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so im coming from sprint Samsung epic 4g (no 4g in des moines ia) well im switchin to Verizon for the Xperia play as i allways play Emulators on my epic with the keyboard and all those RPG games thats on the market and i been wanting to replay Resident evil 2 and dino crisis (which is very hard to play on a keyboard phone lol)
but i been hearing some stuff that the xperia play cant play alot of ps1 games on FPSE becuase its slow old hardware. people told me to go to the Droid X2 or the Samsung charge but it will be even harder to play games on those becuase there is no keyboard or game pad, so my question is, is the xperia play worth the 49.99$ then the 299$ samsung charge and droid x2? like i said im coming from a Samsung epic which i guess is a little faster (and i have roms on it that speed it up alot as i see the xperia play has not got Root yet for the verizon phone) so im hoping that someday the xperia play will get root and roms soon.
how is speed in terms of Broswer wise? i do heavy broswing and textin i also saw the battery life sucks on this phone (becuase root has not came out yet as the epic prob has the same battery life with out root)
im just tryin get some more answers and feed back from XDA as the people at the store dont know what there talkin about and i asked if they knew about emulators on the phone and they said they have no idea what those are

This blows my old Captivate away, and that's pretty much the same as the Epic. I've had no lag in any game. The Charge has almost the exact same specs if I remember correctly. The Droid X 2 is made by Motorola...enough said. Lol.
I haven't had any problems with FPSE, but I don't play very many PS1 games.
It could be optimized with ROM's, but they'll be here eventually.
Browser speed is fine and battery life is much better than my Captivate.
Welcome aboard.
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well im pretty sure it wil play all my Sega,Snes,GBA games but my deal is my ps1 games like
FF8
Dino crisis
resident evil1-3
maybe even FF7 (i never got past 1st disk lol)
marvel vs capcom
mortal kombat trilogy
there is a few others but cant think of them (also has is the N64 emulator on this phone? i can play Mario kart and mario 64 with no lag on my epic)

icebear8 said:
well im pretty sure it wil play all my Sega,Snes,GBA games but my deal is my ps1 games like
FF8
Dino crisis
resident evil1-3
maybe even FF7 (i never got past 1st disk lol)
marvel vs capcom
mortal kombat trilogy
there is a few others but cant think of them (also has is the N64 emulator on this phone? i can play Mario kart and mario 64 with no lag on my epic)
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I haven't even tried any of those games but I should. Lol.
N64 has run fine for me. This is all stock--not even rooted.
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is root even close on this phone at all? i know it came out not to long ago (has it even been a month?)

icebear8 said:
is root even close on this phone at all? i know it came out not to long ago (has it even been a month?)
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There's a thread in the development section that has the progress of root. I used to keep up with it but haven't lately.
At least the Verizon Play is AOSP...lol.
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well thats good =) that is how i have my epic lol

how would u rate the battery life on this phone compared to your captivate (i use to own one myself as that was my first SGS phone then i went to the mesmorize and then epic)

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how would u rate the battery life on this phone compared to your captivate (i use to own one myself as that was my first SGS phone then i went to the mesmorize and then epic)
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I get a good 10-12 hours out of it with heavy use. I've been using my iPad 2 a lot these last few days and have only used the Play for a few phone calls and a lot of texting. I could have went 2 days without charging it.
I only got about 6-7 out of the Cappy with the same usage, and that's stretching quite a bit.

how is the 3G? anyone know if its faster then Sprint 3g wise? or is 3g all the same?
thats cool for battery and that means it will only get better once root and roms come
i just dont understand why didnt sony go to samsung for there better GPU and CPU i hear the adreno 205 is slow compared to the hummingbird )

Root is here and working and has been for a while
If you get a xplay on gingerbread 2.3.2 it's straight forward with a one click tool installed with an .apk called gingerbreak. If it comes with 2.3.3 it's another story you'll need to downgrade to 2.3.2 then rot with above tool and then update your phone OTA.
It's only xplay model R800i/a/ that can be rooted, I'm not sure about R800at and last R800x can't as of yet be rooted.
Check the development section for further info
Regards Dousan...

well i looked around a little bit and i guess the verizon model is the R800X? if im right? and it seems ALL verizon models cant be rooted

Thanks for this thread. I'm looking at switching from my Fascinate to this. Wondering about battery life and how is the GPS system? My Fascinate is terrible about GPS, but my girl's Incredible 2 locks on fast. How fast does the Play lock-on?

The GPS of this phone is terrific, actually: it's probably the dark horse of its functionalities.

