PS4 News

November2013

  • News You Can Play Resogun Even if You're 10 Miles Away from Your PS4

    Using Remote Play, of course

    Remote Play remains one of the most criminally under advertised features of the PlayStation 4. As Nintendo Wii U owners will attest, the ability to play home console quality games while using the bathroom is a massive boon. And, if a recent test by YouTube user The Phawx is anything to go by, the nifty feature may have...

  • News EA Retracts Statement Blaming PS4 Firmware Update for Software Issues

    Passing the buck

    PlayStation 4 problems appear to be escalating as we approach the end of the system's first full day on the market. Connection issues aside, some users are now complaining of crashes in certain software. Earlier today, EA Games uploaded a support page blaming this on the next generation syst

  • News Microsoft Pats Sony on the Back for Successful PS4 Launch

    Round of applause

    As entertaining as the console wars can undeniably be at times, all three major gaming manufacturers rely on each other to succeed. After all, a healthy industry is good for business – and competition is a great thing for consumers. This surprisingly sporting image from Microsoft congratulating Sony on the PlayStation 4 launch...

  • News Bask in the Beautiful Explosions of PS4 Exclusive Resogun

    There's a spark

    There’s a part inside all of us that garners immense satisfaction from seeing explosions. It’s the exact reason that we sit through Michael Bay movies and enjoy firework displays. Resogun taps into that internal desire for detonations and satiates it like nothing else – as is evidenced by the brand new trailer embedded below...

  • Feature Uncharted PS4 - Raising the Anchor on Naughty Dog's Newest Adventure

    Black flag

    The golden age of pirates may not be decaying in Davy Jones’ locker after all, as it seems almost certain that Naughty Dog’s newly announced Uncharted title for the PlayStation 4 will be sailing the seven seas in search of spoils – and, judging by the tone of the teaser trailer’s irritable narrator, trouble. The ferocious oceans...

  • News Sony Unfazed by Isolated Instances of Faulty PS4 Consoles

    Failure rate within expectations

    While there was widespread hysteria yesterday when a batch of early PlayStation 4 consoles bricked, last night’s North American launch hasn’t exactly brought a glut of bad news. That’s because it seems that, aside from a few isolated cases, the next generation console is pretty well built – and the platform...

  • News EyeToy Creator Wants You to Play PS4 Games with Your Eyes

    Look left, look right

    While we didn’t get a look at the rumoured PlayStation 4 headset during last night’s Spike TV launch livestream, host Geoff Keighley did take us on a tour of the platform holder’s brand new Magic Lab research and development department. Fronted by EyeToy creator Richard Marks,

  • News PSN Errors Prompted by North American PS4 Launch

    Cloudy with a chance of downtime

    Refreshingly, the PlayStation Network hasn’t crashed quite as badly as we expected it to. We were anticipating reports of Grand Theft Auto Online-esque outages to emerge overnight, but it seems that North America has managed to traverse the PlayStation 4’s launch relatively unscathed. That’s not to say that...

  • News Not Got a PS4 Yet? Take a Tour of the User Interface While You Wait

    The game is just the start

    While the PlayStation 3’s award winning XMB was undoubtedly a slick interface, it started to feel a little limited as the system evolved. Accessing content was always easy, but the addition of streaming services, digital trinkets, and more really slowed the navigation system down. Fortunately, the PlayStation 4 has been...

  • News Yoshida: The Last Guardian Sure Looks Pretty

    Executive has played the mysterious game

    Outside of the surprise announcement of a new Uncharted game, last night’s PlayStation 4 launch livestream didn’t quite live up to the epic scale that prior teases had promised. Nevertheless, while Sony opted to keep its first-party stu

  • News Destiny's Beta Is Shooting Its Way onto PS3 and PS4 First

    Fulfil your destiny

    A Bungie game on a Sony console? It's madness! These were the thoughts floating through most people's heads when the former Halo developer revealed that its multiplayer offering Destiny would be coming to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. And the madness continues, with a recent PlayStation Blog post conf

  • Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions of the PS4?

    Hot or not

    You may be bleary eyed after an evening spent standing outside your local game store, but we daresay that Sony’s next generation system has managed to wash away some of your blues. While you may not have had ample time to sink your teeth into the PlayStation 4 yet – that’s what the weekend was invented for, after all – we want to...

  • News TowerFall Ascends on PS4 in Early 2014

    Oooh, yeah

    Former Ouya exclusive TowerFall is coming to the PlayStation 4 in early 2014, Canadian indie developer Matt Thorson has announced. The competitive platformer was revealed for the next generation console during Spike TV's big next generation launch event overnight, and was the cause of Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida's...

