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[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Yeah I still have my original PSP I bought in 2005 all modern out the 64 gig card bunch of stuffed running, I mainly use my Playstation Vita from my handheld gaming goodness and have to say I've grown quite fond of it in fact I'm addicted to it. I bought a original model in July 430 bucks and it came with the eight gig card and a case and the controller case adapter but since then I have upgraded it to a 64 gig card and I have about thirty eight physical games on my shelf for it. In regards to the GP XD good friend of mine actually just bought one you should have it in a few days he's actually on this forum too but all I have him respond on this thread after he's played with it for a few days and give you his thoughts on what he thinks of it. And in regards to Android gaming I've lost all interest in Android gaming 99.8% of what is out there is all free to play and I despise that to no end. And don't get me started on the fact that I paid full price for modern combat 5 only to have noticed that they conveniently made a software update making it free to play which in my opinion is just sticking the middle finger at everybody who bought the game. Anyways I'm kind of ranting but yeah I've kind of given up on Android gaming as a whole and rely on what games I have for my game systems and handhelds and enjoy it so I recently bought an Xbox one for a good price couldn't passed it up it was new with halo Master Chief collection for 280 bucks and then I recently also got a Wii U for $198 brand new. I think I got my gaming pretty well covered
[Xperia Play General] BensJammin:
Thats my thoughts exactly. I used to love android gaming but that was back in the day when games were pay once, that's it. I cant stand freemium games. I had exactly the same situation with MC5 as you. It has happened to other games too like Protoxide. Game Keyboard disappeared and I had to rebuy it as Game keyboard+ instead. Real Racing 3 has little progression unless you are willing to do micro transactions, which we all know becomes Mega transactions eventually, or just grind grind grind. I sold my shield as it just wasn't getting used enough. Thats why I want another XP as I get to play the older android games that I have paid for once and not again.

I have never had a Vita and never really been tempted as the software support for it seems appalling and people say that emulator support is much better for PSP. I have a PC with a GTX 970 and I bought an ultrawide monitor for it last year and a steam collection over 250 so that can keep me occupied.

I am also in the process of selling my Retro game collection. I have most consoles (Inc 3do, GX4000, Neo Geo, coregrafx etc) and thousands of games (nearly 900 just for PS2) and I remember the .emu emulators working well for the XP so I want to go down that route instead.

I used to run my xp as a daily driver at 1.8ghz with the 3600mah battery and it was more responsive than my Xperia Z so I think I would be fine with it as a phone again. :)
[Xperia Play General] david7380:
I still have my Xperia Play and it wasn’t until 3 months ago that I decided to go for an Xperia Z3C, which I use as my daily driver now. The Xperia Play has been the best overall phone I have owned, I accidentally dropped it many times and it´s still working as brand new after four years of heavy usage. I upgraded the battery with a Mugen 1800 mah one, I always kept my cpu to 1800 MHz Max and 500 MHz min and it easily lasted me through a full day of heavy usage. The best thing was the ability to just slide out the gamepad and turn it into a full gaming console, that is what I miss the most, and that is why I can’t get used to other phone. I decided to make a phone upgrade because developers don’t take the time to optimize apps, for instance the Facebook app itself eats up more than 100 mb of ram which renders the Xperia Play unusable.
[Xperia Play General] BensJammin:
In relation to the OP question...

I do :)

Just ordered one from CEX so it comes with 12mth warranty and I got a dock too. Just have to wait now.

Might order the 3600mah battery again too.

