The Playstation Phone - The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play | MVG
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- In 2011 Sony Ericsson released the Xperia Play. An Android smartphone with elements of a Sony handheld game console that is very similar to the design of its predecessor - The Sony PSP Go.
We take a look at the Xperia Play and see what its capable of. Does it compare to the PSP Go? Lets find out!
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I've been screaming for a new version of this for years. I just want a modern phone with a slide out d-pad. Why does nobody make one?
I'm sure there are covers which function similar
Because theres no demand for it and it will only increas costs of it.
Well you can connect a dualshock 4 to any xperia if you want. But you're going to need a phone clamp and it looks ugly. Oh well PSVita it is I guess
Because unless you are willing to pay millions per unit, you're going to be shit out of luck. There's no demand. Even less so now the Switch is a thing. I can't think of a worse way to play games than on a phone, I want a phone to be a phone, and history supports my view on this.
Do you have a psp go?
The phone we all wanted as a teenager
I had it when I was like 12-14 dayum that shit was fire
@@horstoden7219 when i was 12 i had snake.
Horst Oden u use to borrow a ps2 at 12 now I'm 20 with and iPhone that I don't even game on
@@delavago5379 get an android and emulate games heh
I loved mine. I played the hell out of emulators on it. Still do today but with a Galaxy S9 and 8bitdo pro+
I wish this was still a thing
Nintendo switch is probably the closest we can get.
Same, maybe playing vita games too?
You can buy it he left a link
its only a matter of time before some Chinese company makes something like this. There is actually already similar phones but they look like a psvita. If they can make something like this with a modern snapdragon processor it would be amazing.
PS Vita with a storage card and WiFi with playstation network
I had this phone, right in a time where my family couldn’t afford a new console, or even a 3DS. This thing saved me, I finished entire library’s of Game Boy and classic Nintendo games on it.
Eventually I got a new console, but for a time, this phone was it, and I loved it.
That's exactly what it was perfect for.
How was the battery though?
@@Matanumi I had to change it once. I recall it being good at first, but so much use made it get old really fast.
Still have Xperia neo l
Kinda makes you wonder what it would be like if Sony made a new version for modern day🤔
There is no day when i don't miss my xperia play.
- I added a megun power extended battery
- Flashed a lupus kernel
- Had a 70 mb custom rom
- Overclocked it to 2 ghz
- Unvolted where ever it was stable
And filled it with every possible emulator... It used to last a whole week on a single charge until the day it died...
Probably got bricked
2ghz is a really aggressive clock for this, I keep mine around 1.6. you probably killed it with that clock since Ive had mine since around 2012 no problems.
Lol I bricked countless androids pre Android 3 😂
F
I did a lot of similar mods to my tmobile Wing and other slider PPC phones.
This is what a true gaming phone should look like.
They should make a comeback with ps2 games.
most of ps2 games cant run in stable 60fps on good pc, t's unprofitable to make phone like that
Mikele Konstanty Fiedorowicz IV I’m sure my pc could run any game from PS2 on like 100+ fps and it was only a $600 laptop so... idk what you mean
@@theman9962 you dont know what you talking about, first try then talk
BIG CHUNGUS I doubt.
Mikele Konstanty Fiedorowicz IV I played Tony Hawk 4 and it worked fine
This phone was ahead of its time
@Inje Kim thats not the point.
@Inje Kim bruh
N-Gage*
I have one, and I can confirm, the "analog sticks" are just unusable...
I used this phone for emulation, and anything requiring a stick was unplayable for me...
same
What was wrong with them? I'm genuinely curious.
@@numalesoybea1348 the "analog sticks" has no purpose
@@ahhdee1115 You mean they are difficult to use?
@@numalesoybea1348 they aren't anolog at all....emulated and digital
I feel like LITERALLY all they need to do is turn the Vita hardware into a phone with this form factor and im buying it no questions asked!
Holy Shyt 1.4 K likes. Yaull are awesome! Hopefully SOMEONE will make an Xperia play successor that functions well. If the fold 2 can be a DS, then anything is possible
TheBlackShinigami yes! The vita is ALWAYS in my tech edc backpack, between infinite emulators, games, and it's multi tool design.