  • News Reveal Your Inner Retro with Exclusive Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Content

    Acceptable in 1998

    As you may have previously predicted, Hideo Kojima's promised reveal during tonight's PlayStation 4 launch livestream in New York City didn't shake out to be anything huge — but the ability to play as PSone-era Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes should still prove a cute little extra for fans. The content...

  • News This New inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer Will Light Up Your PS4 Life

    Neon nirvana

    Fresh from Sony's PlayStation 4 launch event in New York comes this typically stunning inFAMOUS: Second Son trailer, which features Delsin's neon powers all to the beat of Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box once again. Showcasing plenty of combat scenarios and some gorgeous looking cutscenes, we can already feel the hype building inside of us...

  • News Naughty Dog Pulls Back the Curtain on Uncharted for PS4

    Some chains can never be broken

    We all knew that it would happen eventually, but we don't think that anyone expected it to be announced quite so early: Naughty Dog has revealed that it's hard at work on a new entry in the Uncharted series for the PlayStation 4. Details are unsurprisingly scarce at this early stage, but a brief debut trailer —...

  • Out Today PlayStation 4 Paints North America Blue

    Tears of joy

    We’re running out of ways to say that the PlayStation 4 has launched, so let’s skip over the awkward introductions and get straight to the point: the next generation has finally arrived. It’s been a rollercoaster year filled to the brim with policy reversals, rumours, and more Talking Points than we care to count, but that’s all...

  • Live Watch the PS4 All Access Launch Livestream Right Here

    The day has dawned

    Sony's celebrating the PlayStation 4's launch in North America with a special Spike TV broadcast, which promises plenty of surprise announcements from the platform holder itself. Join us from 23:00PM ET/04:00AM GMT for PS4 All Access live form New York City. [liveblog=ps4_na_launch_event]#PS4 #GreatnessAwaits

  • Talking Point Share Your North American PS4 Launch Stories

    Greatness beckons

    The wait has almost come to an end. At the time of writing, we are mere hours away from the PlayStation 4’s launch in North America. It’s been a long journey since the next generation system’s exciting 20th February unveiling, but now you're moments away from getting your hands on the hotly anticipated hardware. We recently...

  • News Clear the Fog on Five Minutes of inFAMOUS: Second Son Gameplay

    Smokin'

    Sucker Punch’s next generation open world opus is set to sizzle as part of Sony’s big PlayStation 4 launch livestream this evening – but that’s not stopped one YouTube user from sending out some superhero smoke signals a little early. Arekkz Gaming has uploaded a few minutes of gameplay footage from the impending exclusive, showing...

  • Weirdness South Park Tackles the PS4 and Xbox One Console War

    Stoking the flames

    Clearly not content with its own impending South Park: The Stick of Truth, the potty-mouthed animated series has taken it upon itself to tackle the never-ending topic of the console wars. The clip that we've embedded below sees the show's main characters split up after pledging their allegiance to either the PlayStation 4 or Xbox...

  • Weirdness Sony Rebrands London Landmark with PS4 Symbols

    London's playing

    South Bank’s famous OXO Tower has received a bit of a rebrand ahead of the PlayStation 4’s launch in the UK later this month. The London landmark, which already wears Circle and Cross symbols similar to PlayStation’s famous face buttons, has been kitted out with Square and Triangle icons to create a monumental gaming display...

  • News European PS4 TV Commercial Takes You on a Tour

    The best place to play

    Hadouken Cabs weren’t messing around when they promised that their taxi service knocks the competition out. While last week’s teaser trailer for the fictional cab firm hasn’t culminated with a shiny new Street Fighter announcement, Sony’s primary European PlayStation 4 television campaign is still pretty cool. Running...

  • News Don't Worry, Sony Believes Defective PS4s Are Isolated Incidents

    Keep calm and remain hyped

    In the aftermath of Microsoft’s red ring of death blunder, there’s more than a little anxiety surrounding the build quality of the impending PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, it’s an inevitability that electronics will fail, and following reports of broken consoles overnight, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei...

