PS4 News
January2013
Talking Point Does the PS4 Need 4K Resolution?
A question of perspective
As expected, Sony’s CES press conference focused heavily on 4K resolution. Like 3D before it, the manufacturer spent the majority of its showcase demonstrating a new line of Bravia televisions that will attempt to drive the standardisation of the burgeoning format. The company also touched upon re-mastered Blu-rays, video...
News Sony Bets the Bank on 4K Technology at CES
Through the looking glass
No, the PlayStation 4 was not announced during Sony’s widely publicised CES press conference in Las Vegas last night. But while the manufacturer failed to mention its range of PlayStation platforms in any meaningful capacity, it still offered a hint at what we can expect from its next console – and that’s 4K...
Talking Point Why the PlayStation 4 Won't Block Used Games
Keep calm and carry on
Sony likes to patent a lot of things. The manufacturer is so trigger-happy with its technology registrations that we could probably dedicate the entirety of our editorial output to the innumerable crazy ideas that the company has. The reason that we don’t is because ideas aren’t nearly as interesting as final products, and...
News Sony Patent Plots an End to Used Game Sales
Like it or lump it
Before you dive off the deep end, it’s worth noting that Sony patents a lot of things, but very few of them turn out to be genuine products. As such, a new document outlining anti-used game technology may just be another of the platform holder’s experiments. At least, we hope so. The patent – filed by Sony Computer...
December2012
News Guerrilla Gearing Up for Biggest Year Since First Killzone Launch
More details at a future date
Guerrilla Games has teased that it may have more titles on the horizon than the upcoming PlayStation Vita spin-off Killzone: Mercenary. In a Christmas themed PlayStation Blog post, community manager Victor Zuylen noted that “2013 is gearing up to be another big year” for the Dutch studio, and “quite possibly the...
News Dark Souls 2's Visuals Are Comparable to Watch Dogs
May skip 2013
Dark Souls 2 may have been announced as a PlayStation 3 title, but it sounds like the hotly anticipated sequel will arrive on next-generation consoles too. EDGE magazine – who were shown a ten-minute playthrough of the game – reports that the upcoming adventure will boast visuals that are on par with Ubisoft’s ambitious
Rumour Developers Have More Confidence in the Xbox 720 than the PS4
But we don't know why
Thus far, everything we’ve heard about the next-generation has been vague. Countless rumours have pegged Sony’s fourth home console for late 2013, but that opinion appears to be changing. In a speculative piece posted this evening, North American website Kotaku has suggested that
News Is the PlayStation 4 Further Away Than We Think?
Difficult to forecast
One of the greatest assets of this industry is its unpredictability. Just when you think you’ve got it sussed – a rumour will throw you completely off base. Consider the ongoing discussion surrounding the PlayStation 4. We took The Last of Us’ spring release date as confirmation of the next-generation system’s imminent...
Reaction The Last of Us' Launch Date Points to the PlayStation 4's Imminent Arrival
Final countdown
Sony, like most other publishers, is not a massive fan of mid-year releases. The platform holder has had some success launching Sucker Punch’s two supercharged inFamous titles during the sunny window, but it typically reserves its heavy hitters for the start of the year or the festive period. It’s interesting, then, that the...
November2012
Talking Point Does the PS4 Need to Do More Than Push Polygons?
Generation game
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime reckons that Sony will need to do more than manufacture cutting edge technology in order to compete with the Wii U. The executive was responding to a query regarding the longevity of the recently released platform once the next generation console eventually arrives. “In the end, our...
News Michael Pachter: PlayStation 4 Will Launch in 2013
Crystal ball
Likeable industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Sony will release the next PlayStation console in October or November of next year. The chatty Wedbush Securities employee told the latest issue of PLAY magazine that he doesn’t believe the platform holder “wants to launch behind Microsoft again”. He added: "It isn't likely...
News Why Isn't Grand Theft Auto V a PlayStation 4 Game?
