By Ellie Zolfagharifard and Press Association Sony is going head to head with Microsoft after it announced that its $99 (£60) Playstation TV will be released in the U.S., Canada and Europe this autumn Sony is going head-to-head with Microsoft after it announced its $99 PlayStation TV. The tiny streaming box, launched last year as PS Vita TV in Japan, will let users play games on a TV that is not connected to a console. It will be released in the U.S., Canada and Europe this autumn, but local prices have not been announced. It follows the release of Microsoft's next-generation console, the £400 ($500) Xbox One - described as an 'all-in-one entertainment system for a new generation.'
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Announcement was made at E3 video game convention in Los Angeles
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It lets users play games on any TV, even if it's not connected to a console
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The streaming box will also show a range of television shows and films
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It follows release of Microsoft Xbox One entertainment system last year
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Sony plans to create its own shows that will be exclusive to the PS TV
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First of these shows, called Powers, will appear at the end of the year
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The box was originally launched in Japan and will go on sale in the U.S., Europe and Canada later this year
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