“A friend mentioned I should check out Playstation TV. What is it and what does it do?”
Are you familiar with the Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast or the Roku? This is the Playstation version of those type of devices. This magical black box allows you to stream, download and play games from the Playstation universe.
- Released in Japan on November 14, 2013.
- Coming to North America and Europe in Q3 2014.
- Costs around $100 US for the standalone box
- A bundle version is available for around $150 – comes with Dual Shock 3 controller and 8 GB memory card.
- It’s known as Playstation Vita TV in Japan and Asia.
- Plugs into your HDTV via HDMI cable.
- Play games using the Dualshock 3 (PS3 controller) or Dualshock 4 (PS4 controller).
- Playstation TV is compatible with over 100 Vita games.
- Compatible with Playstation Now – Stream games directly to your TV.
- Companion to the PS4 console which allows you to play PS4 games in another room using Playstation TV.
- Stream music, movies and TV shows from the Playstation Store.
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