Icebear...FPSE runs awesomely on the Verizon Xperia Play (r800x). I've only played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Destruction Derby and Nectaris but I get 60 fps on all of those without a problem. I had to slow down Destruction Derby because it ran too fast.
I too was deciding between getting the absolute fastest phone available versus the Play with its controls. If you plan on using emulators, then there is no question, get the Play. I can't imagine trying to play Castlevania or Destruction Derby with my thumbs covering part of the screen or without any kind of tactile feedback. Trust me, this thing is awesome with emulators and the controls are just as good as any dedicated gamepad (except for the analog pads(vs. the analog joysticks on the PSX controller) which I don't use anyway...but are supported with the latest FPSE release). I am beyond happy with this device because I'm into classic games and this plays most of them flawlessly (some PSX games have sound issues...check the compatibility guide on the FPSE website. The developer is always updating the emulator to improve compatibility).
The GPS works great using Google Maps...much quicker to lock on than my iphone3g that I used previously.

If you are a gamer, grab the play.
The battery life is awesome with or without root compared to my old htc phone. I'm have 3g turned off most of the time though, but I'm a heavy brwoser on opera and it will last more then 10 hours
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well i know what im ordering in the next hour lol xperia play here i come

yeah, I ordered mine from Wirefly. Here's hoping they let me and my mom switch phones or she's going to be a little unhappy (she had an upgrade).

I got my xperia play 2 days agos and im in love in it
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Galaxy Note: Best Gaming Droid

NOTE is one of best Gaming Android phone to date, IMO... i mean, 5" is most ideal for gaming IMO, controls on each side doesnt intrfere on the game play because of the screen size, Loudspeaker is loud, not to mention the AMOLED display... i was playing Shadowgun an hour ago, its just awesome...

Couldn't agree with you more.
I am having a similar experience.
Great phone & mini Tab.

i have a feeling that itll be the next HD2...

Strange that you mentioned it. I have an old HTC HD2 which I am keeping it.
It is a great phone and I am still using it for its GPS capability. Using Garmin and Papago GPS for local navigation. We have very detailed maps and POI for my country [supplied FOC by a very dedicated group of mappers called MFM].

jaytana said:
NOTE is one of best Gaming Android phone to date, IMO... i mean, 5" is most ideal for gaming IMO, controls on each side doesnt intrfere on the game play because of the screen size, Loudspeaker is loud, not to mention the AMOLED display... i was playing Shadowgun an hour ago, its just awesome...
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I think that SE Xperia Play is better suited for games. It has a REAL joystick that is always with you.

I bought SonicCD and loaded it up on my Note. It works perfect and the Notes screen runs it beautifully. Then I loaded it up on my old Desire and, boy, was there a huge difference. The Notes screen definately won hands down.

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I think that SE Xperia Play is better suited for games. It has a REAL joystick that is always with you.
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it doesnt have a real analog stick. it uses a touch pad instead.
the xperia play design was good, but it was let down by the hardware. like really, 1ghz single core snapdragon with adreno 205... launching after their competitors release dual core phones with better gpus... and charging just as much as the dual core phones...
hopefully with sony ericcson being consumed by sony, it will lead to an xperia play2 with better internals.
gaming phones next year will be much more interesting. 28nm manufacturing means much more performance at much lower temps with better battery life. im keen on seeing tegra 3+ vs the quadcore 2.5ghz snap dragon...

Souai said:
it doesnt have a real analog stick. it uses a touch pad instead.
the xperia play design was good, but it was let down by the hardware. like really, 1ghz single core snapdragon with adreno 205... launching after their competitors release dual core phones with better gpus... and charging just as much as the dual core phones...
hopefully with sony ericcson being consumed by sony, it will lead to an xperia play2 with better internals.
gaming phones next year will be much more interesting. 28nm manufacturing means much more performance at much lower temps with better battery life. im keen on seeing tegra 3+ vs the quadcore 2.5ghz snap dragon...
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Can't wait for the Tegra 3 or the new Exynos chipsets that are being released.
The quadcore Snapdragon isn't going to be good if it's anything like it's dual core 1.5ghz predeccesor.
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Im not big into games, but Shadowgun is sick. I cant believe how awesome it is on the Note.
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CGI_Ram said:
Im not big into games, but Shadowgun is sick. I cant believe how awesome it is on the Note.
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I got Backstab HD and Asphalt 6 during the 10 days special for my Xoom, but notice they aren't available for the Note. I wonder if spoofing the SGSII would work to at least get them installed and data downloaded?

