Xperia Play Release Date

American football fans the world over had an amazing time watching the Green Bay Packers take on Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl XLV this past weekend. There is no doubt about the fact that this sporting event was exciting - a Super Bowl contest always is, but many people will remember it for a totally different reason. While everyone believed that Sony Ericsson would unveil Xperia PlayStation phone at Mobile World Congress 2011, the company took everyone by surprise by airing the first commercial of this gaming smartphone during the Super Bowl. With numerous rumors and speculations about Xperia play release date making rounds of the cyberspace, the first commercial of this handheld gaming smartphone hinted at the fact that the big moment for gaming fans across the world is finally here. Before we move on to the details of Sony PlayStation phone release date, let's have a look at some general information about it.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Gaming Smartphone

A smartphone which doubles up as a handheld gaming console - that is exactly what the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is all about. What looks like an elegant Sony Ericsson phone at first sight turns into a handheld gaming console - resembling Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) to a certain extent, with a mere slide. Initially named the Zeus and quite famous as PlayStation phone, Xperia Play has been in the limelight since last six months with several websites publishing allegedly leaked details and images about it. Going by the rumors about the Xperia Play specs, it is believed to have a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 CPU, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS, 4 inch touch screen (854 × 480), microUSB 2.0 connectivity option, 512MB memory, an expandable memory slot and a 5MP camera. The fact that this gaming smartphone is being launched as a part of Sony Ericsson's Xperia series may come as a surprise for many, but that doesn't really matter as long as you get your hands on this much hyped device. If Sony's renowned consoles - PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, are your favorites, the chances of you not getting mesmerized by Xperia PlayStation phone are pretty dull.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Release Date

As far as the news about PSP phone release date is concerned, it is expected to be announced on 13th February, 2011, and launched in March, 2011. Though the exact date of release is yet to be announced, the Xperia Play page created by Sony Ericsson on social networking website - Facebook, does reveal a significant bit of information about the same. On this Xperia Play Facebook page, you find a schedule wherein the moderator invites you to visit this page on a particular day at a particular time - most probably for the cyberspace unveiling of this device. For the United States, the day is Sunday 13th February, 2011, and the time is 13:00EST. Though the date for United Kingdom is same, the time for this region is 18:00GMT. Some sources also suggest that Xperia Play will be officially released at Mobile World Congress 2011 scheduled to be held between 14th to 17th February in Barcelona. All in all things look quite promising for PlayStation fans who have been all ears to news about Xperia PlayStation phone release date for the last few months.

That covered all that is known about Sony Xperia Play release date as of today. Now that Xperia PlayStation phone commercials are already being aired and service providers have made it public that they would be the first to bring this gaming smartphone to your region, it is safe to assume that we will be able to play PSP games on this device in less than a months time. As far as Xperia play specs are concerned, we still have to depend on rumors about them. However, it wouldn't be long before we get our hands on the details of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play technical specifications and pass them on to you. You simply have to watch this space for more news about Xperia Play - Sony PlayStation phone, and we will keep you updated as further developments take place.