The move follows poor reviews for the device. Reviewers said that while the Android experience was generally good, the screen is exceptionally dim, certain hardware functions are limited, battery life is lower than average, and the device's game library remains anemic.
Ars Technica wrote "we're close to calling this a gaming phone in name only. All the device has to offer in the way of gaming optimisation is the addition of new physical controls, and only a smattering of games benefit significantly from them. Many of the games being billed as "Xperia Play-optimised" originated on a touch platform and simply don't need physical buttons to make the gameplay good."
http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Industry/V9B9M2G5
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I am REALLY surprised this phone never took off sales wise.
Looks pretty slick to me
