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The often unpopular light bar on the DualShock 4 controller was included at the request of the team working on the VR Project Morpheus headset. While PS4’s recent 1.7 update allowed users for the first time to dim the controller’s in-built light, Sony has doggedly refused requests from users to …
Read More »Ten cars and five tracks included in free PS+ DriveClub edition; 1080p/30fps confirmed
Evolution Studios has detailed exactly what gamers will get in the free version of DriveClub that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The PS Plus Edition of the game will be available on the same day as the full release," game director Paul Rustchynsky said on the PlayStation Blog. …
Read More »Over 1,000 developers self-publish on PlayStation
More than 100 indie games in the works for PS4 and Vita
Read More »VIDEOS: Loads of new indie games announced for PS4
Sony has at an American press event announced ten new indie game releases for PS4. Amongst the selection are the hugely popular Spelunky (which will offer cross-buy for existing PS3 and Vita owners), Cave-like 2D shmup Jamestown Plus and multiplayer sword fighting title Nidhogg. Also on the list are Skulls …
Read More »PS4 clears seven million units worldwide
Upcoming 1.70 console update adds new video editing tool and auto downloads for game pre-orders
Read More »SHAREfactory and digital pre-loads hitting PS4 in next update
Sony has revealed more details of its next firmware update for PS4. The 1.70 update will introduce something called SHAREfactory, a video editor app that allows for the combining of clips and the addition of effects, text, stickers, custom music and audio, as well as video commentary. Gameplay increments will …
Read More »1,000 devs sign to make games for PlayStation platforms
Platform holder reaches licensee milestone, and has signed up 200 devs in North America in the last 12 months
Read More »Sony’s VR headset Project Morpheus revealed
GDC 2014: PlayStation lifts the lid off worst kept secret – virtual reality for PS4
Read More »PS4 prices rise in Canada
Sony has increased the cost of its PlayStation 4 console by $50 at Canadian retailers. A Sony rep confirmed the price bump to the Toronto Sun, stating that the increase is already in effect and in response to "changes in the market environment." The price of the hardware has gone …
Read More »Smash Bros director praises PS4
Masahiro Sakurai has outlined has admiration for Sony’s PS4. I don’t care for faction wars like Nintendo versus Sony,” the Smash Bros director told Famitsu, as translated by Gematsu. PlayStation 4 is good-looking, the DualShock 4 is light and using it feels good, Remote Play can reliably handle even action …
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