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Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has been given a release window of Spring 2011. More specifically, the device which has been dubbed as the 'PlayStation Phone' will hit U.S shores in March as part of an exclusive partnership with U.S telecommunications giant Verizon. Hit Read More for more information on the Xperia Play.

The phone is then expected to ship worldwide following its U.S launch. At this time no RRP has been announced and curiously it's been confirmed that the PlayStation Store service will not be available on the phone until the end of the year. A questionable move on Sony's part considering small downloadable titles from Sony's PS Store are surely one of the devices main attractions over competitors? What's more, people who have previously purchased games and/or content from the PS Store via other Sony consoles will have to re-purchase those games for the Xperia Play. That's not the end of the world and of course due to the devices limitations it will understandably only support specific titles, however once more this is a questionable move by Sony. Apparently the phone will however launch with a "Legendary PlayStation One title" but what title that is exactly we're still in the dark about. more popular PSOne titles are expected to continue to launch regularly for the phone post-launch.

Be sure to watch this space for more info on the Xperia Play as we get it and don't forget to sound off in the comments below!