Released just last week in the UK, PlayTV has already shipped 85,000 units. That's quite a big number considering that only around 9,000 pre-orders for the video recording device were placed before its release.

If things go well for Sony, PlayTV could eventually land a big footprint on media hub history. And while the Go!View service is already avaiable on the PSP, the PlayTV pushes the handheld's capabilities further by allowing PS3 and PSP owners on-the-go viewing via Remote Play.

Currently, PlayTV is priced at GBP 69.99, with a release in North America being a big question mark still. Here's to hoping that reception in the UK will convince Sony to release the freeview box in the US as well.

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