Sony today unveiled the PlayStation Vita TV, a tiny set-top box device that will offer Japanese consumers a new way to consume entertainment.

The company also unveiled the thinner, lighter Sony PlayStation Vita 2000, which is aimed at attracting new PS Vita gamers.

During a press conference(Opens in a new window) in Tokyo today, the electronics giant revealed its smallest PlayStation device to date —6.4 cm by 10.5 cm — with an equally miniature $100 (9,954 Yen) price tag. Set for a Nov. 14 launch, the PS Vita TV turns your television into an all-encompassing entertainment system, where users can play games or watch movies and TV shows – much like the Roku, Google Chromecast, or Apple TV.

With PS Vita TV, you can send Vita games to the TV and play with a DualShock 3 controller. Those who purchase the PlayStation 4, though, will be able to link up their PS Vita TV to the new console for “remote play.” So, if someone wants to watch Breaking Bad in the living room, you can stream a game from the PS4 there to the PS Vita TV in the basement and play down there.

The machine “allows TV to evolve and make it more fun,” Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, said Monday.

He boasted access to a number of Japanese-based content services, as well as Hulu and the PlayStation Store and 1,300 games at launch — most titles found in the PS Vita, PSP, and first-generation game archives. Vita games that require a touch screen, motion sensors, camera, and other components are not available via the TV device. A full list(Opens in a new window) of Vita games playable with the Vita TV is available online.

There is no word on whether the PS Vita TV will make its way to other regions.

Sony also revealed(Opens in a new window) its new handheld console, the PS Vita 2000, which is 20 percent lighter and 15 percent thinner than the current device. The electronics maker added six color variations, aimed at attracting women and children.

Don’t get too excited about the 5-inch HD LCD display, 1GB memory card, or extended battery life — the Vita 2000 will launch exclusively in Japan on Oct. 10 for $200 (19,929 Yen), with no word on expansion to foreign markets.

If you’ve just got to have a PlayStation Vita, though, head to your local retailer for the discounted console, now $199. Sony also slashed the price of the Vita in Japan in February, which led to “a remarkable increase in hardware and software” sales, the company said today.

Though Sony’s press conference focused solely on the Vita and its family of products, the company also revealed(Opens in a new window) today that it will launch the upcoming PlayStation 4 on Feb. 22 in Japan — three months after its Nov. 15 release in North America.

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