{"id":546542,"date":"2025-11-03T16:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546542\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:18:20","slug":"ayaneo-phone-might-be-the-revival-of-sonys-xperia-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546542\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayaneo Phone might be the revival of Sony’s Xperia Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Slider phones are a core memory for many, between the classic QWERTY phones of the early 2000\u2019s to Sony\u2019s iconic Xperia Play phone that packed a physical game controller inside of a phone. Now, that form factor is seemingly making a comeback as Ayaneo is teasing its first gaming phone. <\/p>\n

Gaming phones in themselves have become relatively commonplace in recent years, with the Android-powered devices often focusing in on hardware designs that improve performance through active cooling, as well as offering larger batteries, faster display refresh rates, and limited physical controls in some cases.<\/p>\n

Still, no one has replicated Sony\u2019s idea for a gaming phone from back in 2011<\/a> \u2013 yes, that phone came out nearly 15 years ago. <\/p>\n

Ayaneo seems to be on the case.<\/p>\n

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In a vague teaser posted to YouTube, Ayaneo says that its \u201cfirst mobile phone\u201d is coming soon. The device is teased as \u201cwhen mobile phone meets handheld soul.\u201d Branding for \u201cRemake\u201d suggests a focus on remakes of classic-style video games. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A clear view of the device in the teaser video shows that it definitely has physical triggers of some kind, but hides any further enhancements.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s clear this is a slider phone akin to the Xperia Play through further teaser images. Prior teasers<\/a> for this device that surfaced earlier this year directly reference the form factor, saying \u201cthe magic lies in the slide.\u201d Android Central<\/a> picked up on that announcement previously.<\/p>\n

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While there are still a lot of questions here, it\u2019s pretty clear that Ayaneo has something special in the works. As for when it might release, there\u2019s no specific word just yet.<\/p>\n

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