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Sony gives players access to PS4 social features and PS Store through mobile and tablets
Read More »Launch-day patch, internet connection needed for PS4 disc drive
Update 1.50 needed for most features, but suspend/resume mode delayed past launch
Read More »Analyst tips Xbox One to win launch window next-gen sales race
Baird Research analyst Colin Sebastian has predicted that Xbox One will enjoy slightly higher launch window unit sales than its rival PS4. Part of his reasoning is the fact that eBay listings for Xbox One are currently attracting mark-ups in the region of 60 per cent, while PS4 mark-ups are …
Read More »Firaxis and Microsoft vets form new game engine firm
Oxide Games working on 64-bit multicore development platform Nitrous for PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Read More »Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV content exclusive to PlayStation for six months
It will be six months before players on other platforms get their hands on Sony’s exclusive Ubisoft DLC. Both Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and the delayed Watch Dogs include exclusive” content on both PS4 and PS3 – and a video below from Sony confirms the precise period of that …
Read More »PS4’s DualShock 4 loses analogue face buttons
The DualShock 4 brings a lot of new features to the PlayStation party, but one bit of functionality has been lost on the way. VentureBeat reports that the DualShock 3’s face buttons were analogue. This meant they were pressure sensitive, so as well as telling the PS3 if they were …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us joins PS3-PS4 upgrade scheme
Warner Bros’ Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition has joined Sony’s next-gen trade-up scheme. Eurogamer reports that those who buy the PS3 version of the game will in the box find a code that, come the game’s PS4 release, will entitle them to buy the next-gen digital version for a …
Read More »PS4 will allow users to use real names online at launch
Gamers will, should they chose to, be allowed to use their real names when gaming online with PS4 at launch. Sony confirmed the news to Kotaku, giving its machine another leg up over its high-profile rival Xbox One which will offer the same functionality but not until an unspecified later …
Read More »Mikami: Xbox One and PS4 specs are ‘almost identical’
The creator of the Resident Evil series has downplayed the PS4’s supposed power advantage over Xbox One. TheSixthAxis reports that Shinji Mikami told Edge that there’s no real difference between them”, adding: We only need one console. Why do I have to make two versions of a game? And when …
Read More »Target makes up for PS4 pre-order fumble
Having told many gamers earlier this week that their PS4 pre-orders had been cancelled, Target has now made amends. MCV reported on Monday that Target had told customers who had pre-ordered either the DriveClub or Watch Dogs PS4 bundles that they were no longer guaranteed their consoles. However, the retailer …
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