Vita emulator or switch emulator is all we need. Gaming phones are evolving, mobile games are not. Or maybe we could get phone exclusive games.
I play old console games on my phone. Playstore games are rubbish.
@@arvans5143
Bro.... mobile gaming didn't evolve? Ever tried pubg/cod on mobile? I got sucked into stardew valley, played xcom and this war of mine all on mobile. Even if you hate freemium games there are plenty of triple A console/pc games on mobile for a one time fee.
@@arvans5143 Call of Duty, PUBG, Asphalt, Real Racing, PES, Honkai Impact, Genshin Impact, etc. exist and you say mobile games don't evolve...
SONY SHOULD UPGRADE THIS, THIS GONNA BE THE BEAST!
yea we can play in some shitty overpiced smal game on wc
Yassssss
if sony make new gaming smartphone. I am sure they can beat asus rog and razer smartphone.
@@MajinbuGaming It can beat at what?All phones (except iphones,most samsung and huawei phones) have Snapdragon procesors,so the performance in games is almost the same as every other flagship.
Gaming phones are useless because they have nothing secial rather than crappy design,also that 90hz/120hz will be a feature that every flagship will have in 2020.
So if you want to game get a 2019 flagship phone and a controller and emulate.
@@huzumnicolas4343 like I mention "beat rog and razer gaming phone" . I didn't mention about flagship phone like samsung or iphone. what are you delusional lol.
I find it so strange that in 2019 there are multiple companies venturing into “gaming phones” which at best have two capacitive shoulder buttons and RGB lighting.
This slide-up design with a hidden game pad is such a good idea and I’d genuinely buy a phone with a built in controller that just tucks away and looks like a normal phone when I don’t need it.
Really hope someone does this soon.
I know it's not exactly as you described but the Red Magic 3 with 2 controllers is pretty neat.
Red magic is a beast
Unfortunately Sony still holds the patents for the sliding control pad design, including physical shoulder buttons. That's why most companies dare not try to replicate it. (edit: from 2007 at least)
@@no-no-noku Nokia had several awesome dpad phones.
@@happyd6145 I'd be interested. Which one?
I wanted this phone so much when I was younger lol, I actually wish more phones had controllers build in, for emulating and games that support it.
That was my first smartphone ever... I remember really liking it, may want to find it again for fun now
7gaia8 ye man my first smartphone ever as well. Absolutely loved it.
my first ever smartphone as well, FIFA 10 was my favorite game on the phone
as well as the Bruce Lee game and the spaceship game sorry I forgot the actual name of these game
My housemate got it for the phone... I used it for the games...
Same
I think Sony still need Ericsson
Sony has ALWAYS needed Ericsson😢
You're 100% right. The Sony phones these days are just not relevant enough and Ericsson would be capable of making them popular again.
Ericsson probably sees it as a waste of money
2:08 Fun fact: Sony Ericsson logo is still on the back plate of the phone.
Sony said it revives Ericsson soon
I got this when I was younger because my parents thought it was a PSP.
Lmao
It is a psp. The name of the console is psp go.
@@lucashenr2828 no it's a sony xperia play
@@lucashenr2828 hes talking about the playstation Portable... Not this Psp
@@pro8266 ye that confused me
I wanted this phone so badly as a kid 😭
@Colt bruh to you
I had this phone, it was terrible and didn't last me a year.
@@arman3400 same
This phone meets today's demands for online shooters, car simulators and pubg mobile, why can't it come back instead of focusing on the bloody phones camera 😴
Because people are selfie-obsessed and thinks that gaming is just for 12 year old boys 😐
Ikr I barely use my phone's camera.
@@LilyRose_Tiger Yeah I hate that these non enthusiasts dictate the market.
Yeah, nobody really cares about the camera that much like it's good enough in mid range phones.
@@LilyRose_Tiger roastie
I fucking LOVED my Xperia Play. I've gone through 3 before I was forced to upgrade.