Maturity
Rumours suggest that the PlayStation 4 is set to launch as soon as Christmas next year, but Rockstar Games isn’t holding Grand Theft Auto V back for the next batch of hardware. The open world crime drama is set to release in Spring 2013, making it very much a PS3 title for the time being. But why is that? "Rockstar is a content company
News You May Have to Wait Until PS4 to Play Rainbow 6: Patriots
Staying frosty
Do you remember Rainbow 6: Patriots? The stunning tactical shooter was first revealed a few years ago, with an incredible concept trailer that took plenty of inspiration from Heavy Rain. Sadly, the game’s been missing in action for a while now, prompting publisher Ubisoft to admit that development may have switched to...
News Watch Dogs Will Hack Your PlayStation 3 in 2013
On hold
We reckon Watch Dogs would be more interesting if it took its title a little more literally, but Ubisoft's still got plenty of time to take our suggestion on board. The publisher has announced that the title will release in 2013 during a financial briefing earlier today. "Watch Dogs will be coming next year," CEO Yves Guillemot said. The...
Rumour Sony Shipping Updated PlayStation 4 Development Kits
The future
Developers around the world are apparently receiving updated PlayStation 4 development kits as we type, according to a report on VG247. The super secret devices are supposedly housed inside standard PC cases, but are heavily updated from previous units which were essentially just graphics cards. A fourth, “almost final” kit is set to...
News Mafia Developer Aiming to "Push the Boundaries of Cutting Edge Hardware"
Period drama
Mafia II may have been disappointing from a gameplay perspective – but it remains one of the most atmospheric PlayStation 3 titles to date. As such, we’re eager to see what developer 2K Czech can achieve with next-generation hardware. Fortunately, the studio is rumoured to be working on a sequel to the open world crime drama for...
October2012
Rumour Captain Price Actor Outs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The future is now
Call of Duty actor and former Eastenders bad boy Billy Murray has accidentally outed the next entry in Activision’s blockbuster series. The thespian – who has portrayed Captain Price for over five years – said in an interview with This Is Xbox overnight: “Yeah, on Monday I am off to meet Infinity Ward about the next game,...
News EA Gothenburg Teases Next Generation Need for Speed
Bulking up
EA Gothenburg is recruiting for a new Need for Speed game, according to a post on its website. The Swedish studio, which was founded earlier this year, noted: "Would you like to work on a game in the Need for Speed franchise? We are hiring, and we are hiring a lot." Elsewhere, the company teased that it may be working on a...
September2012
Reaction What Sony's TGS Tells Us About PlayStation's Future
Through the looking glass
Sony shocked attendees at its Tokyo Game Show press conference earlier this week by announcing the PlayStation 3 Super Slim. Unfortunately, the corrugated console itself was not the reason for open-mouthed attendees – that accolade was reserved for its flummoxing price-point. Indeed, as opposed to positioning the aging...
August2012
News Team Bondi Reveals PlayStation 4 Title Whore of the Orient
Period piece
Controversial L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi has risen from its resting place to announce a brand new PlayStation 4 title named Whore of the Orient. The game was rumoured some time ago, but has now been officially confirmed on the developer's website. The game itself is set in Shanghai in 1936, and promises to explore "the most...
News Star Wars 1313 Takes a Trip to the Underworld
Going underground
It’s hard not to raise an eyebrow over LucasArts’ treatment of Star Wars 1313. The game has already featured on magazine covers here in the UK, but it doesn’t actually have a platform attached to it yet. Is it a PlayStation 3 game or next-generation? The publisher won’t say. Instead, it’s decided to release the in-depth...
Rumour PlayStation 4 Will Support 4K Resolution
Purrdy
The PlayStation 4 will support 4K resolution, according to a report on BGR. The website claims that the Japanese giant is betting big on the technology now that 3D has failed to invigorate the market. It is already selling 4K Blu-ray players, and will introduce a compatible 80-inch XBR LED television set soon. The PS4 will presumably form...