Looking forward to this
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
It's amazing how well the play still sells
[Xperia Play General] AvoidanceNugz:
Help Needed

Hey guys, not really sure were to turn at this point. I just recently got a Xperia Play r800x and was wondering if it's possible to unlock the boot-loader in 2015. I have used the search function, google, and looked in every thread I thought could possibly give me the answer. Alot of times I feel as if I am getting somewhere reading a guide only to find all the links gone or broken. Should I just give this r800x to a friend and get an r800i? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :D

Edit: I would like to have custom ROMs and kernals for overclocking mainly for emulation purposes. I don't care about the cell radios at all, I keep it in airplane mode 24/7.
[Xperia Play General] AvoidanceNugz:
Just did this and holy crap it worked. A few days ago I started this process and when I went to check my boot-loader unlock status it wasn't even there lol. So I gave up. Should have kept going. Thanks alot!
[Xperia Play General] Senyaka:
You're welcome brother. Glad it worekd!~
[Xperia Play General] AeroDelight:
I have had mine for about 4 years now. I don't use it as my main device (although I would love to be able to do that) I still pull it out kind of often just to mess around with it. My model is R800i. :)
[Xperia Play General] BensJammin:
Just got my new (old) one yesterday, with the dock. Boy have I missed this phone. Unlocked the bootloader straight away following the Sony site. Had a little trouble installing the drivers on windows 10 at first but soon sorted it.

Couldn't find Doomkernel v14 at all which was a little disappointing so I installed Lupus v7 instead and have installed NXT ROM running at 1.6ghz.

Got a 128gb micro SD installed with about 10gb partitioned off for ext2 for link2sd, so about 110gb usable. Loads of games installed already and lots of conversions done with psxperia which I used to love playing with.

Phone is still very responsive. Not having any issues with slowness but I haven't installed any crap like Facebook so maybe that helps, and everything i install is being linked to sd so i still have 400mb internal free.

All in all I'm very happy I got another. The only drawback is that many apps are not compatible but as I bought it mainly for ps1 gaming on the go I couldn't be happier.

Long live the PLAY.
[Xperia Play General] MDaveUK:
Here is a video review I did just now on how it currently handles emulation in 2015, and to show just how capable this little thing still is!

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=2yEcGq0V6d4[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Play General] yuri.ccp:
I bought a new Xperia Play this month in the Brazilian like ebay (Mercadolivre).

After switched from an old Xperia Play to a Iphone 5S with a Slim Case Controller. I'm now switch back to a new Xperia Play (my old one I gave to my nephew).

OK, It gave me some trouble to make usable, because if don't root it and switch the rom or at last remove the bloat, after a single update it came to no space to put anything.

So after removed all bloatware and a lot useless APPs from Sony, put a Link2SD and App Quarantine I can use it like any modern smart phone and even don't running the most modern top android games I'm still happy with all current capacity of the play running about any android game from 2011 and before and any emulated game from PSP or before.

I don't swith it to any new game-like smartphone/tablet because they aren't discrete enouth or are too big to put in pants pocket.

I still hope that someday, someone make a good a new, small (portable) and discrete smartphone like Xperia Play, but until now, the Xperia Play even after years is the best game smartphone created.
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
You could install jelly bean I believe everything works. Then you'll just have to fake your device to get apps
[Xperia Play General] Xervils:
In case anyone else in the future needs this information:

You can go to the Sony Mobile site and have it generate an unlock code that you'll have to pass to the phone via a command in Fastboot mode:

http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/unlock-yourboot-loader/

Pick the Xperia Play from the list at the bottom of the page. An email will be sent that will get you started on the process.

The guide will mention to check if the bootloader reports that it can be unlocked or not. I had four Verizon branded r800x units report that they couldn't be unlocked but they all unlocked perfectly via Fastboot using the code Sony generated for them.

Just be sure to enter any of the A through Fs that may exist in the MEID of the phone as capital letters in the Sony form, or the code it will spit out won't work.
[Xperia Play General] BensJammin:
Loving my new XP. Got NXT LE installed with doomkernel, a 128gb micro sd, brand new standard battery and new buttons coming. Lots of games installed and most running good.

One thing I have found with this one though is that it doesn't like to overclock. 1.2ghz is fine but 1.4 and over I have serious issues with games stuttering then freezing and crashing the phone. Did it when I was on a different from with lupus originally and I thought it must have been a conflict or something, but I had this combination I have now on my old play for most of it's life and it ran at 1.8ghz all day long.

Going from a golden sample that would bench at 2.3Ghz to something that isn't stable over 1.2ghz is slightly disappointing but android games don't benefit that much from the clock speed so not the end of the world.

