PlayStation TV impressions: How it works, how it plays, and how it streams

Sony wants to sell you a PlayStation Vita handheld console for $100 … only it won’t come with a screen or buttons.

The PlayStation TV goes on sale today. You can get it without a controller or memory card for $100 or with a DualShock 3 gamepad, an 8 GB card, and The Lego Movie Videogame for $140. The quickest way to understand the PS TV is to think about it as a Vita that you need a television and a controller to play. It is essentially a modern version of Nintendo’s GameBoy Player mashed up with all the capabilities of an Amazon Fire TV. The device available to purchase today. I got my hands on a PS TV recently, and I tested out some of its key features.