[HANDS-ON] Sony's Xperia Play/PSPhone and 2D-to-3D Conversion Tech

So, here it is, my very first hands-on with a yet-to-be released device, the Sony Xperia Play, or, more commonly known as the PlayStation Phone. Sorry for the lack of photos; I forgot my camera (it was a Sony sponsored Best Buy training; I wasn't that excited) and my iPhone died on the way up there (4 hour bus ride from Maryland to NYC).

At a meeting in New York City at some ritzy hotel at the corner of 6th and 30th (the "Avenue of the Americas", apparently), I was treated to a preview of some pretty cool stuff that Sony has in the pipeline (most of it their version of Apple features, and their stuff isn't even on par with what Apple offers).

First off, the coolest thing of the entire thing was their 2D-to-3D conversion technology that is coming with their summer lineup of their Vaio laptops. Pop in a lame-ass, 2D Blu-ray movie or a non-3D game, and the laptop will "upconvert" it to 3D. I watched the intro to Toy Story 3 and played around the snowy airport level from Modern Warfare 2, and I have to say, it was pretty snazzy. Of course, I'm not a 3D buff, but it was impressive. Playing a FPS in 3D will definitely take some time getting used to, but I did watch a couple guys play Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and as a 2D fighter game, the 3D appeal is nothing more than exactly that: visual appeal.