The Playstation Phone - The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play | MVG

[@Movie_Games]

I've been screaming for a new version of this for years. I just want a modern phone with a slide out d-pad. Why does nobody make one?

[@KevinArcade87]

I'm sure there are covers which function similar

[@johneygd]

Because theres no demand for it and it will only increas costs of it.

[@toiletpapermerchant9310]

Well you can connect a dualshock 4 to any xperia if you want. But you're going to need a phone clamp and it looks ugly. Oh well PSVita it is I guess

[@leothompson2777]

Because unless you are willing to pay millions per unit, you're going to be shit out of luck. There's no demand. Even less so now the Switch is a thing. I can't think of a worse way to play games than on a phone, I want a phone to be a phone, and history supports my view on this.

[@dariohc6898]

Do you have a psp go?

[@normaldude6699]

The phone we all wanted as a teenager

[@horstoden7219]

I had it when I was like 12-14 dayum that shit was fire

[@newrockerofficial294]

@@horstoden7219 when i was 12 i had snake.

[@delavago5379]

Horst Oden u use to borrow a ps2 at 12 now I'm 20 with and iPhone that I don't even game on

[@DONIMATOR-pn5rp]

@@delavago5379 get an android and emulate games heh

[@cult_of_odin]

I loved mine. I played the hell out of emulators on it. Still do today but with a Galaxy S9 and 8bitdo pro+

[@Fullbatteri]

I had this phone, right in a time where my family couldn’t afford a new console, or even a 3DS. This thing saved me, I finished entire library’s of Game Boy and classic Nintendo games on it.
Eventually I got a new console, but for a time, this phone was it, and I loved it.

[@Matanumi]

That's exactly what it was perfect for.
How was the battery though?

[@Fullbatteri]

@@Matanumi I had to change it once. I recall it being good at first, but so much use made it get old really fast.

[@dennyjoy]

Still have Xperia neo l

[@vanishingllama7342]

Kinda makes you wonder what it would be like if Sony made a new version for modern day🤔

[@agent_447]

There is no day when i don't miss my xperia play.
- I added a megun power extended battery
- Flashed a lupus kernel
- Had a 70 mb custom rom
- Overclocked it to 2 ghz
- Unvolted where ever it was stable
And filled it with every possible emulator... It used to last a whole week on a single charge until the day it died...

[@XxDOPEKILLERXx]

Probably got bricked

[@ratboyOwO]

2ghz is a really aggressive clock for this, I keep mine around 1.6. you probably killed it with that clock since Ive had mine since around 2012 no problems.

[@acanadianeh8344]

Lol I bricked countless androids pre Android 3 😂

[@kamekami4879]

F

[@KENNETHCARNIE]

I did a lot of similar mods to my tmobile Wing and other slider PPC phones.

[@silokhawk]

I wish this was still a thing

[@doritolegend9664]

Nintendo switch is probably the closest we can get.

[@GavinFromWeb]

Same, maybe playing vita games too?

[@zygimantasesu9282]

You can buy it he left a link

[@trickswithjp]

its only a matter of time before some Chinese company makes something like this. There is actually already similar phones but they look like a psvita. If they can make something like this with a modern snapdragon processor it would be amazing.

[@null-wn8ss]

PS Vita with a storage card and WiFi with playstation network

[@houseofmendoza5442]

This phone was ahead of its time

[@gamingnubs7628]

@Inje Kim thats not the point.

[@yuhjeice7186]

@Inje Kim bruh

[@basshead.]

N-Gage*

[@crossedfingers8445]

This is what a true gaming phone should look like.
They should make a comeback with ps2 games.

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

most of ps2 games cant run in stable 60fps on good pc, t's unprofitable to make phone like that

[@theman9962]

Mikele Konstanty Fiedorowicz IV I’m sure my pc could run any game from PS2 on like 100+ fps and it was only a $600 laptop so... idk what you mean

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

@@theman9962 you dont know what you talking about, first try then talk

[@Xianpaul0523]

BIG CHUNGUS I doubt.

[@theman9962]

Mikele Konstanty Fiedorowicz IV I played Tony Hawk 4 and it worked fine

[@ElectronikHeart]

I have one, and I can confirm, the "analog sticks" are just unusable...
I used this phone for emulation, and anything requiring a stick was unplayable for me...

[@ahhdee1115]

same

[@numalesoybea1348]

What was wrong with them? I'm genuinely curious.

[@ahhdee1115]

@@numalesoybea1348 the "analog sticks" has no purpose

[@numalesoybea1348]

@@ahhdee1115 You mean they are difficult to use?

[@Matanumi]

@@numalesoybea1348 they aren't anolog at all....emulated and digital

[@AIMIWA95]

I find it so strange that in 2019 there are multiple companies venturing into “gaming phones” which at best have two capacitive shoulder buttons and RGB lighting.
This slide-up design with a hidden game pad is such a good idea and I’d genuinely buy a phone with a built in controller that just tucks away and looks like a normal phone when I don’t need it.
Really hope someone does this soon.