Overall I'm happy I got another ??
[Xperia Play General] Psyckosama:
Just got mine to use as a emulation machine. Still struggling to unlock the bootloader. The Sony method failed so I'm wondering if there are any other options.

---------- Post added at 09:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:09 AM ----------

Xervils... because of you I was able to completely unlock my phone. I'd just like to know that I freckin' owe you one.
[Xperia Play General] Rayhan Akram:
I have one (r800i) but the ribbon for the slid up screen to controller has been damaged and my dad hasn't fixed it and its been half a year
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
It needs to be fixed it's actually a really easy fix you should give it a go

https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact
[Xperia Play General] bigsmoke9250:
i stilll have it :D

r800i, neo2play 4.0.4 and oc'd to 1.2ghz performance
[Xperia Play General] ch3mn3y:
Me too. With Gin2KitKat.

I wont sell it, coz its too cheap now for its value for me :D

Unfortunately I cant play games like GTA 3, VC and Gangstar Rio (newer vegas is OK...). I dont know why, but I can live without them.

+ display flex cable has its time, but after 5,5 years I couldnt dream that it will still work without any repair :D
[Xperia Play General] Psyckosama:
I have an 800X rooted and unlocked.

Bought it to use as an emulation portable.

Haven't put any different roms on it yet. Thinking CMmod but I'm open to suggestions.
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
Cm 13 is coming out soon

https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact
[Xperia Play General] oni543:
I still have one with 1.6ghz overclock
[Xperia Play General] RozenTensai:
Still have mine :P

3600mAh extended battery (but looks like it's gonna die soon), its stock battery died some days ago

Has LuPus on it and I don't remember what ROM is in it anymore XD

P.S. nevermind, the ROM name's on my signature anyway, lol
[Xperia Play General] lekey:
Still have mine just for fun (and as a backup phone if something happens to my Z3), I don't play around with it though.
[Xperia Play General] xperia-player:
I actually bought my Play (r800i) over a year ago, went specifically looking for it and found a used(little beat up even) one in a second hand store.

Loaded up AuroraplayLE/Lupus which is gingerbread, for small footprint and max resources available, although it might be time to try something different again.

Two months ago i got screen issues due to the flex-cable being broken, and i even went far out of town to get it repaired again(bought an extra cable too just in case :p )

Now i'm also looking for a new casing and screen (though old ones are still ok) to refurbish and give it that new look again, maybe even go white from black.

I still absolutely love my phone, and want to hold on to it as long as possible.

I like the size, weight, love the gamepad (even if on my custom build analog discs are not working).

Using my play for the casual internet-on-the-go, regular mobile phone, navigation (TomTom) and of course gaming.

Being not so fond of all the cash-grab/5sec gameplay/pay2play android games on the market, i mostly use it for emulation.

Besides the really old (4-16bit era) consoles, Playstation and Nintendo DS work like a charm

Also installed is ppsspp that has a few games worth playing and well emulated (though i'm still hoping they get to squeeze God of War at nice framerates with sound out of the play :p)

For NintendoDS Drastic Emulator is nothing short of amazing, although it works best with games that don't rely much (or any) on the touchscreen of the DS.

Screen room is a bit small to put the 2 DS screens on 50%/50%, but often doable

Only downside i see now is the batterylife, but i guess i should go out buy 1 or 2 new ones or find a decent high capacity battery to replace my old one
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
I me never had trouble with battery life man! Ya dunno why God of War isn't running properly 3rd birthday all those games work just fine!

https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact
[Xperia Play General] swebosdev:
flex cable went last year, and so did the phone.
[Xperia Play General] balsh:
I still have mine and use it as my daily phone.

Using lupus kernel and gin2kitkat for ages now, never looked back.

I've just discovered the unsuspectedly good library of Gameboy advance games that I didn't know much about. Updated my good old .emu emulators and it's awesome.

Only downside would be for the internet cause surfing on the xplay can get a bit clunky but I mostly use my tablet or my pc for this since I don't have an internet subscription for my phone anyway.

