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So, now that we have our phones legitimately activated and working, one question remains. Do we buy apps knowing the risk that they could be potentially pulled from under our feet?
Another thing to think about is - if we do buy apps, we will be generating MS revenue and they may be less inclined to block us out.
I for one will spend some money on Xbox Live games since I am a two year Xbox Live Gold member, but I would like to know what you guys think.
I have bought a couple of xbox live games, but yeah, ive not been going online with my phone for a while cause im scared of getting banned.
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I have bought a couple of xbox live games, but yeah, ive not been going online with my phone for a while cause im scared of getting banned.
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These look like legitimate HD7s from the outside, its only from cross-referencing the phone numbers given to activation staff that the HD2 would be found out. At least, thats what I understand of the situation...
I thought they could see our IMEI numbers, which I also gave on the phone when getting my code. That will tell them we are on HD2s
pick up 10 xbox live games and a few apps loving the games
I just went on a spending spree, bought:
Harvest (skeptical at first, amazing trial)
de Blob (rave reviews)
ilomilo (again - got it on the console lol)
Rocket Riot (great handling + style)
I'm set for a good while now.
The quality of the games is great, the prices seem to get better with time, but they are still rather high. Love the try before you buy ideology that they kept from XBLA, really helps you decide if you want the game.
I would love to buy a few xbox live games, but I have no idea how i can get an american credit card... Guess I'll have to wait until marketplace is available in my country.
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I would love to buy a few xbox live games, but I have no idea how i can get an american credit card... Guess I'll have to wait until marketplace is available in my country.
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Yes, I bought Gem Quest 2 and my son bought some racing game for his HD2 also dual booting WP7.
WOW now that's cool
Just had an issue with Need for Speed Underground, really janky in-game sound was the only thing that stopped me from buying the app.
Another example of why demos on almost everything in the Marketplace is great. Really loving the platform right now.
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I just went on a spending spree, bought:
Harvest (skeptical at first, amazing trial)
de Blob (rave reviews)
ilomilo (again - got it on the console lol)
Rocket Riot (great handling + style)
I'm set for a good while now.
The quality of the games is great, the prices seem to get better with time, but they are still rather high. Love the try before you buy ideology that they kept from XBLA, really helps you decide if you want the game.
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Quick Question: Is Ilomilo on windows phone 7 exactly the same as the Xbox 360 Version ? I don;t want to buy it again on WP7 if its the same levels ~
The Sexygenius said:
Quick Question: Is Ilomilo on windows phone 7 exactly the same as the Xbox 360 Version ? I don;t want to buy it again on WP7 if its the same levels ~
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They're easier. To be honest I really did that to support the devs, but they are different levels - same overall themes though. Same mechanics, just bitesize.
And that theme song just melts my heart, like seriously.
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They're easier. To be honest I really did that to support the devs, but they are different levels - same overall themes though. Same mechanics, just bitesize.
And that theme song just melts my heart, like seriously.
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Same
I'm digging the whole xbox live service on my phone having some 80 xbox live/xbox live games on demand on my 360 this is more of an extension to my gaming needs
and the games are great for the first batch of live games
Agree the games all kick ass.
The Harvest
Need for Speed (play with volume down)
IloMilo (my fiancee loves how "cute" this game is...also an excellent puzzle game)
I have tried a few games, altough they are on par with competitive platforms, the HD2 multitouch is a gamebreaker, you get it? gamebreaker.
Untill the multitouch is fixed, i'll remain to play simple and free games such as solitaire and so on.
I have bought 5 games so far:
Harvest
Bejeweled Live
Hexic Rush
Zombies! (awesome remake of the board game)
Assassin's Creed (liked the ds version)
Love my xbox live, 6+ years.
So, Who is buying apps?
LOL! NOBODY???
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Just had an issue with Need for Speed Underground, really janky in-game sound was the only thing that stopped me from buying the app.
Another example of why demos on almost everything in the Marketplace is great. Really loving the platform right now.
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NFS sound is normal if you use headphones
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NFS sound is normal if you use headphones
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Headphones on a game that relies so heavily on the accelerometer? I will try it out though. Really want a good driving game to go with my action and puzzle types.