Rumour Studio Liverpool Was Working on WipEout for PS4
Hard to swallow
Famous PlayStation developer Studio Liverpool was working on a WipEout title for PlayStation 4, Eurogamer.net reports. The game was described by sources as being “dramatically different” to previous titles in the series, though specifics are unlikely to ever be revealed. The website continues that the game had been in...
News EA's Frank Gibeau Has Seen the PlayStation 4
Lucky chap
Privileged EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has set his eyes upon the PlayStation 4. The outspoken executive announced the news during an otherwise laborious GamesCom keynote about free-to-play business models and, ahem, Command & Conquer. No doubt he needed a means to attract the attending audience’s wandering attention...
Rumour Mafia III Firing onto PlayStation 4
Next generation looms
The sequel to the atmospheric Mafia II is in development for PlayStation 4, according to a report on Eurogamer.net. The site claims that the sequel had been intended as a launch title for Sony’s next system (drool), but is now unlikely to hit that deadline. Developer 2K Czech is still rebuilding its team after layoffs last...
July2012
News Polyphony Digital Hints at Gran Turismo 6 for PlayStation 4
Life in the fast lane
Polyphony Digital gaffer Kazunori Yamauchi has hinted that Gran Turismo 6 is in development for the next PlayStation console. Speaking at the China Joy event in Beijing, the series creator said that the team is “targeting the latest technology” for the next iteration of its gigantic racing series. He added that development...
News Sony Has Been Working on PlayStation 4 Since 2010
Loose lips
The beauty of Linked In is that someone will always say something they shouldn’t. Take the profile of former SCEA employee Attila Vass, who’d almost certainly be spending the day on Jack Tretton’s naughty step if he hadn’t left the company in April. See, according to Vass’ online resume, Sony has been working on a “next...
June2012
News Salivate Over a Single New Watch Dogs Screenshot
The future
With the majority of the video game industry locked up for the weekend, we’re once again left hunting the depths of the Internet for marginally interesting summer stories. On our travels throughout the murky underworld, we uncovered this brand new shot of Ubisoft’s hot upcoming title, Watch Dogs. The image – which shows a populated...
Rumour PlayStation 4 Specifications Leaked
Speculation
The PlayStation 4 is actively in development. It’s not a point of contention anymore – even Sony is willing to acknowledge the system’s existence. With a 2013 release touted, it’s probably fitting that we should start to get some serious rumours about the system’s internals, and unsurprisingly a Dutch website has delivered the...
News Ubisoft Confirms Watch Dogs Is Coming to PlayStation 3
Big brother
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs was probably the most exciting announcement of E3. The open-world action title looked like the company’s first next-generation hit for sure, but the publisher has since elaborated that the title is actually coming to PlayStation 3. Chatting with Joystiq, producer Dominic Guay admitted that the E3 demo w
News Sony: Everyone Knows Games Are in Development for PS4
Cat, bag
In a sharp contrast to the no comment responses of other PlayStation executives, Sony’s Scott Rohde has outright acknowledged the existence of the PS4. When quizzed on the next-generation console by GameTrailers, the senior vice president of SCEA responded: We’re not talking about when the machine is coming out, but I think that...
News Tretton on PS4: It's Not About Being First, It's About Being the Best
Weighing in
Sony Computer Entertainment America gaffer Jack Tretton has responded to speculation suggesting that Sony is ready to roll out its next platform ahead of Microsoft. Speaking with Geoff Keighley on GameTrailers TV, the likable executive noted that having the "best" console is what's most important to the company: We’ve never been...
News Square Enix Reveals the Future of Final Fantasy
Treat your senses
If Square Enix’s real-time Luminous Technology demonstration is representative of the visual fidelity we can expect from PlayStation 4, then wake us up when the next console comes around. The Japanese company revealed the breath-taking demo below during a press demonstration at E3 in Los Angeles. Even more incredibly, chief...
News Robert Bowling Reveals Human Element for 2015
Survivor
The hugely ambitious Robert Bowling – who served as a creative strategist on the Call of Duty franchise for many years – has unveiled his new studio’s first project: Human Element. Set for release on next-generation platforms in 2015, the horror title aims to convey the desperation of survival during a zombie apocalypse. Speaking...
