The idea of a PlayStation phone certainly isn't a new thing. When the original PSP was announced back in the mid-2000s rumour was that a mobile device would be released alongside the standalone console. Gamers kept waiting, but this never happened. Now, six years after the PSP was released, the PlayStation phone, Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play is finally available.
Engadget - Okay, so maybe physical keyboards were a bigger deal back in 2010 when this thing was filed, or maybe -- just maybe -- we'll one day see an Xperia Play smartphone with both a gamepad and a full QWERTY counterpart. A patent for such a contraption was just granted to Sony by the USPTO, which stakes its claim for a device with two sliding mechanisms in addition to the display.
MobileBliss: Sony have teamed up with Pixelbite, a full-size RC maker, to re-create a game of Reckless Racing 2 with "real" cars.
Engadget - Earlier this month, the good folks at OnLive released apps for both iOS and Android, granting mobile access to its cloud gaming service. However, its implementation was incomplete -- there was no support for the Xperia Play's slide-out controls.
Sounds like this is more a phone than a handheld console. Waiting for more NGP news.
Lots of people still dont 'get' what this phone is about. With everyone comparing it to the NGP/3DS, that'd be like comparing any phone with a keyboard to a laptop.
This is a great Android phone with the benefit of a control pad. If you only play Angry birds, then its not the phone for you. If you'd like some FPS action while sat on the bus/train/loo then this is perfect. And as said above, its perfect for emulators.