Waiting on Fable coin golf and Full house poker though.
this is starting to get absurd.
At first i thought that it was just Expansys who went crazy and lowered the price THAT much, i figured they made a mistake ordering hundreds of the device and couldn't sell them so had to resort to drop to ridiculous prices or whatever the heck can happen when an (non)internet shop make mistakes.
But now it's like 3-4 other internet shops are going for more or less that price, never heard before of a 500 euro smartphone sold by so many shops at less than half price like this.
Nothing just happen without a reason, there's always at last 1 reason why this phone got his price slashed like this, and thinking about it, ok it didn't sold THAT much but it had some kind of a cult following... and being honest, this handset has practically the same hardware as the Arc, beside the exmor-whatever camera, but not only that, just check at whatever other android phone of more or less 200 euros, the Play clearly is way, way better than them...
Again, i wonder what's the meaning behind this insane price cut.
I'm currently an X10 user and i love it, but being a huge retro-gaming geek, i'm selling it for 180 euros (and friends of mine says it's cheap) and bought a 240 euro Xperia play waiting for it to arrive (damned expansys delayed shipping to next week).
Hope i did the right thing and this SEXplay will not crumble and turn into dust in the first 5 days of usage or sad things like that.
i don't know but i bought my phone May this year for 5000HKD (around 650USD) and now that it is released in my country they sell it for around 450USD at Sony Ericsson concept shops. i don't know the reason for the very low price but heck isn't that great?
i still go for the reason that it didn't sell well that's why they're selling it for a very low price.. besides, they need consumers to buy it fast because of the imminent release of the PlayStation Suite which will further increase their sales..
Well, most of the good games are just boring Gameloft ports.
The SexPlay is a great phone, with basically zero exclusive software support for it.
If you buy this phone for anything else other than emulation, you are basically wasting your time imho.
Like you did?
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Well, most of the good games are just boring Gameloft ports.
The SexPlay is a great phone, with basically zero exclusive software support for it.
If you buy this phone for anything else other than emulation, you are basically wasting your time imho.
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I didnt buy it for anything else other than emulation whilst being bored at work. (I use it as my main phone too ofc).
The free EA games are boring imo. As are most Gameloft games. The only other game i REALLY enjoy is the online texas poker.
The DPad is really nice to use whilst browsing the internet. The analog joysticks are not for me, i personally dont enjoy using them.
The reason why im mostly disapointed with the SexPlay is because there is no MAME emulator that has working save states. Without save states, mame is useless to me at work.
So yea, i have had a good time with the SexPlay, but im now of the opinion that i wont be buying another game phone. Especially not now that i have just bought a brand new laptop and can play proper mame at work on a nice big 17.5 inch screen with my xbox control pad.
I do wish the SexPlay continued success though, its just that it has outlived my pocket and i am eagerly awaiting my next phone upgrade. Glad that i only got an 18 month contract because it runs out in less than a year now.
Ive also had lots of prpoblems with my SexPlay -
1) Poor signal
2) No data signal
3) Volume button fell out
4) Back button doesnt work properly
5) Right shoulder button gone loose
6) Touchscreen goes dowhaddle whack crazy at times
7) Accelerometer doesnt work properly, steers to the left all the time
8) Compass doesnt work properly
And above all........I found out here in Britain we have a network called GiffGaff that runs off the O2 network, and for £10 / month on a PAYG deal you get TRULY unlimited data at "H" speeds.
I bought this simcard to see how it performs, and lets just say i have used close to 50gig this month leaving torrents downloading on my phone...............(wished id never even bought a contract, GiffGaff prices are probably the best in the World).
For me, poor signal and dead signal were cured in 2.3.4 update.
I agree with you xplay is limited, but it was my first smartphone and my expectations were dead low.
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
Apparently there is going to be a Playstation store available for all ps certified devices. And they decided to drop the price so they could make a killing on apps i'm guessing
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Well, most of the good games are just boring Gameloft ports.
The SexPlay is a great phone, with basically zero exclusive software support for it.
If you buy this phone for anything else other than emulation, you are basically wasting your time imho.