Phylar said:
I got Backstab HD and Asphalt 6 during the 10 days special for my Xoom, but notice they aren't available for the Note. I wonder if spoofing the SGSII would work to at least get them installed and data downloaded?
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Asphalt 6 is available for free in the Samsung App Market

It's a shame there's no good DS emulators around - the screen is almost exactly the size of the two DS screens, plus it has the stylus and the microphone...
Nonetheless the Note is the best mobile gaming experience I've had in twenty years of playing video games. The screen size is perfect, and so many games play so much better with the stylus. The battery lasts longer than my 3DS, and though I haven't got a Vita yet I imagine it's a similar situation there. MHL means I can play most games on large screens if I want. Android means I can emulate all my favourite old games in one convenient package. And the gaming ecosystem for Android is getting really great right now, most games are seeing release on the Market instead of just iOS. The Note is specced to be right at the forefront of that right now, hindered only (slightly) by its non-Tegra-ness.
Seriously, the gaming utility of this device alone justifies the purchase for me, not even considering its myriad other functions. And today Samsung announces that it's first in line for ICS! I know I'm ranting, but I just couldn't be happier with this phone.
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Has anyone gotten SimCity Deluxe to work? I have the NA version, and it just hangs at downloading with "NaN 0mb / 0mb" (looks like it tried to do some dividing by 0 hehe).

theimaginaryage said:
It's a shame there's no good DS emulators around - the screen is almost exactly the size of the two DS screens, plus it has the stylus and the microphone...
Nonetheless the Note is the best mobile gaming experience I've had in twenty years of playing video games. The screen size is perfect, and so many games play so much better with the stylus. The battery lasts longer than my 3DS, and though I haven't got a Vita yet I imagine it's a similar situation there. MHL means I can play most games on large screens if I want. Android means I can emulate all my favourite old games in one convenient package. And the gaming ecosystem for Android is getting really great right now, most games are seeing release on the Market instead of just iOS. The Note is specced to be right at the forefront of that right now, hindered only (slightly) by its non-Tegra-ness.
Seriously, the gaming utility of this device alone justifies the purchase for me, not even considering its myriad other functions. And today Samsung announces that it's first in line for ICS! I know I'm ranting, but I just couldn't be happier with this phone.
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thats the thing i found disappointing about the vita. the psp had the option of being connected to a TV via component out, yet the vita does not have hdmi. i mean sure, it does have dual touchpads which could make it a bit clunky, but i was really expecting a home console in your pocket. plus, im not happy that sony decided to disable the fourth core of the vita at the last moment. you cant advertise its a quad core when one of the cores is disabled...

Is it worth buying an Xperia Play right now?

Hey there everybody!
I'm sorry if this could have fit in another thread, but I'm just curious about one thing; if this phone is worth buying just now.
I have a Wildfire S at the moment, and I'm pretty bored of it, it has ****ty specs, can't run anything worthwhile...
So first, I wanted to buy a PS Vita, but seeing that the games weren't appealing to me, and they all start at $40-50+, I'm more likely to get an Xperia Play.
The only thing stopping me is that I don't know if it's still a good phone, if it still can run the newest games, etc.
So please, help me, will ya?
~eris

eris94 said:
Hey there everybody!
I'm sorry if this could have fit in another thread, but I'm just curious about one thing; if this phone is worth buying just now.
I have a Wildfire S at the moment, and I'm pretty bored of it, it has ****ty specs, can't run anything worthwhile...
So first, I wanted to buy a PS Vita, but seeing that the games weren't appealing to me, and they all start at $40-50+, I'm more likely to get an Xperia Play.
The only thing stopping me is that I don't know if it's still a good phone, if it still can run the newest games, etc.
So please, help me, will ya?
~eris
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In my opinion I would just dish out the money for an Xperia s. Just root it and connect it with a dualshock controller.
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'Good' Phone
Imo the only good thing about the xperia play is the controls, the fact that is 'old' in specs you could buy something better, further support to the ps suite doesnt look better either (moving to ICS looks good but it will have ups and downs), still is a good phone but consider a second choice.

To be honest, no.
Unless you REALLY dont want to spend the extra cash for a way better phone, get this.
In comparison, its like buying a Nexus One in this day and age.