May2012
Rumour Sony Decided Against Digital Only PlayStation 4
Sticking with discs
Sony decided against making its next home console digital only, the Wall Street Journal reports. The publication claims that the company had considered removing the optical drive from the PlayStation 4 – rumoured to be codenamed Orbis – but decided against the move due to poor Internet speeds. The report echoes
News Infinity Ward Targeting New Consoles with Next Project
Modern Warfare, er, 4?
Excuse us while we continue to scrape the figuratively parched barrel for marginally interesting stories. Infinity Ward has posted a new job opening, advertising for a social network engineer. The employee will supposedly be responsible for “high level network code for an exciting unannounced title for next generation...
News Sony Engineer References PlayStation 4 in CV
Whoops
Update: Umminger claims it was "just a typo". Original story: It’s about time employees of major video game companies learned that they can’t talk about unannounced products on their CV. The harsh reality is: someone will find it. SCEA software engineer Frederick Umminger is the latest to fall foul of the common quandary,...
April2012
News Analyst: PS4 Must Launch First to "Remain Competitive"
Timing is everything
With the next generation of consoles supposedly looming, Sony finds itself in an interesting place. The PlayStation 3 has only really recently hit its stride, with its life-cycle likely to be extended later this year when it inevitably reaches $199. As such, the Japanese giant could do with holding off the next generation for...
Rumour Early Orbis Tech Specs Leaked
IGN strikes again
If PlayStation 4 really is codenamed Orbis, here's an idea of what Sony might be packing inside the hardware. IGN claims the machine uses AMD chips based on the A8-3859 APU (accelerated processing unit) and Radeon HD 7670 GPU. The APU harbours an on-board quad-core processor with integrated graphics chip; teaming this up with the...
News Avalanche: Just Cause is "Perfect" for PlayStation 4
Thinking ahead
Avalanche Studios may well be hard at work on a top-secret licensed project, but that’s not stopping the Swedish studio from thinking ahead. In a recent interview with Eurogamer.net, company gaffer Christofer Sundberg admitted that the Just Cause series would be a perfect fit for future consoles – including the PlayStation 4. He...
Rumour Sony "Confident" PS4 Can Beat Next Xbox to Market
It's getting hot in here
In case you hadn’t noticed, the next-generation rumour rollercoaster is in full swing. Following on from last week’s Orbis rumours, VG247 has posted a report that claims Sony is “confident” its next platform will beat the Xbox 360’s successor to market. According to the website, the “design goalposts” for the...
March2012
News Michael Pachter Responds to Orbis Rumours
Warns against anti-used games
While we’re still trying to wrap our heads around yesterday’s PlayStation Orbis rumours, seasoned industry analyst Michael Pachter has whipped out his crystal ball and provided some insight on the murmurs. Chatting with GamesIndustry, Pachter explained that it’s unlikely Sony will install anti-used game measures...
News PlayStation Orbis Concept Sketches Emerge
Party
Following yesterday's monstrous PlayStation Orbis rumour, a couple of crafty Internet snoops have uncovered what appear to be some concept sketches of the platform in action. The drawings – since suspiciously removed from original host Coque Design – show a group of figures interacting with a PlayStation Eye-style camera. The images were...
Rumour PS4 Codenamed "Orbis", Due Christmas 2013
Salt
Here we go ladies and gentlemen: Kotaku claims to have the skinny on the next PlayStation. The site claims the upcoming machine is currently codenamed Orbis — Latin for "circle", naturally — and will launch in time for holiday 2013. Supposedly it won't play PS3 games, will lock all new games to a single PSN account to limit the...
News Sports Champions Developer Working on Next Generation Title
Next move for motion studio
Zindagi Games – the developer behind the brilliant Sports Champions and the likable Medieval Moves – is readying itself for the next generation. In a job opening advertised on Gamasutra, the proficient PlayStation Move studio notes that it is "moving on and working on the next generation home console"...