[@ForExampleJon]

I know it's not exactly as you described but the Red Magic 3 with 2 controllers is pretty neat.

[@A_Man_In_His_Van]

Red magic is a beast

[@no-no-noku]

Unfortunately Sony still holds the patents for the sliding control pad design, including physical shoulder buttons. That's why most companies dare not try to replicate it. (edit: from 2007 at least)

[@happyd6145]

@@no-no-noku Nokia had several awesome dpad phones.

[@no-no-noku]

@@happyd6145 I'd be interested. Which one?

[@TheBlackShinigami]

I feel like LITERALLY all they need to do is turn the Vita hardware into a phone with this form factor and im buying it no questions asked!
Holy Shyt 1.4 K likes. Yaull are awesome! Hopefully SOMEONE will make an Xperia play successor that functions well. If the fold 2 can be a DS, then anything is possible

[@NinjaArmy36]

TheBlackShinigami yes! The vita is ALWAYS in my tech edc backpack, between infinite emulators, games, and it's multi tool design.

[@arvans5143]

Vita emulator or switch emulator is all we need. Gaming phones are evolving, mobile games are not. Or maybe we could get phone exclusive games.

[@Android_EMU]

I play old console games on my phone. Playstore games are rubbish.

[@DildoFagginsNL]

@@arvans5143
Bro.... mobile gaming didn't evolve? Ever tried pubg/cod on mobile? I got sucked into stardew valley, played xcom and this war of mine all on mobile. Even if you hate freemium games there are plenty of triple A console/pc games on mobile for a one time fee.

[@BortaMaga]

@@arvans5143 Call of Duty, PUBG, Asphalt, Real Racing, PES, Honkai Impact, Genshin Impact, etc. exist and you say mobile games don't evolve...

[@7gaia8]

That was my first smartphone ever... I remember really liking it, may want to find it again for fun now

[@tealckree1240]

7gaia8 ye man my first smartphone ever as well. Absolutely loved it.

[@user-jn2lo1tp5g]

my first ever smartphone as well, FIFA 10 was my favorite game on the phone

[@user-jn2lo1tp5g]

as well as the Bruce Lee game and the spaceship game sorry I forgot the actual name of these game

[@wobblysauce]

My housemate got it for the phone... I used it for the games...

[@jj8732]

Same

[@aersla1731]

I wanted this phone so much when I was younger lol, I actually wish more phones had controllers build in, for emulating and games that support it.

[@humblebeast9144]

SONY SHOULD UPGRADE THIS, THIS GONNA BE THE BEAST!

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

yea we can play in some shitty overpiced smal game on wc

[@XxAryaxX]

Yassssss

[@MajinbuGaming]

if sony make new gaming smartphone. I am sure they can beat asus rog and razer smartphone.

[@huzumnicolas4343]

@@MajinbuGaming It can beat at what?All phones (except iphones,most samsung and huawei phones) have Snapdragon procesors,so the performance in games is almost the same as every other flagship.
Gaming phones are useless because they have nothing secial rather than crappy design,also that 90hz/120hz will be a feature that every flagship will have in 2020.
So if you want to game get a 2019 flagship phone and a controller and emulate.

[@MajinbuGaming]

@@huzumnicolas4343 like I mention "beat rog and razer gaming phone" . I didn't mention about flagship phone like samsung or iphone. what are you delusional lol.

[@The_Mister_E]

I fucking LOVED my Xperia Play. I've gone through 3 before I was forced to upgrade.
Its stats were already kind of dated even at launch (500 MB of storage and a sub-2500 mah battery IIRC), and the sliding mechanism connecting the screen was doomed to mechanical failure, but until its then barely above the curve speed started to feel absolutely stagnant, I was in handheld heaven.
Back then I played more games on my phone, and definitely more genres. You just can't beat the tactile feedback of real buttons.
I pray for the day something like this pops up again. I don't give a rats ass about thickness, I just want my joypad back. Hell, that would just mean more room for better hardware and heat distribution! The Play ran hot too...

[@heres_the_sauce]

I had this phone when it first came out. It was my first android phone. The dual capacitive touch pads were actually really nice for Minecraft pocket and other android games like shooters.

[@jono8390]

This phone meets today's demands for online shooters, car simulators and pubg mobile, why can't it come back instead of focusing on the bloody phones camera 😴

[@LilyRose_Tiger]

Because people are selfie-obsessed and thinks that gaming is just for 12 year old boys 😐

[@jjaze9831]

Ikr I barely use my phone's camera.

[@cemsengul16]

@@LilyRose_Tiger Yeah I hate that these non enthusiasts dictate the market.

[@doritolegend9664]

Yeah, nobody really cares about the camera that much like it's good enough in mid range phones.