I just hope it won't break before a same kind of phone releases.
[Xperia Play General] eireusa:
Hey guys, just found my sons xperia play laying around was going to use it for work as a second phone it looks fairly new too. could any one suggest how to put a good rom on it to maybe bring it back to life? I think i have managed to root it have super su and checked it with root checker but kind a get a bit lost with this bootloader lock and unlock thing. My bootloader says no when i check it any way around this
[Xperia Play General] DrROBschiz:
I still have mine but its only powerful enough to be used as a legacy machine to run EMUs up to PS1

Wouldnt mind having a successor....
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
Yep there are indeed ways around it look up s1tool method basically you take out the battery and put a wide between two points and run some software and the bootloader unlocks. Then your will need ftf which can be found on the forum!

https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact
[Xperia Play General] eireusa:
Thank you for your reply but it looks like that method is for Bootloader unlock Status: Yes. My unlock status is NO. But i will keep reading in case i find a solution THANKS AGAIN
[Xperia Play General] romeo_charly:
I moved to Xperia ZL, then Z2, now i've a Z4... But i still have my beloved XPlay for run my emus with free xperia kernel (CM 7) and joy iOS rom, it works awesome!! The flex isn't a big problem because in Chile still exists the replacement and isn't too expensive (+/- 25 USD).

Long live for xperia play!!!
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
After I fazed out my xperia play after 2.5 years of use I went to a Nexus 5. Then about 5 months ago went to a Nexus 6. I still own my xperia play along with the dock. I use it for strictly gaming. My oldest daughter loves to game and she asked me to buy her an XP for her 7th birthday this year. So I plan on doing the same with hers. Flash a custom ROM with no cellular data connectivity
[Xperia Play General] Xplay21:
Still have mine however sadly the phone won't detect/recognize my SIM so sadly i can't use it as a phone (lasted 3 years?). I still use it for gaming tho. :)
[Xperia Play General] rubbergnome:
After about a year of hiatus I returned to my play and man, isn't it wonderful. It's amazing that I cleaned it up so well with the help of this forum that is faster than my newer phones, and it just feels better, with the ideal screen size for me and the curved back. And man, the gamepad just can't be beaten. It really is the best device.
[Xperia Play General] romcio47:
I still have my old Xperia PLAY with the dock but the phone's flex cable is broken again for some time now so the phone's waiting for its turn to be repaired. I wanted to buy a new one but the prices here in Poland are pretty high for such an old phone...
[Xperia Play General] 10.:
I am using it still as my main phone and I really am fall in love with after Nokia6600(still have it, too :p :cowboy: ).

Both of them are best phones in the world for me.

Trying to find out rooting, boatloader etc. to get much more satisfy and keep make my friends jealous :laugh: :cool:
[Xperia Play General] aura06:
Hello got mine since fev 2012 stock for warranty and flshed the second year. It ran still perfectly but i cant remember how many time i had to open it to replace part :) ( mostly Flex cable) . I can say its a tough phone but i had to buy a full replacement housing.

Bootloader unlock / rooted / lupus (latest 720p if im correct) and gin2kitkat and OC@1.2ghz. Game skype car gps music streaming ... in short all a smartphone can offer.

Im currently trying to get another xplay device to test the fabulous LX13 release on zeus ( i installed it on a Arc S (anzu) and its amazing )

Kudo's to all people involved in rom / kernel and other stuff on our beloved old devices :)

BTW ppl for parts i use a well known chinese trading platform and i can find all parts i wanted for a very resonable prices (flex about 5$ / digitizer 15$ / housing 20$) so far no major issue with hardware purchased. You need to be careful when receiving goods. The bad part is the time to get the goods deliever can took a month.

See you folks !
[Xperia Play General] JDMpire:
I'm actually in the market for one of these to be used simply as a portable gaming (emulators) device. Its not the first time I've owned one, I had one around the time it was new on the market. Used examples I've found on Ebay, around $50USD for working ones. I think that is a fair price.

