Xperia PLAY release date and price in US on Verizon Wireless

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xperia-play-verizonSony Ericsson and the US carrier Verizon Wireless has just announced the first Playstation Certified smartphone, Xperia PLAY, pre-loaded with seven cool games.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will be available in the US for pre-sale online at Verizon Wireless beginning May 19, and in stores on May 26 for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and a smartphone data package. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 for monthly access and an unlimited smartphone data plan is $29.99 for monthly access.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will come in the US with seven game titles pre installed 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.

The Xperia PLAY from Sony Ericsson features:

  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with Adreno 205 GPU
  • Adobe Flash PLAYer
  • a 4-inch multi-touch display
  • 5 Megapixel rear facing camera
  • VGA front facing camera for still shots and video chatting
  • Support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google – Search, Google Maps and access to more than 200,000 apps available to download from Android Market
  • Mobile Hotspot capable- share 3G connection with up to five WiFi-enabled devices
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