive, and the shoulder buttons are spongy.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play works fine as a smartphone, but the gaming element just doesn't have the wow factor we were really hoping for. We'd advise anyone really into mobile gaming to buy a dedicated device instead. The Nintendo 3DS need not worry...
Excellent rapidfire gameplay, Intuitive user interface, Physcial controls better for gaming than the usual touchscreen, More games than the Android Market, Good quality audio
Controls still aren't as good as a real handheld console, Having three separate places to download games isn't very practical, No support for PSP games and you need to buy PSN games you already own
Sony knows what's it doing when it comes to video games, so it's no surprise that Sony Ericsson has produced the first real attempt to bring advanced gaming to a mobile phone. It would have been great if the result wasn't a mix between a smartphone and...
