Sony's Xperia Play phone will not be updating to Android version 4.0, also known as "Ice Cream Sandwich," as noted on a recent product blog entry.
"I talk about the 5 weirdest Sony PlayStation devices. From weird business choices, to just weird in general! What devices from Sony do you think are the weirdest? Do you agree with us?" -- PlayStation Enthusiast
I think the PSP was weird in itself. I mean the tech was cool and all with the UmD, but Sony often pushes its own media with their consoles and doesn't always find success. The memory stick duo was and is expensive as hell.
I agree. What a weird idea lol. Seems like they were mainly just trying to be unique.
It's not always the device that's the weird part. Could also be the timing (PSP Go) and the lack of marketing (PSTV). Makes you really wonder what was the point of following through with releasing these things. Xperia phone could have been something special, then Sony didn't fully support it. WHY!? lol. Just weird.
Wonderbook is weird, but that easy platinum though!
I used to own a psp..first 1000 then 2000 then 3000 then after that I had a psp go and then I finally got a ps vita brand new..then lost that and the later in the year or month got a new used version of the Vita...so the journey has been really out there for me for the systems I used to own..all of them were great in there own special way..
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For anyone using iOS, I suggest you try the stock android experience offered with the nexus 4. I used to prefer iOS but android has more customization and very recently competitive build quality.
If you want to go to ICS you can, the official rooting guide and step by step instructions are right there and Sony supports any consumer that want's too can gain root access to their smartphone!
see for your self:
official Sony blog
How to root your Xperia Arc
http://www.xperiablog.net/2...
and
How to root Xperia Play - even with a locked bootloader!
http://talk.sonymobile.com/...
Sony took a proactive support for anyone who wanted to unlock and root their Xperia if they wanted to you could get bootloader access and step by step instruction's on official Sony blog.
So if you still want ICS you can but Sony intends not to support the OVA ICS update because of the instability through testing ICS on the xperia-play. The team and many user's who did this for the ICS beta rom gave their imput for months about the problems. So Sony took imput from the home hacking community, and the developer's and their own teams finding's.
and found Gingerbread being stable release for the Xperia-Play was the better option. Since the playstation Suite still works on the Xperia play anyway, this is not going to be a problem with fragmentation due to the fact the Xperia-Play will still run the playstation suite.The ICS beta update can still be used if those wanting to use ICS. 4.0 but it's not going to have support in an official manner.
Also with 10 Xperia models on hand all of em upgradeable to ICS, official support is there anyway Even with only the Xperia-Play not Having an official OVA release of ICS 9 out of Ten Xperia's getting the Official Release for OVA of ICS is not a bad track record when it comes to Other companies release of Official OVA release updates to their Smartphones with many not even official support of bootloader and Root access to the end user with step by step instruction's and even forum talk about such Hacking on the official SonyMobile blog!
This is a mountain out of a mole hill situation in my opinion.
People actually have Xperia Play as a phone? Really? So many better options but to each his own I suppose.
ICS is so late and prolonged for so many phones and may phones aren't even getting it. Now there are rumors of Jelly Bean coming out which will only make this problem worse.
I have an Xperia Play. It's a piece of junk. It's GREAT for Minecraft Pocket Edition though...which is why I bought it.
It was supposed to get Ice Cream Sandwich last year. Now, it's not getting it at all? Well...that's fun. -_-
I know I can upgrade it, but has anyone tried to root this thing?!? It's nearly impossible. Mind you, this is the AT&T version, not the Verizon one. Completely different device, oddly enough. It looks simple online, but I haven't been able to do it yet.
which stopped working after 5 days!