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EA has insisted that it wants its games to reach as wide an audience as possible, but like any good rule there are always exceptions. Microsoft’s Xbox One presentation last Monday was big on exclusive content, and the debut game from Respawn – Titanfall – was amongst them. The game …
Read More »Gamers seeking definitive confirmation regarding PS4 pre-owned
Sony’s pro pre-owned stance is the talk of E3. But should we be holding back on the celebrations? A lingering doubt remains in some quarters of the public and press that Sony has left the back door open for publishers to limit pre-owned games on PS4. Our used game position …
Read More »Blockbuster: PS4 pre-orders "through the roof"
Retailer Blockbuster has seen a sharp rise in PS4 orders following the events at E3 this week. The chain last month said that pre-orders of Xbox One had broken company records. It now says that PS4 has received the same incredibly positive reaction”. We are absolutely thrilled with the amazing …
Read More »E3 2013: PS4 touchpad has click function
DualShock 4 touchpad works much like that on a laptop, will be used for Diablo III
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One, not PS4, is the hot topic at E3. And for all the wrong reasons
I was sitting at breakfast yesterday morning with one of my favourite games journalists. He’s a smart man and a talented writer and he faced a problem. He played some Xbox One games, and he loved them. The problem? Apparently you can’t say anything nice about Xbox One online without …
Read More »Online Passes still possible on PS4
The PS4 will share the PS3’s ability for publishers to lock certain content behind a paywall. This opens up the possibility for the continuation of online passes but will not lead to Xbox One style content blocking. "The Online Pass program for PlayStation first-party games will not continue on PlayStation …
Read More »PS4 overtakes Xbox One in Amazon pre-order charts
What a difference a day makes. Having yesterday been told by Amazon that Xbox One was tracking narrowly ahead of PS4 in the Amazon pre-order charts, this morning has brought with it a change of fortunes. Keen observers of the situation on Twitter this morning have pointed out to MCV …
Read More »SONY: PS4 is region free, has upgradable HDD; Yoshida says it was "a great day"
The PlayStation 4 will be region free and allow gamers to upgrade the internal hard drive. That was confirmed by SCE’s president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter this morning as Sony continues to ride high on the wave of goodwill that has followed its E3 presentation. Note that …
Read More »SONY: Now THAT’S what you call clarification as Sony storms to E3 success
E3 is never the ‘war’ that we in the press like to make out. The exception being E3 2013. That was the year Sony very much emerged as the victor. The stage was set for a brutal murdering of its rival in LA and Sony seemed absolutely delighted to deliver …
Read More »SONY: E3 2013 round-up
It’s clear to anyone attending tonight’s event that this year’s Sony press conference was a crowd-pleaser. The audience erupted with approval as the platform holder shrewdly positioned itself as a welcoming alternative to all the confusion and negativity surrounding rival Microsoft and its new console. PlayStation 4 will be cheaper …
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