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It’s clear to anyone attending tonight’s event that this year’s Sony press conference was a crowd-pleaser. The audience erupted with approval as the platform holder shrewdly positioned itself as a welcoming alternative to all the confusion and negativity surrounding rival Microsoft and its new console. PlayStation 4 will be cheaper …
Read More »SONY: Gaikai to stream PS3 games on PS4 in 2014
Cloud streaming service Gaikai will allow the streaming of a select number of PS3 games on the PS4 from the start of 2014. Announcing the news at its E3 press conference, Sony said that the service wouldn’t be available straight away at the console’s launch, but would arrive at a …
Read More »E3 2013: Gaikai to start streaming PS3 games on PS4 in 2014
Sony to begin rolling out cloud gaming services next year
Read More »SONY: PS4 launches at £349 this Christmas
PlayStation 4 will be released for 349 this Christmas, Sony has announced. The price and launch window were revealed during the platform holder’s E3 press conference by Sony Computer Entertainment CEO and President Andrew House. It will cost $399 in the United States and €399 in Europe. "It’s a very …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation lays down the law: no restriction on pre-owned
Sony has pledged support for the second-hand games market in its E3 press conference today. At its E3 press conference the firm took a clear, deliberate opposing stance to Xbox. The format-holder outlined that it will not implement game licensing strategies or always on requirements for its consoles. SCEA boss …
Read More »SONY: Microsoft digs abound as Sony confirms pre-owned plans for PS4
In a none-too-subtle dig at Microsoft, Sony confirmed that PlayStation 4 will not be limited by the same restrictions as Xbox One. During the platform holder’s E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton confirmed that PS4 will allow users to play pre-owned games. That PS4 owners are …
Read More »SONY: PlayStation hosts first gameplay demo of Destiny
Bungie and Activision’s collaboration Destiny saw its first live gameplay demo on stage at Sony’s E3 press conference, running on the PS4. The game, a role-playing first-person shooter, is heading to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, but the on-stage E3 demo gave the PlayStation 4 event something of …
Read More »SONY: PS Plus carries over for PS4 but introduces multiplayer charge
PlayStation Plus users will be able to continue using their account when they pick up a PS4. Sony’s premium service already offers access to a range of content through PS3, PSP and Vita – no matter if gamers own one, two or all three of these platforms – and PS4 …
Read More »SONY: Mad Max game coming to PlayStation 4
In what nearly looked like a Fallout 4 reveal, Sony announced PS4 will be getting a game based on the franchise that defined the post-apocalyptic genre: Mad Max. The game is being published by Warner Bros and developed by Avalance Studios, the creators of Just Cause – so expect an …
Read More »E3 2013: Square Enix developing Kingdom Hearts 3 for PS4
Publisher also working on Final Fantasy XIII Versus, now renamed Final Fantasy XV
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