Sony Ericsson Xperia Play run Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with Qualcomm Adreno 205 graphics and display those games on a sizable 4-inch 854 x 480 multi-touch LCD screen.Sony shows Xperia Play at MWC 2011 and it will provide 60 frames per second playback and manage up to 5 hours, 35 minutes of battery life in a single game session with the slide-out PlayStation Certified controller…….
Sony Ericsson announced the game changing Xperia Play the latest phone in its Xperia range of Android based smartphones.Xperia Play delivers the smartphone functionality that the most serious power users could need and teamed with the immersive gaming experience that any gamer would want.In portrait mode, the Android smartphone offers all the benefits that users have come to expect from Sony Ericsson’s existing range of Xperia smartphones with best-in-class entertainment experiences, a great 5 megapixel camera, a brilliant 4-inch multi-touch screen and great social networking features.The slide out game pad reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle. Qualcomm’s optimized Snapdragon processor with a 1Ghz CPU and embedded Adreno GPU graphics processor deliver silky smooth 60fps play-back 3D mobile gaming and Web browsing with minimal power consumption so Xperia Play users can enjoy long hours of battery life and game time.
Xperia Play will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread the latest version of Google’s Android platform. The Xperia Play will also be the first PlayStation Certified device. This means it will have access to PlayStation game content provided through the PlayStation Suite initiative, currently under development by Sony Computer Entertainment and due to launch later this calendar year.Sony Ericsson has partnered with key publishers in the gaming industry to deliver a rich, vibrant ecosystem at launch and post launch with many leading new titles available via the Android Marketplace.
Leading franchises coming to Xperia Play includes EA’s Need For Speed, Sims 3 and a world-first multiplayer version of FIFA 10 for mobile. GLU Mobile/Activision will be bringing Guitar Hero while Gameloft’s titles include Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell. Sony Ericsson is also partnering with Unity Technologies, using its award-winning development platform, to ensure a continuous flow of high quality 3D game titles.A pre-loaded application will enable users to easily discover and download titles that have been optimised for game play on Xperia Play for access recently played games and see information about the games they have downloaded.Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be available globally in selected markets from March 2011
Content partners at launch include:
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Digital Chocolate
- Digital Legends
- Electronic Arts
- Fishlabs
- Gamehouse
- Gameloft
- Glu Mobile
- Handy Games
- Namco Bandai Networks
- Polarbit
- PopCap
- Trendy Entertainment
- Unity Tecnologies
Features:
- PlayStation Certified gaming experience
- Latest version of the Android platform (Gingerbread version 2.3)
- 60fps play-back enabled through the Snapdragon 1Ghz processor, optimized with enhanced graphical processor unit the Adreno 205
- Dedicated gaming controls for real console quality game play, including four-way directional keys, recognizable ABCD keys with PlayStation iconography, left/right shoulder keys and two analog touch inputs for joystick action
- 4-inch brilliant multi-touch display
- 5.0 megapixel camera
Other Features:
- Auto focus
- Flash / Photo light
- Geo tagging
- Image stabiliser
- Send to web
- Touch focus
- Video light
- Video recording
- Video blogging
- Music
- Google Music Player
- Sony Ericsson Music player
- PlayNow service
- TrackID music recognition application
- Android Market
- Google search
- Google Voice Search
- Pan & zoom
- Google Talk
- Android Cloud to Device messaging
- Google Calendar
- Google Gallery 3D
Google services:
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Gallery 3D
- Google Latitude
- Google Maps with Street View
- Google Media Uploader
- Google Music Player
- Google Phone-top Search
- Google Search widget
- Google Sync
- Google Talk
- Google Voice Search
- Set-up Wizard
- YouTube
- Screen
In-Box:
- Xperia PLAY
- Battery
- Stereo portable handsfree
- 8GB microSD memory card
- Charger
- Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer
- User documentation
