Sony announced today that MLB fans will be soon be able to watch their favorite live games via the PS3 system.
The service will be available by the end of the week, and you must be a subscriber of MLB TV to use it.
According to Sony’s press release, some of the features include:
- Home and Away Feeds – Choose to watch either the home or away broadcast feed.
- Live Game DVR Functionality – Use the live video overlay to pause and rewind live games or fast-forward back to live game action.
- Scrollable Linescore – Go directly to any half-inning to watch only that portion of the game.
- MLB Scoreboard – Scrollable league-wide scoreboard for each day’s games in three modes: Pre-game with scheduled starting pitchers; Live with up-to-the-minute game status; and Post-game with final pitching decisions and archived feed selection.
- Favorite Team Selection – Pick a favorite team or teams to be featured first on the daily scoreboard.
- Calendar Schedule – Scroll through the entire 2010 Major League Baseball schedule in calendar format or the user-designated favorite team’s schedule.
Over at the PS Blog, they have posted a new video demonstrating the App and detailing its features:
No word yet on pricing for the app itself. Let’s just hope it doesn’t have anything to do with the rumored subscription Sony has considered for the PSN.
The NY Times was the first to get the scoop on the partnership:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/technology/22sony.html?src=busln
Here’s the official press release:
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