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A European retailer may have let slip the release date for Sony’s next-generation console. The poster below, spotted by a NeoGAF member in the Amsterdam branch of games specialist Media Markt, suggests that PlayStation 4 would be on sale from November 13th. Sony already promised that the device would be …
Read More »Xbox One re-overtakes PS4 on Amazon bestseller charts
What a difference a day makes. Earlier this month Xbox One was tracking ahead of PS4 in Amazon’s video games bestselling charts. Then E3 happened and everything changed. Just hours after Sony’s victorious E3 press event Sony’s machine overtook Microsoft’s amid stories of cancelled pre-orders. Now, just hours after Microsoft …
Read More »Devs step up calls for Xbox One self-publishing
Xbox backtrack sparks renewed push for indie support
Read More »Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One pre-owned and always-on policies
Console giant makes U-turn to support used games market and ditch online check-ins
Read More »UPDATED: PS4 game RRP still not confirmed in Europe
UPDATE:Sony has contacted MCV to say that it has "not made any announcements about PS4 software pricing for the UK or Europe and will do at a later date". ORIGINAL STORY: PS4 games will be priced the same as PS3 games, Sony has confirmed. We have announced the pricing for …
Read More »PS4 designer Mark Cerny to keynote Develop in Brighton
The lead system architect on the PS4 and Knack director Mark Cerny will deliver the conference keynote at this year’s Develop in Brighton. The talk, called Changing the game: Developing into the next generation, will look at the making of the PS4, the lessons learnt from previous console generations, the …
Read More »PS4 system architect Mark Cerny to keynote Develop in Brighton
Industry veteran to discuss creating the PS4 and why indies are key to the console's future
Read More »$400 PS4 "puts no pressure" on Wii U, Fils-Aime believes
The impending arrival of the next generation of consoles poses not threat to Nintendo. Wii U, the company’s American boss has argued. Asked specifically about the impact the $400/349 PS4 may have on the already struggling Wii U, Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku: "It puts no pressure on us at all. …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One are a "distraction" from gaming’s biggest growth areas
All the noise surrounding the next-generation of consoles is a fantastic opportunity for investors to make big money from gaming. That’s the opinion of Kristian Segerstrale, former executive VP of EA’s digital business and current investment specialist. The next generation consoles are doing a wonderful job at distracting the big …
Read More »Game4u now taking PS4 preorders
Game4u has started taking preorders for the PlayStation 4; it is the first Indian retailer to do so. Those interested in getting the next-gen console at launch can preorder it either online or at one of Game4u’s stores by paying a Rs 3,000 deposit. The balance will be payable on …
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