Its stats were already kind of dated even at launch (500 MB of storage and a sub-2500 mah battery IIRC), and the sliding mechanism connecting the screen was doomed to mechanical failure, but until its then barely above the curve speed started to feel absolutely stagnant, I was in handheld heaven.
Back then I played more games on my phone, and definitely more genres. You just can't beat the tactile feedback of real buttons.
I pray for the day something like this pops up again. I don't give a rats ass about thickness, I just want my joypad back. Hell, that would just mean more room for better hardware and heat distribution! The Play ran hot too...
I had this phone when it first came out. It was my first android phone. The dual capacitive touch pads were actually really nice for Minecraft pocket and other android games like shooters.
If sony wants to continue this phone. These are the upgrades thats I suggest:
1. Bigger Screen
2. Bigger controller
3. Bigger memory
4. Can hold up to 512gb micro sd card
5. Usb-c
4. Updated google store (obviously)
5. Better pixel
6. Good camera front and back
7. Better processor and ram
8. Decent speaker
They have my money if they fulfil this.
Scratch #7 and change to “Top of thre line processor and RAM”
@@emperorfaiz but that way they must put the phone at a decent price. Maybe using older ex flagship chipset will work?
Nice, so it would cost 10 000 000$
bruh we dont need a fucking camera on a "gaming phone"
What's the point of a camera on a gamer phone?
I had one back when it was released, and man, to this day, it's still my favorite phone I ever owned. If Sony launched a follow up today I would easily buy it.
I worked at GameStop when the nGage came out. To my knowledge we sold one of them. My coworker said it was some kid who spent all of his bar mitzvah money on it.
Phil Nolan Bar Mitzvah regerts.
Looool wtf
Owned
Poor kid
Well it was a smartphone and easily cracked so that thing was a miracle for me. So many games on one memory card plus I had mp3, opera, email and MSN installed. it was very capable but complicated.
I remember back when I lived in Denmark, taking the train home from school and there were sony reps going through the train challenging people to get the high score on a game (I think it was tekken) and whoever got the highest would win the phone, sadly I didn't win - I hate fighting games so
god that's an amazing marketing tactic. props to the team!
Did anyone win though
@@Streetzsanchez my friend at the time claimed he did, but that he missed their call or something like that, personally I don't believe he did. Probably some other random passenger
@@mat8448 damn I wish I could've won, but I never saw any contest for this phone
This is definitely the most enjoyement I got out of a phone. I remember emulating the GBA on it and literally having the time of my life. Wish I could have played PSX games on in back then (don't think that feature was available in Russia).
As an Android & PSP user during this time... I wanted this thing BAD at the time!
Same
same here
i thought this was better
www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_278715.html?wid=1090517
Tru
I have this, and it's amazing. I have been playing all sorts of emulators for various systems on it for years;)
great to see you here. i am a fan
Same for me, still have it! No PS games but a lot of emulation (Genesis, Super Nintendo...)
@@ModernVintageGamer thanks and I'm very glad to see you cover this and many other things awesome Channel man
Same, but my flex cable is worn out so the screen doesnt work
I really really want a SEX play 2 as this one is probably still my favourite phone even now
@@RadicalRickEntertainment he's totally capable of paying for his own water leaks. His ruf is water tight.
This video actually inspired me to buy an xperia R800a off ebay, and while Im sad to say the pspocket method doesn’t work anymore I still got it up and running with emulators and such. Awesome addiction to my collection!
imagine this, 9 iterations later, what they could have done in 2020. tis a shame, now we have 120hz screens and over 3ghz clock on Asus ROG phones
i think this phone flopped as phones were simply seen as tools back then, not neccesities. the market for gaming phones came around in 2017
This would still not be a good idea in 2021. A much better idea would be for them to release a good, high quality telescopic controller for their existing Android phones. Something like the Backbone that iPhones get but for their Android phones and with a PS style layout
@@terribletimes902 na trust with the technology of today this could easily be a beast of a phone, and with ps remote play now on phones to play ps4 or ps5 it will be soo good to play remotely
@@takumifujiwara4419 Idk, I’m just skeptical that you could ever fit good analog sticks in this form factor. I’d rather have a removable form fitting controller with full size analog sticks
Me: You have the PSP? Right?
