No copy protection on PS3 PlayTV service

**MIG-31** · Feb 26, 2008, 08:35 AM

Sony has explained that consumers will be able to export TV recordings made with PS3's forthcoming digital TV receiver in a standard file format and store them on other devices - without any copy protection issues.

Demonstrating the process to our sister site Eurogamer.net, Mark Bunting, a producer at Sony's Cambridge Studio currently working on the software for PlayTV, has shown how the MPEG-2 video files could be moved from the PlayTV interface to the PS3's home menu.

From the PS3's menu, content can then be moved to another storage device such as a memory stick, backup hard drive or PC. There is no copy protection in place and no time limit on how long the recording can be kept.
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Source: Gamesindustry

BlueMak · Feb 26, 2008, 11:13 AM

There is a cold front coming from Hell.

mike2h · Feb 26, 2008, 03:31 PM

lol.
i am positive that it applies only to reg tv programming. so not sure how useful it really is.

Customgamer1 · Feb 27, 2008, 09:28 PM

Sounds cool, but coming from Sony I am sure there is a catch.

If there is no copy protection and people are easily able to transfer it to their PC then people will be downloading it illegally.