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More Information on PlayTV

Gamecovered.com recently contacted Sony for more information on Europe's PlayTV service to find out what this service can offer, and if they could have any more Information. Read on for more details.

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Skerj6053d ago

The PSP connectivity alone makes it worth my while.

Shadow Flare6053d ago (Edited 6053d ago )

The fact that i have a ps3, a psp and a HDTV makes it worth my while. I'd be an idiot not to get it

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RealityCheck6053d ago

Sounds like a winning product for Europeans. Here in the US, with the state of HD broadcasts tied to badly supported CableCARDs, such a product would not make sense. Maybe in the far future but not in the near future. CableCARDs are such a mess. All because the FCCs doesn't have the guts to stand up to private interests.

pandabear6053d ago

I have an HD TV and Sky + (UK) is there any point in me having PlayTV?

Genuine question.

Shadow Flare6053d ago

probably not to be honest. If you want convinence, then you could scrap the sky box and use your ps3 for everything. And i dunno if Sky + does 1080p, but playTV does. But Sky will probably have more channels to choose from. But playTV might have no subscriptions to pay, cos it'll be like freeview. Whatever way you look at it, playTV pumps a really good signal through, is great for HD and simplifies things cos it'll make your ps3 the hub of your living room. It essentially does everything freeview does but with Sky + abilities i believe. Ah...im all over the place here, i hope you garnered something from that mess of a comment

RealityCheck6053d ago (Edited 6053d ago )

ShadowFlare, do you know the implementation details? They mention 2 HDTV tuners, to me that would mean it takes the signal from an HDTV broadcast. Or is it net streamed, like IPTV. Now that would be quite different and quite a feat.

If it is from broadcasts (tuners), then it will only work with DRM-free signals.

Shadow Flare6053d ago

Reality Check, im not 100% on this so, you know but i believe playTV uses the internet, like IPTV i believe. That's the impression i've got from the info i've harvested from the web. Being a product that coincides with the ps3 (a machine very much online based) a can't imagine playTV using normal signals. Plus you can update the set-top box through firmware upgrades via the internet...so i think its internet based. Besides, the whole point of the ps3 is to be future-proof. So i'll put it all on internet based.

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suedester6053d ago

It's definitely not internet based. It connects to a normal tv aerial like a freeview box. Firmware is updated via the psn.

Biphter6052d ago

If it was you'd not need the tuners, it would be possible to put IPTV throught the ethernet connection already built into PS3. But you'd need a ridiculously high speed internet connection to get fluid HD so I guess thats why Sony have opted for hardware Tuners that are DVB-T SD and HD ready. You are basically turning your PS3 into a freeview box with bells and whistles.

The main features being you can Record on one and watch on another tuner, and connect with a PSP. If you wanted to watch two seperate streams toghether over remote play for example Imagine the wife has one PSP and is watching Corry whilst you have another PSP and can watch the match (say in bed upstairs? sad I know!!) or you have one stream going on the PS3 and another on a single PSP. The possibilities with this setup seem amazing, is just a shame its restricted to freeview. I personally wished they could have struck a deal with Sky, but really that would poach on Skys own hardware monopoly.

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nofilter6053d ago (Edited 6053d ago )

Sadly, this looks like the text from the press release back in August. Still sounds pretty good though.

rushbd6053d ago

Normal SDTV pal signals ??

Shadow Flare6053d ago

Quote from article:

"PlayTV will also set the correct interface for either Standard Definition or High Definition displays, maximising the viewing experience."

And it has to work for PAL cause playTV is a european concept only at the moment

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 9h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1822d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 14h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 14h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 9h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno2d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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