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PlayStation Vue is Shutting Down

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Sony interactive announced they are shutting down PlayStation Vue on January 30th, 2020. The reasoning given in a press release was:

Today we are announcing that we will shut down the PlayStation Vue service on January 30, 2020. Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected. Because of this, we have decided to remain focused on our core gaming business.

If you are looking for an alternative to PlayStation Vue, I recommend checking out our comparison of live streaming services. We will leave our review of Playstation Vue for informational purposes.

PlayStation Vue Review

Sony’s PlayStation Vue was launched in March 2015  as a service that would allow subscribers to stream many cable networks over the internet without requiring a cable TV subscription.

Many assume you need a PlayStation game system to use PlayStation Vue, but that isn’t the case. PS Vue works with Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and many other top streaming devices.

PlayStation Vue allows you to watch a number of top tiers cable channels and broadcast networks live online without a cable TV subscription.

PlayStation Vue Channels

PS Vue offers many top pay-TV channels along with local broadcast channels in quite a few markets. In markets without live broadcast feeds for ABC, CBS, FOX, and/or NBC, PS Vue makes On-Demand available for the top programming on those networks.  Below is a summary of their more affordable channel packages and what is available on them.

Access  Bundle:  $49.99 per month will provide you with ABC On Demand, Fox On Demand, NBC On-Demand, AMC, Animal Planet, BBC America, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNBC, CNN, Decades, Destination America, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN2, Food Network, Fox Business, Fox News, Freeform, FS1, FS2, FX, FXX, HGTV, HLN, ID, MSNBC, National Geographic, NBCSN, Own, Oxygen, Pop, Science, Syfy, TBS, Telemundo, TLC, TNT, Travel, TruTV, USA, and WE.

Core Slim Bundle:  $54.99 per month will give you everything in “Access Slim” plus beIN Sports, BTN (Big 10 Network), CSN, CSN Plus, ESPN News, ESPN U, Golf Channel, SEC Network, Sundance TV, and NFL Network.

There is also an Elite Slim bundle priced at $64.99 a month that offers over 100 channels, but I think that’s getting a little too far outside the spirit cord-cutting. I won’t even get into the Ultra package at $84.99.

You can also purchase a sports add-on package for an additional $10 per month. This includes channels like Fox and NBC regional sports, NFL RedZone and more. There are also standalone channels available like Showtime,  Fox Soccer Plus, Machinima, and Epix Hits.

PlayStation Vue Live Local Networks

The table below shows which local broadcast channels are carried by PlayStation Vue in each local TV market (DMA.)

