The #Sony #Xperia Play is one of those devices that tends to get more attention now that it's old than when it was new. In many ways, the first #PlayStation phone was ahead of its time. In this video, we take a look at why that ultimately led to its failure.

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Links to other videos
- Modern Vintage Gamer Retrospective:    • The Playstation Phone - The Sony Eric...  
- Engadget Emulation Video:    • Xperia Play: third party PSX and GBA ...  
- PlayStation Portal Review:    • PlayStation Portal Review: Successful...  
- PlayStation Vita Retrospective:    • Why do people love the PS Vita so much?  

Other links
- Retroarch Reddit thread:   / retroarch_on_xperia_play  
- Engadget's initial leak: https://web.archive.org/web/202009090...
- Engadget leak follow-up: https://web.archive.org/web/202008090...
- Engadget's Review: https://web.archive.org/web/202009250...
- The Verge's Review: https://web.archive.org/web/201312010...
- Time Extensions' retrospective: https://www.timeextension.com/feature...
- Collection of Articles that went into writing the script: https://arc.net/space/606AC12D-5BD9-4...

Chapters

00:00 The State of the Mobile Market
03:57 The PlayStation Phone
05:46 Xperia Play Reviews
07:00 Market Confusion
08:17 The Physical Controller Problem
10:09 Public Perception
12:30 The Spectre of the N-Gage
13:29 Low Sales
14:23 The Xperia Legacy
16:36 What's it like to use an Xperia Play in 2024?
18:09 A Compact Retro Handheld
19:50 Native Gaming
21:40 Emulation
28:16 Modern Competition
29:50 Final Thoughts