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You mean until the Playstation Suite launches. I'm quite excited about how that's going to change things. Main reason I decided to go for the XPlay. That and the promise of more PS1 and possibly PSP titles on the way. But the future is looking good for the Xplay if the PS Suite does what Sony says it will.
There's also plenty of good non-gameloft games on the market that have been optimised for the XPlay already.
Am I the only one who likes Xperia PLAY for Xperia PLAY games?
I love my classics, and like to be a nostalgia drunken at times... but for the most part, playing something that actually takes advantage of the hardware (especially that big, beautiful 854x480 screen) is much more appealing than some game I've already played that will either be dis-proportioned, or letterboxed.
i dont know but i dont enjoy emulation at all..
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Am I the only one who likes Xperia PLAY for Xperia PLAY games?
I love my classics, and like to be a nostalgia drunken at times... but for the most part, playing something that actually takes advantage of the hardware (especially that big, beautiful 854x480 screen) is much more appealing than some game I've already played that will either be dis-proportioned, or letterboxed.
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I love a lot of the exclusive games but the analog stick control is such a miserable experience for me....regular market apps like pew pew respond better for me
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For me, poor signal and dead signal were cured in 2.3.4 update.
I agree with you xplay is limited, but it was my first smartphone and my expectations were dead low.
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
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I am thinking of getting this as an early upgrade for one of my lines.
If it comes with 2.3.4 installed allready, will I be able to root it?
I just got a DInc II and rooted it the Friday before the 2.3.4 update was forcefeeding around.
LUCKY.
This looks like a great emulator unit.
I hope this price sticks....
These price cuts make me a bit sad like.
I mean, I knew it would come...but it is kinda soon.
I paid £280 for my XPlay, now I can get it for between £180-£200 from very reputable dealers.
Sad.
That being said...yeah, the phone isn't perfect but I do love it.
I like the occasional 'new' game but most are really shallow (looking at you GameLoft), so I stick with what I got the phone for...the thousands of game available emulated.
Emulation has always been and always be my favourite thing, that's why this phone is perfect for me despite the obvious flaws.
agree with the bulk of you.
The only reason i'm getting this phone is because of emulation.
Hell i never ever even took a look at the gameloft or any other android game out there... i think i just played angry birds twice in my life.
I currently have an X10 and i absolutely love it, don't give a crap about dual core or stuff like that, my x10 goes fast and does everything i need it for; except for one thing, that is emulation.
I'd be the happiest person alive to have everything i had with my X10 plus a solid pad and the chance to pop it up any time and delight myself with some good-ol' super mario world
Right now there's another thing that concernes me about the play, dsswoosh was talking about buttons blowing in pieces or malfunctioning... that would suck. One thing i loved about my X10 are the marvelous hardware buttons (hate the softouch ones), that after almost a year of abuse they still work like new..
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I am thinking of getting this as an early upgrade for one of my lines.
If it comes with 2.3.4 installed allready, will I be able to root it?
I just got a DInc II and rooted it the Friday before the 2.3.4 update was forcefeeding around.
LUCKY.
This looks like a great emulator unit.
I hope this price sticks....
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That this phone's strength lies in how well it can emulate anything below Dreamcast is undeniable. I bought it for 400 euro five months ago, now I could buy it for 220 or so... But the loads and loads of games that I've been able to revive and enjoy, and the fun of tinkering around with a new piece of kit (I've been lucky to have been helpful for some devs here), are just priceless.
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Right now there's another thing that concernes me about the play, dsswoosh was talking about buttons blowing in pieces or malfunctioning... that would suck. One thing i loved about my X10 are the marvelous hardware buttons (hate the softouch ones), that after almost a year of abuse they still work like new..
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1) The volume button fell out, but i fixed it with a dab of solvent cement. Other people have reported it falling out aswell.
2) The back button has a fault where when you press it, sometimes it activates, 2 or 3 or even 4 times. This can be highly annoying. If you have 4 tabs opened in a browser and it activates 4 times, they all shut down and the browser exits
The O button can be used as back, so its not a gamebreaker, jut annoying.
3) My right shoulder button has lost springiness and sags a bit. Again, not a gamebreaker, just annoying.
The actual game buttons all work great and are solid after months of use.
