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The Xperia Play phone is back as Ayaneo's Pocket Play

 After the retro Pocket DMG, Ayaneo is lining up a launching-soon Kickstarter (the brand's first) to give the world another shot at liking Sony's Xperia Play design from 2011. 


Update: A Kickstarter pre-launch page is now live listing features like the 6.8-inch OLED screen, camming in 2400 x 1080 resolution pixels with a 165hz refresh for buttery gaming. 

The Pocket Play does look good, but looks like nothing more than a modern take on Sony's briefly famous Xperia Play. 

The XP was a great piece of kit, capable of playing original PlayStation games via a PSN app, emulated and Android games, with a neat slide mechanism. But since Sony and PlayStation never really took firm ownership of the gadget, it wasn't exactly a roaring success. 

Ayaneo pocket play

Likely an Android device and rather over-priced, enjoy the images and wait for the campaign to launch for an early-bird price. 

Sure, the screen and processors will be to spec for retro and mobile games. But, as with many modern gadgets, will Ayaneo really do the R&D to master the slide mechanism or will it be a cheap clunky point of weakness? 

Find out in 2026

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