New York City, NY/NJ/CT/PAFOXCBSNBCABC
Los Angeles, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Chicago, ILFOXCBSNBCABC
Philadelphia, PAFOXCBSNBCABC
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Washington D.C.FOXCBSNBCABC
Houston, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
San Francisco Bay-Area, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Atlanta, GAFOXCBSNBCABC
Boston, MA/NHFOXCBSNBCABC
Phoenix, AZFOXCBSNBCABC
Emerald City; Seattle, WAFOXCBSNBCABC
Detroit, MIFOXCBSNBCABC
Minneapolis-St. Paul; Twin Cities, MNFOXCBSNBCABC
Miami, FLFOXCBSNBCABC
Denver, COFOXCBSNBCABC
Central FloridaFOXCBSNBCABC
Northeast OhioFOXCBSNBCABC
Sacramento, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
St. Louis, MOFOXCBSNBCABC
Portland; Rip City, ORFOXCBSNBCABC
Charlotte, NCFOXCBSNBCABC
Pittsburgh, PAFOXCBSNBCABC
Raleigh-Durham, NCFOXCBSNBCABC
Baltimore, MDFOXCBSNBCABC
Nashville, TNFOXCBSNBCABC
San Diego, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Salt Lake City, UTFOXCBSNBCABC
San Antonio, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Central ConnecticutFOXCBSNBCABC
Kansas City, MOFOXCBSNBCABC
Cincinnati, OHFOXCBSNBCABC
Milwaukee, WIFOXCBSNBCABC
West Palm Beach, FLFOXCBSNBCABC
Austin, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Jacksonville, FLFOXCBSNBCABC
South Central Pennsylvania, PAFOXCBSNBCABC
The Triad, NCFOXCBSNBCABC
Louisville, KYFOXCBSNBCABC
Gulf Coast FloridaFOXCBSNBCABC
Little Rock & Central Arkansas, ARFOXCBSNBCABC
Capital District, NYFOXCBSNBCABC
Knoxville, TNFOXCBSNBCABC
Tulsa, OKFOXCBSNBCABC
Lexington, KYFOXCBSNBCABC
Dayton, OHFOXCBSNBCABC
Tucson, AZFOXCBSNBCABC
Honolulu, HIFOXCBSNBCABC
Roanoke Valley, VAFOXCBSNBCABC
Tri Cities, MIFOXCBSNBCABC
Spokane, WAFOXCBSNBCABC
Omaha, NEFOXCBSNBCABC
Columbia, SCFOXCBSNBCABC
Toledo, OHFOXCBSNBCABC
Portland, MEFOXCBSNBCABC
Paducah/Cape Girardeau Area, KYFOXCBSNBCABC
Harlingen & South TexasFOXCBSNBCABC
Central TexasFOXCBSNBCABC
Colorado Springs, COFOXCBSNBCABC
Savannah, GAFOXCBSNBCABC
Eastern Iowa, IAFOXCBSNBCABC
Charleston, SCFOXCBSNBCABC
El Paso & Las Cruces, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Baton Rouge, LAFOXCBSNBCABC
South Bend, Elkhart, INFOXCBSNBCABC
Reno, NV/CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Lincoln, NEFOXCBSNBCABC
Tallahassee, FLFOXCBSNBCABC
Tyler, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Augusta, GAFOXCBSNBCABC
Springfield, MA/NHFOXCBSNBCABC
Northern Michigan, MIFOXCBSNBCABC
Macon, GAFOXCBSNBCABC
Central Coast, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Montgomery & Selma, ALFOXCBSNBCABC
Monterey County, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Amarillo, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Central WisconsinFOXCBSNBCABC
Topeka, KSFOXCBSNBCABC
Salisbury, MDFOXCBSNBCABC
Odessa, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Palm Springs, CAFOXCBSNBCABC
Wichita Falls & Lawton, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Erie, PAFOXCBSNBCABC
Panama City, FLFOXCBSNBCABC
Albany, GAFOXCBSNBCABC
Bangor, MEFOXCBSNBCABC
Mississippi Gulf CoastFOXCBSNBCABC
Idaho Falls, IDFOXCBSNBCABC
Clarksburg, WVFOXCBSNBCABC
Elmira, NYFOXCBSNBCABC