Friend: Yes **Shows PS phone**
Me: ...
... tbh they werent wrong per say
@@NexhiAlibias yes they are wrong.
@@somedude4978
It is a PlayStationPhone
...PSP
Man you ruining my joke.
@@NexhiAlibias He is not, one can clearly see his gullibleness
Yeah people don't understand that the phone can't even play PSP titles like Tekken Dark Resurrection.
It's still my number one phone after all these years and i use it all the time. Great to be able to play retro games with a decent dpad and buttons whenever i'm waiting around or whatever.
I hate touch controls so Xperia Play is still the ideal phone for me, even now in 2019
@Roborav depends on the game
@Roborav no it depends on the game
I never knew i wanted so much MVG talking about phones, especially since some ports are very impresive and the phones have come a long way
Watching a video on how to load games to a phone I will never have.
Imagine if sony released a sequal that would play all ps2 games and psp games at full speed. Would probably cost even more than a high-end flagship
With the powerful hardware today it should be ps3 games now. But sadly they wont innovate :/
There's a cellphone recently released called moqi I7s or something like that. Check it out. Maybe that's what you're looking for.
Or ps 4 games
Carlos Salazar Sadly it isn't a slide phone, where you could hide the controller and use it as a normal phone.
Mortal Kod Lmfaoo slow down buddy
Sony released one PSP game for the Xperia Play, Locoroco Midnight Carnival. They also showed off God of War and Little Big Planet behind closed doors. Ape Escape Academy, Numblast, Piyotama, Flow and Super Stardust Portable were released for the Sony Tablet S/P. A couple more were planned including Daxter and Syphon Filter. The Xperia Play was also compatible with PlayStation Mobile Games, the same ones you also have on Vita.
Wow... 😮
I remember buying mine, cost me £470, I had to search everywhere in my City for a shop with one in stock, but ended up having to order it online and wait for it to come to the UK from Belgium, so annoying lol
Wow
I had this back in the day and loved it, wish they'd do something like this again
I don't care if the phone is a little thicker... If a new version pops... I'd definitely buy one... Maybe one with psp go anolog sticks...yes that's right... Two of them lol... That'll be life breaking
or 3ds analog sticks
I think they just need to make normal smartphone but come with detachable controller like this or other design like how ROG phones come with their controllers. Imagine with upcoming PS5 , sony show their gaming phone with dope logo, RGB, gaming design and PlayStation ecosystem. This will be awesome.
@@AfroSnackey or ps vita analogs
Got Xperia Play in 2012 and it still alive nowadays in my Playstation collection. Awesome piece of hardware. Played a lot of android games such as GTA 3 and GTA Vice City and PSone classics games.
A co-worker had this phone and it was amazing how useful it was. He would film and edit funny videos at work like it was a studio pc, plus the gaming ability was crazy at the time.
Sony needs to make something more like this. A gaming console is nice and important but sometimes people just want something small, something mini size in their pocket where they can play games and search on the internet with. Trust me it’s a good feeling to have something small to play with and watch videos when you’re outside or at an event.
Yes I know iPhones and Android phones exist but something like this is what everyone would like to have. A phone mixed gaming console where you can treat it like a handheld console and a phone. Like a mix of two worlds.
Every damn video is a hit. I always look forward to the next vid MVG. Best hardware gaming channel on the tubes.
thank you !
You're content is amazing. Thanks for all the effort and quality you put in your videos! Always entertaining and informative 👍🏼
I had it, and everyone is school would always be asking me to show them how it works lol
This was my first phone😂 I had a blast playing with it wish I didn't sell it years ago
This phone was the best ever still have it running emulators!
Great Video and Great to have you back Sir...
This was actually my first phone back in the day, still have it to this day
I had one!!! Friggin loved it! Was amazing to have when i was stuck at work.
anybody else appreciating the RUclips recommendations more in 2019?
edit: love the intro music btw and awesome content!
Yeah I'm finally getting new videos I actually want to watch again, rather than videos I have watched before or random bullshit.
