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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
The dedicated slide-out gaming pad helps provide as close a gaming experience as the likes of a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS Lite that we’ve seen on a smartphone....
Downloading and storing games can be a tad confusing due to the various platforms you can purchase them from.Look and Feel...
A well equipped smartphone that though has enough gaming prowess to keep you entertained, won’t persuade you to trade in your dedicated gaming device. ...
As we said before, the rumors about Sony Ericsson making a PlayStation phone with plenty of Sony gaming input aren’t new. Neither are the mutterings that Sony execs refused to allow the cellular partnership to use the PlayStation brand, over fears tha...
Dedicated game controller, Able to run numerous old emulator games with gamepad keymapping, Excellent stereo loudspeakers, Very good photo quality
Not futureproof due to the singlecore chipset, Game catalog still in its nascence
From our time spent gaming on the device we have to say the company is mostly right about it, the battery didn’t drain for 2-3 hours, as we expected, but on the simpler titles. With more sophisticated 3D titles the toll on the battery life is significa...
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play is a great all-around device for any hardcore gamer and smartphone enthusiast. The slide out game control is a nifty innovation that makes gameplay far superior to devices using only the touchscreen. Some have speculated ...
Gamepad works wellStereo speakersGood graphics performance
Dim, woeful screenLack of compelling contentPoor video recording (no 720p)
We've reached out to Sony Ericsson asking for a roadmap of when we can expect the PlayStation Suite and more PlayStation One titles to roll up on the Xperia Play bandwagon and make it worth joining. As it stands today, on the day of review and the precipi...
Xperia Play: Our Initial Thoughts Published on 22nd February 2011 by Richard Swinburne Technical specs of the Xperia PlayDimensions: 119 x 62 x 16mmWeight: 175gCPU: , 1GHz, Single-coreGPU: Display: 854 x 480 (WFVGA) LCD TFTSensors: 3-axis accelerome...
Abstract: Hardcore on-the-go gamers tired of toting around both a PlayStation Portable and a phone have spent years pining for a device that combines their two favourite mobile gadgets. Such a gizmo finally exists in Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play, the first “PlayS...