  • News Wow, Deep Down Can Generate an Infinite Number of Random Dungeons

    Deeply replayable

    The PlayStation 4 is irrefutably a graphical powerhouse, and no game demonstrates that better than the achingly gorgeous Deep Down. The trailer debuted at the next generation system's reveal in February remains one of the most convincing arguments for the console's sheer horsepower. However, a recent post on the

  • Feature Greatness Awaits - How PS4 Won the Hearts of Gamers

    For the players

    It was a ruse that served as the catalyst for arguably the most important year in Sony Computer Entertainment’s history. Stung by colossal financial losses, wider corporate struggles, and a strengthening competitor, the platform holder always had to make the announcement of the PlayStation 4 count – and it started by suggesting...

  • News This inFAMOUS: Second Son PS4 Bundle Will Bring You Good Karma

    ConDO-IT!

    One of the more highly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusives is undoubtedly Sucker Punch's open world action – and angst simulation – game inFAMOUS: Second Son. The upcoming sequel sees good-for-nothing graffiti artist Delsin Rowe battling against the totalitarian DUP, as well as some other nasty conduits. And from what we've seen so...

  • News Yoshida: Early PS4 Reviews Disappointing, but Confidence Still High

    Executive responds

    Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has reacted to the initial roster of PlayStation 4 reviews, telling our friends over at Games Industry.biz that he’s somewhat disappointed with the first batch of scores. Despite this, though, the mixed reaction hasn’t dampened the executive’s excitement for the impending...

  • News PS4 Shooter Resogun Reloads in Gigantic European PS Plus Update

    GRID 2, Sonic Racing, and more up for grabs

    And so it begins. Next month’s European PlayStation Plus update includes the very first batch of PlayStation 4 content, with Housemarque’s delicious shoot-‘em-up Resogun and Compulsion Games’ intriguing puzzle platformer Contrast available for free for subscribers. They’re just two of an enormous...

  • News Even Shuhei Yoshida Was Shocked by One PS4 Launch Livestream Reveal

    Spill the beans

    Sony may be preparing to release the PlayStation 4 tomorrow – but it’s also plotting an announcement or two as part of a massive Spike TV broadcast. We already know that we’ll be getting a glimpse of The Last of Us’ first

  • News You'll Need a Patch to Boost Call of Duty: Ghosts' PS4 Resolution

    Clean it up

    The carnival of stupid continues. Despite assurances that Call of Duty: Ghosts will run in native 1080p on the PlayStation 4, developer Infinity Ward has revealed that you’ll need to install a patch in order to enable the resolution bump throughout the single player campaign. According to an exclusive Eurogamer.net report, without the...

  • Talking Point How Have the First Reviews Affected Your Anticipation for PS4?

    Changed perspective

    If the impending next generation felt like a far away dream when you lurched out of bed this morning, then today’s initial roster of hardware and software reviews should have shaken you out of your slumber. Indeed, at the time of writing, Sony’s next generation console is mere hours away – but how have the first batch of...

  • Round Up Resogun Shoots to the Top of the PS4 Reviews Pile

    Miniature marvel

    We already told you that Resogun was the PlayStation 4’s release day killer app – and it looks like our intuition was spot on. Along with the embargo lift for Sony’s next generation console earlier today, reviews for Housemarque’s stunning shoot-‘em-up have started to brighten up the web. As a result, we've compiled some...

  • Round Up Killzone: Shadow Fall PS4 Reviews Aim for the Skies

    Killbone?

    Changing the landscape of the gaming Internet in a matter of minutes, the PlayStation 4's launch line up is being judged today – and here we've provided several review scores for the eagerly anticipated Killzone: Shadow Fall. Early impressions are good, with the title managing to secure mostly high-end scores from major publications like...

  • Round Up Knack Reviews Punch PS4 Exclusive Down to Size

    Cerny's sobbing

    Sony’s just lifted the embargo on its next generation console, meaning that a flood of PlayStation 4 review scores are starting to hit the online airwaves. While you’ll have to sit tight for a few more days while we ready our opinion, we’ve compiled some of the key verdicts for Japan Studio’s platforming throwback Knack in...

  • News Your 500GB PS4 Is Essentially a 400GB PS4

    Bummer

    It seems that you're going to have to keep a close eye on your storage space on the PlayStation 4 – just look at our recent reports on the large mandatory installs for next-gen games such as Call of Duty: Ghosts and Knack. With such huge installs, the black box's 500GB of internal storage is beginning to look smaller and smaller, and a...

