Seemingly out of the blue, Sony has released a new Xperia PLAY firmware, previously thought as the PlayStation Phone. The new firmware which build on the current Android 2.3 Gingerbread build takes the phone to Android 2.3.4 by giving it continuous autofocus while recording in 720p. To make the act of taking photos even easier, Sony has now assigned the right trigger button as the camera shutter key. Curiously, this Xperia PLAY firmware is only for Verizon owners despite the phone being available on AT&T as well. Other things to look forward to are new Verizon apps like VZ Navigator and Verizon Video-on-Demand (yay?). This update is now available and can be downloaded over the air. More, after the jump.

Xperia PLAY owners need not fret, be it on AT&T or Verizon as Sony will be taking the phone to the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future. Heck, Sony might even be planning an all new Xperia PLAY if recently revealed patents are to be believed with a dual sliding keyboard.

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