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The PlayStation 4 will go on sale in India on 6th January at a maximum retail price of Rs 39,990. The price and date were first announced by Medianama, and were subsequently confirmed by Sony at a press conference today. The press conference was attended by Kinichiro Hibi, managing director …
Read More »Sony to live stream PS4 India press conference
Sony India’s press conference on Wednesday, where it will reveal launch plans for the PS4 in India, will be live-streamed. The PlayStation India Facebook page has posted a link to a page that will supposedly host a live feed of the press conference, which is set to take place at …
Read More »Can PS4 keep this up?
250,000 consoles sold in two days means PS4 is already ahead in the next-gen console race. But does a good launch really spell success for the future? MCV talks to PlayStation president and CEO Andrew House on the future of its new machine, the role of retail and the death …
Read More »The battle for indies: How platform holders are adapting to the revolution
With the full trio of next generation consoles now upon us, Develop asks how the rise of small developers has changed the landscape forever
Read More »PS4 launches across several new markets
Sony has announced the launch of its PlayStation 4 system in 16 new countries. Games Industry reports new markets include Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Other upcoming territories have also been announced, such …
Read More »PS4 on sale in South Africa and 15 other nations
Sony’s next-gen console arrives in more EMEA territories bringing global total to 48
Read More »PS4 ‘wins’ November NPD and takes US sales lead; No Wii U numbers released
Although certain press releases issued last night may make you think the opposite, it is PS4 that has emerged as the early leader in the next-gen US sales race. Cutting through all the jargon, PS4 was the best-selling next-gen hardware in the US in November. Although this of course simply …
Read More »Xbox One, PS4 launches spike digital sales in November
The digital games market exceeded $1bn in total sales last month, according to research collected by SuperData. The [a]list daily reports on SuperData’s findings, which show a 25 per cent increase in digital sales in November compared to the same period in 2012. The research firm notes that the freshly …
Read More »First European unis sign up to receive PS4 dev kits
First wave of educational institutions on board to receive Sony’s new console
Read More »PS4 India press conference confirmed for 18th December in Delhi
Sony India will hold a press conference on 18th December to announce launch plans for the PlayStation 4 in India. The press conference will be held at Delhi’s Shangri-LaEros Hotel at 12:30 pm. Present at the presser will be Kinichiro Hibi, managing director of Sony India; Robert Fisser, vice president …
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