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The PlayStation 4 will be region free and allow gamers to upgrade the internal hard drive. That was confirmed by SCE’s president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter this morning as Sony continues to ride high on the wave of goodwill that has followed its E3 presentation. Note that …

E3 is never the ‘war’ that we in the press like to make out. The exception being E3 2013. That was the year Sony very much emerged as the victor. The stage was set for a brutal murdering of its rival in LA and Sony seemed absolutely delighted to deliver …

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 …

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 …

Sony to begin rolling out cloud gaming services next year

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 …

Co-op mode shown off in Bungie's coming Activison published shooter

Sony targets lower price point for next generation console

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 …

Console giant will not restrict pre-owned market in any way, says Tretton