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Read More »PS4-Vita Remote Play enabled at a system level
Every single PS4 game will be playable via Remote Play on PlayStation Vita. That’s because, unlike on PS3 when the functionality needed to be specifically coded in, PlayStation 4 will allow Vita streaming on a system level, Engadget reports. Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida told the site: "On PlayStation …
Read More »Sony raises PS4 sales estimates, admits "demand may now outstrip supply"
The overwhelmingly positive response given to PS4 at E3 this week has led to the company raising its sales expectations for the machine. Global PlayStation boss Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal the company is shifting its internal projections for the product after favourable reactions to the company’s presentation …
Read More »Oddworld dev slams Microsoft over Xbox One indie games policy
Microsoft’s insistence on indie devs requiring a publishing partner has angered indie dev Lorne Lanning. Lanning, now at studio Oddworld Inhabitants and developing Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty!, has spoken to Microsoft about getting the game released on Xbox One. But despite being a self-publisher, Microsoft has refused to budge on …
Read More »Nintendo: Want to block pre-owned? Then make better games
Spirited Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that there’s a very simply solution to the ‘problem’ of pre-owned – make better games. The exec was also keen to point out that Nintendo has the lowest software trade-in rate of any platform holder – a fact perfectly illustrated by the …
Read More »E3 2014 dated as expo records highest attendance figures since restructure
A whopping 48,200 people – encompassing journalists, retailers, analysts and other games industry professionals – visited the halls of E3 2013 in Los Angeles this week. This is the highest number of attendees since organiser the Entertainment Software Association restructured the expo back in 2009, reverting it back to its …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski defends Xbox One DRM, reckons Sony will do the same
Former Epic dev and the self-professed Tony Stark of video games” Cliff Bleszinski has argued the case for Xbox One DRM. His fundamental argument is that the current triple-A model is broken. Haha Mattrick ‘if you’re offline get a 360 fuckers’ amazing,” he said on Twitter, referencing Don Mattrick’s controversial …
Read More »Download our E3 round-up issue now
The first post-E3 issue of MCV is now available digitally and will start to arrive with subscribers from tomorrow. Recapping the big stories and announcements this week, plus offering the latest product guides and industry analysis, you can get it via our app or here in your browser. In the …
Read More »Yoshida confesses "love" for Oculus Rift as 1080p prototype is revealed
The arrival of virtual reality headset Oculus Rift on consoles is a step closer. Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida told Engadget that Sony has got a couple of the development kits” and that I tried it out and I love it”. And while there’s no active discussions occurring just …
Read More »Xbox One pre-owned and online policies are "definitive", unlikely to change in near-term
Those hoping for a swift U-turn from Microsoft look set for disappointment. Microsoft’s studios boss Phil Spencer has told CVG that the policies regarding Xbox One’s online and software authorisation requirements are definitive” and will remain in place. For now. "We wanted to set our definitive policy in black and …
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