Today, Omnius is largely a relic of the past. The Xperia Play is considered vintage tech, and modern modding of the device is mostly done via (by Androxyde), which eventually incorporated many of Omnius's features into a free, open-source package.
Carriers often installed "bloatware" and delayed Android updates. The Xperia Play launched with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and only a few variants officially received Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). omnius xperia play