Verizon has announced that Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will be available for customers starting May 26th. The Android 2.3 based handset will come pre-loaded with seven game titles, including Madden NFL 11 (EA Sports), Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior (Digital Legends), Asphalt 6: Adrenaline (Gameloft), The Sims 3 (EA), Star Battalion (Gameloft), Crash Bandicoot (Sony PlayStation) and Tetris.  Customers can expand their video game library with more than 50 game titles available at launch for download via V CAST Apps.

Main feature of Xperia PLAY are slide-out game pad, 4-inch touch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera, VGA front camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and microSD card slot. The phone will have support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Maps, and access to more than 200,000 apps available to download from Android Market.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will be available for pre-order online at www.verizonwireless.com beginning May 19 and in stores on May 26 for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.