Let's record Japanese digital terrestrial telly!
Going some way towards making up for the other day’s GT5 disappointment, Sony yesterday announced a new gadget that will enable PS3 owners in Japan to record digital terrestrial TV to their PS3s’ hard drives and/or external hard disks. It’s called the “Torne” and it’s due out in March at 9,980 yen.
Even this announcement has its own in-built let-downs, though, because for whatever reason the device is not capable of/willing to record BS or CS broadcasts. So this really is just for vanilla Japanese telly programs. Still, let’s look on the bright side – you’ll be able to record and enjoy the likes of these gems at your leisure:
リンカーン, aka “Lincoln”, aka one of Japan’s legendary Downtown-fronted comedy variety programs (set your Torne to record on Tuesdays at 10pm!)
松本人志の○○な話, aka “Hitoshi Matsumoto’s ○○ Talk”, aka an extremely funny discussion among comedians about the things they like, scary experiences they’ve had, etc. (Tuesdays at 11pm!)
Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.
Kaz Hirai Video Interview - the first of Kikizo's interviews with the man who went on to become global head of Sony.
Ed Fries Video Interview - one of Xbox's founders discusses an epic journey from Excel to Xbox.
Yu Suzuki, the Kikizo Interview - we spend time with one of gaming's most revered creators.
Tetris - The Making of an Icon: Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers reveal the fascinating story behind Tetris
Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.
The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare
If it only records “vanilla” TV programs why the B-Cas card slot?