[@numalesoybea1348]

@@LilyRose_Tiger roastie

[@D__BayuWicaksono]

I think Sony still need Ericsson

[@LilyRose_Tiger]

Sony has ALWAYS needed Ericsson😢

[@Connie_TinuityError]

You're 100% right. The Sony phones these days are just not relevant enough and Ericsson would be capable of making them popular again.

[@incog0956]

Ericsson probably sees it as a waste of money

[@no-no-noku]

2:08 Fun fact: Sony Ericsson logo is still on the back plate of the phone.

[@BlastingStone]

Sony said it revives Ericsson soon

[@CrimKayde]

This video actually inspired me to buy an xperia R800a off ebay, and while Im sad to say the pspocket method doesn’t work anymore I still got it up and running with emulators and such. Awesome addiction to my collection!

[@GabrielFNPereira]

I had one back when it was released, and man, to this day, it's still my favorite phone I ever owned. If Sony launched a follow up today I would easily buy it.

[@3DJapan]

I worked at GameStop when the nGage came out. To my knowledge we sold one of them. My coworker said it was some kid who spent all of his bar mitzvah money on it.

[@Chelaxim]

Phil Nolan Bar Mitzvah regerts.

[@hkfitness56]

Looool wtf

[@RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77]

Owned

[@LastBastion]

Poor kid

[@061Hitachi]

Well it was a smartphone and easily cracked so that thing was a miracle for me. So many games on one memory card plus I had mp3, opera, email and MSN installed. it was very capable but complicated.

[@MitsurugiR]

This is definitely the most enjoyement I got out of a phone. I remember emulating the GBA on it and literally having the time of my life. Wish I could have played PSX games on in back then (don't think that feature was available in Russia).

[@lowqualityvideos8091]

Me: You have the PSP? Right?
Friend: Yes **Shows PS phone**
Me: ...

[@NexhiAlibias]

... tbh they werent wrong per say

[@somedude4978]

@@NexhiAlibias yes they are wrong.

[@NexhiAlibias]

@@somedude4978
It is a PlayStationPhone
...PSP
Man you ruining my joke.

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@NexhiAlibias He is not, one can clearly see his gullibleness

[@cemsengul16]

Yeah people don't understand that the phone can't even play PSP titles like Tekken Dark Resurrection.

[@TheVLADROCKSTAR]

Got Xperia Play in 2012 and it still alive nowadays in my Playstation collection. Awesome piece of hardware. Played a lot of android games such as GTA 3 and GTA Vice City and PSone classics games.

[@eyas2222]

I got this when I was younger because my parents thought it was a PSP.

[@sebastianalejandro481]

Lmao

[@lucashenr2828]

It is a psp. The name of the console is psp go.

[@eyas2222]

@@lucashenr2828 no it's a sony xperia play

[@sssharefff]

@@lucashenr2828 hes talking about the playstation Portable... Not this Psp

[@sssharefff]

@@pro8266 ye that confused me

[@segafrog]

It's still my number one phone after all these years and i use it all the time. Great to be able to play retro games with a decent dpad and buttons whenever i'm waiting around or whatever.
I hate touch controls so Xperia Play is still the ideal phone for me, even now in 2019

[@brianbadonde9251]

@Roborav depends on the game

[@brianbadonde9251]

@Roborav no it depends on the game

[@L0nWulff]

Sony released one PSP game for the Xperia Play, Locoroco Midnight Carnival. They also showed off God of War and Little Big Planet behind closed doors. Ape Escape Academy, Numblast, Piyotama, Flow and Super Stardust Portable were released for the Sony Tablet S/P. A couple more were planned including Daxter and Syphon Filter. The Xperia Play was also compatible with PlayStation Mobile Games, the same ones you also have on Vita.

[@LilyRose_Tiger]

Wow... 😮

[@bg6429]

If sony wants to continue this phone. These are the upgrades thats I suggest:
1. Bigger Screen
2. Bigger controller
3. Bigger memory
4. Can hold up to 512gb micro sd card
5. Usb-c
4. Updated google store (obviously)
5. Better pixel
6. Good camera front and back
7. Better processor and ram
8. Decent speaker
They have my money if they fulfil this.

[@emperorfaiz]

Scratch #7 and change to “Top of thre line processor and RAM”

[@3dcomrade]

@@emperorfaiz but that way they must put the phone at a decent price. Maybe using older ex flagship chipset will work?

[@Pirater666l]

Nice, so it would cost 10 000 000$

[@sped5462]

bruh we dont need a fucking camera on a "gaming phone"

[@idiotsimulator8055]

What's the point of a camera on a gamer phone?

[@mat8448]

I remember back when I lived in Denmark, taking the train home from school and there were sony reps going through the train challenging people to get the high score on a game (I think it was tekken) and whoever got the highest would win the phone, sadly I didn't win - I hate fighting games so

[@antonraulpen]

god that's an amazing marketing tactic. props to the team!

