Sony: Australia and Europe to get PlayTV by fourth quarter of 2008

Posted Apr 30, 2008 at 3:41AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Australia, Europe, PlayTV, Sony
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 PlayTV coming to Australia and Europe in Quarter 4 - Image 1It appears that last year's speculation is actually pretty spot-on. Sony's Sydney branch has recently clarified that they will be launching their PlayTV attachment for the PlayStation 3 for Australia by the fourth quarter of this year.

The company didn't give any specifics regarding its exact launch date or price, though they estimated it would be arriving for less than AUS$ 200 (US$ 186). Moving on, Sony has also clarified that Europe will be getting the PlayTV around a month before its Australian release.

Other details that were announced are that the PlayTV dongle  only has an input port for your TV antenna. Users won't be able to connect their TV to the antenna via the PlayTV. Programs transferred to the PS3 can also be backed up to an external hard drive. That's all the details we've picked up so far. Drop by again in case we run into more related details.

Via Gizmodo Australia

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by [DVSDevise] - 2008-04-30 00:22
» ...

Australia only has 3 decent free to air channels which are still crap. And for $200 you got to be kidding.

by gtxboyracer - 2008-04-30 00:56
» Easy way round

Most Satellite decoders/cable decoders offer a Coax output - just plug a cable from that into this box, and tune the channel into the PlayTV - and use your normal Sky TV remote etc to select the channel you which to record.. simple as :)

by Hekynn - 2008-04-30 04:45
» what about the US!?

What about the US sony!? Were switching to Digital next Feb dont forget about us man! I mean most of the us has Digital Cable by now I do

by Someone_PR - 2008-04-30 05:27
» if this come to us...

I will buy it in the first day they come out, will be the next big thing in my living room. Hell, even some xbox fans here will buy a ps3 if this come out just for this.

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