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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
Unskinned version of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) makes us happy. Sturdy hardware stands up to a frustrated gamer's kungfu grip
Lacks 720p video recording capability, now a standard in smartphone releases. Wireless data is slower 3G standard, not 4G. Only one PlayStation title available at launch
So the bottom line, is it worth it? For the price $200 with a two year agreement on Verizon, non-stop mobile gaming could be yours. The only problem is, the Xperia play doesn't really stand out as a phone or a gaming system. There are plenty of great Andr...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is one of the most enjoyable game-focused smartphones I’ve ever used. With a solid slide-out hardware gamepad, a fast processor, and stock Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the PLAY is truly in a league of its own. That’s not to sa...
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Published: 2011-05-25, Author: Scott , review by: androidguys.com
Abstract: I've been playing with a Verizon -branded version of the Xperia PLAY for around two weeks now and wanted to share my opinions on the new gaming/phone hybrid. I attended a Google IO developer session where Sony Ericsson gave these to the people in attendan...
Published: 2011-05-24, Author: Simon , review by: intomobile.com
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a unique proposition to customers, and one that isn't easy to take. Games are a huge part of the smartphone app ecosystem, so it stands to reason that a phone with a dedicated controller would do well, right? Well, it's st...
The Xperia Play will appeal to mobile gamers who are sick of poor touchscreen controls, and are looking for a more fulfilling gaming experience on their phone. There are only a handful of games right now that are optimised for use with the gamepad, bu...
Overall the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play ranks in as a 'Good' smartphone. It's definitely pushing the boundaries between portable gaming devices and smartphones and really working towards a new market. There are some slight concerns, however, on th...
Gamepad is a terrific way to play. Latest version of Android. Overall solid specs,
Doesn't integrate with the world of PlayStation. Not the latest graphics hardware. A bit thick and heavy.
The Xperia Play could be better, of course. First and foremost, it should be a PlayStation phone, with a PlayStation emulator playing PlayStation games cross-platform with PSPs and NGPs. It could also use an up-to-the-moment, super-gamer chipset like N...
Abstract: If you’ve been keeping up with Android news and release dates, you would know that the release of the Sony Xperia Play for Verizon is fast approaching us (May 26th to be exact). While attending Google I/O last week I was actually one of the lucky few w...
I like the idea of a gaming phone I remember discussing it with the first Sony Ericsson CEO Miles Flint in 2006. Five years have passed and the market has changed a lot – now gaming shifts to regular phones and tablets. Their controls are optimized fo...