[@Streetzsanchez]

Did anyone win though

[@mat8448]

@@Streetzsanchez my friend at the time claimed he did, but that he missed their call or something like that, personally I don't believe he did. Probably some other random passenger

[@Streetzsanchez]

@@mat8448 damn I wish I could've won, but I never saw any contest for this phone

[@ernesto401986]

I wanted this phone so badly as a kid 😭

[@sssharefff]

@Colt bruh to you

[@arman3400]

I had this phone, it was terrible and didn't last me a year.

[@AlmostEngineering.]

@@arman3400 same

[@jeffnickels6199]

A co-worker had this phone and it was amazing how useful it was. He would film and edit funny videos at work like it was a studio pc, plus the gaming ability was crazy at the time.

[@maleman2546]

Imagine if sony released a sequal that would play all ps2 games and psp games at full speed. Would probably cost even more than a high-end flagship

[@petercarousel6111]

With the powerful hardware today it should be ps3 games now. But sadly they wont innovate :/

[@CarlosSalazar-ln4wx]

There's a cellphone recently released called moqi I7s or something like that. Check it out. Maybe that's what you're looking for.

[@mortalkod5057]

Or ps 4 games

[@zNoah]

Carlos Salazar Sadly it isn't a slide phone, where you could hide the controller and use it as a normal phone.

[@malikkelly]

Mortal Kod Lmfaoo slow down buddy

[@takumifujiwara4419]

imagine this, 9 iterations later, what they could have done in 2020. tis a shame, now we have 120hz screens and over 3ghz clock on Asus ROG phones
i think this phone flopped as phones were simply seen as tools back then, not neccesities. the market for gaming phones came around in 2017

[@terribletimes902]

This would still not be a good idea in 2021. A much better idea would be for them to release a good, high quality telescopic controller for their existing Android phones. Something like the Backbone that iPhones get but for their Android phones and with a PS style layout

[@takumifujiwara4419]

@@terribletimes902 na trust with the technology of today this could easily be a beast of a phone, and with ps remote play now on phones to play ps4 or ps5 it will be soo good to play remotely

[@terribletimes902]

@@takumifujiwara4419 Idk, I’m just skeptical that you could ever fit good analog sticks in this form factor. I’d rather have a removable form fitting controller with full size analog sticks

[@HalfdeadRider]

I remember buying mine, cost me £470, I had to search everywhere in my City for a shop with one in stock, but ended up having to order it online and wait for it to come to the UK from Belgium, so annoying lol

[@claypotts2334]

Wow

[@RadicalRickEntertainment]

I have this, and it's amazing. I have been playing all sorts of emulators for various systems on it for years;)

[@ModernVintageGamer]

great to see you here. i am a fan

[@theskig]

Same for me, still have it! No PS games but a lot of emulation (Genesis, Super Nintendo...)

[@RadicalRickEntertainment]

@@ModernVintageGamer thanks and I'm very glad to see you cover this and many other things awesome Channel man

[@D3sdinova]

Same, but my flex cable is worn out so the screen doesnt work
I really really want a SEX play 2 as this one is probably still my favourite phone even now

[@gjones1348]

@@RadicalRickEntertainment he's totally capable of paying for his own water leaks. His ruf is water tight.

[@vasya_cat]

2019 phones- poop
2011 sony Xperia- legendary

[@M16A3ACOG]

Yeah, their sales model was pretty well-thought. 2011 lineup consisted of the phones such as one dedicated for the music (Sony Live with Walkman), a slide-out QWERTY phone I miss so much today (Xperia Pro) and the beast mentioned in the video. They also had pretty decent hardware and they all got an update to Android 4.0 (except for Play - and that's good, because PS1 emulation on ICS would be impossible as the system ran terribly).

[@heiriearfy1747]

Noo...Nokia 3310 is legend mah boy..No one device will defeat that phone lol

[@vaclavpecek2824]

I am using xperia z3 rn.👌

[@stevenjonh2185]

Yeah I think Sony should focus on gaming phone then their sale will be increase.

[@trendyromish4789]

2019 Sony Xperia Sold Out In Europe And You Are Saying Poop, Yeah Idiot

[@ecabmad]

I never knew i wanted so much MVG talking about phones, especially since some ports are very impresive and the phones have come a long way

[@JAGO_Tech]

As an Android & PSP user during this time... I wanted this thing BAD at the time!

[@zedgamedev]

Same

[@kamildouglas]

same here

[@burtmount4308]

i thought this was better

[@burtmount4308]

www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_278715.html?wid=1090517

[@clawlitaasmr]

Tru

[@TheStuntmanx96]

I don't care if the phone is a little thicker... If a new version pops... I'd definitely buy one... Maybe one with psp go anolog sticks...yes that's right... Two of them lol... That'll be life breaking

[@AfroSnackey]

or 3ds analog sticks

[@MajinbuGaming]

I think they just need to make normal smartphone but come with detachable controller like this or other design like how ROG phones come with their controllers. Imagine with upcoming PS5 , sony show their gaming phone with dope logo, RGB, gaming design and PlayStation ecosystem. This will be awesome.