2019 phones- poop
2011 sony Xperia- legendary
Yeah, their sales model was pretty well-thought. 2011 lineup consisted of the phones such as one dedicated for the music (Sony Live with Walkman), a slide-out QWERTY phone I miss so much today (Xperia Pro) and the beast mentioned in the video. They also had pretty decent hardware and they all got an update to Android 4.0 (except for Play - and that's good, because PS1 emulation on ICS would be impossible as the system ran terribly).
Noo...Nokia 3310 is legend mah boy..No one device will defeat that phone lol
I am using xperia z3 rn.👌
Yeah I think Sony should focus on gaming phone then their sale will be increase.
2019 Sony Xperia Sold Out In Europe And You Are Saying Poop, Yeah Idiot
Thanks for this video, I've learned a lot what do to with my recently acquired Xperia Play.
I love your channel. Excellent work!!
WOW... incredible memories w this phone! this xperia was my first real smartphone that i got on my 10th birthday n it treated me so so well. i was obsessed with the crash bandicoot game that came with it, and it only took me about a few weeks to find out that you could emulate ds games on it!
10 year old me managed to pirate a full version of an emulator that introduced me to the pokemon gen 5 games n it seriously turned my life around 💖 i would have it on me 24/7, the cheat code engine was incredibly fun
the battery ended up busting itself 2 n a half years later, likely because i spun the phone on its back before it wouldn't turn on ever again but i'm still not 100% sure if that was the case. (which was like... 100% miserable for a 12 year old), but even before that i managed to corrupt my pokemon black savefile :(
i hadn't known batteries on phones could be replaced, and i moved out and left it with relatives that probably trashed it :/
but my love for the phone's incredibly unique slid out d pad brought me to immediately buy a new one once i settled in a new house. it was a poorly running knock off that wouldn't work 90% of the time and the battery leaked on me not even a week later, much to my distress of losing another xperia. ironically i bought it on aliexpress as well, but obviously.. way way cheaper
it's actually great to know that there's finally a legitimate listing here that hasn't end up being a cheap scam ;__; ds emulation is still a big part of my life, on screen controls NEVER compare to how incredibly convenient the xperia was, it was extremely ahead of its time :< lets hope that more phone companies realise how important and incredible a more modern version of this concept would be, no matter How bulky the design ends up being
this phone and its wonderful design has been a great emotional rollercoaster in my life, i'm eternally grateful i could have one :') 💞💓💗
Also this phone is perfect for the MegaMan battle network games
I miss that phone. Rooted mine with android 4 back in the day. Loved it
Man I sure do love your videos and content 😍
I actually had this back when I was in middle school, omg playing asphalt and Minecraft on this was amazing
So all the “controller” buttons are compatible with those Android games?
@@dominikrollins6561 yup. I believe you had a certain setting with in the pre-installed games. But as for the Minecraft demo, Mojang (the current owner of Minecaft: PE) already wanted to have controllers used in their game already. Very cool to be able to play with a minimal controller already on your phone.
I don’t know if many else were. I was just mainstream gamer because I switched schools and couldn’t get into a deep convo with new friends. We didn’t have the same real deep taste in video games mainly lol
i had one, as a gaming platform it was perfect, despite the fact it didn't ran psp games, i used it mostly for emulation, even mame ran good except for the marvel vs series who had a major slowdown when using the specials. but for SNES and PS1 (both native workaround and a proper emulator) was glorious. i used the "analog" a lot in some games made specifically for this phone, i don't remember the name but i had a samurai game that ran awesome with the analogs. and it was very good and hard enough without beign frustrating, good game for the long hours of travel i needed to get to work.
As a phone though it was slow and glitchy, apps like whatsapp crashed a lot, and opening the dialing screen was a torture. very slow.
i do believe sony should lauch a new version of this, compatilble natively with psp and psvita, maybe with power enough to play ps3 games maybe ps2 if ps3 is too hard? i know i would buy day one. i miss the practical gaming uses of this phone.
Now you can download ps2 emulator in playstore. It runs perfectly with snapdragon 855 phone. Can run god of war and devil may cry smooth. Try it !