No. I prefer my old PSP for gaming over my xperia play anyways. The controls feel a lot worse and smaller on the Xperia Play, and the amount of compatibility issues with custom roms and touchpads is annoying too.
About the games, see the list of xperia play optimized games and see if those appeal to you.
Also, I know the wildfire S is an old phone with ****ty specs but just note that the xperia plays processor is clocked only 400 mhz higher , the gpu is worse, and there is nearly 100 mb more usable ram in the wildfire S than the play. This is not a worthy upgrade from your old phone..If you were coming from an old blackberry/nokia or something, then I would tell you to get the play. If upgrading I recommend a dual core phone, you will notice a huge performance difference.

Potato13 said:
No. I prefer my old PSP for gaming over my xperia play anyways. The controls feel a lot worse and smaller on the Xperia Play, and the amount of compatibility issues with custom roms and touchpads is annoying too.
About the games, see the list of xperia play optimized games and see if those appeal to you.
Also, I know the wildfire S is an old phone with ****ty specs but just note that the xperia plays processor is clocked only 400 mhz higher , the gpu is worse, and there is nearly 100 mb more usable ram in the wildfire S than the play. This is not a worthy upgrade from your old phone..If you were coming from an old blackberry/nokia or something, then I would tell you to get the play. If upgrading I recommend a dual core phone, you will notice a huge performance difference.
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Come on, do you really compare the Wildfire 600mhz to the Play 1000mhz?
it´s a snapdragon, And don´t forget, you can easily clock the Play to a stable 1.8ghz, i have mine at 1.4ghz.
The GPU is worse? the Wildfire S uses adreno 200 the Play is the 205..
He will notice a big improvement from Wildfire to the Play.
To all saying no, the Play it´s still a good phone, there are better ones yes, mas they cost a lot more.
Finaly
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=3608

Most of the games you can get on the play you can play on any other android device. If you want the play as a solid gaming device, you're better off with the vita.If you want the play for its physical controls on the move go for it. Specs wise it sucks and is bulky compared to the newer options which as mentioned are more expensive.

I'd have to say yes.
All the analysts that said Xperia PLAY would fail to run future generation software are eating their own statements now as Xperia PLAY continues to beast the newest software there is with consistent 30-60FPS and high detail.
No other phone has as many games compatible with it's physical controller as the Xperia PLAY does, and Xperia PLAY's game software support is just getting better and better every day.
I too thought that the Vita would break me away from the Xperia PLAY. It's a nice handheld, but right now Sony's making a lot of mistakes with the Vita that currently causes Xperia PLAY's options to be far more enticing.
I see dual cores, I see quad cores, beastly screens, 3D screens and all kinds of things on newer phones... but when you see Shadowgun on the Xperia PLAY running just as nicely as it does on the Atrix, Galaxy S2 and GNex, you soon learn that there's currently no reason for all that.

Drakenfall said:
Come on, do you really compare the Wildfire 600mhz to the Play 1000mhz?
it´s a snapdragon, And don´t forget, you can easily clock the Play to a stable 1.8ghz, i have mine at 1.4ghz.
The GPU is worse? the Wildfire S uses adreno 200 the Play is the 205..
He will notice a big improvement from Wildfire to the Play.
To all saying no, the Play it´s still a good phone, there are better ones yes, mas they cost a lot more.
Finaly
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=3608
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I read Adreno 220 the first time. Sorry. But even then I think a dual core phone with more ram would be better. Dual core just increases performance so much.
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TLRtheory said:
I'd have to say yes.
All the analysts that said Xperia PLAY would fail to run future generation software are eating their own statements now as Xperia PLAY continues to beast the newest software there is with consistent 30-60FPS and high detail.
No other phone has as many games compatible with it's physical controller as the Xperia PLAY does, and Xperia PLAY's game software support is just getting better and better every day.
I too thought that the Vita would break me away from the Xperia PLAY. It's a nice handheld, but right now Sony's making a lot of mistakes with the Vita that currently causes Xperia PLAY's options to be far more enticing.
I see dual cores, I see quad cores, beastly screens, 3D screens and all kinds of things on newer phones... but when you see Shadowgun on the Xperia PLAY running just as nicely as it does on the Atrix, Galaxy S2 and GNex, you soon learn that there's currently no reason for all that.
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Just because one game is optimized to run better on an older phone, that doesn't mean that there's, "No reason for all that". The performance in everything else is a lot better with those phones. The only thing that I will miss about the Xperia play when I get my next phone is the gamepad.

If you enjoy casual gaming in any way, as well as emulating the old classics, this is the phone for you. If just you like having a phone that works really well, this is still the phone to get. It runs great as a phone and you have the option to use the physical buttons to play games on it. I don't understand how anyone wouldn't want that. Then again, I'm a gamer to the core, so my judgement is lopsided hah.

