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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
Abstract: Design and DisplayFirst thing one would notice about the Xperia Play is that it is probably one of the thickest, if not THE thickest phone out of all the Android smartphones we've seen. Similar to the Arc, the Play comes in a polished all-black housing, w...
Dedicated gaming controls, Smooth gaming experience, Game content from Android and Sony
Bulky frame, heavy weight, Unresponsive analog touch pads, Constant gaming equates power drain
Game (Not) OverThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is not your usual smartphone. With its competitors promoting thinner and sleeker profiles, the Xperia Play is a far cry from such claims. Its thick profile and hefty weight, coupled with a mostly plastic exteri...
This phone is a thing of beauty. Many have tried to merge the worlds of mobiles and gaming but this will be the first time that it's worked, and not as an after-thought like the iPhone or Android (harsh I know).The phone itself is fantastic and Sony Erics...
Being the first and only smart phone with built-in dedicated gaming controls, it seems like the XPERIA Play is catering to a minor set of audience. However, the potential for this device as a dedicated handheld gaming device coupled with its substantial s...
I get what Sony Ericsson was trying to accomplish with the Xperia Play. We’ve been wanting a real PlayStation Phone for quite some time and this is supposed to be it… except that it’s not. You see, Sony has the PlayStation Vita coming out pretty soon a...
Dedicated gaming controls, Smooth gaming experience, Game content from Android and Sony
Bulky frame, heavy weight, Unresponsive analog touch pads, Constant gaming equates power drain
Game (Not) OverThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is not your usual smartphone. With its competitors promoting thinner and sleeker profiles, the Xperia Play is a far cry from such claims. Its thick profile and hefty weight, coupled with a mostly plastic exteri...
Abstract: The open secret is finally official. After spending months on the internet as the Sony PlayStation phone, and given an extensive preview that has been neither confirmed nor denied by Sony Ericsson themselves, the cat is finally out of the bag when an inte...
Abstract: The open secret is finally official. After spending months on the internet as the Sony PlayStation phone, and given an extensive preview that has been neither confirmed nor denied by Sony Ericsson themselves, the cat is finally out of the bag when an i...
Published: 2011-02-02, Author: Jam , review by: jamonline.ph
Abstract: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play At last, the Xperia Play, the first playstation certified phone is now announced. It was already leaked few months ago and most of those leaks came from the chinese people. Anyway, let's get down to business about the spe...