I do have one question. Does one version have better aftermarket support (roms and such) then the others? I have T Mobile and although I wont be using it to make calls, it would be nice to have in case my main phone craps out, I could use the Play in an emergency. I would prefer the R800a, version since that is a GSM version. If it were for AT&T I would just unlock it. Otherwise I'll get the CDMA variant if it had better XDA support...

I can't believe I'm still thinking about this thing in 2016, but it does have a lot of potential for what I need it for: Portable, old school gaming. Thats all I want, thats all I need of it. As long as I can play my NES, SNES and GBA...etc, I'm good. And if your wondering why not just use my current Android device, its the physical controls of the Play that make the difference. Sure its outdated as hell now, but NO other modern cell phone can match it for controls. THAT is why:)
[Xperia Play General] trueg:
My Xperia Play has been sitting in a drawer for a long time. I was thinking of using it with Torque and an OBD-II adapter, but that seems like a waste. I have an extra Moto G that I could use for that, but figured at least I would be using it for something. I used to love to play PSX and NES games on it, but I couldn't imagine carrying a second device around. My Nexus 6P is big enough already.
[Xperia Play General] UndisputedGuy:
Still using it to this day.

Being replaced by a Z3C soon though, will be tough to say goodbye.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Was happy to see this article.

http://www.phonedog.com/2016/05/08/its-time-bring-back-xperia-play
[Xperia Play General] cityhunter62:
I'm still using it as my main phone, but it is a pain to use as it is really slow, ram and memory limited. My top most annoying things :

- Google Play Services takes a whole half of my internal memory...

- Waze is totally sluggish, although usable with lots of patience.

- Multitasking is terrible.

- Can't get Chrome, or even the last version of Opera Mobile... And lots of useful apps.

- LCD screen is bad : I wish it was AMOLED.

I'm stock GB since the beginning though. So I will try to flash with a custom rom soon before I get too disgusted.

Still, can't imagine another phone to replace it.
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact

Sony said the play would last for years. It didn't revolutionize the market like it should have and they were hoping but it made a lasting impact. I've still got my hdmi play!
[Xperia Play General] david7380:
I think Sony made the mistake of launching separate devices, the Xperia Play and the Vita, they should have combined them into only one device with the best hardware available at the time. The Xperia Play was very underpowered and the Ps Vita alone is only useful for gaming. Sony didn’t visualize that the market was moving toward smartphones.

I feel like this is just the right time for Sony to launch a new Play Station phone, using the best hardware available with native ps2 emulation and Vita retro-compatible.
[Xperia Play General] MechaBouncer:
While I agree with the first part, the PS2 support most likely isn't something that will get emulated in a handheld and any that is going to try is going to need at least a quad-core or even an octo-core CPU at around 3 GHz. However, where Sony could really turn this around, is to make a flagship device to push PlayStation Now with PS2 titles available on it. I feel this will be more likely given that it would require you to access a service and you don't have the actual games on your phone (so people can't hack a way to download them like they did with the Xperia Play). Remote Play has already shown to be a rather neat feature in the Xperia Z line, so this would just be an evolution of that integrating it into a single package.

The Xperia Play failed because Sony pushed the Vita instead and didn't support the Play (which was pushed by Sony Ericsson). Yet the Vita lacked all the functionality and media capabilities that a full-featured Android device allowed while the Xperia Play was significantly underpowered. What's more, all the games Sony did release for it were ripped and copied within a matter of months. A single device is what they need, but in such a way that it can be locked down. Just having a Vita cartridge slot on a device that can get hacked as easily as an Android phone is a security vulnerability that they just aren't going to do. But if everything is streamed from Sony through an account they control, then you have a viable option.

The only way it would have even downloaded PlayStation content would require something like DRM keys, but they would need to be sure that they couldn't be copied. If that were the case, then you might be able to get native PS1, PSP, and PSV games on the system. That's a big "if", though.
[Xperia Play General] Piorek99:
I have Xperia play because I am waiting for Xiaomi mi4
[Xperia Play General] DrROBschiz:
We could desperately use SOME kind of modern contender in the Gaming Phone space

ITs really bothers me that we now officially have ZERO options outside of slapping some obscene attachment to a phoen