Microsoft has made no secret of the fact that it is transforming the Xbox 360 in a media hub to extend its life, but it looks as if the company is going a step further by adding PVR functionality to the next generation of the console.



From TechRadar:

Information on a patent granted to Microsoft has been released which is for a digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console.Setting the record straightHaving this sort of functionality is nothing new in games consoles. Sony released its own version of a PVR box, Play TV, in 2008 but this was a glorified Freeview tuner which allowed you to record television programmes.

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