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Asda has more stock of PS4 that it will sell to customers on launch day this Friday. 155 Asda stores will be selling the machines from midnight on Thursday. The stock includes the normal 349 machine, plus the Knack bundle (379) and the Call of Duty Ghosts pack (385). The …
Read More »Countdown to PS4 – PlayStation UK talks stock, the failure of PS3 and indie retailers
After a generation stuck in last place, PlayStation UK has never been in a better place to reclaim the No.1 spot from rival Xbox. MCV speaks to sales director Alex Coultate, marketing boss Murray Pannell and managing director Fergal Gara on the launch of PlayStation 4 Eight years ago, PlayStation …
Read More »PlayStation wants all retailers to sell PSN download games
All UK retailers are invited to sell our PSN games, says SCE UK. The PlayStation firm already allows GAME and independent retailers to sell digital PSN cards for individual titles. And it hopes to roll that out to the entire games retail marketplace. We’ve been saying all year that we …
Read More »Vita/PS4 ‘Ultimate’ bundle in-bound this year
It’s not all about PS4 this Christmas for Sony, with the firm throwing 2.5m behind Vita, too. The company is putting together PS4 and Vita into an ‘Ultimate Bundle’, which will launch before Christmas. Gamers that own both consoles can stream their PS4 games to their Vita and play off-screen, …
Read More »Sony: We won’t repeat PS3’s mistakes
PlayStation UK insists it will not repeat the mistakes of its troubled PS3. The firm told MCV that it has already fixed two of the mistakes it made before, by launching PS4 a lower price and closer to the competition. Sony?UK says it has spent ‘tens of millions’ on its …
Read More »GAME: Xbox One launch sales will ‘easily surpass’ Xbox 360
UK retail giant GAME has hailed last night’s Xbox One launch an incredible success, and says that the console’s sales will easily beat the launch of Xbox 360. The firm created a pop-up GAME store at Trocadero for the launch of the console, with 26 year-old Charlie Pulbrook from Kent …
Read More »Doctor Who takes over Google with 50th Anniversary game
It’s a moment fans have been waiting for for years, it’s dominated the media, the radio, the TV, press and the High Street all week. No, not Xbox One, but Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. And now The Doctor has materialised on Google’s homepage in video game-form. The latest brilliant take-over …
Read More »Harrison: We will struggle to meet Xbox One demand
Xbox One will sell out and there will be difficulty getting stock, admits Xbox VP Phil Harrison. But, he added, the firm is doing everything it can to accelerate stock replenishment. The Microsoft exec told MCV what comes next for the Xbox business now it has launched its new games …
Read More »GAME has extra Xbox One bundles available tonight
GAME has more stock of Xbox One available to order tonight, if you’re quick. Go into one of the 300 GAME shops open at midnight and fans can pick up the ‘Epic bundle’, which is the more expensive set filled with accessories and games. That’s not all, as we revealed …
Read More »Countdown to Xbox One: The truth behind next-gen demand
Pre-orders are sky high, but the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that the number of consumers eyeing Xbox One and PS4 is significantly higher. MCV takes a closer look Over the summer, consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel asked thousands of people about their intention to purchase Xbox One or …
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