Jackson, TNFOXCBSNBCABC
Alexandria, LAFOXCBSNBCABC
Laredo, TXFOXCBSNBCABC
Twin Falls, IDFOXCBSNBCABC
Meridian, MSFOXCBSNBCABC
Fairbanks, AKFOXCBSNBCABC
Indianapolis, INFOX NBCABC
Upstate South CarolinaFOX NBCABC
Las Vegas, NVFOX NBCABC
Birmingham, ALFOX NBCABC
Albuquerque & Santa Fe, NMFOX NBCABC
Hampton Roads, VAFOX NBCABC
Memphis, TNFOX NBCABC
Providence, RIFOX NBCABC
Buffalo, NYFOX NBCABC
Fresno, CAFOX NBCABC
Richmond, VAFOX NBCABC
Mobile & Florida PanhandleFOX NBCABC
Northeast WisconsinFOX NBCABC
Charleston-Huntington, WVFOX NBCABC
Springfield, MOFOX NBCABC
Rochester, NYFOX NBCABC
Huntsville-Decatur, ALFOX NBCABC
Madison, WIFOX NBCABC
Syracuse, NYFOX NBCABC
Springfield-Champaign-Decatur, ILFOX NBCABC
Chattanooga, TNFOX NBCABC
Jackson, MSFOX NBCABC
Tri-Cities, TNFOX NBCABC
Coastal North CarolinaFOX NBCABC
Pee Dee Region, SCFOX NBCABC
Boise, IDFOX NBCABC
Altoona & State College, PAFOX NBCABC
Sioux Falls, SDFOX NBCABC
Ft. Wayne, INFOX NBCABC
Lansing, MIFOX NBCABC
Youngstown, OHFOX NBCABC
Eugene, ORFOX NBCABC
Lafayette, LAFOX NBCABC
Central IllinoisFOX NBCABC
Bakersfield, CAFOX NBCABC
Columbus, GAFOX NBCABC
Corpus Christi, TXFOX NBCABC
Wilmington, NCFOX NBCABC
Northern CaliforniaFOX NBCABC
North MississippiFOX NBCABC
Mid-MissouriFOX NBCABC
Southwest OregonFOX NBCABC
Twin Ports, MNFOX NBCABC
Minot-Bismarck Area, NDFOX NBCABC
Port Arthur & Beaumont, TXFOX NBCABC
Anchorage, AKFOX NBCABC
Sioux City, IAFOX NBCABC
Southern Minnesota & Mason CityFOX NBCABC
Wheeling, WVFOX NBCABC
Gainseville, FLFOX NBCABC
Binghamton , NYFOX NBCABC
Eastern West VirginiaFOX NBCABC
Missoula, MTFOX NBCABC
Midwest TexasFOX NBCABC
Yuma, AZ/CAFOX NBCABC
Billings, MTFOX NBCABC
Hattiesburg, MSFOX NBCABC
Rapid City, SDFOX NBCABC
Tri-State Area, ILFOX NBCABC
Lake Charles, LAFOX NBCABC
Watertown, NYFOX NBCABC
Bowling Green, KYFOX NBCABC
Jonesboro, ARFOX NBCABC
Butte and Bozeman, MTFOX NBCABC
Bend, ORFOX NBCABC
Grand Junction, COFOX NBCABC
Lafayette, INFOX NBCABC
Lima, OHFOX NBCABC
Great Falls, MTFOX NBCABC
Greenwood/Greenville area, MSFOX NBCABC
Eureka, CAFOX NBCABC
Southern Iowa & Northern MissouriFOX NBCABC
St. Joseph, MOFOX NBCABC
Victoria, TXFOX NBCABC
Helena, MTFOX NBCABC
Juneau, AKFOX NBCABC
Tampa Bay Area, FLFOXCBS ABC
Columbus, OHFOXCBS ABC
Oklahoma City, OKFOXCBS ABC
Wichita Hutchinson, KSFOXCBS ABC
Des Moines & Central IowaFOXCBS ABC
Shreveport, LAFOXCBS ABC
Harrisonburg, VAFOXCBS ABC
C’Ville, VAFOXCBS ABC
West Michigan, MIFOXCBSNBC 
New Orleans, LAFOXCBSNBC 
Lake Champlain Region, VTFOXCBSNBC 
Fargo, NDFOXCBSNBC 
North Louisiana & Southern ArkansasFOXCBSNBC 
Rockford, ILFOXCBSNBC 
Texoma, TXFOXCBSNBC 
Dothan, ALFOXCBSNBC 
Parkersburg, WVFOXCBSNBC 
Cheyenne & Western Nebraska, WYFOXCBSNBC 
North Platte, NEFOXCBSNBC 
Scranton & Wilkes Barre, PAFOX NBC 
Fort Smith Metropolitan, AR/OKFOX NBC 
Quad Cities, IAFOX NBC 
Evansville, INFOX NBC 
Tri-Cities, WA/ORFOX NBC 
Eau Claire-Lacrosse, WIFOX NBC 
Lubbock, TXFOX NBC 
Four State Area, MO/KS/OKFOX NBC 
Terre Haute, INFOX NBC 
Mohawk Valley, NYFOX NBC 
Marquette, MIFOX NBC 
San Angelo, TXFOX NBC 
Central WyomingFOX NBC 
Zanesville, OH  NBC 
Presque Isle, MEFOXCBS  
Alpena, MIFOX   

