Thoughts on Xperia Play

[cervante]

Im undecisive on buying it although I have found myself playing more mobile games these days, but the whole thought of a touchscreen as a gamepad takes up space with my thumbs sometimes making me lose a game or screwing up on gameplay. Can this phone replace my ipodtouch/3ds & my Evo-4g?

[Adultery]

Well...

As a long time fan of Sony and their abilities to rock mobile gaming, I'm definitely thinking I want this. I already use Android FW (Gingerbread will be an upgrade for me, I'm still on Froyo) and I love it, and this phone could potentially replace my DS and PSP (at least until the PSP2 comes out). I really love the play buttons where the keyboard usually is, and Sony's already got a stream of good games out for this on the Android Market. My GameInformer had some awesome screenies of some crazy cool games coming out/in development for this little bad boy, and I honestly can't recall the last time I was this psyched about a phone! I am also reminded of how good a job Sony usually does with walkmans (I currently use a Sony X-series), and am looking forward to this being the be-all end-all of Smart Phones. If it's as cool as I hear it is, I'll cry when it finally dies!

That being said, it makes me a tinge nervous that Sony Ericsson seems to be the "jack of all trades, and master of none", but I'm willing to bite that bullet and give it a try anyways. For those who haven't seen it:

I'm on board with this, just gotta wait forever for it to finally hit my cell provider.

[Draco1962]

Maybe I am a bit old-fashioned. Seems like everything coming out is a Swiss Army Knife of capabilities. My concern is that, in some cases, you lose one capability and it shags the rest (Some all-in-one printer/fax/copier/scanners come to mind). Not that there isn't a place for such. I guess some of the same concerns I have with running a gazillion emus and having some play nice, most mediocre and some not worth the hassle in the end because the tech hasn't caught up to the desire just yet. But what do I know, eh?

[Adultery]

In RE to that:

Sony knows gaming (maybe not security though, haha!), and their mobile phone division has got a nice little base spread out. A collaboration of the two not only seems possible to me, but if it were any other company doing it (see Nokia) I'd be a lot more hesitant.

I wouldn't buy a Windows gaming phone either, but their smart phones kinda suck IMHO. The smart phone ship has already sailed, and Windows Mobile wasn't even close to the port when it did.

/end my 2c

[mesk]

Adultery-$ony does know console gaming but they are really lacking in the portable department,ahem psp\psp-go cough cough. anyways I think I have to agree with Draco this phone\gaming device\mini pc is trying to do too much and will probably (IMHO) end up being a jack of all trades,master of none

I wasnt really a big psp fan but I would take a psp over this phone

[Adultery]

Ahh I have to disagree, but I probably love the PSP so much because mine's modded. That thing has been really good to me, and I still use it all the time. I can play games on the Android already, and to actually have dedicated gaming controls would be a huge plus!

Of course, all that will go right out the window when the PSP2 (or NGP as Sony calls it) comes out next year. Now that thing is smexy!

On the flip, I'm kind of a tech geek when it comes to gaming, so maybe I'm biased.

[mesk]

Exactly-you use a modded psp.you use it in a way its creators did not intend.

a person who doesnt know about modding and all that good stuff would be rightfully pissed with the way psp came out of the box.those ridiculous "umd's" its enormous battery consumption.having to update the firmware every time the wind blows.and how about all those people who got suckered in to buying the psp go.the only portable system ever that wasnt compatible with its own games!

my friend just got the new evo and while its cool i dont travel enough to need to play games on my phone.calls,texts and emails is more then enough for me in a phone.now a laptop would be a different story....

mesk<-----------------not a $ony fan

apologies cervante for hijacking your thread

[Adultery]

I wouldn't go as far as calling myself a Sony fanboy by any measure. If anything I'm more of a Nintendo freak. But I can see your point. I can still see the beauty in this phone. The idea is a long time coming, and if Sony gets it right maybe I'll finally get the Motorola DS Phone my heart longs for. It's a market that makes sense to me (unlike me most people can't take their mobile gaming device to work).

I really do see the beauty in all gaming platforms, even if the gap keeps getting smaller as first party titles start to dwindle down to none.

If it can play games, well, I want it! Never bit on the PSP Go though, and not sorry I didn't. We can agree that was a horrid device, further victimized by shitty marketing and poor design.

[mesk]

this is why i love this forum. 2 ppl can have different likes\and dislikes and different opinions and it always turns into a discussion,not a e-penis contest.

[Draco1962]

I still find myself fascinated by the Dingoo and similar portable emu devices. My cell phone is a simple affair with a QWERTY slider for some occasional normal texting (no adaptive text here, please!). Now if I could get a cell phone that allows me to port over some of my MAME collection.... hmmm.... [Major Geek Mode: <ON>]

[cervante]

Does this mean I am going to pwnd Mr.Adultery in "Modern Combat Black Pegasus" for the Xperia Play?

[Adultery]

Ahh you can always dream Ms. Cervante!

