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Sony’s new home console beats eight-year record set by PSP
Read More »PS4 has sold over 250k in the UK
Over 250k PS4 consoles were sold in the UK in the machine’s first 48 hours on sale. Retail sources have confirmed the extent of PS4’s tremendous performance to MCV following Chart-Track’s confirmation this morning that PS4 is the UK’s fastest selling console ever. MCV estimates that UK PS4 sales reached …
Read More »PS4 beats Xbox One to fastest selling UK console ever crown
Sony’s PS4 is officially the fastest selling console in UK history. Gfk Chart-Track has confirmed that the machine has beaten PSP’s eight year-old sales record of 180k units sold in its first week. Xbox One sold 150k units in its first week. (Note that in both instances ‘week’ refers to …
Read More »Sony ensuring it has stock to quickly replace any faulty PS4s
Any gamers unlucky enough to find themselves with a faulty PS4 should see a replacement arrive pretty quickly. That’s because Sony is keeping a small number of units in reserve that will be used for those who need an exchange. Not that the company expects many problems – it reckons …
Read More »PS4 hijacks The Sun’s page 3
Sony has paid to take over the page three spread in today’s issue of UK newspaper The Sun. Readers opening the paper today are presented with a two-page ad for the PS4 and the following message: Apologies to Rosie, 22, from Middlesex. Today’s page 3 is for the players”. Here’s …
Read More »PlayStation 4 arrives in the UK and Europe
With all three new consoles on shelves, the next generation can begin in earnest
Read More »PS4 is beating Xbox One in social media war – report
Sony’s PS4 arrives in the UK and Europe today and a new report has found that the machine currently has the advantage over its rival Xbox One on social media. The Telegraph reports that Sythesio has analysed social media, forums and online comments since the start of the month, finding …
Read More »PICTURES: PS4 arrives at PlayStation’s pop-up lounge
PS4 has arrived in the UK. Following Xbox One’s arrival last Friday, that means that the next-gen is now officially the current-gen. PS3 and Xbox 360 are SO last-gen. Blaine Smith from Bedford was the first person to pre-order the PS4 from GAME and was the first in line to …
Read More »PlayStation CEO Andrew House: Not messing with the PS4 business model was just common sense
The boss of Sony’s PlayStation business told MCV he is ‘literally scratching his head’ over the game ownership debate that dogged the Xbox One announcement. In an interview with MCV during last night’s PlayStation 4 launch, the CEO told MCV that the firm found it surprising that it was forced …
Read More »PS4: Retailer Ezone lists 28th December launch date for India
After Landmark, now electronics retail chain Ezone has chimed in on the launch date for the PS4 in India. While Landmark mentions a late-December launch window for the console, Ezone has specifically mentioned a 28th December date. The retailer is also accepting preorders with a Rs 5,000 advance payment. Strangely, …
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