PlayStation Vue Features

Below is a list of features available when subscribing to PlayStation Vue

  • Supports Most Streaming Devices
  • Cloud DVR
  • On-Demand Programming
  • Watch 5 Streams at Once
  • Supports a number of TV Anywhere Apps

I go into detail on many of these features throughout the rest of the article.

PlayStation Vue Devices

Many assume watching PS Vue requires a PlayStation. This is not the case. PlayStation Vue is supported by the following devices:

  • Roku
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • PlayStation consoles (PS 3 and higher)
  • Google Chromecast (1st gen and up)
  • Nvidia Shield
  • Apple TV® (4th gen running tvOS 10.0 and up)
  • Android TV (Android OS 4.4 and up)
  • iOS devices (iPad Mini 1st Gen or later, iPad 2 or later running iOS 8.0, iPhone 5 or later, iPod Touch 4th Gen or later)
  • Android (Android phones and tablets running Android OS version 4.4 or higher)
  • Amazon Fire HD6 tablets and above

You can also watch on the web at psvue.com/watch (most recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge, as well as previous “ever-green” versions. PlayStation Vue on the web requires Flash Player.)

PlayStation Vue Cloud DVR and On-Demand

PS Vue is a service designed to replace cable TV. The service delivers various channels live and on demand. It even lets you record shows in a “Cloud DVR” and view shows on multiple TVs around the house from one account. With packages starting at $49.99, it’s an easy way to cut cable TV.

Programs recorded to DVR can be watched both in and out of your home network. Outside your home network, you can also view your “My Shows library” and add programs to My Shows. Any “On Demand” show added to your My Shows library will additionally be available for out-of-home viewing. Other features and functionality may vary by device.

Keep in mind that some programming may not be available on-demand due to licensing rights. This is also true when it comes to using the DVR. Some content providers do not allow their content to be recorded over streaming services. However, the vast majority of channels and programs allow you to record programs to the Cloud DVR.

PlayStation Vue TV Anywhere

There are numerous individual channel apps that require a pay-TV login in order for you to use them. These are referred to as “TV Anywhere” apps. PlayStation Vue supports the following TV Anywhere Apps:

  • Adult Swim
  • ABC
  • AMC (AMC Something More)
  • American Heroes Channel (AHC GO)
  • Animal Planet (Animal Planet GO)
  • BBC America
  • Bravo (Bravo Now)
  • Big Ten Network (BTN2GO)
  • Cartoon Network App
  • Cine Sony
  • CNBC (CNBC.com)
  • CNN
  • Cooking Channel  (Watch Cooking Channel)
  • Destination America (Destination America GO)
  • Discovery (Discovery GO)
  • Discovery Life (Discovery Life GO)
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Junior
  • Disney XD
  • DIY (Watch DIY)
  • E! (E! Now)
  • WatchESPN (includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, SEC Network, SEC Network +, ESPN Bases Loaded, and ESPN Goal Line)
  • Food Network (Watch Food Network)
  • FOX (FOX NOW)
  • FOX Business
  • Fox News
  • FOX Sports (FOX Sports GO; includes FS1, FS2, FOX College Sports, FOX Sports Deportes, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Sports Arizona, FOX Sports Detroit, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports North, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Southeast, FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, FOX Sports West, Sun Sports, and Yes Network)
  • Freeform
  • FUSION (FUSION TV)
  • FX Now (includes FX, FXX, FXM)
  • Golf Channel (Golf Live Extra)
  • Hallmark (Hallmark Channel Everywhere)
  • HBO (HBO NOW)
  • HLN (via the CNN app)
  • HGTV (Watch HGTV)
  • IFC (IFC Always Slightly Off)
  • Investigation Discovery (Investigation Discovery GO)
  • MLB Network (MLB.com)
  • MLB Network Strike Zone (MLB.com)
  • MSNBC
  • Nat Geo TV
  • NBC
  • NBC News
  • NBC Sports Regional Networks (NBC Sports)
  • UNIVERSO (UNIVERSO NOW)
  • NCAA March Madness Live (includes CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV)
  • NFL Network (Watch NFL Network and NFL Mobile)
  • NFL RedZone (Watch NFL Network and NFL Mobile)
  • OWN (Watch OWN)
  • Oxygen (Oxygen Now)
  • Science Channel (Science Channel GO)
  • SHOWTIME (SHOWTIME ANYTIME)
  • Sony Movie Channel
  • Universal Kids
  • Sundance (Sundance TV)
  • Syfy (SyFy Now)
  • TBS (WATCH TBS)
  • Telemundo (Telemundo Now)
  • TLC (TLC GO)
  • TNT (WATCH TNT)
  • Travel Channel (Watch Travel Channel)
  • truTV (Watch truTV)
  • Turner Classic Movies (Watch Turner Classic Movies)
  • USA Network (USA NOW)
  • Velocity (Velocity GO
  • WE (WE tv)

Signing Up for PlayStation Vue

You can check if service is available in your area on the PlayStation Vue website. If it is and you want to take advantage of the content PS Vue has to offer, you will need a supported device. Obviously, you don’t need to worry about this if you have a PlayStation 3 or 4. Otherwise, I recommend getting a Roku or Amazon Fire TV and using the PS Vue App.

All that is left is signing up for PlayStation Vue and picking the bundle you want.

About The Author

Dennis Restauro

Dennis started Grounded Reason in 2014 to share his expertise in streaming devices, streaming services, local networking, and cutting the cord on cable TV. His expertise has been leveraged by The Washington Post, Forbes, Kiplinger, The Fiscal Times, podcasts, and other media. Dennis has spent over 25 years working in technology for the public and the private sector as a systems administrator and enterprise systems architect. Dennis is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Computer Science. See Dennis on LinkedIn.

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