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Why will GRID: Autosport not be released on PS4 or Xbox One? For a number of reasons, Codemasters has said. Regarding next-gen, ultimately it comes down to a few things,” the company’s community manager Ben Walke has said across a number of posts on NeoGAF. The first is that we …
Read More »GRID: Autosport racing to PS3 and 360
Codemasters’ next GRID game will not be released on next-gen, reports claim. Brasil Gamer is reporting, as per Gematsu, that GRID: Autosport will be released for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on June 27th. The title apparently promises more content than ever seen before in the series, with the action …
Read More »PS4 leads hardware sales again in March as Xbox One ships 5m lifetime
The PlayStation 4 outsold all other consoles in the US for the third month running, NPD’s March 2013 report shows. While still lagging behind, Microsoft was quick to boast that Xbox One has now shipped 5m consoles – selling 311,000 units during March. "Of course, we’re just getting started with …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn surpasses 2m registrations
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has registered more than 2m player accounts, Square Enix has announced. Gematsu reports on the milestone, which was reached upon this week’s PlayStation 4 release of the MMO. Square announced in 2013 that PS3 players would gain full access to the PS4 version at …
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 »Sony might discount PS4’s The Last of Us for game’s existing owners
Those who purchased The Last of Us on PS3 might get the chance to pick up the PS4 version at a discounted price. The Last of Us: Remastered was revealed earlier this month. The 1080p reworking of the game will retail for 49.99 when it arrives this summer – just …
Read More »Sony has now sold over 7m PS4s
Global PS4 sales have, as of April 6th, passed the 7m unit milestone, Sony has announced. In-store and digital PS4 software sales have exceeded 20.5m – meaning an attach rate of just under 3:1. Sony reckons 120 games will be available by the end of 2014. Sony adds that over …
Read More »Realising InFamous: Second Son’s next-gen vision
Sucker Punch game director Nate Fox tells Develop how the PS4 enabled the studio to realise its ambitious concept
Read More »Day one Trials Fusion patch to up Xbox One resolution to 900p
The Xbox One version of Trials Fusion will be the recipient of a day one resolution increase on Xbox One. The game will ship with a resolution of just 800p. However, Eurogamer reports that this will be bumped up to 900p once a patch ahs been downloaded and installed. As …
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