August 23, 2007 · Filed Under Gaming, Internet, PS3, Television

Sony Leipzig announcements: PS3 TV Tuner, PSP GPS & more

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have unveiled some new accessories for PlayStations…

PlayTV-A tuner for the PS3 which turns the PS3 in to a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), you can set recordings and even on your PSP.

Go!Video-Video download service for PSP which will feature content from Sky(on a pay per view basis) and other broadcasters.

Go!Messenger-Voice chat, video chat and instant messaging service for the PSP, it will become available as a download and installed on the memory stick rather then the PSP’s internal flash as expected (there just simply isn’t enough room left for that sort of thing!)

Go!Explorer-Satellite navigation software for the PSP which works in conjunction with the GPS attachment, which features three dimensional mapping, over 100 different categories e.g speed cameras, petrol stations & restaurants.

As for game releases…

A total of 62 software titles were planned for PS3 before the end of the year, including such eagerly awaited titles as Heavenly Sword, Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™ and Uncharted™: Drake’s Fortune. For PSP, 74 titles were scheduled for release by year end, including the latest titles from established IPs such as WipEout™, Pursuit Force™ and Syphon Filter™. PlayStation 2, which was still showing incredible growth given its seventh year on sale, would enjoy over 139 titles. For the PLAYSTATION®Network more than 22 titles were on track for a pre-Christmas release, including Warhawk™, WipEout HD and Grand Turismo 5 Prologue, the latest iteration of the best-selling racing game of all time. Source: Three Speech