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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 …
Read More »SONY: PS4 launches at £349 this Christmas
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 …
Read More »SONY: Microsoft digs abound as Sony confirms pre-owned plans for PS4
In a none-too-subtle dig at Microsoft, Sony confirmed that PlayStation 4 will not be limited by the same restrictions as Xbox One. During the platform holder’s E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton confirmed that PS4 will allow users to play pre-owned games. That PS4 owners are …
Read More »SONY: PS Plus carries over for PS4 but introduces multiplayer charge
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 …
Read More »SONY: Mad Max game coming to PlayStation 4
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 …
Read More »SONY: The Elder Scolls Online coming to PS4
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 …
Read More »SONY: Final Fantasy Versus XIII becomes FF XV on PS4; Kingdom Hearts III announced
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 …
Read More »SONY: Killzone, Driveclub and Knack confirmed as launch titles
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 …
Read More »SONY: New IP The Order 1866 announced for PlayStation 4
Ready At Dawn and Sony’s Santa Monica studio are working on a brand new franchise for PS4. Entitled The Order 1866, it takes place in an alternative England, where characters dress like medieval knights, wield Steampunk guns and pilot airships. No gameplay was shown but the in-game cutscene shown implies …
Read More »SONY: PlayStation 4 finally revealed – see it here
The look of the PlayStation 4 has finally been revealed. Andrew House unveiled the sleek new console during tonight’s E3 press conference. As you can see from the picture, it retains the smooth black matt finish of the redesigned PS3, dropping the curves in favour of a more solid, square …
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