There’s been quite a bit of hype about the first PlayStation phone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, and now the gaming centric Android device has been given an in-depth review along with some video coverage that shows that maybe the Xperia Play doesn’t stand up to all the hype.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play review videos comes our way courtesy of the guys over at 9to5 Mac, and by way of the guys at Engadget who have posted quite an in-depth review of the Android Gingerbread smartphone.

The in-depth review covers such things as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play hardware, the construction, the internals, the display, the camera, and the software, but if you don’t have time to pursue the full written review you can simply check out the video footage below.

The guys do say though that as of right now the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is somewhat barren when it comes to games with only one game available exclusively for the handset, and apparently the display is somewhat dismal when used outside and thus the guys can’t recommend the device at present.

So if you are thinking about picking up the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, perhaps you may like to check out the review and the footage below before doing so, and of course feel free to let us know if you agree or disagree by posting us a comment…enjoy.