LGC 07: PlayTV unveiled for the PlayStation 3

PS3 News | Making the PlayStation 3 your media centre.

Sony has officially announced at the Leipzig Games Convention PlayTV, a television tuner and personal video recorder for the PlayStation 3.

You'll be able to record your favourite shows on the console and watch the shows whilst recording another show. You can choose the programs through the PlayStation 3 or even control the application remotely using the PSP, a rather clever addition.

"The introduction of PlayTV really will extend the already broad entertainment credentials of PS3, and makes it an exceptionally attractive proposition for the whole family," said David Reeves, big cheese of Sony Europe.

PlayTV will be available in early 2008 in the UK, France, Italy, German and Spain, but no release date for Australia has been mentioned.

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20 Comments

BurnZ

4 years ago

Sounds good, I'll get it if and when its released here.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

awesome.

really awesome.

ittekimasu

4 years ago

really looking forward to this, but with the crappy reception i've got on my hdtv i wonder if its a worth investment for me... either way, looking forward to it.

Jim Dash

4 years ago

Come on! I need this badly, I don't have a digital tuner for my LCD yet. I've just got an aerial plugged into it. *shudders*

It'll be good to put the PS3 to more use. Top idea.

ittekimasu

4 years ago

^oh, so this acts as an actual receiver like how lcdtv's come with build in tv tuners? something like? i simply thought it was more of a recorder. if what your saying is correct then i'm even more hyped for this x3

Jim Dash

4 years ago

Yeah ittek, it is both a digital TV tuner and a recorder. How good is that!

Now I want to see what it looks like and a price. Methinks I'll be upgrading my PS3's HDD.

ittekimasu

4 years ago

^definitely, i guess i'll need to put in a bigger hdd, i've already got a 500GB external for it, but i dunno it might just be easier to upgrade the internal HDD.

My tv also already has a tv tuner, but i think it might be where its at cause the reception is still crap.

iorkara

4 years ago

I will buy this for sure!

EvilHayama

4 years ago

It seems to have 2 tuners actually? I think you can record one thing and watch another.

This is pretty killer, if the price isn't insane this would increase the value of the PS3 quite a bit for me. HDD recorders like this are still a bit pricey, especially HD ones. I think australia uses the same digital TV standard as Europe so it has a good chance of being released here soon too.

Frozencry

4 years ago

Recording gameplay footage with this would be KING.

Top stuff Sony.

Jag

4 years ago

Jim Dash wrote

Now I want to see what it looks like.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=184444

838 La

4 years ago

+ 1 for buying an PS3.

Jim Dash

4 years ago

Thanks heaps for that Jag. Appreciated.

Obviously its not going to be intrusive in any way.

I'm excited.

jecht_raiden

4 years ago

Frozencry wrote

Recording gameplay footage with this would be KING.

Top stuff Sony.

exactly what i was thinking

RhysDeschain

4 years ago

Call me the eternal pessimist (which I am), but I don't see this being released in Australia. Seen too many things like this announced only to be disappointed by our countries antiquated entertainment legislations.
So yeah, this would be completely awesome, but I wouldn't bet on it coming out here.

Mr Blimson

4 years ago

The Only thing that would have turned me off this if if was baulky, or clipped on like those external cooling units, but it looks great! Dude Australia as far as our broadcast tech, is actully pretty advanced (compared to US anyway) so it could easily support this device.

Sin Ogaris

4 years ago

Whaf he means is Australian law is generally anti-recording, especially TV, so it's not guaranteed this will show itself on our shores.

Jim Dash

4 years ago

But aren't there heaps of Digital tuners on the market with internal HDDs?

Sin Ogaris

4 years ago

Yeah, I have no doubt we will receive given that we have HDD/DVD recorders. I was just explaining what the other guy meant. So long as playTV is cheap or, better yet, free, I'd use it.