Advertisement

Register for free to remove this ad

Found this on the BB RZ page under "offers & promotions";

1000 Bonus Points ($20 in Reward Certificates)
For a limited time, get the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY mobile phone for free -- plus receive 1000 Reward Zone® program bonus points -- with a new or upgraded 24-month agreement.
This phone has it all. PlayStation gaming controls. Android operating system. Bluetooth capabilities. Touch screen display. Front- and rear-mount digital cameras. And more.

Through September 20, and as a Reward Zone member, the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY mobile phone can be yours for free (reg. price $99.99) with a new or upgraded 24-month agreement and activation through Best Buy Mobile Solutions. Plus, you'll receive an additional 500 bonus points.

Combined with the everyday Reward Zone promotion offering 500 bonus points on any mobile phone with a new or upgraded 24-month agreement, you'll receive a total of 1000 bonus points for choosing this feature-rich phone right now.

Valid September 8-20, and online only. You must log in to RewardZoneMobile.com to take advantage of this special offer. Buy now.



It's available thru Verizon 5/26 it's out now review link:
http://gear.ign.com/articles/117/1171313p1.html

Will come preloaded with seven games, including: Madden NFL 11 (EA Sports), Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior (Digital Legends), Asphalt 6: Adrenaline (Gameloft), The Sims 3 (EA), Star Battalion (Gameloft), Crash Bandicoot (Sony PlayStation), and Tetris (EA). A total of 50 games will be available for download at launch.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6314172...3Bheadline%3B2

interesting....my verizon contract expires this summer. can you download any psp games to it that you bought off psn?

$30/mo just for data. Gotta throw in the $40/mo voice plan as well according to the article.

Cool MSRP, bro

Originally Posted by topplehat Cool MSRP, bro

Was just about to point that out as well. And it's $200 WITH a 2-year contract. Actual MSRP is probably going to be $400-ish.

Originally Posted by Lei interesting....my verizon contract expires this summer. can you download any psp games to it that you bought off psn?

nope.

this phone has fail written all over it. it won't link up to PSN, so any PS1 game you want, you will have to buy again.

No verizon plans starts at 30 a month for smartphones. 30 is what you'll pay in data and then you have to usually have to have a voice package to get the phone at 200 dollars.

Also this phone doesn't play psp games which seems to be the big misconception. It does however make for an awesome GBA/SNES phone.

Erm yeah...

- That price is just data. I only pay $60 for two lines on T-Mobile with unlimited text, voice but no data. I would have to pay a lot more just to switch to Verizon.
- You can't re-download PSN games, so you have to buy PS1 titles all over again.
- I haven't read if this plays PSP games, only PS1 games. So no Disgaea or Phantasy Star Universe = fail
- Price, price, price. On top of Verizon's absurd charges I have to pay another $200 just for the phone. Yikes.

Whatever happended to cheap data plans? Or no data? I got a that horrid N Gage years ago for $100 check written to me AND no data AND free games.

Yikes. $200 is $100 too much for a psone machine.

And the app store will unfortunately never take off like the apple one does, despite this one having a real method of input for games.

People will just continue wasting their money on shitty iphone games with horrible controls, unfortunately.

That's a fair price for a smartphone though.

Originally Posted by CheapAssHustla That's a fair price for a smartphone though.

Not really. Many smartphones have been $100 when signing up with the same plan or free after rebate. $200 for a phone + signing up for a 2 year plan + $30 a month for data is WAY too much money for a PHONE.

I love Sony, but this phone is destined to fail. It is ugly (one of the worst looking phone I have seen), doesn't work with PSN, and is too expensive. Sorry Sony, you lose this round.

Originally Posted by GaveUpTomorrow Not really. Many smartphones have been $100 when signing up with the same plan or free after rebate.

not at launch. this phone will be that cheap once the next gen is put out.

watch the hands-on over at IGN for some perspective. this thing is rad as a smartphone game device, but is not (and isnt meant to be) a replacement for a PSP or the NGP. it's high powered for a smartphone, games-wise though.

so let me get this right...
-the phone dosn't work with psn,
-I can't play already bought ps1 or psp games, i'll have to re-buy
- anything I buy on the phone won't work on my ps3/psp

...?

I'm hoping that this will work with PagePlus. But I'll still be waiting until the non contract prices fall a reasonable amount. It is stupid though that you can't get the PS1 games you paid for on PSN. That alone dooms this phone to failure. That will help the price fall quickly, but also it will end up not having a large selection of games.

I think they should have just turned NGP into a phone. They could have the option for regular and phone versions. I don't see any reason to pay for 3G on the NGP unless it also worked as a phone. 3G NGP is probably going to be a waste of money.

Why doesn't this work with PSN? That's stupid. (I'm complaining about everything today.)

Yeah this is a typically sony like bad choice.

should have been $100 with contract. Even the older iphone model is only $50.. is anyone going to pick this over that for 4x the price?

If this price is any evidence the NGP will be $500, lol.

Originally Posted by aem I think they should have just turned NGP into a phone. They could have the option for regular and phone versions. I don't see any reason to pay for 3G on the NGP unless it also worked as a phone. 3G NGP is probably going to be a waste of money.

NGM plus phone would cost way way too much, i think this thing, kinda like an improved pspgo is great, but not being connected to psn is goin to kill it, if they only put psn on this than it would of been perfect.

This come with CC/identity theft too?

Virgin Mobile should get this phone so I can have it at $25/month like I do my current phone.

Originally Posted by MorningGlow Why doesn't this work with PSN? That's stupid. (I'm complaining about everything today.)

The Government is watching you.