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Ayaneo Pocket Play repeats Sony Xperia Play’s biggest mistakes

Séamus Bellamy
Dec 16, 2025
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PocketPlay (Image via Ayaneo)

Back in 2011, I spent serious money on a Sony Xperia Play smartphone. On paper, it should have been perfect for gamers. The Xperia Play was zippy (by 2011 standards), ran Android Honeycomb, and featured a slide-out gamepad for mobile gaming. But the phone was plagued with stability issues, never got the promised Android Ice …

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