Sony Ericsson on Sunday confirmed the existence of its long-rumored "PlayStation Phone," - now dubbed the Xperia Play - via a Super Bowl ad.
"The smartphone with everything you need and the one thing you want," a voice says at the end of the one-minute ad.
Sony Ericsson said the phone is "coming soon," but did not elaborate. The company is holding a press conference on Sunday, February 13 in Barcelona before the start of Mobile World Congress, so expect more details then.
The ad takes place in dark room off a back alley where a man appears to be operating on someone. He eventually starts to pull gauze off the patient's hands, and we see that he has attached thumbs to the green Google Android character. The Android makes his way to the street, thumbs attached, apparently ready to start gaming on the Android-based Xperia Play phone.
Rumors about a PlayStation phone have been making the rounds for months. In late October, Sony seemingly confirmed its existence during a conference call with English-speaking analysts when it commented on the phone and tablet space, and warned about softness in 3D TVs. Analysts later told PCMag that they thought the phone was real.
