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During an interview with CNBC, CEO Andrew House said Sony would probably struggle to meet customers’ demands for PlayStation VR. "We have growing confidence that we’ll be supply constrained with this product, but we’ll do our very best to meet demand," he told CNBC.com. "Virtual reality is a medium that’s …
Read More »Skylanders dev Vicarious Visions working on Crash Bandicoot remasters
Studio is also creating Imaginators instalment in toy-to-life franchise, starring the manic marsupial
Read More »Xbox One S WON’T offer a performance advantage, but WILL upscale games to 4K
Microsoft has denied claims that some games will perform better on Xbox One S than they do on the existing Xbox One. Yesterday Gears of War 4 boss Rod Fergusson stated that the new machine boasts slightly improved CPU and GPU performance, and that in turn will allow the Coalition …
Read More »Spencer: Xbox One and PS4 can’t offer ‘console-like’ VR
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that current consoles simply don’t have the power to offer virtual reality gaming at a quality comparable to console standards. When we went out and talked to VR developers,” Spencer told Wired when asked about the 6 teraflops of computing power packed inside the …
Read More »Gearbox details Battleborn’s microtransactions
A new premium currency is being introduced to Battleborn. Platinum will allow players to buy new skins and taunts for heroes – so, only cosmetic items, and not in-game perks. It’s not yet clear whether the items can only be purchased with cash or can also be earned in game. …
Read More »Xbox Scorpio means ‘Sony’s technological advantage has gone’
Microsoft’s Xbox Scorpio console will enjoy a significant performance advantage over Sony’s PS4 Neo. That’s according to Digital Foundry, which says that Neo is now too far down the line for Sony to possibly hope to try and change its plans and stop the new Xbox outperforming its machine by …
Read More »Some games will perform better on Xbox One S
Xbox One S will run some titles better than they perform on the current Xbox One. As well as its 4K video playback, the new console also offers high dynamic range colour support. Polygon reports that this will, according to Gears of War 4 dev Rod Fergusson, will offer improved …
Read More »E3 2016: Surprise! Insomniac, not Sucker Punch, is making the new Spider-Man game
Sunset Overdrive and Ratchet & Clank studio confirms that web-slinging title will not be based on upcoming movie
Read More »Sony announces new PS4 Spider-Man game developed by Insomniac
The rumours were confirmed last night: a new Spider-Man game is coming to PlayStation 4, but it’s not being developed by Sucker Punch. Sony revealed during its PlayStation E3 conference yesterday that the title is developed by Ratchet & Clank, Resistance and Sunset Overdrive studio Insomniac Games. This follows rumours …
Read More »OPINION: Is the £249 Xbox One S E3 2016’s ‘winner’?
It feels pretty easy this morning to draw a dividing line between the Microsoft and Sony E3 2016 press conferences. Microsoft will likely be feeling pretty chuffed with itself. Hardware is always the biggest headline grabber and in that respect Xbox has stolen the show. At 249 for the 500GB …
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