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Am I the only one who likes Xperia PLAY for Xperia PLAY games?
I love my classics, and like to be a nostalgia drunken at times... but for the most part, playing something that actually takes advantage of the hardware (especially that big, beautiful 854x480 screen) is much more appealing than some game I've already played that will either be dis-proportioned, or letterboxed.
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Yup! I hardly play any retro games on my Play, too busy with modern xperia play optimized games!
For me, its all about emulation. Look at the options before the play : wiz gp2x / canoo : the linex devices that had piecemeal developer support and were a touch complicated to configure/set up. OpenPandora, great if you can wait 1.5 years for delivery, but a bit bulky. <-- I actually received mine about 1 week before the play arrived, now it sits collection dust as I have everything running better on the Xplay.
i traded in my xperia neo for a play,2months ago,been happy so far with the device although i must also admit that the signal handover is total crap..if it goes from 3g to edge it does have 2 seconds of "no service",when you are in a call,the call is dropped..other devices have a much smoother handover,but that was the same with xperia neo..my old iPhone 3g never dropped the signal when it changed the frequencies..
and the price cut i think its just because the play is a niche product,there are far too many people that would love to have a xperia play but consider themself "too old" or too "serious" to carry around a phone with handheld controls( or even the girlfriend says:lol what do you want with this toyphone.-) i hope that this playstation suite has something to offer because all this gameloft clone games and the rest,meh,nothing for me personally with two exceptions:hyperlight is great and reckless getaway
as far as it comes to gaming,i`m a retro gamer,i play only the oldschool games,mainly NEO GEO,i do love the CAVE vertical shooters but theres the problem there are too small on the play because when you switch it to TATE mode,you cant control with the gamepad,when you leave it landscape its too small,so thats a pity..but thats the reason i still keep an old CRT monitor.-)
when i was 12 years old,everyone got a SNES.a friend called me,he was some real anime and manga addict and got a NEO GEO out of an import store,he called me:hey come over,i got a new gaming system etc..i was blasted by the detailed sprites,the huge characters but i thought:"hey thats cool but i`ll stick to my SNES" but after that afternoon seeing the neo geo in action by a friend,i came home playing my loved SNES and thought:**** that,that`s just horrible graphics,i need that NEO GEO thing,it was literally no fun anymore to play SNES.so i traded in my snes with 40games for a neo geo with two games -robo army and sengoku2 .-) later i traded in the neo geo with 6 games for a japanese ps1,14days after it was released in japan..
..and everything that comes after ps1 isn`t exciting to me,in my opinion we are now in the worst decade of gaming ever:arcade is dead-touch gaming took it over,tiny dumb games with "accelerated controls" "movements" or even whole consoles like the Wii,xbox kinect,ps move,all this garbage..and it`s all about the "story" nowadays(who cares,these games are like a book,once you played it theres no point in playing them again,that`s why these ridiculous trophies and gamescore was invented..)or graphics(never liked 3d so much as 2d only exception was the ps1 because it was fresh but i felt after getting a ps2 years later that 3d is just not the way i love games).
and for playing these old games which need a console,a tv and a huge ass controller(neo geo arcade stick anyone?) on a phone in my pocket,everywhere,everytime is just priceless for me,the phone aspect is "soso" but when it comes to gaming,the play just rocks for retro lovers
i think with the price cut many people will buy it as a handheld only..basically its a steal and a no brainer for everyone who is into retro gaming,sure i can hookup a controller to my laptop but theres no way i would do that in spare 30minutes of time or in a train .-) with the xperia play its just slide open,press play,much faster and it`s so great to see all this games on a smaller display they look right,they feel right and they play right even 15-20years later..
Just wanted to so a big thanks for all the support/mods/tweaks everyone has provided for the Xperia Play in the 18 months in which I owned the device, Some very hard work put in so thank you!
The Play is now old, support is fading by the day and it's just too slow for most newer apps/games and feels dated and heavy so I decided to buy a new device and sell my Play.
I bought a second hand Galaxy S2 (which isn't even that new now), not looked back since, just wish I sold my Play ages ago now! i'm honestly amazed at what I have been missing out on by putting up with the Play for so long!
