Sony Announces 'Live TV on PS5', a Free App Launching Today in the US

I would download it but when they announced the digital future, I ditched my PS5 console to avoid having anything physical. I did the same with my TV.

Remember when it used to be about gaming....

@Tasuki me!
I was an early adopter, subscribed for many years and it was amazing! Sad when they shut it down and I transitioned to YouTube Tv

Wait did Sony licence the Xbox One feature set?

@get2sammyb September starts and my wallet be like:

Okay…none of these are bad features, but at the same time, what’s the point? Why would I use my PS5 to watch the television, when I can use the television to watch the television (at probably higher quality).

Is PlayStation going the Xbox One route? With digital only first, now the TV stuff.

I’ve always wanted to channel surf with the DualSense Edge. Hope there’s haptic feedback and trigger effects!

Hopefully it has a better (or more up-to-date) free movie/tv selection than Sony Pictures Core, I always scroll through the 'Included with PS+' list to see how many of the movies I've even heard of and it's never gotten more than ten.

So will this just be another Tubi or Pluto?

Although i do have a xiaomi tv box , switching to it is usually a pain so this might be a decent alternative

So will the UK get this app? "potentially more regions down the line" will that mean Europe, though. I'm all for new media options as Sony movie app that Plus owners got with their subscription was pretty weak to be fair, but this sounds a way better option. Hope we get it in the land of good ol blighty, time will tell I guess!

No, we want dvds.

I was sold when I read Forensic Files, I love watching that in bed every night when we visit the US.

Now please bring the app to the UK

I wonder if they'll use this to bypass YouTube and Twitch for States of Play and Showcases.

It's free so hard to complain about anything here. Obviously, this is a just another tool to keep engagement up and users glued to their PS5.

@wildcat_kickz

No, its a way to sell ads.

@deezcronuts One doesn't rule out the other.

@Tasuki I had it for a few months way back when. This new service reminds me of the free channels that come baked into smart TVs that no one really watches though

This is what they were talking about in that same investor report where they let go of twelve-thousand marketing staff this Summer, they also said they'll be putting an emphasis on YoutubeKids, adverts, and using their gaming I.P.s as much as they can for the big and small screen adaptations. It's on the PS5 because they talked about blending platforms too. That's another reason they are cutting back on marketing, they want an all under one roof system to their content. It's free so good for whoever benefits from the service, I'm all for more people discovering Ice Road Truckers. I like some Axe Men and Big Timber too. I only recently found out that England has TV licenses (which sounds insane) so really take it when you can get it I suppose.

Yeah pass, I'll stick to Prime, Paramount+ & My Bluray collection. Prime already has their own version of this which I don't watch either.

@ShadowRJ not to mention using added power that you dont need - plenty of smart tvs out there nowadays which only use one plug 🤣

I don't have cable TV, so actually, I'm interested to see what this is. I don't ever mess with any of the free channels on my LG TV, but hey, it's a new free feature for some people who may check it out. That's cool.

@pyrrhic_victory I have a Smart TV but it's not connected to the internet because I watch Prime & Paramount+ on my PS, the free Pluto TV channels that come with a Samsung TV are trash.

I'll buy the DVD's thanks

You have to give it to Sony, their executives can be geniuses at times. They know with the boycott, then the super high price of the next system, that they need to find a way to keep their engagement numbers up. This is just them trying to find a way to add to their "look at the average time spent by each user" to their investors even though their numbers are down now with the price hikes and the upcoming cost of the 6. But let a customer have the tv on in the background while they are cleaning or something and they can use that and say "See engagement hasn't dropped at all".