  • News Oh Boy, Sony Hears Your Pleas for Shenmue on PlayStation

    Let's get sweaty

    Sony is eager to bring SEGA’s seminal Dreamcast exclusive Shenmue to the PlayStation platforms. Earlier in the year it announced that it had constructed a new division designed to localise and oversee ports of popular third-party releases on its systems, and speaking with Kotaku at an event in New York City this wee

  • News Need Your Fix of PS4 on the Road? PlayStation App Is Out Now

    There's an app for that

    If the idea of spending time away from your PlayStation 4 is sending shivers down your spine, then you may be delighted to learn that the PlayStation App is available for iOS and Android devices in North America right now. A pivotal part of Sony’s next generation strategy,

  • News Knack's PS4 Trophies Will Challenge Your Old-School Abilities

    Brace yourself

    We’ve said the following before, but we’ll happily say it again: Knack is not an easy game. The Japan Studio developed PlayStation 4 launch title may look cute and cuddly, but the throwback mascot platformer is ferocious even on its standard difficulty tier. That’s because director Mark Cerny wanted to create an adventure that...

  • News You Can Download the PS4's Day One Update Right Now

    Greatness won't wait

    There was a bit of a kerfuffle a few weeks back when it was announced that the PlayStation 4 would require a day one firmware update. The 300MB download unlocks several of the console's advertised features, including Remote Play, streaming services, the ability to

  • News Rayman Legends Leaps onto the PS4 in February

    Let's get legless

    Beautiful not-quite Nintendo Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is set to hop onto the PlayStation 4 in February, publisher Ubisoft has announced. The port was nonchalantly unveiled by head-honcho Yves Guillemot during a drab financial call earlier today, in which he merely mentioned that the platformer is heading to “next-gen”...

  • News Sony Will Pump Up PS4's Volume with MP3 and CD Support Soon

    99 problems but this ain't one

    There haven’t been a whole lot of negative reactions to the PlayStation 4 at this point in time, but the manufacturer’s decision to overlook MP3 and CD support in the next generation console did rub some consumers up the wrong way. In an interview with Giant Bomb, however, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei...

  • Feature What Does the PS4's Launch Lineup Look Like?

    Decision time

    Sony’s had more trouble locking down the PlayStation 4’s day-one lineup than fishing a bit of broken biscuit out of a mug of hot tea. Fortunately, the platform holder finally appears to have settled upon a roster of content ahead of its next generation system’s 15th November launch in North America. With the hours counting down...

  • News PS4 Exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall's Launch Trailer Will Blow You Away

    Did you see that?!

    In need of that extra injection of pure hype in preparation for the PlayStation 4's launch in North America later this week? If so, look no further than this rather stunning trailer for launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall. We've known for months now that the sci-fi shooter will be a visual treat, but this video really blows away...

  • News PS4 Launch Livestream to Visit Sony's Top-Secret R&D Lab

    Wait, what?

    We’re not sure that we can handle the hype anymore. GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley hopped onto Twitter yesterday to confirm that this week’s PlayStation 4 launch livestream will play host to the first footage from The Last of Us’ hotly anticipated single player expansion – and now he’s

  • News What Can You Use PS4 Voice Commands For?

    PlayStation, play Killzone: Shadow Fall

    Unlike the Xbox One, voice commands will be pretty limited on the PlayStation 4 – but that’s hardly surprising considering that the functionality was only announced a couple of months ago. Speaking as part of a press session in New York City earlier this week, the platform holder confirmed that you won’t...

  • News Yes, You Can Still Sell and Share Your Games on PS4

    Try to stop worrying

    Sony would look like the biggest hypocrites since Arthur Dimmesdale [Apologies for the specific literary reference - Ed] if it reversed its policies on PlayStation 4 used games after that E3 performance – but an updated Sony Entertainment Network document prompted plenty of co

  • News You'll Now Be Able to Buy PSN Content Directly from Amazon

    Game changer

    This is potentially huge. As if there wasn’t enough excitement already cycling the PlayStation brand, Amazon has announced that it has launched its own version of the PlayStation Store – bringing competition to the console digital download space for the first time since the inception of Sony’s virtual plaza. What does this mean?...

  • News Go Face to Face with the PlayStation 4's User Interface

    Say goodbye to the XMB

    Hungry for more PlayStation 4 news? Never fear, as a recent press event in New York City has revealed several details regarding the upcoming console. Most interesting were those pertaining to the machine's user interface. That's right, it's time to say goodbye to our beloved XMB and say hello to the next generation console's...

  • News Want to Know How Skilful You Are? PS4 Trophies Will Be Classified by Rarity

    Brrring

    Sony’s popular Trophy system has always been good at distinguishing different types of players. While other achievement systems plump up for a big fat score, PlayStation’s solution is able to separate the completionists from the samplers. However, the format’s set to get even more specific with the upcoming PlayStation 4, as it will...