[@Izhen_UwU]

@@AfroSnackey or ps vita analogs

[@acewalker]

Sony needs to make something more like this. A gaming console is nice and important but sometimes people just want something small, something mini size in their pocket where they can play games and search on the internet with. Trust me it’s a good feeling to have something small to play with and watch videos when you’re outside or at an event.
Yes I know iPhones and Android phones exist but something like this is what everyone would like to have. A phone mixed gaming console where you can treat it like a handheld console and a phone. Like a mix of two worlds.

[@ktms1188]

Watching a video on how to load games to a phone I will never have.

[@stephenkang1018]

This phone was the best ever still have it running emulators!

[@mensuusxd]

It would be nice if Sony makes a remastered version of this phone with a Snapdragon 865+
Cuz then you can play every Mobile game with these buttons like a controller!

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I bet it would do really well today if a there was a slimmer version with really good game support and a decent amount of on board memory, but I doubt that will ever happen

[@terribletimes902]

Better idea, if they made a high quality phone controller compatible with their current Xperia phones. Something like the Backbone but for their Android phones

[@Bugtoy]

WOW... incredible memories w this phone! this xperia was my first real smartphone that i got on my 10th birthday n it treated me so so well. i was obsessed with the crash bandicoot game that came with it, and it only took me about a few weeks to find out that you could emulate ds games on it!
10 year old me managed to pirate a full version of an emulator that introduced me to the pokemon gen 5 games n it seriously turned my life around 💖 i would have it on me 24/7, the cheat code engine was incredibly fun
the battery ended up busting itself 2 n a half years later, likely because i spun the phone on its back before it wouldn't turn on ever again but i'm still not 100% sure if that was the case. (which was like... 100% miserable for a 12 year old), but even before that i managed to corrupt my pokemon black savefile :(
i hadn't known batteries on phones could be replaced, and i moved out and left it with relatives that probably trashed it :/
but my love for the phone's incredibly unique slid out d pad brought me to immediately buy a new one once i settled in a new house. it was a poorly running knock off that wouldn't work 90% of the time and the battery leaked on me not even a week later, much to my distress of losing another xperia. ironically i bought it on aliexpress as well, but obviously.. way way cheaper
it's actually great to know that there's finally a legitimate listing here that hasn't end up being a cheap scam ;__; ds emulation is still a big part of my life, on screen controls NEVER compare to how incredibly convenient the xperia was, it was extremely ahead of its time :< lets hope that more phone companies realise how important and incredible a more modern version of this concept would be, no matter How bulky the design ends up being
this phone and its wonderful design has been a great emotional rollercoaster in my life, i'm eternally grateful i could have one :') 💞💓💗

[@MiguelRPD]

Also this phone is perfect for the MegaMan battle network games

[@vinniecarvalho86]

i had one, as a gaming platform it was perfect, despite the fact it didn't ran psp games, i used it mostly for emulation, even mame ran good except for the marvel vs series who had a major slowdown when using the specials. but for SNES and PS1 (both native workaround and a proper emulator) was glorious. i used the "analog" a lot in some games made specifically for this phone, i don't remember the name but i had a samurai game that ran awesome with the analogs. and it was very good and hard enough without beign frustrating, good game for the long hours of travel i needed to get to work.
As a phone though it was slow and glitchy, apps like whatsapp crashed a lot, and opening the dialing screen was a torture. very slow.
i do believe sony should lauch a new version of this, compatilble natively with psp and psvita, maybe with power enough to play ps3 games maybe ps2 if ps3 is too hard? i know i would buy day one. i miss the practical gaming uses of this phone.

[@yoda9128]

Now you can download ps2 emulator in playstore. It runs perfectly with snapdragon 855 phone. Can run god of war and devil may cry smooth. Try it !

[@Izhen_UwU]

@@yoda9128 can you give me a cell for play my ps2 games?

[@jonkoxl2069]

ps3 on phones probably is some 2028 type of shir

[@wolfenby]

I REMEMBER PLAYING CRASH ON THE PHONE IN THE STORE AND REALLY WANTING THE PHONE AS MY FIRST
the following year when i could get my first phone, _it was gone,_ *_reduced to atoms :^(_*

[@imchayanger9526]

anybody else appreciating the UA-cam recommendations more in 2019?
edit: love the intro music btw and awesome content!

[@themadhammer3305]

Yeah I'm finally getting new videos I actually want to watch again, rather than videos I have watched before or random bullshit.

[@HuraganPrzesteru]

3:40 XD failed hahah

[@ztaticself]

Mission failed, we'll get 'em next time

[@edwardseymour4691]

Fission mailed!

[@HuraganPrzesteru]

@@edwardseymour4691 Yes of Course!