@@yoda9128 can you give me a cell for play my ps2 games?
ps3 on phones probably is some 2028 type of shir
Best way to sneak gaming into work
It would be nice if Sony makes a remastered version of this phone with a Snapdragon 865+
Cuz then you can play every Mobile game with these buttons like a controller!
Yeah I bet it would do really well today if a there was a slimmer version with really good game support and a decent amount of on board memory, but I doubt that will ever happen
Better idea, if they made a high quality phone controller compatible with their current Xperia phones. Something like the Backbone but for their Android phones
I had one of these back when they came out and it was the greatest thing ever! I wish it was still a useable device today or that they would make a new one. The analog sticks were strange to get used to but useable for most things. This is also one of the most durable phones I have ever seen. Survived many an accident with minor scratches here or there
3:40 XD failed hahah
Mission failed, we'll get 'em next time
Fission mailed!
@@edwardseymour4691 Yes of Course!
@@edwardseymour4691 fillion maised
i once used it and love it. its screen at that time was so gorgeous.
I really enjoy watching your videos.
We all respect you very much 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Had this when it released - Loved it - and also would love to see an updated version 👌
One of my aunt had an Xperia Play
I had fun playing Fifa and that one Bruce Lee game.
Overall, your video is well thought!
God, I remember when this thing dropped into the market, I wanted to have one sooooo badly.
I REMEMBER PLAYING CRASH ON THE PHONE IN THE STORE AND REALLY WANTING THE PHONE AS MY FIRST
the following year when i could get my first phone, _it was gone,_ *_reduced to atoms :^(_*
Ooooooweeeee I have some strong (but brief) memories with this thing. This was the very first smartphone I ever had, my parents got it for me when I was 11-12(?) . Had been a PS2 kid for years, but this was actually my first exposure to crash bandicoot since i was entirely obsessed with the tony hawk series and that was basically all I played, and crash came preloaded on there. Thought it was so cool in the Verizon store that I just had to have it, but unfortunately I was not pleased with my experience and made quick use of the 2 week return window, and then got my first iPhone. Love the idea, android just wasn’t there yet in my experience. Know it’s an old video but thanks for the walk down memory lane!
You ever plan on installing a custom ROM and making a video on it? That'd be cool
"It wouldn't be a MVG video if I tell you you cant" so true 😁
Had one, was great, always playing the old gbc and gba roms
Mvg, you’ve got one hell of a backlog of videos! Thanks for stealing the last of whatever free time I still had😆
Anybody got RUclips's algorithm recommending this in June 2019?
Edit: woah thanks guys for the likes
This video is uploaded in Feb 2019. Broo
Me
Weird, lol
Lmao it’s broken ik
Yup
I used to have one, fun little device. Had it overclocked to 2-2.1 GHz, sadly the chipset did not support sepperate GPU overclocking.
Towards the end of its like, the low RAM did cause some issues. But nothing that couldnt be fixed with a super minimal ICS ROM and special minimal kernel.
As you mentiond, PPSSPP did run VERY slowly on it by default, but you could get quite a few games to run with the 2GHz overclock.
The analouge touchpads are pretty bad, i always just used onscreen joysticks instead while keeping the D-Pad and face buttons.
A 100% of rising overclock? I remember a monolithic 1 Ghz single core on Xperia Play.
@@deathtrap1976 Yep, its a single Core 1GHz by default. It did run very hot at 2GHz and the battery time was pretty shit compared to default. But the massive performance boost was worth it. If you go into the Xperia Play forums on XDA you should be able to find the approrpiate kernel.
@@deathtrap1976 1.4 ghz and 1.6 ghz were more common OCs. Diminishing returns after that. I settled for 1.6 and it worked great for gaming.
If this had more RAM i would had bought it back then. I always waited for a second version.
I still have mine laying around somewhere, served me well for four years :)
I wanted this phone so much when it came out
I remember having that phone, I has Crash, some Sims game, Asphalt, some 3d space shooter, and a Jackie Chan fighting game, a truly varied and rather confusing line up
I had one. I remember taking my lunch break in my job to play some game. Good memories, I don’t play videogames anymore but it was good at that time.
