Tag: PlayStation Tv
Talking Point Why Did We All Tune Out of PlayStation TV?
Change the channel
When the PlayStation TV was announced, this author was on holiday. It was poor editorial director Damien McFerran that was left to man the fort during an explosive Tokyo Game Show press conference, which also played host to the reveal of the PlayStation Vita Slim. It was big, big news at the time, with
News Sony Switches Off PlayStation TV Shipments in Japan
Tuned out
Sony's pushed the power button on PlayStation TV in Japan, with an update on its website stressing that it's no longer shipping the microconsole to local retailers. The failed format is still available from some stores, of course, but the platform holder will not be replenishing inventory once current stocks run out. In other words, it's...
News Tune in with a PlayStation TV for $19.99 from Best Buy
The price is right
Remember when everyone begged Sony to release the PlayStation TV overseas? It turns out that none of you bought it, because it's currently being flogged at US retailer Best Bu
News Sony Unlikes Facebook on PS3, Vita, and PlayStation TV
Zapping Zuckerberg
Sony's dumping Facebook functionality from the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation TV. The features will be fully terminated in January 2016, though various applications have already been removed from the PlayStation Store. "We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we appreciate your understanding," a...
News Sony: PlayStation TV Is Hard to Explain
Live and learn
PlayStation TV was always an odd product; it was very niche in its capabilities, but never did anything particularly well. It's no surprise, then, that the peripheral sold rather poorly. Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony's Worldwide Studios, seems to agree with us. "It didn't capture the consumers' imaginations," the executive...
News Blimey, You Can Grab a PlayStation TV for Just £45 in the UK
Bomba
Sony's gone ahead and officially slashed the price of the PlayStation TV in the UK after the diminutive device failed to have any sort of real impact on the market. Not even sure what PlayStation TV actually is? Be sure to read our informative review here When it launched back in November of last year, the tiny console retailed for £84.99,...
Guide How to Enable 60 Frames-Per-Second PS4 Remote Play
Upping the ante
Remote Play, for the uninitiated, allows you to beam your PlayStation 4 to a PlayStation Vita or PlayStation TV. This means that you can play your games practically anywhere, as long as you've got a decent Internet connection. While it's always been impressive, however, it did have limitations – such as games running at 30...
News Picking Up a PS4 Soon? You Could Also Get a Free PlayStation TV
Not bad at all
It's safe to say that the PlayStation TV hasn't set the world on fire. A good little console if you're in a very particular slice of the market, the device just doesn't have enough mainstream appeal – but perhaps that's a good thing if you're looking into buying a PlayStation 4 in the near future. Starting today, retailer GameStop...
News You Can't Play Yakuza Zero on PS Vita, But This Skin Should Make Up for That
Nifty looking PlayStation TV, too
Yakuza Zero looks awesome. As the title's latest trailer proved, not only will you be able to engage in telephone answering minigames, but you'll also be able to train your own wrestler in the sequel. Of course, the game's currently only confirmed for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, which means that handheld...
Hardware Review PlayStation TV - Turn Off
TV, TV, TV
It's perhaps indicative of the PlayStation TV's place in Sony's overall hardware portfolio that we decided to delay our review of the microconsole during the busy Christmas period while we focused our attention on the onslaught of PlayStation 4 software instead. Announced in Japan over a year ago, there was a swell of
News PlayStation Vita Firmware Update v3.36 Stabilises Your System
Rock steady
Sony has readied your PlayStation Vita for the flurry of bad weather that's on the way, as firmware update v3.36 is available now. There's no word on what the mandatory software refresh specifically does outside of stability, but you'll need to download it on your handheld and PlayStation TV before you can connect to the PlayStation...
News Retailers Reduce PlayStation TV as US Consumers Tune Out
Change the channel
Despite some enthusiasm when it was announced in Japan, Sony pushed the mute button on the PlayStation TV's overseas release. While it boasts an attractive price point, support for the microconsole has been slight, so it's no surprise to see US retailers already cutting the diminutive device's price. GameSpot reports that
News God Eater 2: Rage Burst Gobbles Up a Custom PS4, Vita, and PlayStation TV
Deity delicacy
We hope that you’re hungry, because God Eater 2: Rage Burst will be scoring a sizeable helping of hardware treats. Due out alongside the re-release early next year, Sony has prepared a line of custom PlayStation 4, Vita, and even PlayStation TV consoles, which will be available in limited quantities from its official Japanese store...