Rumour Guerrilla Staffing Up for Next-Gen Title
PlayStation 4?
Last week, Killzone developer Guerrilla Games confirmed that it was working on at least three new projects. It seems one of those titles will be on PlayStation 4, if a job listing filed by a “Netherlands based” studio is to be believed. The ad notes that the studio – almost certain to be Guerrilla Games – is "working...
Rumour PlayStation 4 Ditching Cell Processor
All change, please
Supporting reports made by Forbes, Kotaku has gone live with a rumour claiming that Sony is to ditch the PS3’s heavily publicised Cell processor in favour of something a little simpler. According to Kotaku, Sony is working with AMD to create the PlayStation 4’s graphics chip as opposed to rival Nvidia. The Cell was heavily...
February2012
News Bethesda Staffing Up for Next-Gen Project
Fallout 4?
With The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim complete – and finally functioning on PS3 – developer Bethesda’s switched its attention to a new, next-gen project. A job listing on its recruitment website states that the developer "is looking for experienced programmers to work on cutting-edge technology for an unannounced game on...
Rumour Sony Using AMD Tech for New Console
In development now
The next generation chatter keeps getting hotter: according to a Forbes report citing “former” AMD employees, Sony is to switch away from nVidia technology for its next system – adopting an AMD chip similar (but presumably much, much beefier) to the XBOX 360. Both AMD and Sony representatives refused to comment on the...
News Tretton: "I'd be Very Distracted by PS4 Announcement"
SCEA boss not thinking ahead
Jack Tretton’s clearly been reading our Talking Point features. The SCEA boss recently made a comment to IGN regarding his stance on the PlayStation 4. Unsurprisingly, the executive's not looking to make any new hardware announcements this year, and is instead hoping to stay focused on Sony's current crop of consoles...
Talking Point Do We Need PlayStation 4 Yet?
The future is... when?
Recently we looked at The Future of PlayStation, and if there's one topic constantly hammering itself to the top of news sites it's which new home consoles might appear at the 2012 E3 Expo. We know that a new console from Microsoft is a possibility and Nintendo’s Wii U is a definite, but Sony has previously stated many times...
January2012
News Rockstar Staffing Up For 'Next-Gen Consoles'
Forget what Kaz Hirai says about the PlayStation 4: someone, somewhere knows exactly what's going on
We'd be shocked if Sony hadn't shared intel on its next system with a handful of developers, and we'd imagine that Rockstar North — the team behind the massive Grand Theft Auto series — would be top of the platform holder's list. A new job...
News Kaz Hirai Debunks PlayStation 4 Chatter
The start of the year has been dominated by new console speculation
Various reports last week indicated that Sony was getting ready for an E3 reveal of its new system, but SCE gaffer, Andy House, was quick to laugh off such speculation. Now chairman Kaz Hirai's chipped in — backing up his colleague, and reiterating that there are no current plans...
Rumour PlayStation 4 Already 'More Powerful' Than Next XBOX
Two PlayStation 4 rumours in a single day? The next generation must be nearing
PSM3 magazine's the latest publication to jump on the bandwagon. The magazine speculates that early signs already point to Sony's next console being "quite a bit more powerful" than the next XBOX, though it's unclear of the publication's sources for the claim...
Rumour PlayStation 4 To Get E3 Unveiling
It was only a matter of time before the ball started rolling
With rumours already swirling around the production of PlayStation 4 titles, MCV has published a bumper rumour this morning claiming that Sony's new home platform will be unveiled at E3 in June. The website speculates that both Sony and Microsoft will attempt to spoil Nintendo's Wii U...
Rumour New PlayStation Set for E3 2012 Reveal
E3 head-to-head on the cards
According to UK retail site MCV, we'll see a new PlayStation console revealed at this year's E3. High-level — though anonymous — executives have told MCV the June reveal would prove to third parties it wouldn't get left behind. PlayStation 3 lost considerable ground to Xbox 360 by launching a year after its rival —...