I have this phone and I always like going back to it time to time. Awesome product!!!
I've had mine since 2011; Used it with a custom ROM that removed most of the bloatware and allowed overclocking and it's been great to me; I finished Symphony of the Night and a few other games during the lunch breaks at work;
The d-pad is excellent and i actually prefer that touchpad to the analog sticks on most of my handhelds; It takes some time to get used but once you get the hang of it you'll never want to get back to that psp go;
I have a toy version of this phone, it has an asphalt 8 screen sticker lol
Yo! One of my old friends had one of these when we were little! This is a total throwback! I completely forgot about that thing.
i remember this coming out and wanting one. At the time I only had one of those slide phones with the keyboard and would've loved to have one. Glad I didn't end up getting one haha
I used to dream with this phone when younger lol
- Drastic works really well! (shows zelda footage under 20fps)
.....
Shows a Zelda game which you control with the touch screen only
Well, considering this phone is 8 years old...
@@rolltonskuritsei that's my problem with this review! it is too positive for an obsolete android phone, 1ghz 1 core cpu is just not good enough for any modern android emulators, and for older stuff psp is fine.
ivan petrov he’s just showing what it was capable of when it was at his prime, in no way saying that it’s the best for emulation in current day. For it’s time it was amazing
@@bbmatias22 i clearly remember when it's launched nobody was excited, sales were not that good and actually in 2011 android emulators only started maturing, they weren't that great.
I had this thing and man it felt cool to have when it first came out. It was a blast
I had one of these when I was young, I remember seeing one on a phone store years ago
MY FIRST ANDROID FONE SO MANY MEMORY IN THIS FONE...
Seriously the best phone I ever had. Before I collected games, I sold my PSP and DS, since my Xperia Play became my primary handheld gaming device. If Sony released updated versions, it is a safe bet I wouldn't be using a Nintendo Switch as my primary handheld, or at the very least, (at the most, a secondary).
I strongly disagree with this, the screen ribbon cable was flawed by design. Everytime you slid it out it would scratch.
I still have the phone and the ribbon cable has broken 3 times in the short 2 years that I uses it.
@@someoneonly That is true. I also had to replace my screen ribbon cable once. However I still look back at it as the best phone I ever had. Especially with the convenience of a portable media player, music player, phone, and handheld gaming device with emulators from Mario 64 and older, all on a single device.
@@itchyisvegeta yeah but the pain of having to pay to repair it everytime it broke under warranty was too much. I fondly remember playing gba games with it but unfortunately the design flaw coupled with the little internal storage made it painful to use as a phone
@@someoneonly Ah that makes more sense. I bought the ribbon cable online and just fixed mine myself.
This was a phone I remembered wanting alongside my PSP and DS back in 2011. At a time when 3DS was new and expensive in middle school.
I had one of these back in the day, really fun phone to use
Legend!!!!
I used to have it
Plan on a followup covering the alternative ROMs? I've read that with those ROMs, overclocking, and a fast SD card you can push the system much further.
Lupus kernel for OC + Aurora Play rom is my recommendation.
@@LemonRush7777 Any good ICS roms?
@@spawnlink There was a good one, but its been too long and I forgot, sorry. Check the XDA Xperia Play forum.
Ahh how time flies..what i love the most about the xperia play is the sterio speaker..sound really good
I'm totally about to get one now
thanks MVG
I remember playing a 2D Flash game of crash bandicoot on that phone lol
Jjoonn ?
I tried this one and was amazing platform games, strategy, rhythm games and rpg playing experience. Unfortunately, as this is not a dedicated game device, I suffered from overall battery life. Besides, even though these analog controls are not that bad as they look, nothing can replace real buttons as this touching feeling is crucial for any game which requires accurate character control. I hope there is a company which will be brave enough to create a phone convenient even for hardcore gamers like me.
However, it seems that we still live in the age when you need to have separate gaming console, camera, music player, speaker, watch, personal computer if you really want to feel their benefits.
PS. Sometimes I think it would be easier just to put Android into DS/PSP or so...
I love this channel it saves me from boredom
Man that takes me back, used to love that phone