I now have a phone that doesn't lag, runs everything super fast, has jellybean and has tons of roms/kernals/support and good camera functions!!!! (touch to focus, face tracking, 360 panorama etc), and no more low storage and ram problems!! wish the Play had all this a year ago! that's the last time I EVER buy a Sony smartphone.......
Thanks everyone and to the developers/modders who made the Play that bit better! we had some good times! :good:
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Just wanted to so a big thanks for all the support/mods/tweaks everyone has provided for the Xperia Play in the 18 months in which I owned the device, Some very hard work put in so thank you!
The Play is now old, support is fading by the day and it's just too slow for most newer apps/games and feels dated and heavy so I decided to buy a new device and sell my Play.
I bought a second hand Galaxy S2 (which isn't even that new now), not looked back since, just wish I sold my Play ages ago now! i'm honestly amazed at what I have been missing out on by putting up with the Play for so long!
I now have a phone that doesn't lag, runs everything super fast, has jellybean and has tons of roms/kernals/support and good camera functions!!!! (touch to focus, face tracking, 360 panorama etc), and no more low storage and ram problems!! wish the Play had all this a year ago! that's the last time I EVER buy a Sony smartphone.......
Thanks everyone and to the developers/modders who made the Play that bit better! we had some good times! :good:
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Sounds like you bought an Xperia Play for the wrong reason bro.
I moved from my Galaxy to my PLAY and will never look back, but then again I bought my PLAY specifically for gaming on the go, and the Galaxy couldnt fulfill that need!
As for ram and low space issues, rooted with link2sd sorts that all out a treat. 227 apps on phone and still 124mb internal space left and around 180mb free ram on stock rom!
Anyway mate, hope you enjoy the new phone. They are a great piece of kit and the screen is absolutely amazing. It was more vibrant than my missus' 4S!
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Just wanted to so a big thanks for all the support/mods/tweaks everyone has provided for the Xperia Play in the 18 months in which I owned the device, Some very hard work put in so thank you!
The Play is now old, support is fading by the day and it's just too slow for most newer apps/games and feels dated and heavy so I decided to buy a new device and sell my Play.
I bought a second hand Galaxy S2 (which isn't even that new now), not looked back since, just wish I sold my Play ages ago now! i'm honestly amazed at what I have been missing out on by putting up with the Play for so long!
I now have a phone that doesn't lag, runs everything super fast, has jellybean and has tons of roms/kernals/support and good camera functions!!!! (touch to focus, face tracking, 360 panorama etc), and no more low storage and ram problems!! wish the Play had all this a year ago! that's the last time I EVER buy a Sony smartphone.......
Thanks everyone and to the developers/modders who made the Play that bit better! we had some good times! :good:
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Friend sorry for contradicting.
But I have my Xperia Play With
(Jelly Bean 4.1.2) Rom v2 P.A.Cman
Lupus JB v3 (Overclock to 248 MHz - Min / Max 1217)
Script Supremacy v2 (Best)
Smartass v2 governor, Sio & Scheduler
Mugen Power Battery 3600 mAh (That gives me more than 5 hours of gameplay Followed)
SD Card 64GB Class 10
Partition De (3 Gb) & (512 Mb Swap)
Optimized With (Ram Manager (Hard Gaming)
Gemini App
SetXperia
And Storytelling (220 MB of free RAM all the time)
Also I have over 100 applications, and over 100 games installed & All (Xperia Play optimized GameKeyboard & Joystick Center)
And what's more, Game GTA 4, Resident Evil 5, Call Of Duty Black Ops and More. From my PC to my phone with Kainy.
And my phone feels like a ****ing king ..
The Xperia Play is the best I could to see purchased. (Until the arrival of the Wikipad) Despyes that. but not change it for anything.
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Just wanted to so a big thanks for all the support/mods/tweaks everyone has provided for the Xperia Play in the 18 months in which I owned the device, Some very hard work put in so thank you!
The Play is now old, support is fading by the day and it's just too slow for most newer apps/games and feels dated and heavy so I decided to buy a new device and sell my Play.