[@sssharefff]

@@edwardseymour4691 fillion maised

[@WOLFW00F]

I had this back in the day and loved it, wish they'd do something like this again

[@Luke29121999]

I used to have one, fun little device. Had it overclocked to 2-2.1 GHz, sadly the chipset did not support sepperate GPU overclocking.
Towards the end of its like, the low RAM did cause some issues. But nothing that couldnt be fixed with a super minimal ICS ROM and special minimal kernel.
As you mentiond, PPSSPP did run VERY slowly on it by default, but you could get quite a few games to run with the 2GHz overclock.
The analouge touchpads are pretty bad, i always just used onscreen joysticks instead while keeping the D-Pad and face buttons.

[@deathtrap1976]

A 100% of rising overclock? I remember a monolithic 1 Ghz single core on Xperia Play.

[@Luke29121999]

@@deathtrap1976 Yep, its a single Core 1GHz by default. It did run very hot at 2GHz and the battery time was pretty shit compared to default. But the massive performance boost was worth it. If you go into the Xperia Play forums on XDA you should be able to find the approrpiate kernel.

[@LemonRush7777]

@@deathtrap1976 1.4 ghz and 1.6 ghz were more common OCs. Diminishing returns after that. I settled for 1.6 and it worked great for gaming.

[@cowboys2626]

Every damn video is a hit. I always look forward to the next vid MVG. Best hardware gaming channel on the tubes.

[@ModernVintageGamer]

thank you !

[@noelsnofall2263]

I had it, and everyone is school would always be asking me to show them how it works lol

[@AA-ev7rl]

This was my first phone😂 I had a blast playing with it wish I didn't sell it years ago

[@danielc7205]

Best way to sneak gaming into work

[@kevinfightsbears]

This was actually my first phone back in the day, still have it to this day

[@OxKing]

If this had more RAM i would had bought it back then. I always waited for a second version.

[@d4t6ix]

I've had mine since 2011; Used it with a custom ROM that removed most of the bloatware and allowed overclocking and it's been great to me; I finished Symphony of the Night and a few other games during the lunch breaks at work;
The d-pad is excellent and i actually prefer that touchpad to the analog sticks on most of my handhelds; It takes some time to get used but once you get the hang of it you'll never want to get back to that psp go;

[@kbeny561]

Man! This was my reason for jumping in on Android back in late 2011. I sure wish Sony would make another successor to the Xperia Play

[@OGLanzo2]

I actually had this back when I was in middle school, omg playing asphalt and Minecraft on this was amazing

[@dominikrollins6561]

So all the “controller” buttons are compatible with those Android games?

[@OGLanzo2]

@@dominikrollins6561 yup. I believe you had a certain setting with in the pre-installed games. But as for the Minecraft demo, Mojang (the current owner of Minecaft: PE) already wanted to have controllers used in their game already. Very cool to be able to play with a minimal controller already on your phone.
I don’t know if many else were. I was just mainstream gamer because I switched schools and couldn’t get into a deep convo with new friends. We didn’t have the same real deep taste in video games mainly lol

[@JordanBarclay]

Having this as a teenager was better than losing one’s virginity

[@KiegKillsReality]

Yo! One of my old friends had one of these when we were little! This is a total throwback! I completely forgot about that thing.

[@tahana4709]

I have a toy version of this phone, it has an asphalt 8 screen sticker lol

[@nahrafe]

Anybody got UA-cam's algorithm recommending this in June 2019?
Edit: woah thanks guys for the likes

[@navaneeth.n]

This video is uploaded in Feb 2019. Broo

[@Coreyhals]

Me

[@FrizTrooperz]

Weird, lol

[@dkiyo7651]

Lmao it’s broken ik

[@mrmangbro6842]

Yup

[@insteument-allover3572]

0:06 which game is that?

[@hannahmariahoormann7574]

God, I remember when this thing dropped into the market, I wanted to have one sooooo badly.

[@richlb5357]

You ever plan on installing a custom ROM and making a video on it? That'd be cool

[@aznilaznil9113]

MY FIRST ANDROID FONE SO MANY MEMORY IN THIS FONE...

[@itchyisvegeta]

Seriously the best phone I ever had. Before I collected games, I sold my PSP and DS, since my Xperia Play became my primary handheld gaming device. If Sony released updated versions, it is a safe bet I wouldn't be using a Nintendo Switch as my primary handheld, or at the very least, (at the most, a secondary).

[@someoneonly]

I strongly disagree with this, the screen ribbon cable was flawed by design. Everytime you slid it out it would scratch.
I still have the phone and the ribbon cable has broken 3 times in the short 2 years that I uses it.

[@itchyisvegeta]

@@someoneonly That is true. I also had to replace my screen ribbon cable once. However I still look back at it as the best phone I ever had. Especially with the convenience of a portable media player, music player, phone, and handheld gaming device with emulators from Mario 64 and older, all on a single device.

[@someoneonly]

@@itchyisvegeta yeah but the pain of having to pay to repair it everytime it broke under warranty was too much. I fondly remember playing gba games with it but unfortunately the design flaw coupled with the little internal storage made it painful to use as a phone

[@itchyisvegeta]

@@someoneonly Ah that makes more sense. I bought the ribbon cable online and just fixed mine myself.

