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PlayStation TV review
Over-priced and under-specced.
Jetzt 3 statt 2? (PSP zählt da auch)
Hands-on with PlayStation TV Remote Play
From the archive: Digital Foundry's in-depth assessment of Sony's micro-console game streaming functionality.
Over-priced and under-specced.
Sony has increased the amount of mobile devices that can be attached to your PSN account, meaning that even if you already have two Vita handhelds registered, there's now room to add another.
Annoyingly you're still limited to just one user per device, but on the plus side, memory cards from your handheld can be swapped at will into the PlayStation TV, without having to reformat the card and lose your data. In short, you don't need to buy another of Sony's over-priced proprietary cards if you already own a Vita, and thus games only need to be downloaded once. There's also no issue with save games working between both devices either.
However, there's still a big bunch of superb Vita titles that haven't been updated - Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a stand-out example, but even more annoying by its omission is the excellent WipEout 2048, which could easily be updated to support the micro-console but remains tantalisingly out of reach.
The effectiveness of running mobile games on a mammoth HDTV varies on a title-by-title basis. Titles that run at native resolution - such as Just Add Water's Gravity Crash Ultra - upscale first to the micro-console's 720p output, which is then upscaled again by your HDTV to its native resolution. The result is a bit blurry, but still looks good. By contrast, sub-native Vita titles like Need for Speed: Most Wanted look rather rough. Scaled up on an HDTV, the low resolution is shockingly obvious, as are the low quality textures.
The Vita is based on now-outdated mobile technology, but the overall library and the level of polish on offer in the games here remains a world apart from all but the very best iOS and Android titles - and yes, the Vita edition of Minecraft works fine on PlayStation TV too.
There's no support for Netflix or Amazon Prime Video either, though Sony has at least released a network media player, so you can access video and audio via a local DLNA server. (Sony told us that it is having conversations with "all the usual parties" and hopes to add support for more services, whether in native apps or via PS4 Remote Play.)
Hands-on with PlayStation TV Remote Play
From the archive: Digital Foundry's in-depth assessment of Sony's micro-console game streaming functionality.
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