I bought a second hand Galaxy S2 (which isn't even that new now), not looked back since, just wish I sold my Play ages ago now! i'm honestly amazed at what I have been missing out on by putting up with the Play for so long!
I now have a phone that doesn't lag, runs everything super fast, has jellybean and has tons of roms/kernals/support and good camera functions!!!! (touch to focus, face tracking, 360 panorama etc), and no more low storage and ram problems!! wish the Play had all this a year ago! that's the last time I EVER buy a Sony smartphone.......
Thanks everyone and to the developers/modders who made the Play that bit better! we had some good times! :good:
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Enjoy installing and using the most professional ROMs, tweaks, mods... etc ever in mobile world:good:
Bascially, in a nuthshell Xperia PLAY is the phone for hardcore gamers like myself. We don't care how fast or slow it is we're just in it for the gamepad. Who agrees ? :good:
As an Android Smartphone..... It pretty much stinks constant calling, sms, work emails, personal emails would make my phone basicly stop and not work. I was ready to break it in half by 9am evey day but when I'd get a free sec. That would all change..... For me CTR and Super Mario World saved its life..... Now it rests in my bathroom where my Monthly issue of game informer used to sit..... And I could not be happier with it and will never sell it
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it looks so beautiful that our beloved Xperia Play.
A shame you've made that decicion.
I for my part do not even change anything, for the simple fact of having a partner gamepad as said above.
For the only thing that would change would be for a future Xperia Play 2.
And If I were to characterize buy another smartphone. Concervaria my current Xplay.
I'm buying the new LG Nexus 4, but I will keep my unactivated Verizon Play as gaming and music player. For the $80 I paid for it, there isn't any other devices come close that offer all its features.
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I'm buying the new LG Nexus 4, but I will keep my unactivated Verizon Play as gaming and music player. For the $80 I paid for it, there isn't any other devices come close that offer all its features.
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This is exactly what I did. There is no better device, especially for emulators. The Android emulators run better and look better on 800x480 than even a PSP. The only device that might dethrone it could be the Vita at some point but that is really expensive right now and the hacking is more cumbersome and annoying than running apps on a phone. Emulators or games not designed for touch screen will never, ever be better on touch screen only phones. Even a lot of games designed for touch are better on the play because of an app like gamekeyboard which allows you to map touch controls to the Xperia Play buttons.
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I'm buying the new LG Nexus 4, but I will keep my unactivated Verizon Play as gaming and music player. For the $80 I paid for it, there isn't any other devices come close that offer all its features.
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Thats what I use my Play for, forget about cell function it isn't a phone anymore its a gaming device, I use it to play Crash Bandicoot and other PS games, Gaming on my S3 is just a nightmare, I got Asphalt 7 free from samsung apps but you cannot use that screen, its annoying, I do miss the Play game pad on it but yeah, Now I just use my PS3 controller for some games, Wonder how long until a developer gets PS Mobile working on the S3, can't wait for that day!
Yawn..........
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Yawn..........
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sorry!
but you are a member of XDA, only to look down on others users? because it does something productive!
Instead of going from post to post, discussing things without senses. I will talk to the moderators about you and your comments!
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sorry!
but you are a member of XDA, only to look down on others users? because it does something productive!
Instead of going from post to post, discussing things without senses. I will talk to the moderators about you and your comments!
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That was the nicest and most awesome way to tell someone you reported them. I like it.
If your XPERIA is slow, try out my minimalist ROM. COLA ROM.
It will make your phone faster than a .223 bullet coming out of a Smith and Wesson AR-15
Anyways. I managed to score an Xperia play for 40$ this week off ebay (some sap didn't know the value of it)
It's really the best portable gaming device ever invented if you ask me.
Even the vita cant compete with it in specific aspects.
The xperia play is the dopest dope Ive ever smoked.
Too bad to see those kind of posts, well my play gave up on me for a month, burned my flex, had display issue... But... I so love my play, thats why I went to xperia center to get it fixed and ensured my play will have a 100% original parts. Now my play is back, running on stock kernel, ics by mark not overclocked yet running as smooth as it could. Only another play like device can replace my play. What im afraid of is when all good dev. Starts to move on more powerful devices. Anyway goodbye for you EX-Play user may you enjoy the new device that you have.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
Just checking how many people are using their Play as their primary phone in 2014? Been using this phone since 2011 and still love it. Have often contemplated getting a new one but I just don't feel the need. The new phones with no gamepad and new games isn't enough to justify.
