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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 …

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 …

Publisher also working on Final Fantasy XIII Versus, now renamed Final Fantasy XV

The MMO take on Skyrim, Oblivion and Morrowind is coming to PlayStation 4. During today’s Sony E3 press conference, the platform holder announced a new partnership with publisher Bethesda that would see The Elder Scrolls Online released on the next generation console. The game is due on PS4 in spring …

Sony has demonstrated a convincing commitment to indie at its E3 press conference, calling numerous independent developers to the stage as it insisted that small studios and self publishing are vital to the PlayStation 4. Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida opened the discussion of indies at the event. "We are …

Self-publishing message emphasised as numerous indies take to the stage

Final Fantasy Versus XIII has finally been seen in public, but it’s undergone a name change. Now titled Final Fantasy IV, the game appears to use the next generation engine shown off at last year’s E3. Final Fantasy IV is set in a similar universe to Final Fantasy XIII, blending …

There are 40 first-party games in development for the PS4, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has announced. Speaking at the company’s E3 2013 press conference Yoshida said that of those titles, 20 would be launched within the first year of launch. He added that a third of …

20 titles to be released in first year of PS4 launch, a third to be brand new IP

Three titles have been confirmed for PlayStation 4’s launch line-up. Sony announced during its E3 press conference that Killzone: Shadow Fall, DriveClub and Knack will all be available on day one for the firm’s next generation console. All three were among the main first-party titles unveiled alongside the new device …