Sony’s brand new reality-series is due to launch on February 18th.

With so many reality shows on TV these days, will this PSN-based event even register on your radar?Sony’s ‘The Tester’ will see 11 gamers competing against each other for a highly sought after job as a tester at PlayStation.

Every Thursday starting from February 18th there will be a new, and more importantly, free episode of The Tester, lasting until April 8th.

Following a music series and a short film series, is a reality show the right direction for the PlayStation Network? Watch the trailer and decide for yourself, then tell us what you think in the comments…