News Don't Worry, Sony Still 'Loves' the PlayStation Vita
Never forget
Sony’s big Black Friday flash sale in Europe was flush with PlayStation Vita titles, but its North American alternative overlooked the handheld entirely. This caused a bit of an uproar among followers of the format, but
News Sony's Smallest Console Will Soon Support Four Player Remote Play
Four the players
Sony's always been quite liberal with its firmware updates, but the Japanese giant seems to have lost the plot recently. Fresh off the back of a PlayStation Vita patch, as well as a truckload of news about the PlayStation 4's incoming expansion, the firm has just announced a totally new update for the PlayStation TV. The patch will...
News You Won't Be Doing Much Video Streaming on PlayStation TV
Turn off
Sony may want to check that it’s not breaking any advertising standards here, as the PlayStation TV seems like a pretty poor video streaming system. Back at E3 2014 earlier in the year, a laborious Shawn Layden monologue mentioned that the diminutive device would host plenty of “video and music streaming services”. As it turns out, it...
Guide Everything You Need to Know About PlayStation TV
Micro machine
We didn’t think that we’d be reporting on another hardware launch so soon after the PlayStation 4, but Sony likes to keep us on our toes. Announced to a standing ovation in Japan last year, the PlayStation TV – also known as the PS Vita TV overseas – is due out this holiday in Europe and North America, complete with a snappier...
News Killzone: Mercenary Prepares for PlayStation TV with Patch
Show stopper
We’re not entirely sure why Sony’s opted to delay the PlayStation TV for a month in Europe, but those of you in North America will be able to wrap your hands around the nifty little microconsole starting from tomorrow. And in order to celebrate that momentous occasion, Guerrilla Cambridge has deployed a timely patch for Killzone:...
News Tales of Hearts R Cuddles Up to PlayStation TV Next Month
Love at first sight
Hotly anticipated PlayStation Vita JRPG Tales of Hearts R is striding gallantly towards its 11th November and 14th November launch in North America and Europe respectively – but there’s one last piece of good news for Bandai Namco to share before the title sticks its sword into store shelves. Indeed, those of you not keen on...
Poll Are You in Tune with the PlayStation TV?
Channel changer
It’s hard to shake the feeling that the PlayStation TV is little more than a fleeting distraction for Sony in Europe and North America. When the platform holder truly puts its weight behind a product, they have a tendency to fly – but so many of the firm’s smaller hardware launches have been treated with discontent. The...
News Sony's Smallest Ever System Will Play 700 Games at Launch
PlayStation TV tunes in from next month
Software lineups for new hardware launches are often a subject of much scrutiny, but the PlayStation TV is bucking the trend with an enormous roster of 700 or so titles available on day one. The miniscule microconsole will play a wealth of PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, and PSone Classics out of the...
Gamescom 2014 PlayStation TV Changes the Channel from 14th October
Europe forced to wait until 14th November
PlayStation TV, the teensy PlayStation Vita-based microconsole that launched in Japan last year, will tune in to North American flat screens from 14th October, manufacturer Sony has announced. Those of you in Europe will need to wait a little longer to pick up a signal, as broadcasting won’t begin in the...
E3 2014 Yes, Sony's Smallest Ever Console Is Coming Overseas
Meet the microscopic PlayStation TV
Those of you that have been following PlayStation closely will already be familiar with PlayStation TV, as it launched in Japan last year as the slightly less marketable PS Vita TV. The diminutive device is based upon the same hardware as Sony’s handheld platform, and will launch in Western territories later...
News PlayStation TV Trademark Suggests That Sony's Got Square Eyes, Too
Microsoft's not the only platform holder looking at the bigger picture
Sony’s kept its messaging regarding the PlayStation 4 fairly restricted to games since the console’s initial unveiling. It’s been the right strategy – unlike Microsoft, the company seems to understand that it needs to capture the enthusiasm of its hardcore fanbase before...