Feature Push Square's PlayStation Predictions For 2012
It's 2012; the future is upon us
You didn't notice? Seriously, stop reading this article right now and find your nearest window — don't worry, we'll wait. Good, you're back. Did you notice the flying cars and newly built steel sky-scrapers on the horizon? Yeah, exactly. The future, huh? Unfortunately the future isn't quite as exciting as late 70s...
November2011
Report Major Sony Studio Shifts Focus To New PlayStation
On top of a bunch of XBOX successor rumours this week, EDGE has revealed via an unnamed source that at least one major Sony developer has switched attention to the next PlayStation system
According to the report, the Sony subsidiary has had an input on the graphics technology adopted by the new system. But which studio could it be? Our money is...
News Sony Patents Biometric DualShock Controller
Our first glimpse of the PlayStation 4, perhaps? Probably not, Sony tends to patent a lot of stuff
But this one is genuinely cool. The patent pertains to a biometric DualShock controller, able to read: galvanic skin resistance, electrocardio data, and electro-muscular data. In English, that's: moisture, heart rhythm and muscle movements. The...
October2011
News Analyst: Sony To Get PlayStation 4 Out Ahead Of Next XBOX
We told you it was starting
Only yesterday did we post a report claiming that a number of internal Sony studios had started work on the next generation of hardware, and now we've got PS4 stories popping out of our ears. The latest report comes courtesy of US analyst Colin Sebastian, who believes that neither Microsoft nor Sony will have new hardware...
Report Sony Studios Start Work On PlayStation 4 Projects
So it starts
Ironically on the week we've spent a lot of time pondering PlayStation 4. We got to thinking about Sony's next system when we came to the conclusion that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception would probably be Naughty Dog's final PlayStation 3 game. We figured that by analysing the portfolio of Sony's internal studios, we could probably...
July2011
News The Future Of PlayStation Is Green! (According To Joseph Dumary Anyway!)
Meet Joseph Dumary, a product designer with a penchant for PlayStation
We've seen hundreds of futuristic PlayStation mock-ups over the years, but Joseph's take on the PlayStation 4 is surprisingly grounded. While the device itself looks like a fairly natural evolution of the PlayStation 3, Joseph has a greater vision for the future of Sony's gaming...
Rumour PlayStation 4 with Kinect-Style Controls Due in 2012
Apparently so
We're just going to come out and say it: this rumour is almost certainly complete and utter nonsense. Still, it's interesting nonsense, so let's go with it. According to DigiTimes, Sony's PlayStation 4 will feature body movement controls, with production starting late this year ready for a 2012 release. Current PS3 assemblers Pegatron...
It's Monday morning: we're supposed to be writing about how Zumba Fitness has topped the UK sales charts for a billionth week running and not much else
Instead we've got a zinger of a rumour from DigiTimes, speculating that the PlayStation 4 will launch as soon as next year. The report mentions that Sony will begin production of its new system at...
June2011
Rumour Sony Gearing Up For PlayStation 4 Unveiling Next Year
IndustryGamers is speculating that Sony will unveil the PlayStation 4 next year
The website cites an anonymous source from a top developer, though naturally no names were mentioned. Rumours have already pledged an XBOX 360 unveiling for 2012, though they were resolutely denied. Analysts were less confident about IndustryGamers' rumour: "I think...
November2010
News Capcom: Expect an Evolved Move Controller for PlayStation 4
Sony will learn from Move says Capcom boss
David Reeves, current head of Capcom Europe and former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has spoken to Eurogamer about the importance of supporting Move beyond PlayStation 3's life cycle. I think [motion control is] the preamble to what might come in the next static consoles. There's so much...
July2010
News Sony: PlayStation 4 Will Probably Come After The Next XBOX & Nintendo Hardware
Sony makes systems that last
The PS2's been around for over a decade now and it's still worthy of discussion. That's kind of insane when you think about it. Sometimes though, long hardware cycles doesn't work to Sony's advantage. The PlayStation 3 suffered somewhat from being so late to the market. While the gap has closed between the XBOX 360 and...