If you're looking for a powerful beast, the Play isn't there any longer. But the Play is future proof because in 5 years, the Play will keep being at least a portable emulator which can handle anything below N64 with nice controls.
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I just picked one up for 90$ on eBay and am really liking it other than the fact that it seems to have a weak signal compared to my iPhone 4 and drops 3g quite frequently on Verizon. I'm beating all the gba castlevania games at the moment and some Zelda ocarina of time. Any good suggestions?
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Sorry to but in but,
I'm getting the Play in 12 days upgrading from an Xperia 8 and to me, this seems like a good upgrade.
What di you guys think? The Play is €229 here, is there any other phone that is that price and better than the Play?
Thanks in advance
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Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.

crono141 said:
Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.
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At this point, I think I'll be getting the First Gen Play because I highly doubt that Sony will come out with a new Play within the next 12 days
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Great 2nd phone
I am a proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Note, huge AMOLED HD screen, powerful dual core yada yada yada.. I was looking to buy a PS Vita, I mean the Galaxy Note plays games extremely well but there's no getting away from a dedicated hardware game pad being ultimately better for portable gaming.. But Sony are asking too much for compulsory memory cards and the game titles are truly wallet rinsing.
In comes the next best thing the Xperia Play and nicely doubles as a second phone. (I am still scared of showing the Note too much - in public, always a risk of having it snatched!) So today I ordered the Xperia Play for a very reasonable £170 and I think will satisfy me for a while

crono141 said:
Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.
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IIRC Sony has basically said NO so far on an XPlay 2 of any sort. As far as is known its not in development at all, so it could be a looooong wait.

IrishStuff09 said:
Sorry to but in but,
I'm getting the Play in 12 days upgrading from an Xperia 8 and to me, this seems like a good upgrade.
What di you guys think? The Play is €229 here, is there any other phone that is that price and better than the Play?
Thanks in advance
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I upgraded from X8 to Play, I wasn't expecting it but I found it for a very cheap 150€.
I'm very happy with it, it's a big evolution, specially the screen size. I thought the fisical controls wouldn't be very important to me since I never played very much on my X8, but it does make a difference, it's simply great.
My thoughts for you are: if your looking for a nice performance, great gamming, nice screen size (not the best luminosity out doors, but it works) and amazing sound (the best I heard on a smartphone) and you have low budget like I did, go for this. If you want a powerful phone with the most amazing screen, you use your camera a lot, a phone with better functionality to compete with the current beasts in the market, I'd buy an Xperia S (too bad I had no money for it) or Xperia P

I like the Xperia Play and i'm gonna be holding on to it until another one like that hits the market.
The Xperia Play is an all rounder for me. I can surf the net watch videos nice 4'' inch not the best but its not that bad and the gamepad is a plus for me
Oh and Ice Cream Sandwich will be released as well

sufy1000 said:
I like the Xperia Play and i'm gonna be holding on to it until another one like that hits the market.
The Xperia Play is an all rounder for me. I can surf the net watch videos nice 4'' inch not the best but its not that bad and the gamepad is a plus for me
Oh and Ice Cream Sandwich will be released as well
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Indeed same for me - I bought the play about a month ago - specs are still enugh for me - and as i dont own a psp,.. neither my old beloved gameboy - I LOVE IT
But if u dont wan to carry around several devices - and are not one of those I NEED THE BIGGEST FASTEST AND HIGHEST guys - GET IT
Best allround handy for me - if u love console games
Hardware not too old - and nice and fluid - just a bit heavy
Btw - bought mine for 250€ - there are not many other similar hardware "speced" ( does it exist ) handys at that price anyway....

Difficult to get rid of Xperia Play?

It's horrible easy to think of reasons to move to a newer phone, like getting a quad core CPU, more RAM, more storage, higher resolution, HDMI, other great features... but the only reason I don't want to move to another phone is because of the gamepad. I know some have moved... what about you guys?

I'm likely gonna move on to the LG Nexus once it's out, along with the iControlPad2. Best of both worlds. And usable thumbpads. Heck yeah
EDIT: I'm always gonna keep my Play around just for the sake of music playback though. It has waaaay better audio quality than the iPod Touch

So difficult! My play has been in standby for the last month due to flex issue,
I said that I'd get it fixed then sell it, but as soon as i got it fixed from xperia center... I started to feel like i couldn't let it go...
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I really don't play games on it anymore because all the custom ROMs I've tried really have pretty bad battery life imo. And as I'm a heavy 3G user (whatsapp/browsing), I can't afford the extra battery lost from gaming. Besides, the Xperia Play is not powerful enough to multitask (switch between whatsapp/browser and some game, for example).
I still appreciate the gamepad, though, I've played enough emulator games through the past year to have used its worth.

