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News - YouTube TV comes to PS4, replacing PlayStation’s own doomed TV service PS Vue - xSicKxBot - 01-23-2020
YouTube TV comes to PS4, replacing PlayStation’s own doomed TV service PS Vue
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/youtube-tv-comes-to-ps4-replacing-playstations-own-doomed-tv-service-ps-vue.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>YouTube has announced that its live TV service YouTube TV has <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTubeTV/status/1219667109304774662">officially launched on PlayStation 4</a>, a debut that heralds the end of Sony’s own ambitions in the live TV streaming space.</p>
<p>The launch comes just one week before Sony’s ill-fated PlayStation Vue <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/353065/PlayStation_Vue_is_shutting_down_in_2020.php">goes offline for good</a> on January 30, 2020. The service got its start in 2015, but Sony says a highly competitive industry and expansive complications with licensing deals ultimately made Vue a losing battle.</p>
<p>“Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected,” said a previous statement from Sony Interactive Entertainment deputy president John Kodera. “Because of this, we have decided to remain focused on our core gaming business.”</p>
<p>Sony had reportedly been on the hunt for a buyer prior to announcing PlayStation Vue’s shutdown in late 2019, but instead opted to shutter the service altogether after a little under 5 years of support. </p>
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