Sony Reveals Live TV on PS5, Free With Ads Starting Today

Sony has revealed Live TV on PS5, bringing television free with ads to PlayStation users in the U.S. starting later today.

It's an unexpected announcement for the gaming company that was outlined in a PlayStation.Blog post today. Described as a "free ad-supported experience from Sony Pictures Television," Live TV on PS5 supports more than 100 live channels and what the company promises to be a "growing selection of on-demand entertainment including news, sports, movies, TV shows, anime and more."

Players will be able to access the new live TV feature on their PlayStation 5 devices at an unspecified point later today. According to Sony, all you have to do is navigate to the console's Media tab, select "Live TV on PS5" while signed into a PlayStation Network account, and voila! You can see a 30-second introduction video for the surprise feature below.

Sony did a much better job of detailing the specific entertainment PS5 owners can take advantage of with a full breakdown on its site. You can see everything you need know below.

Sony, again, assured watchers that Live TV on PS5 will be refreshed with new programming, channels, and more in the future. It's all only available for the U.S. for now, but plans to bring it to Canada, as well as additional regions, are in the works.

"We hope you enjoy this new easy way to discover and watch free entertainment directly on PS5," Sony said.

It's proved to be an already busy week for Sony. Just hours ago, it announced plans to bring not one but two PlayStation State of Play presentations to viewers later this week. They'll take place back to back, with the first confirmed to feature another look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.