Now that its blockbuster game console PlayStation 2 is hooked up to the Internet, Sony Corp is ready to upgrade the machine further so it can record television shows.
Sony said although the timing and details of the move have not been decided, it is set to make its game console more like a consumer electronics device.
"Our thinking is that it would be more convenient for consumers to enjoy home networking and manage broadcasting content as well," Kenichi Fukunaga, spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment, the Sony subsidiary that developed the PlayStation, told Reuters on Thursday.
Sony has been trying to transform PlayStation 2, which has sold 40 million units globally, into a home entertainment hub allowing users to shop online and store music or movies.
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