Yes, there are reports of shortages and yes, we know that it's not the fully branded PlayStation phone that the rumour mill has talked about for years - but the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is still a big deal and it has just gone on sale in the UK.

And, for a mobile phone with gaming at its heart your first question is bound to be: "What games can I play on it?"

Well, luckily Sony Ericsson has detailed the launch range and it's a mix of original PlayStation games, existing "3D titles" and "popular casual games all optimized for the unique game pad". The phone giant has also stated that there are 20 developers on board "from big publishers to independents, from middleware providers Havok and Unity to engaging Android developers".

But we still haven't answered your question really, have we? So, here goes - this is a list of all the games that are available, or will be available within a week:

    Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior from Digital Legends (pre-installed)
    FIFA 2010 from EA Mobile (pre-installed**)
    Sims 3 from EA Mobile (pre-installed**)
    Star Battalion from Gameloft (pre-installed**)
    Tetris from EA mobile (pre-installed**)
    Asphalt 6 from Gameloft (free to download)
    Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave from Trendy Entertainment
    Galaxy on Fire 2 from Fishlabs
    Assassins Creed from Gameloft
    Need for Speed SHIFT from  EA Mobile
    Worms from EA Mobile
    Nova 2 from Gameloft
    Modern Combat Black Pegasus from Gameloft
    Guns n Glory from Handygames
    Reckless Racing from Polarbit
    Real Football 2011from Gameloft
    Gun Bros from Glu Mobile
    Racer Luma from Arcade/Unity
    Cordy from SilverTree Media
    Aporkalypse from Handygames
    Brothers in Arms Global Front from Gameloft
    GuerrillaBob from Angry Mob Games/Unity
    Let's Golf 2 from Gameloft
    Zenonia 2 from Gamevil
    Cyberlords from Handygames
    Guitar Hero™ Warriors of Rock Mobile from Glu Mobile
    Age of Zombies from Halfbrick Studios
    Spectral Souls from HyperDevBox Japan
    Splinter Cell Conviction from Gameloft
    Air Attack from Art in Games/Unity
    Armageddon Squadron from Polarbit
    Uno from Gameloft
    InfeCCt from Handygames
    Spiderman total Mayhem from Gameloft
    Millionaire City from Digital Chocolate
    Avatar from Gameloft
    Raging Thunder 2from Polarbit
    Homerun Battle 3D from Com2us Games
    Aftermath XHD from Jakyl
    I Must Run from GameLion
    Baseball Superstars 2011from Gamevil
    Ground Effect Pro from Jakyl
    ZeNonia from Gamevil
    Super KO Boxing  2 from Glu Mobile
    Farm Story from Team Lava
    Wave Blazer from Polarbit
    Soccer Superstars from Gamevil
    Battle Bears from Skyvu
    Tower Blocks New York from Digital Chocolate
    SuperDynamite Fishing from Handygames
    Iron Sight from Polarbit
    Toonwarz from Polarbit
    Restaurant Story from Team Lava
    Escape from AMA
    Raving Babies from AMA
    Bakery Story from Team Lava
    Denki Blocks! Deluxe from Jakyl
    Rollercoaster Rush from Digital Chocolate
    Crash Bandicoot® from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Cool Boarders 2 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Destruction Derby from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Jumping Jack Flash from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    MediEvil™ from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Syphon Filter™ from Sony Computer Entertainment

Happy gaming.

See also - Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: the games