[@TheSektorz]

They improved it so much with the PSP Go, I love that design
edit: wait, the PSP Go came out BEFORE the Xperia? wew...

[@ROBertTTay]

Man, I had one if these back when they came out. I loved that phone but after a software update it barely ran

[@ROBertTTay]

Same, had one back in high-school and after an update I could barely do anything on it

[@finnertymatt]

Wow I forgot I have 2 of these in a drawer. I got mine through Verizon on a 2 year contract for $1.00.
I had to do a warranty on it 8 months later for it not connecting to Verizon's network, they sent me another one and didn't have me ship the old one back.

[@ThreeG456]

Can I have the one that doesn't connect : )

[@longassrice8756]

I have one too

[@RetroRepairs]

Probably because it was DOA only 4 months after release. Outside of playing emulators, it was just terrible. Glad that Sony-Ericsson partnership ended.

[@mag1cally569]

i remember this coming out and wanting one. At the time I only had one of those slide phones with the keyboard and would've loved to have one. Glad I didn't end up getting one haha

[@coloredwhite]

I just fixed mine today after 3 years in a junk drawer, the phones are very susceptible to damage on the flex cable, the cable that runs between the motherboard and screen. Every slide action puts wear on the cable and eventually gave out after years of use. It's great to have it again.

[@chrls5559]

One of my aunt had an Xperia Play
I had fun playing Fifa and that one Bruce Lee game.
Overall, your video is well thought!

[@ivey77426]

- Drastic works really well! (shows zelda footage under 20fps)
.....

[@mar2ck_]

Shows a Zelda game which you control with the touch screen only

[@rolltonskuritsei]

Well, considering this phone is 8 years old...

[@ivey77426]

@@rolltonskuritsei that's my problem with this review! it is too positive for an obsolete android phone, 1ghz 1 core cpu is just not good enough for any modern android emulators, and for older stuff psp is fine.

[@bbmatias22]

ivan petrov he’s just showing what it was capable of when it was at his prime, in no way saying that it’s the best for emulation in current day. For it’s time it was amazing

[@ivey77426]

@@bbmatias22 i clearly remember when it's launched nobody was excited, sales were not that good and actually in 2011 android emulators only started maturing, they weren't that great.

[@PhobiaSoft]

This was my first smartphone! Loved the thing. Android Gingerbread was incredible for the time. I played Minecraft on it for the first time when that game was still in Alpha, and believe it or not, it actually supported those capacitive analog sticks!

[@kellymountain]

Minecraft PE was designed with an Xperia Play in mind if I recall

[@m0kkori]

I feel like they should have made an Xperia Play 2 instead of the Playstation Classic

[@Chris-tk9hy]

They.. literally did..

[@m0kkori]

@@Chris-tk9hy Wait what?

[@Petar321_GT]

@@m0kkori i think he meant to say "they literaly had to do it" not that they did it :)

[@wellthen5450]

"It wouldn't be a MVG video if I tell you you cant" so true 😁

[@imnobodywhoareyouu]

I had one. I remember taking my lunch break in my job to play some game. Good memories, I don’t play videogames anymore but it was good at that time.

[@Giordi-bg8bu]

I remember playing a 2D Flash game of crash bandicoot on that phone lol

[@hamad9068]

Jjoonn ?

[@spawnlink]

Plan on a followup covering the alternative ROMs? I've read that with those ROMs, overclocking, and a fast SD card you can push the system much further.

[@LemonRush7777]

Lupus kernel for OC + Aurora Play rom is my recommendation.

[@spawnlink]

@@LemonRush7777 Any good ICS roms?

[@LemonRush7777]

@@spawnlink There was a good one, but its been too long and I forgot, sorry. Check the XDA Xperia Play forum.

[@TheNoviceAnimator_]

This was like my first phone I remember when my brother gave it to me and playing PlayStation games, I’m pretty sure the controller worked with Minecraft too and personally i loved the controls.

[@wstein111]

Since gaming phone is on the rise now.. hope sony consider making the successor for this one.

[@HieroOnymos]

I hope so...

[@votocetus]

I tried this one and was amazing platform games, strategy, rhythm games and rpg playing experience. Unfortunately, as this is not a dedicated game device, I suffered from overall battery life. Besides, even though these analog controls are not that bad as they look, nothing can replace real buttons as this touching feeling is crucial for any game which requires accurate character control. I hope there is a company which will be brave enough to create a phone convenient even for hardcore gamers like me.
However, it seems that we still live in the age when you need to have separate gaming console, camera, music player, speaker, watch, personal computer if you really want to feel their benefits.
PS. Sometimes I think it would be easier just to put Android into DS/PSP or so...

[@RBG9000]

My naive self not knowing anything about android was gonna buy this back in the day, ironically my dad convinced me to go for the Galaxy S2. Time proved it to be the be the right choice, but I will always look at this phone as what could've been haha.

