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1m sales in the UK. 10m units worldwide. PS4 has had the best possible start to life. But what now? And does a rapid rise mean a steep decline? MCV asks the man in the know, PlayStation CEO Andrew House… So you’ve hit 10m worldwide at a record pace. Does …
Read More »Destiny launch sparked ‘biggest US PS4 hardware sales week’ of the year
Sony’s US VP of developer and publisher relations says more PS4 consoles were sold during the Destiny launch week than any previous week all year. The stat was revealed by Adam Boyes on the US PlayStation blog, although he did not detail exact numbers. In the UK the Destiny launched …
Read More »PS4 hits 1m UK sales
PS4 has sold 1m units in the UK, making it the second fastest selling home console of all time. The machine reaches the figure after 42 weeks. Wii managed the same feat in 38 weeks. By comparison, PS2 hit 1m in 50 weeks and Xbox 360 took 60 weeks to …
Read More »How come PS4 has sold so well?
Last month, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida told Eurogamer he did not ‘completely understand’ why PS4 has been such a big seller. The console has shifted 10m units worldwide faster than any other console, and today has sold 1m machines in the UK – making it the second fastest selling home games …
Read More »Sony Xperia Z3 range offers PS4 Remote Play
Soon it won’t be only the PlayStation Vita that offers PS4 Remote Play. Sony’s new Xperia Z3 range – including the vanilla Z3, the Z3 Compact and the Z3 Tablet – will also allow users to stream games from their PS4 using the existing PlayStation App, which will from November …
Read More »Peggle 2 arrives on PS4 in October
Peggle 2 will end its Xbox exclusivity next month when it launches on PlayStation 4, developer PopCap has revealed. A post on Peggle’s official Twitter account shows the game boasting PlayStation 4 box art – which could suggest a physical release is in store, though neither PopCap nor publisher EA …
Read More »White PS4 Destiny bundle cut to £350 at GAME
GAME is now selling the White PS4 Destiny bundle for the same RRP of a normal PS4. The console was on sale 379.99 but can now be bought for a penny below 350. The price cut follows a mini-price war over the normal black PS4 destiny bundle, which is available …
Read More »Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: The battle of the exclusives
Microsoft came out fighting at Gamescom this year. If the European team was lacking any confidence after nine months in which PlayStation had dominated, and Microsoft had made wide-sweeping job cuts, there was no sign of it in Cologne. The big blockbusters such as Fable Legends, Halo, Quantum Break, Evolve …
Read More »Minecraft on PS4 fails Sony certification
The PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft has possibly been delayed following a failed certification from Sony. 4J Studios, the developers porting the construction title to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation Vita, took to Twitter yesterday to say that Sony had found problems with the game that needed fixing before …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: PS4 goes beyond the core as sales fly past 10 million
TheCEO of PlayStation says the console games industry must go beyond the core gamer if it wants to see the sort of numbers reached by PS2 and Wii again. Speaking to MCV @ Gamescom after the reveal that PS4 sales had shot past 10m units in nine months, Andrew House …
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