Its Impoosible.
I was gonna get a s3 but i just couldnt.
My heart would tell me that there will be no gamepad so it will be a fail.

I allready bought my note 2, but im going to keep my play as first phone and use my note to watch films, work, and some games like gta 3 with sisaxis cintroller.
But... LONG LIVE TO THE XPERIA PLAY!
- f3w1n -

i wont move to a phone without gamepad . unless play 2 is out .

Received my S3 today, Asphalt 7 and MC3 free in Samsung Apps, I'm loving the smoothness, The only thing I miss is the gamepad which I will get over.

I'm planning on replacing my play with the new Nexus, and using a PSP for my gaming needs.
However, I'll never be able to trash my play.
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iPhone 5. I'm not making the mistake of going Android ever again, even after using my bro's SIII.
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kurosaki99 said:
i wont move to a phone without gamepad . unless play 2 is out .
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This ^^^
Sold my Galaxy S to get my PLAY, which to me seemed a downgrade as the galaxy screen was amazing and with SlimBean seemed much faster and smoother than the PLAY, but I LOVE this phone so much more due to the gamepad.
I had no interest in mobile gaming before, and now my PC Steam rating is 3.5, whereas it was a permanent 10 before!!!!

I won't get rid of this phone until something better comes along. It's far too great of a device to let go. The emulators alone give this phone SO much life. I'd say until there's a gaming phone that can handle PS2/gamecube/Xbox games, this will be my phone of choice.

No it's not that difficult since now we can use PS3 hand controller to play games on any Android device.
It's just that I don't want to change my xperia play.

Yeah, I'm finding it hard to move too, unless an XPlay 2 like phone comes out...

I wasn't thinking of moving until I went on my dad's s3 and now I am stuck because I love the gamepad. I also kind of need a new phone too, the screen is cracked and the proximity sensor is broken. Do I spend money on repairs or start saving for the S3?

Xperia-Play said:
No it's not that difficult since now we can use PS3 hand controller to play games on any Android device.
It's just that I don't want to change my xperia play.
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It's just more convenient to have the controller built into the phone. The amount of times I have gone out with the missus shopping and she wants to try the whole shop on, the play has saved so many arguments.
I had a bluetooth controller years ago when I had my XDAII (or HTC himalaya) which worked perfectly but I found I never really had it on me when I needed it. Only when I had planned to have it, and this is the same with any separate controller like the PS3 or Wii ones. You wont have them on you all the time, whereas the PLAY always has its controller!

As much as I'd like to change phones the gamepad on the Xperia PLAY is not letting me. As a gamer It's just one of those things that I need
cause sometimes when i'm out and about or bored the gamepad really comes in handy.
I'm finding it difficult to move to a new phone tbh.
So will be keeping my Xperia PLAY till a new one comes out

BensJammin said:
This ^^^
Sold my Galaxy S to get my PLAY, which to me seemed a downgrade as the galaxy screen was amazing and with SlimBean seemed much faster and smoother than the PLAY, but I LOVE this phone so much more due to the gamepad.
I had no interest in mobile gaming before, and now my PC Steam rating is 3.5, whereas it was a permanent 10 before!!!!
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hmm , i have no interest on samsung phone . the first android phone that i owned is play because it looks like a psp + a mobile device . that makes my heart to move to android phone . before this , i dont really care about android phone . (peace no war)
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Xperia-Play said:
No it's not that difficult since now we can use PS3 hand controller to play games on any Android device.
It's just that I don't want to change my xperia play.
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btw , can i use my play as controller for ps2/3 ? my controller was damaged and lazy to buy a new one

Xperia_Play said:
I wasn't thinking of moving until I went on my dad's s3 and now I am stuck because I love the gamepad. I also kind of need a new phone too, the screen is cracked and the proximity sensor is broken. Do I spend money on repairs or start saving for the S3?
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Buy a new XPlay, maybe? They're cheap on eBay...
Has anyone ever noticed that the gamepad isn't just great for games? I haven't been doing it much lately, but when I first bought the XPlay, I used the gamepad a lot for Internet browsing and other apps... it's a whole lot of fun for Internet browsing...