  • News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Will Find You Running Up Walls

    The colours of the city lights

    Our counterparts over in North America managed to get hands-on time with impending PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son at a launch event in New York City this week, leaving us banging our heads against the wall in irrational envy. Fortunately, we haven’t quite given ourselves concussion just yet, and have...

  • News Tretton: We're Very Confident We're in Great Shape with PS4

    That's the spirit

    Sony has been bullish about a platform launch before – but with the PlayStation 3, that buoyancy felt phoned in. With its impending next generation console, however, there’s a swagger from its executives that seems believable – and Jack Tretton has furthered that in an interview on the eve of the PlayStation 4’s launch,...

  • News How Does the PS4 Deal with Those Massive Mandatory Installs?

    Largely painless

    There was an industry-wide panic attack when Call of Duty: Ghosts’ leaked PlayStation 4 box art revealed that you’ll need 49GB of hard-drive space in order to play the first-person shooter. Installs have been a blight on the PlayStation 3 for the entirety of its seven year lifespan, with some games seemingly taking longer to...

  • News Wait, Sony's Released Another Weird PS4 Viral Teaser Trailer?

    Dressed by the Creed

    We’re no closer to solving the mystery of last week’s bizarre ‘Hadouken Cabs’ teaser trailer, but it seems that Sony’s making a habit out of deploying these vaguely video game related commercials. This latest spot – discovered by IGN – focuses on 'E. Kenway and Sons Bespoke Tailors', and includes imagery from the...

  • News What's Happened to the PS4 Version of Minecraft?

    Building blocks

    Sony announced all the way back at GamesCom that Minecraft would deploy on the PlayStation 4 within the system’s launch window, but that’s looking somewhat unlikely at this point in time. 4J Studios, the British-based developer responsible for porting the release, has

  • News Super Motherload Digs into the PS4 Launch Lineup

    Going underground

    Your attention may be firmly fixed on Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack right now, but it’s worth remembering that there’s a bevy of indie titles set to launch alongside the PlayStation 4 later this week. One such adventure is indie dig-‘em-up Super Motherload, which is currently sharpening its spade in anticipation for...

  • News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Games Are Already Selling Strongly

    Call of Duty: Ghosts gets off to a decent start on the system

    Sony’s next generation console may be right around the corner in North America, but there are still a few weeks before it settles its blue and black chassis on UK stores shelves. That’s not stopping the console’s initial roster of software from performing fairly well, though, as the...

  • News Here's What the Inside of the PS4's Packaging Looks Like

    Hype levels rising

    The PlayStation 4 is only a few short days away, and if you thought that your hype levels were at their absolute peak, wait until you watch this recently released official unboxing video. Donning a pair of slightly bizarre leather gloves, Sony Worldwide Studios president – and all-around awesome guy – Shuhei Yoshida gives a...

  • News Patents Suggest PS4 Will Take You to Another Dimension Soon

    Headset speculation continues to mount

    It’s looking increasingly likely that you’ll be playing your PlayStation 4 with an Oculus Rift-esque headset in the near future. Rumours regarding the wearable technology have been seeping out of Sony for several weeks, but now one eagle-eyed N

  • News Received Your PS4 Early? Don't Worry, Sony Won't Ban You

    That's reassuring

    Microsoft may have attracted even more ire this weekend by banning a pre-release Xbox One, but Sony has confirmed that it won’t be following suit. In the Redmond-based manufacturer’s defence, it has said that it will reverse the block nearer to launch, but the Japanese giant has promised that you won’t have any similar issues...

  • News Free PS4 FPS Blacklight: Retribution Customises Its Loadout

    Payback time

    Killzone: Shadow Fall may be the first-person shooter at the top of your PlayStation 4 wishlist, but Zombie Studios’ free-to-play Blacklight: Retribution is vying for your attention, too. The title – which will be available in time for the next generation console’s 15th November launch in North America – includes a total of ten...

  • News Killzone: Shadow Fall OWL Tutorial Swoops into View

    Killin' it

    Guerrilla Games has released a new trailer showing off the varied tactical options in the upcoming Killzone: Shadow Fall, with a particular focus on the new OWL attack drone. In just a few short days you'll be swiping your DualShock 4's touchpad to command your own personal mechanical assistant, and this trailer should keep the hype train...

