Yesterday Sony Ericsson officially unveiled the Xperia Play Android gaming phone at MWC 2011 and so far everyone’s impression of it has been a positive one. While the phone will be available in early Spring, the initial selection of games that will be available for the Xperia Play is already looking fairly impressive.
Tag: Sony
Well it seems the Xperia Play got a ton of exposure this weekend both during the Super Bowl and in other venues as well. Remember the commercial that got spotted last week? Well the full version was aired during the Super Bowl yesterday and it is still a pretty twisted looking commercial. Check out the full commercial after the break.
Apparently there is a phone that will play Playstation games and have a slide-out controller made by Sony Ericsson called the Xperia Play. This never before seen, mentioned, previewed, fondled, video taped, leaked, dismantled Android phone will most likely be unveiled officially at MWC 2011 coming up in ten days time.
Alright so by now we all know that the Xperia Play exists and we’ve seen the insides of it, seen it in action playing games and even watched Engadget fondle it. Now to really solidify the fact it is real, since Sony Ericsson keeps saying it is not, we now have an official commercial about the Xperia Play!
Sony dropped a major announcement today regarding all things Android. The Playstation Suite will be a framework, not just for the Xperia Play, but for future and current Android devices as well as cross-platform integration down the road. This will also be an official store where you will be able to get Playstation games.
While we enjoy saying the ‘Sony Android Playstation phone’, the official name is the Xperia Play and is a lot shorter to say. Taking that into account, the Xperia Play is probably the worst kept secret in Android history so far with the amount of leaks, videos, hands-on and so on which is impressive considering the phone doesn’t exist.
So there is a big juicy rumor going around right now regarding the Xperia Play and that it will be carried by Orange in the UK. In case you’ve been living under a rock the past 6 months, the Xperia Play is an Android gaming device by Sony/Sony Ericcson which will play Playstation games and comes with a slide out controller.
So the device that doesn’t exist, according to Sony Ericsson reps during CES 2011 we talked to, has gotten dismantled and laid naked in front of us for all to see. You would think by now they would just admit the damn thing exists outright and at least send us one! Ahh wishful thinking isn’t it? Anyways, TGBus decided to dismantle the Playstation Android phone.
Well the wait is over for that official Playstation application everyone reported on earlier in December 2010. It was just released a few moments ago today to all the fine folks over in Europe and so far it seems to be getting some decent rating. Our reviewer over there went ahead and nabbed a copy for us.
Here is the best way to get the week started, more Xperia Play gameplay video! In this video we see a user loading up the Playstation ROMs for Resident Evil 2 and Ridge Racer via ROM Buddy. While this most likely won’t be how actual Playstation games will be loaded into the phone for playing, it is a neat temporary solution.