I use a separate phone which I tend to switch very often. But I do like to keep a Play for the purpose of classic gaming, couldn't get my R800i fixed, so I bought a used R800x. The camera of this device is still on par with the Galaxy Nexus, maybe slightly less detailed, but definitely better for night shots. The sound quality is just as good as the Galaxy S. Guess I'll be stuck with Gingerbread, at least its stock Android to my surprise.

Unconditional love for the Xperia Play

Hi all,
Been reading this forum for a couple of years now. After what happened this week I decided to register and share my story with the last owners of the Xperia Play.
I’m a proud owner of the Xperia Play, been using the phone for more than2 years. 2 days ago, my Play had a grey screen,.,.. yes, the flex cable problem. I had to make a choice. Buy a new phone or try to repair my play? The thing is, I had enough money stored to buy the phone of my choice. I was thinking about the Note 3 and a couple of others.., Finally a new and fast phone I tried to tell myself…
It was difficult. My friends asked me why I sounded depressed. That’s when I knew that I got more love for my Xperia Play than I ever thought I had.
There is no phone on the market that can beat my Xperia Play. Period!
I will try to keep my Play alive as long as I can and I’m considering buying another one incase mine dies. Xperia Play, there simply is no other phone that can beat it’s originality!

@soninlaw
Goes the same for me..

soninlaw said:
Hi all,
Been reading this forum for a couple of years now. After what happened this week I decided to register and share my story with the last owners of the Xperia Play.
I’m a proud owner of the Xperia Play, been using the phone for more than2 years. 2 days ago, my Play had a grey screen,.,.. yes, the flex cable problem. I had to make a choice. Buy a new phone or try to repair my play? The thing is, I had enough money stored to buy the phone of my choice. I was thinking about the Note 3 and a couple of others.., Finally a new and fast phone I tried to tell myself…
It was difficult. My friends asked me why I sounded depressed. That’s when I knew that I got more love for my Xperia Play than I ever thought I had.
There is no phone on the market that can beat my Xperia Play. Period!
I will try to keep my Play alive as long as I can and I’m considering buying another one incase mine dies. Xperia Play, there simply is no other phone that can beat it’s originality!
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I'd agree especially on the originality part, this phone is very original and simply great.
Sadly it doesn't live up to the performance anymore so I don't intend to use it anymore.
If an Xperia Play 2 would be made at a decent price with flagship specs it'd be a "must buy".
It may just be that the Xperia Play 1 was released too early - some people considered it a failure (but I loved my play when I had it).
Gaming is getting more apparent and widespread on Android, and I'd love to see a newer implementation of this device which would rock a 5" 1080p or 2k display on perhaps something like the upcoming Snapdragon 810.
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Edit: I'd love it even more if it had the soft touch rubber feeling on the exterior like the one of the N5, although it could cause it to be undetachable (no removable battery ;( )

soninlaw said:
Hi all,
Been reading this forum for a couple of years now. After what happened this week I decided to register and share my story with the last owners of the Xperia Play.
I’m a proud owner of the Xperia Play, been using the phone for more than2 years. 2 days ago, my Play had a grey screen,.,.. yes, the flex cable problem. I had to make a choice. Buy a new phone or try to repair my play? The thing is, I had enough money stored to buy the phone of my choice. I was thinking about the Note 3 and a couple of others.., Finally a new and fast phone I tried to tell myself…
It was difficult. My friends asked me why I sounded depressed. That’s when I knew that I got more love for my Xperia Play than I ever thought I had.
There is no phone on the market that can beat my Xperia Play. Period!
I will try to keep my Play alive as long as I can and I’m considering buying another one incase mine dies. Xperia Play, there simply is no other phone that can beat it’s originality!
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The same for me this is my 4th one and am not ever selling this one again, Am running Gin2kitkat rom with extreme kernel up to 2.3Ghz, This phone plays all the big games like MC4, Nova 3, GTA with ease and no lag :laugh::good:, The xperia z2 is my main phone but i use the xperia play to play all my games

eman2001 said:
The same for me this is my 4th one and am not ever selling this one again, Am running Gin2kitkat rom with extreme kernel up to 2.3Ghz, This phone plays all the big games like MC4, Nova 3, GTA with ease and no lag :laugh::good:, The xperia z2 is my main phone but i use the xperia play to play all my games
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Doesn't battery drain so fast though?