  • News You're Now Free to Befriend 2,000 Buddies on the PSN

    Socialite

    If you have more contacts than a regional directory, then you may be delighted to learn that your PlayStation Network friends list has ballooned to 2,000 slots. Following the latest PlayStation Vita firmware update – and some meaty backend maintenance earlier in the week – the platform holder has boosted its online service’s buddy...

  • Weirdness Microsoft Confirms That You'll Be Able to Play Killzone on Xbox One

    In a roundabout way

    Microsoft may have shifted the Xbox One’s messaging away from media functionality a touch after the backlash that it received following the format’s unveiling back in May, but that HDMI input still exists on the rear of the device. Mainly designed to allow you to overlay the next generation console’s interface on top of...

  • News Knack Proves That a Problem Shared Is a Problem Halved

    Just the two of us

    Marble Madness creator Mark Cerny’s impending PlayStation 4 launch title Knack is making a play for your nostalgic side – and it aims to further that by bringing back couch co-op. Earlier in the year, developer Japan Studio confirmed that yo

  • News How Tiny Brains Is Tapping into the Power of the PS4 Controller

    New ways to play

    While much of the next generation discussion has revolved around resolution and horsepower over the past few days, it’s easy to forget that the PlayStation 4 has a few new gimmicks of its own. Many of those are embedded into the DualShock 4 controller, with the touchpad, light bar, and share button all bringing brand new potential...

  • News Diablo III on PS4 Will Come Equipped with Legendary Exclusive Features

    'Blo'-ing in the wind

    When it comes to the PlayStation 4 version of Diablo III, Blizzard has us completely spoilt. It was already announced that the next-gen port – which will be hacking and slashing its way onto the system sometime in 2014 – will include the Reaper of Souls expansion, and now a recent Polygon report has revealed that it'll also...

  • News Knack's Quest Has Already Started on iOS Handsets

    Rummage up some relics

    If you absolutely can’t wait for the PlayStation 4, then free-to-play iOS spin-off Knack’s Quest should help you to pass the minutes until next week’s release. The puzzle title – which was officially acknowledged earlier in the year – sees you matching jewels in order to help the eponymous hero grow. There’s both a...

  • News This Is Why Resogun Should Be Your Most Anticipated PS4 Game

    Divine destruction

    “We like watching stuff blow up, it’s in human nature,” says lead programmer Harry Krueger in this brand new Resogun developer diary. “We’ve been able to tap into that exact part of the brain that feels satisfaction when you see things blowing up.” It’s true, too – we’ve not exactly been shy about our adoration...

  • Poll How Many PS3 Games Do You Hope to Finish Before Fully Focusing on PS4?

    Old but gold

    Sony may be days away from ushering in a new generation, but the PlayStation 3 is not going to disappear overnight. The platform holder revealed that its existing system surpassed 80 million sales globally this week, and we’re sure that it intend

  • News Sony Would Like to Give You Some Money for Buying a PS4

    Surprise sweetener

    The console wars are showing no signs of cooling down. Microsoft may have added a free copy of FIFA 14 to launch day editions of the Xbox One, but Sony has responded with a treat or three of its own. Those of you that purchase a PlayStation 4 in North America will find a promotional voucher enclosed that will reward you with a...

  • News Pledge Your Position Among the Players with PlayStation 4

    This is for you

    Greatness may be right around the corner in North America, but Sony still has three weeks to fill until the PlayStation 4 deploys in Europe. It’s counting down to the system’s 29th November release date with a new marketing initiative, which encourages you to share what type of player you are on Facebook and

  • Weirdness How Many PS4 Consoles Can You Count in Amazon's Warehouse?

    Beats sheep

    We mentioned overnight that retailers across North America have started receiving their PlayStation 4 consoles ahead of next week’s launch, and that includes online giant Amazon. Posting on its Facebook page overnight, the store uploade

  • News PlayStation 4 May Well Be Make or Break for Struggling Sony

    Not playing around

    We recently reported on Sony's less than successful second quarter financial results – a respectable ¥3.5 billion ($35 million) profit in the first quarter was followed by a dismal net loss of ¥19.3 billion ($197 million) in the second. The poor performance was attributed to a sluggish turn by the organisation's movie...

  • News Sony Tosses Curious Hadouken Cabs PS4 Teaser Trailer Online

    Oh my car

    We make it a rule to be sceptical when it comes to so-called scoops from commercial email addresses, but we reckon that Sony may be up to something with this ‘Hadouken Cabs’ teaser trailer. Overnight, we were contacted by a strange Gmail account, which encouraged us to not just call a cab, but to call a Hadouken Cab. “[We’ve been]...