I used mine until 2013 woukdve kept going if I wasnt away when the flex cable went out so I had to buy a new phone
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I've also had mine since 2011 but didn't know anything about rooting until late last year. I've considered buying the xperia z but i can wait it out i think since the only cos with this phone is the RAM and not a lot of roms working that are jellybean and above
no need to update....phone and emulators like ds,psp, n64 etc etc.....gps and 50 million apps...why do i need new phone?
Xplay said:
no need to update....phone and emulators like ds,psp, n64 etc etc.....gps and 50 million apps...why do i need new phone?
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Because cool new games coming out now won't even play on it? And the small, low resolution screen is an eyesore compared to modern phones?
i went from my galaxy s3 to my iphone 4s. and now i am back to my xperia play I just want to play emulators with the keyboard..
The best phone ever made........using it for almost 2 years and with custom roms and kernel it's performance is great for me!!Never thought changing it, it is just the perfect phone!!!and with low sar!!!
legacygt777 said:
Just checking how many people are using their Play as their primary phone in 2014? Been using this phone since 2011 and still love it. Have often contemplated getting a new one but I just don't feel the need. The new phones with no gamepad and new games isn't enough to justify.
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Nah, i bought one(m7) several months ago.
However, i use it everyday because i love it very much !!
(PLAY is also my first android phone )
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Because cool new games coming out now won't even play on it? And the small, low resolution screen is an eyesore compared to modern phones?
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it's about the gaming experience. asphalt 8 on my wife's htc m one isn't better than asphalt 6. fifa 14 on my xperia z tablet isn't better than xperia fifa 12. emulators and playing games from mame, lynx, snes, nes, etc still kill any phone out there because of the gamepad.
in society, people are trained by the market to get the latest and greatest. technology is in the hands of the beholder that knows how to use it. snap chat, facebook, Skype, taking notes, calendar, playing music, 4g, email, and especially video games makes the play completely functional. I know people that upgrade their phone every year or two and still do the same thing.
yeah the resolution is not as great, the camera is not as fancy, the speed might not be as fast, and the phone is bulky but I'm a gamer first and this phone still can't be touched in terms of gaming experience. anyone try the latest 2014 king of fighters on the play?
legacygt777 said:
it's about the gaming experience. asphalt 8 on my wife's htc m one isn't better than asphalt 6. fifa 14 on my xperia z tablet isn't better than xperia fifa 12. emulators and playing games from mame, lynx, snes, nes, etc still kill any phone out there because of the gamepad.
in society, people are trained by the market to get the latest and greatest. technology is in the hands of the beholder that knows how to use it. snap chat, facebook, Skype, taking notes, calendar, playing music, 4g, email, and especially video games makes the play completely functional. I know people that upgrade their phone every year or two and still do the same thing.
yeah the resolution is not as great, the camera is not as fancy, the speed might not be as fast, and the phone is bulky but I'm a gamer first and this phone still can't be touched in terms of gaming experience. anyone try the latest 2014 king of fighters on the play?
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The PLAY is a good phone for playing old games. but if it's the only device you have, then you're going to be sad every time an awesome new high end game comes out. Even web browsing and watching YouTube videos on it sucks compared a modern phone with a big 1080p screen. If all you do the entire day is sit around playing old games, then the PLAY might be the only phone you'll need.
I like my Xperia Play, and I'll never get rid of it, but even when I want to play emulators or old school games I pick up my nVidia Shield every time.
Well the play is like 4 years old
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Probably I will change phone at Christmas, my little cousin break the screen, and I don't use the phone as a console (3ds with Pokémon and Fire Emblem are my portable friend XD), and repairing the play will cost almost as much as a new phone.
I find it interesting that the new xperia E3 coming out is going to have the same pixel specs at 480 x 854. the new E3 is .5 bigger. these new phones keep getting bigger but eventually I predict them getting smaller again packing more punch and features.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/sony-xperia-e3/?ncid=rss_truncated