RoboticBuddy said:
Doesn't battery drain so fast though?
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No the battery doesn't drain fast at all in fact it last me 2 days on a single charge because when am not using it and the screen is off I control the cpu with this app called setcpu and I clock it down to 500Ghz but when am playing the heavy games I clock it from 1.000Ghz to 2.3Ghz so that way I can get the best performance from the big games

I am also an Xperia Play fan. I did actually find a completely new one on a sale yesterday.
So now I have a new one in case my old one breaks!

eman2001 said:
No the battery doesn't drain fast at all in fact it last me 2 days on a single charge because when am not using it and the screen is off I control the cpu with this app called setcpu and I clock it down to 500Ghz but when am playing the heavy games I clock it from 1.000Ghz to 2.3Ghz so that way I can get the best performance from the big games
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I think my battery's dying then. I can hardly get above 6 hours with about 1 hour of gaming... on stock clock too..

I feel the same kinda way. I've had my play for over 2 years and it really is such a unique little device.
It may not be the fastest thing on the planet but it handles all the android games I throw at it and the controls
just feel solid.
Even in the future if and when I get a new phone, I'll be holding onto my play for that portable emulator experience.(touchscreen buttons suck so bad lol)

Same feeling here the xperia play was one hell of a device. I hope an xperia play 2 is released some day.
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Proud Xperia PLAY owner for 2 years 11 months here!
Lots of choices, but I just can't go on without that kick-a$$ built-in gamepad!

50+ hr work weeks have kept me away from being here as much as I used to... but I still love my Xperia Play.
I've gone through at least 5 significantly stronger Android devices... and they all feel like "just another android device" compared to the Xperia Play.
...and honestly, I still feel like it's got good performance. LauncherPro gives me slick, super smooth UI operation, Opera gives me a smooth browsing experience, and seems like even the newer games I try work well because the 205 is a very highly supported GPU.

I love my Xperia Play, had it for about more than 2 years now. But the only thing is that my microphone in calling doesn't work without a bluetooth or wired headset, so I will have to get a replacement soon. I would really love this device more if it had just better specs.

I've had mine almost two years now, it's been an awesome phone/gaming platform for me. Everybody I see loves it, unfortunately it's got a cracked screen and the touchscreen was shot from the second time of being dropped in water, I revived it the first time it hit water, the development I've done for this Rom wise was a blast as of now I've been running the modded 2.3.3 UK fw for CDMA with doom Lords CDMA kernel oc 2.0 max 368 min noon and smartassv2 it handles games pretty well gta3 and vc my ported ps1 games using psxperia 2.0 which were gran turismo 1&2 and ppsspp playing final Fantasy crisis core the speech lags at times but mostly smooth game play, my contract is up in a couple of months and I plan on buying another Xperia from Verizon just to unlock and do what I've done before lol I think Sony should try to release a Xperia 2 with mobile gaming on the rise better specs and the right marketing I think it'd sell just my opinion tho
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I bought a play in may of 2011... I have had many different devices, and have gotten to mess around with many different devices. I have gotten to the point to where I don't care if it won't be able to run new apps in a couple of years. As long as it can call, text, and play what I want it to play then I will never switch devices. Ever.
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my play died after 2 years. bought a new one (11 mos). kept it in the trident case since I bought new. when I get the urge to buy a new phone, I play fifa 12 and star battalion and play street fighter 2 on snes. you cannot pull of those games the same way on any other android phone. also, I take may play out of the case and it's new.
this is a gamer phone and no phone can match the controls. there might be some new games out there that the play can't perform well but there are a 300-400 android optimized games I haven't tried yet. playstation mobile is also offering recent games too. play is the best and will being going on 3 years.

have been using mine since May2011 .. my first.. fallen many many times.. touchwood nothing happened to it.. has a scratchy back cover.. but I like its rugged look.. haha..
I plan to take another one just in case this stops responding.. now that kitkat will be available for us.. and many future versions cuz of the 3.4 Kernel.. I don't thinkso I would be selling/giving up this for the next 10 years

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I have gotten to the point to where I don't care if it won't be able to run new apps in a couple of years.
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It already can't run most of the new games now. I love my PLAY, but I'm not going to miss out on enjoying the latest releases over devotion to this device.

Visa Declined said:
It already can't run most of the new games now. I love my PLAY, but I'm not going to miss out on enjoying the latest releases over devotion to this device.
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That is what adrenobooster and overclocks are for. I haven't found too many games that this bad boy can't play. If. There is something really shiny that I want to play but can't, then I have a hisense sero 7 pro that can handle it just fine.

I play plenty of new games on my Xperia Play.