But alas, there's only room for one at the top floor of teh 7331 hotel! *LOL*

(Sorry, I don't make the rules. I only enforce them!)

/me waits with the sniper rifle patiently from the top of an abnormally tall building, chuckling

.:EDIT:. My blatant mis-reading of your post was uber pwnage in its own way!

[celly]

I think the idea, Sony gaming phone, kicks ass! On the downside of that, I can't give up MY android phone, my 5.50 GEN-D3 (Prome-4) Psp, my DSi (R4i Gold with 1.4.2 patch, WoodR4 1.30) or my Nintendo GameBoy (Old school grey and green) for another handheld device that I can do the exact same with any of my other, handheld devices. Plus the screen looks small. And it does have a PSPGo! kind of vibe with the slide out. My opinions.

[Adultery]

Not on CFW 6.35 yet Celly?

[cervante]

Ahh you can always dream Ms. Cervante!

But alas, there's only room for one at the top floor of teh 7331 hotel! *LOL*

(Sorry, I don't make the rules. I only enforce them!)

/me waits with the sniper rifle patiently from the top of an abnormally tall building, chuckling

.:EDIT:. My blatant mis-reading of your post was uber pwnage in its own way!

[Adultery]

Ohh noez!!!1!!G! The pink text is so FLUFFY! Must... Not... Look.... Ahhhhh! *LOL*

.:EDIT:. On a side note, is it bad manners to teabag a girl gamer after you scalp her with a hunting knife? Whoops! Hahaha!

PS: Man, I just hijacked this thread, so apparently I have no manners anyway!

[cervante]

You men are silly , know how many kills & rank I get for the promise of showing my chest. After the deed is done I take my kills & then see my inbox filled with insults lol.

[Draco1962]

Ha! Good thing for me I am a leg man! Your chest is just a place to hang another target as far as I am concerned.

I have encountered a few girl gamers that are alright. Some are real mouthy and annoying (like 90% of the males that feel that they have to prove something to the rest). I play for the fun and relaxation after a rough day at work so usually turn the volume down on the headset and hear very little of it.

[Adultery]

You men are silly , know how many kills & rank I get for the promise of showing my chest. After the deed is done I take my kills & then see my inbox filled with insults lol.

Actually I feel kinda bad for you when it comes to that kind of behavior. People are mostly pricks to begin with, and being a girl means you have to deal with pigs too. I bet they wouldn't ask you to "whip 'em out" IRL. Internet tough guys... Meh! I may talk a serious game, but I try to be gentle with the trash talk, and I don't discriminate my prey by gender. And I don't get mad, I get even! Haha!

Tell ya what. Next time someone asks you to show em your chest, send 'em a picture of my ass instead! That'll be fun! *LOL*

Besides: There's nothing sexier then a girl who can kick your ass at Call of Duty and then defame you all over PSN!

I guess the hard part is having to compete for the controller!

Ha! Good thing for me I am a leg man! Your chest is just a place to hang another target as far as I am concerned.

Oh, and *LOL @ Draco* Now that was funny!!

[Draco1962]

Off Topic again - Honestly, would love to see more "girlie gamers" in the forums here and the emu community in general. While the GameEx forums tend to keep the testosterone in check, others are not so well maintained. It seems that some of the other forum sites are plagued by the same mentality that sours the fun that could be had in the online gaming communities.

[Adultery]

Yeah, we're a different breed over here! That's what sets GameEx apart though, ya know? As there are quite a few girls out there who game, I'm always more impressed by the ones who are into the retro thing. Those are few and far between!

On a side note, cervante's pretty brave already to have "jumped in the pool" here. It's so wow that there's a girl out there willing to post here even though I've probably been guilty of calling her "dude" a time or two! *LOL*

[Draco1962]

Probably because of the handle - it is similar to the male pirate character in the Soul Edge/Caliber series.

[Adultery]

Ahh, never even thought of that! I thought she was just in to Don Quixote! D'oh!

Your ears ringin' yet Cervante? Haha!

[cervante]

Probably because of the handle - it is similar to the male pirate character in the Soul Edge/Caliber series.

Thats where I got my name from. Long story short I had a sega genesis for far too long playing krusty's fun house and ms.pac-man when sailor moon was over. I begged my parents for a nintendo64 because of the mario game I saw on display but instead opted out for a playstation bundle that came with soul calibur since it was cheaper. I had no choice but to play that game since I played the same demo disc over and over till the disc became unplayable . I hated soul calibur since I never understood well the whole button combination just to do one thing, eventually I managed to reach the last boss " cervante " & never got around to killing that menace. So his name forever stuck in my head whenver I think about videogames.

[Draco1962]

Interesting. So you like to taunt yourself daily with your virtually pwnage?

BTW - WTH is "pwnage?" I know it is a typo reference. Just never understood why it became a meme. I don't like memes. Too close to mimes. I don't like mimes. Now, if they were zombie mimes, I still wouldn't like them, but I would at least be able to shoot them, Zombie Apocalypse and all.

DOUBLE TAP!