<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
)	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
Asia	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
or	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
microconsole	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
non-handheld	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlled	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
DualShock	O
3	O
or	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
many	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
games	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
physical	O
cartridges	O
or	O
downloaded	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
content	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
since	O
certain	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
gyroscope	O
and	O
microphone	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
emulate	O
touch	O
input	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
front	O
and	O
rear	O
touchpads	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
"	O
was	O
the	O
name	O
given	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
retail	O
kiosks	O
from	O
2006	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
unit	O
,	O
an	O
LCD	O
monitor	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
House	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
Sony	O
hoped	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
Chinese	O
gaming	O
market	O
,	O
where	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
have	O
previously	O
been	O
prohibited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
other	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
countries	O
and	O
the	O
special	O
region	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q3	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
software	O
update	O
3.15	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
PS4	B-Device
remote	I-Device
play	I-Device
functionality	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
updated	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
accounts	O
originating	O
from	O
outside	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
territories	O
of	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
system	O
software	O
firmware	O
version	O
3.30	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
renames	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
system	O
to	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
within	O
the	O
system	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
beta	O
trials	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
functionality	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
began	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
was	O
released	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Sony	O
has	O
dropped	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
by	O
40%	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
price	O
of	O
€59.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
Sony	O
has	O
stopped	O
shipping	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
a	O
display	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
play	O
using	O
a	O
DualShock3	O
controller	O
(	O
with	O
functionality	O
for	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controllers	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
3.10	O
firmware	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
features	O
between	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
certain	O
games	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
microphone	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
or	O
gyroscopic	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
over	O
100	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
digital	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
titles	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
streamed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
technically	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
the	O
VTE-1000	O
series	O
,	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
PCH-1000/2000	O
series	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Muneki	O
Shimada	O
,	O
Sony	O
Director	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Division	O
of	O
Software	O
Development	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
PCH-1000	O
series	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
already	O
includes	O
an	O
upscaler	O
that	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
1080i	O
resolution	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
video	O
output	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Vita	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
for	O
releasing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
as	O
a	O
separate	O
device	O
for	O
television	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-built	O
scaler	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PCH-2000	O
series	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
supports	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
stream	O
games	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation4	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
separate	O
TV	O
connected	O
to	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
content	O
from	O
video	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Niconico	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
gained	O
full	O
support	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
1.70	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
firmware	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
includes	O
the	O
software	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Web	O
browser	O
and	O
email	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
with	O
(	O
and	O
ships	O
with	O
)	O
the	O
same	O
model/type	O
of	O
power	O
adapter	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
device	O
an	O
amazing	O
invention	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
Vita	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
the	O
big	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
console	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
most	O
exciting	O
new	O
products	O
and	O
could	O
provide	O
a	O
critical	O
edge	O
for	O
the	O
PS4.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
commentators	O
have	O
compared	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
—	O
including	O
media	O
streaming	O
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
Chromecast	B-Device
)	O
and	O
other	O
microconsoles	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
library	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
games	O
,	O
which	O
negatively	O
impacted	O
early	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
won	O
the	O
2014	O
Good	O
Design	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
Japan	O
Institute	O
of	O
Design	O
Promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
sold	O
42,172	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
was	O
heavily	O
marketed	O
alongside	O
God	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Byford	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Vita	B-Device
TV	I-Device
’s	O
most	O
egregious	O
failure	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
failed	O
at	O
being	O
a	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Hayward	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Sadly	O
,	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
Vita	O
library	O
will	O
surely	O
find	O
the	O
incredibly	O
massive	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
's	O
compatibility	O
list	O
quite	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
omissions	O
included	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
heavy	O
hitters	O
such	O
as	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2048	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
,	O
Tearaway	B-Application
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Sly	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
’s	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
shared	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2048	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
blacklisted	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
only	O
used	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
for	O
the	O
menus	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
's	O
touch	O
pointer	O
emulation	O
:	O
"	O
Life	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
owner	O
can	O
be	O
pretty	O
frustrating	O
-	O
especially	O
when	O
a	O
vast	O
array	O
of	O
mobile	O
Vita	O
titles	O
that	O
should	O
work	O
just	O
fine	O
on	O
the	O
under-utilised	O
micro-console	B-Device
fail	O
to	O
load	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
blocked	O
by	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
inclusion	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
whitelist	O
of	O
approved	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Hollister	O
of	O
Gizmodo	O
complained	O
that	O
even	O
ports	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
did	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
including	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
,	O
Flower	B-Application
and	O
Guacamelee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
hackers	O
found	O
ways	O
to	O
overwrite	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
's	O
Whitelist	O
to	O
allow	O
any	O
Vita	O
game	O
to	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
playable	O
up	O
until	O
any	O
mini	O
game	O
prompting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
Vita	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
balance	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
as	O
he	O
crosses	O
a	O
log	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Orland	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
reported	O
:	O
"	O
some	O
enterprising	O
hackers	O
have	O
apparently	O
gone	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
toward	O
fixing	O
this	O
problem	O
by	O
increasing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
's	O
software	O
compatibility	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
hack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Hruska	O
of	O
ExtremeTech	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
full	O
30	O
additional	O
titles	O
"	O
from	O
his	O
collection	O
of	O
Vita	O
games	O
were	O
compatible	O
with	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Whitelist	O
hack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J.C.	O
Torres	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
Declassified	I-Application
,	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
F	I-Application
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
and	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
were	O
among	O
the	O
titles	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
hack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
is	O
a	O
curious	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
which	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
remains	O
broken	O
for	O
the	O
mini	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leadbetter	O
rejoiced	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
non-approved	O
games	O
like	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2048	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
your	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
then	O
continue	O
playing	O
them	O
at	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
big	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marliella	O
Moon	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
even	O
joked	O
about	O
the	O
incompatibility	O
of	O
a	O
stock	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
in	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Whitelist	O
hack	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
collecting	O
dust	O
in	O
a	O
cabinet	O
somewhere	O
,	O
this	O
might	O
make	O
it	O
useful	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
