Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play preview: First look

31 March 2011
Mobile gaming is at an all-time high thanks to big-screen touch smartphones. But it was when the Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY was announced that gamers hearts went aflutter. The PlayStation phone has been rumored ever since Sony joined Ericsson...

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  • 01 Apr 2011

Anonymous, 01 Apr 2011yuck! 380mb RAM & 400 ROM? wtf!? aprils fool?Do you even know why ROM is usefull?

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    • Anonymous
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    • 01 Apr 2011

    Anonymous, 01 Apr 2011yuck! 380mb RAM & 400 ROM? wtf!? aprils fool?thats user available

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      • Anonymous
      • v0X
      • 01 Apr 2011

      yuck! 380mb RAM & 400 ROM? wtf!? aprils fool?

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        • starman
        • M3s
        • 01 Apr 2011

        had a play with one this morning..

        RUBBISH!!

        typical slowness and jerkyness on the UI overlay..

        games take FOREVER to load..

        not impressed!!

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          • AnonD-1227
          • 7tD
          • 01 Apr 2011

          And for those of you who think it can play ps2 games, it's not like what you think. It only means it has the power to play most ps2 games.
          But those games will have to be ported as this phone clearly lacks L2 and R2 buttons and along with the joysticks it lacks L3 and R3.
          Play a first person shooter without a joystick. You are doomed.

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            • AnonD-1227
            • 7tD
            • 01 Apr 2011

            I don't quite know who the target customer are for this phone.

            Hardcore or frequent gamers would definitely not buy this phone, well i wouldn't. Portable gaming device without a joystick is a joke. Even my psp has one less. And i'm sure gamers will be waiting for psp ngp due later this year with two joysticks, touchscreen, touchpad and as powerful as ps3.

            Non gamers will not buy a gaming phone. Simple as that.

            Maybe it's aimed at people who want to play during their commute to work or school. Well there's Angry birds for them.

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              • qwerty for gaming
              • gD4
              • 01 Apr 2011

              I wonder if qwerty keys could be enabled to be used like the dedicated buttons of the xperia play, and bring a similar gaming experience.

              qwerty devices are much more usefull and productive for most of the uses of smartphones - so if the qwerty buttons could bring a similiar gaming experience - like the one in the xperia play, qwerty devices would become the best all-in-one device, and they would be perfect for all uses - even gaming!

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                • t7E
                • 01 Apr 2011

                The overview should read 'Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY' and not 'Neo'.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t7J
                  • 01 Apr 2011

                  fruit cake, 01 Apr 2011This phone might be very popular to the Gaming Public,but t... moreThe iPhone in general hasn't had a great battery life, too. For telephony, multimedia and gaming...and cannot be replaced.

                  Are they complaining??

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vff
                    • 01 Apr 2011

                    i never going to buy another android phone....the battery realy suck

                    i ll stay with symbian e series for the moment

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                      • fruit cake
                      • 3pH
                      • 01 Apr 2011

                      This phone might be very popular to the Gaming Public,but theres no news about the batterylife of this phone yet,as Android phones seem to struggle with batterylife,so playing the Games might be a quicker way of draining this phones battery,so it might end up a High price phone to Run an Buy,Sony Ericsson should include 2 batteries in the pack to help buyers out

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                        • abhi
                        • TL5
                        • 01 Apr 2011

                        jen, 01 Apr 2011such low RAM for such high end phone. only 380MB? Neo alr... moreHey dumbo... read it correctly.
                        Total RAM is 512 mb but user available is 380 mb.

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                          • Rahul
                          • 7tx
                          • 01 Apr 2011

                          380MB is user available.. Rest is reserved for gaming..

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                            • Shinigami
                            • 3Vm
                            • 01 Apr 2011

                            SE Xperia Play is complete disappointment.
                            Thanks for review, though. I wouldn't have found out otherwise :)

                            Hope to read SE Xperia Neo review some time soon.

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                              • AnonD-37
                              • q{6
                              • 01 Apr 2011

                              jen, 01 Apr 2011such low RAM for such high end phone. only 380MB? Neo alr... moreI think this got 512 MB of RAM and 132 MB of it is used by the OS and 380 MB is for the apps.

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                                • RND
                                • 01 Apr 2011

                                such low RAM for such high end phone. only 380MB?
                                Neo already shows lagging sign. wouldnt this Play be?
                                what sony is actually thinking?

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                                  • GeorgiaM
                                  • Mfy
                                  • 01 Apr 2011

                                  I am so excited for the release! I'm just not sure whether to hold out and buy the 2nd, or 3rd release after the handset has been reviewed and improved :S

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                                    • bummy
                                    • 9xE
                                    • 01 Apr 2011

                                    SE X-Play is getting more and more attractive! Can't wait till full review!

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                                      • t7J
                                      • 01 Apr 2011

                                      SE has a gem on Xperia PLAY

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                                        • AnonD-4466
                                        • YTJ
                                        • 01 Apr 2011

                                        Are you sure it could play ps2 games.