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Sony may be looking to break with tradition with the PS4, but one old habit could rear its ugly head. As was the way with the launch of PS3, which launched in Japan and North America in November 2006 but didn’t arrive in Europe until March 2007, Edge believes that …
Read More »Sony teases February PS4 reveal
Console giant may unveil next-gen system on February 20th
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary gets dated
Sony’s has confirmed a release date for anticipated PlayStation Vita shooter Killzone: Mercenary. The game will be released on September 18th. Sony has marked the announcement by releasing a brand new multiplayer trailer, which can be seen below:
Read More »Persona 4 Golden "will shift Vitas"
Persona fans will snap up PlayStation Vitas next month to play the latest game in the RPG series, says publisher Reef. Persona 4 Golden launches in the UK on February 22nd, with Reef Entertainment on distribution duty. We expect Persona 4 Golden to top the Vita charts on release just …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden gets digital jump on retail release
RPG hit Persona 4 Golden will be released digitally BEFORE it goes on sale at retail. NIS America’s game will be released at UK retail on February 22nd, although Vita owners will now be able to download the title from PSN from February 20th. It is becoming increasingly common for …
Read More »Chinese console ban lift nears – Sony and Nintendo shares surge
Console manufacturers could be on the verge of a potentially very significant payday. The Guardian reports that talk coming from China suggests the state is preparing to lift its decade-long ban on the sale of games consoles. The ban was introduced in 2000 to safeguard children’s mental and physical development”. …
Read More »OPINION: Rumours of the games console’s death greatly exaggerated – no thanks to Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Speculation lately about the decline and ultimate death of the games console is rife these days. Sliding sales of boxed games and a severely depressed hardware market certainly aren’t dispelling that notion. And more and more the people that were once on the fringes of the trade – mobile developers, …
Read More »Hirai: Vita sales "on the low end of what was expected"
Sony chief executive Kaz Hirai has admitted that the Vita is struggling. I would say it’s on the low end of what we expected,” Hirai told The Wall Street Journal, although he did add that it’s far too early to judge the machine, adding: Long term is what is important.” …
Read More »Sony to announce PS4 in February – rumour
A Sony press conference scheduled for February 25th could be the launch platform for PS4, one online report has claimed. Expert Reviews claims to have word that Sony will use the Destination PlayStation event to formally unveil its next-generation PlayStation 4 console for the first time, showing off pre-release hardware …
Read More »Going mobile with PlayStation
Rick Gibson asks whether PlayStation Mobile is a worthy platform for your games
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