[@FaresMason]

You can now install linux on a jailbroken PS4 and turn it into a gaming PC! You should look into it for you homebrew on the ps4 video.

[@actofwar39]

You cant game on linux smh

[@TheConfinedObserver]

@@actofwar39 faq you mean? It's not 2010 anymore. You have driver support and triple a titles now

[@ultraenergy313]

@@TheConfinedObserver Really? AFAIK the opengl driver support for jailbroken ps4 wasn't really good at this moment, but if i was wrong, i would be very happy.
Edit:
If you're referring to GNU/Linux in a whole it would be different story. But I'm referring to jailbroken ps4 here.

[@MainAvel]

"Gaming PC". It's going to be a PC alright. But not necessarily a *gaming* PC.

[@TheConfinedObserver]

@@ultraenergy313 forgive me if I'm not 100% sure what you're talking about, but if you're talking about companies making games that support that software, it depends and still is kind of behind, though even with running windows games things are getting better with Vulcan and what not. What I was talking about, and maybe what you were too, was mainstream graphics cards, namely Nvidia and amd, which still kind of pretends, but is doing pretty good right now in my opinion. If it's not related to either of those, I wouldn't mind you educating me a little

[@seink21]

I would love to see Xperia Play 2 or whatever they would call it. Imagine that it would run PSP and PSV games internally and PS4 and PS5 games via an app that would connect XP 2 to the console acting like an external screen and controller.
It would be dope if they would release Xperia Pureness 2 too.

[@idiotsimulator8055]

PS5 games on a phone? Sounds a bit unrealistic.

[@seink21]

BoneBoiz TM „PS 4 and PS5 games via an app that would connect XP 2 to the console acting as an external screen and controller”
What I meant by that is the same thing as PS Vita working as an external display and a controller for PS 4. Basically you can connect PS Vita to your console via WiFi and stream gameplay from the PS4 to your Vita. Someone can watch TV and you can play games in another room.
I searched for it and it is called Remote Play for PS Vita/PS 4.

[@idiotsimulator8055]

@@seink21 yep nvm that actually makes sense

[@NileshR12]

Man they should make a second version of this phone with today’s specs & it would be a beast of a smartphone & gaming phone if they make it a great companion to the PS4 & PS5 games to play them on the go

[@ModernVintageGamer]

anyone watching this vid on an Xperia Play? 😂

[@DamnRightDamien]

480p and 30second load times baby!

[@TechJames]

Me

[@voivodea]

Noooo 😭😭😭

[@evil_platypus8856]

Saldy my screen got destroyed back in 2013
After watching this I definitely want to get it fixed
Brought back some sweet memories of high school

[@srekoslav]

i hate you

[@SummonerArthur]

Actually, there was the xperia tablet P.
A tablet that has a clamshell design and plays ps1 games from the same store as this device. You should take a look at it.

[@erwintan4746]

can u tell me the full name of the device / tablet

[@SummonerArthur]

@@erwintan4746 just look for sony tablet p on google

[@VoloKinProject]

Thanks for this video, I've learned a lot what do to with my recently acquired Xperia Play.

[@joseferreira2620]

I used to dream with this phone when younger lol

[@cesarbustos630]

When I was in middle school, my dad got me this as my first phone, I can’t tell you guys how much porn I watched on that damn thing. Analog pads were trash though smh.

[@jvaldez5]

Can you imagine this thing playing ps3 on the go? Maybe even ps4 modern games? I think there is a market for this layout once again. Give us regular micro sd and the slide out and I feel this can give the switch a run for their money

[@StanceSantos]

i swear the community make tools for anything these days, i bet somewhere out there is a NES to toaster converter

[@robertreid-8-bit-guy635]

the nes stabs you with toast

[@masonharris2569]

Personally I'd love to see an updated phone from Sony like this however with PlayStation Now and PlayStation Remote Play baked in to pretty much allow a wide variety of games played on a phone with the help of physical controls

[@davidmc971]

I remember the Xperia Play from it's expo during the Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, Germany, where they were featuring the Minecraft mobile edition. Still have one of the many Minecraft Steve cardboard heads they gave out :D

[@74bobby]

Great Video and Great to have you back Sir...

[@spectraldrone96]

I used to have this phone :o the screen died though and now it seems like the battery died of years not being used, i used to love playing minecraft pocket edition on this and dead space

[@Ecowhisperart]

I’ve been trying for hours and I can’t find apk for crash anywhere. I used file managers like androzip and others move app to sd card. I have followed the instructions and it’s still getting more confusing can you help?

[@RaxonXVI]

I wish they’d make a new version of this phone I had one when they came out and I loved it

[@vipernight99]

Same he..but for some reason after a certain amazing of time, the screen would show grey static screen. Never could fix it, so my games could not be played.

[@RaxonXVI]

@@vipernight99 that sucks I’m sorry to hear that