The Japanese-Swedish manufacturer finally presents us its Playstation Phone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Apps. Keyboard sliding which home joysticks and buttons, games PS1, muscular, configuration screen 4 inches under Android 2.3 everything, that is worth this smartphone portable games console? Response in our test the Xperia and Play.
Expected by the gameurs a techie stranded since 2005, the Playstation Phone Sony Ericsson Xperia Play android is finally available. Capitalizing on the experience of Sony in the gaming universe, the constructor proposes an original product, both PSP Go and smartphone complete under Android 2.3.
If the format is attractive, it remains to define the interests of the ecosystem, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play price and specification also catalogue of games for the Xperia Play and performance of the configuration chosen by Sony Ericsson.
All issues addressed in this test of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play reviews.
Hand
With its screen of 4 inches and its sliding design, Xperia Play does obviously not in the Court of bezels Smartphones. Despite his stencil of 119 x 62 x 16 mm to 175 g on the balance, the takeover is good, especially when the sliding part is deployed. Plastics are good qualities, they crack under the fingers and all inspire confidence.
Good finishes in the standards of the market for this smartphone/console games that target while an average customer high-end. In facade, we therefore find a LCD capacitive multi-touch 4 inch screen putting forward a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, the same as on the Xperia X 10.
A somewhat “exotic” resolution (800 x 480 pixels being most common) but should not cause too many problems of compatibility with apps and present games on the Android Market. For these, versions adapted to keys and sticks will be proposed, we will return.
Under this brilliant screen, are 4 common smart phones under Android keys and a sensor at the top for the visio. On the slice, the traditional volume keys and triggers L and R common to Playstation products.
Back, shiny coating has been chosen by Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Specs, as in the usual, this glossy back well retains traces of doigts…
The constructor used to treat his part photo/video, Xperia Play does not waive the rule with a 5-megapixel autofocus sensor supported by flash LED filming in HD 720 p at 30 fps.
Game experience
Once the Xperia Play inclined in landscape mode, it therefore slide the lower part to appear (analog directional cross and two touchpad) joysticks and buttons typical Playstation. Always good finish slides plastic back appeared us to be solid, it can slide this keyboard without fear.
After a good half hour of games on Asphalt 6 and Bruce Lee, no cramping or pain on the wrist, the keys and directional cross the Xperia and Play are well spaced, the inches do not meet the upper part. Sony Ericsson has worked well on game comfort and ergonomics capitalizing in large part on the work done on the PSP Go.
No need to dwell on the added value of mechanical keys are a real interest in action games, fighting and other Beat them all… The allergic gameurs with touch screens will here find the only credible alternative.
True disappointment on the other hand concerning the two analog tactile areas seriously lack precision and responsiveness. Similarly, L and R Gates could have been more in relief.
Available on the Xperia and Play games
The success of the Playstation from Sony Ericsson phone will obviously depend on the catalogue of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play games available for this platform. Because most of the games available on the Android Market functioning on the Xperia Play via its 4-inch touch screen, use the joysticks, must be adapted games.
The Builder seems to have understood the importance of the ecosystem and will offer not less than three “spaces” for content. A widget that gives access to the Android Market games compatible with the Xperia Play, Playstation Pocket (empty in the presentation) that aggregates the Playstation One games and finally the Playstation Network.
Problem, the Xperia Play games from the Playstation Network is not the same that on PSP or PS3, you will need Ironing Board to the Fund to acquire the games that you already téléchargés… Even more damage than the new PSP, NPM, ensures retro compatibility.
To mitigate this lack, Sony Ericsson puts forward its multiplayer mode and multiplatform. The goal is therefore to play on PS3, NPM and Xperia Play network. It is attractive, but in practice, Sony Ericsson was able to show us something compelling. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play android touchscreen phone therefore relies on its many partners USA
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