Sony serves up one of the very best cord cutting offerings of a small, but growing, gaggle of services that largely replicate cable bundles in aggregating a number pay channels, but served up over the Internet, with more modern interfaces and features (except when they don’t). Unfortunately, by going with “PlayStation” Vue branding, confusion has arisen as, it’s become clear to me, that many folks don’t realize the agnostic service can be accessed from Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and other non-Sony hardware. So, amidst this backdrop, it appears the company may be rethinking some things.
Sony emailed a small group of PlayStation Vue subscribers a survey called the Vue Naming Survey. Sony asked several questions about naming different areas. One area that was shared with Cord Cutters News was about a new name for the DVR section.
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I've been a Sling subscriber ever since they launched and have been following the various cord-cutting services as they've launched. This is the first I've ever heard that Playstation Vue was available on devices other than Playstations (which I don't own), so I never even gave it a look. The branding is definitely causing a perception problem.
I use PlayStation Vue on a fire stick. I love it but you are right it is confusing.
The only reason I knew the PS Vue service was available for Roku is 'cause I'm a techie (and I read this blog). Now if only they could implement a decent tv guide screen for Roku...