Is this phone gonna suck?

This could be a great phone, especially if the bootloader is unlockable. I'll be looking closely at this phone when it comes out.
 
...when it comes out.

Does anyone know when that'll be (in the US)? It was supposedly made available on Rogers (Canada) today. I've heard nothing official from the US carriers in quite a while. My wife is pining to get her hands on one!

Do we need an offical "Where's the Xperia Play" thread? I'm getting impatient :)
 
If this bad boy has an unlocked bootloader, and we start getting roots and ROM's... This phone will be God, hands down.

Could you imagine running CM 7 on this bad boy? It's an orgasm. X.X