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PlayStation TV to hit US in October

Sony's PlayStation TV home entertainment system is being launched in North America in October, along with 700 games.

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Sony's PlayStation TV home entertainment system is set to hit North America in October. (AAP)

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PlayStation TV home entertainment system is set to hit North America on October 14 as Sony seeks to improve its financial footing with games, films and music.

The small, stand-alone PS TV box will be priced at $US99 ($A107) in the United States and 99 euros in Europe, where it will debut a month later.

A bundle containing a wireless video-game style controller, a memory card and a "LEGO: The Movie" video game from Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment will sell for $US140.

Sony Computer Entertainment America vice president of marketing John Koller said in a blog post that 700 games will be available at launch in the US and Canada.

Titles will include offerings from hit franchises such as Killzone, Metal Gear Solid, God of War, Borderlands and Final Fantasy, according to Koller.

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"Our library will continue to expand, with other fan favourites like Minecraft and more," he said.

"We're proud to bring such a broad array of content from multiple PlayStation platforms to PS TV."

PS TV is designed as a platform for games, films, television shows, music and even original programming streamed from the internet or PlayStation consoles.

The first PS TV original series, titled "Powers," is based on a graphic novel of the same name.

The story revolves around two homicide detectives who specialise in investigating suspicious deaths of people with superpowers.

PS TV will synch with a Sony online store for digital content.

The system has proven popular since it was released in Japan and other parts of Asia in November as PlayStation Vita TV.

PlayStation has been a bright spot for Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics colossus Sony, which earlier this month warned of a $US2.14 billion annual loss linked to its struggling mobile phone unit.

Sony has issued a string of downward earnings revisions over the past two years.

Sony chief executive Kaz Hirai, who took over in 2012, said Sony would continue to focus on the more profitable areas of its vast business, which ranges from televisions and portable music to movies and insurance.


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