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Read More »Sony: "We had one good day, but it’s not over yet"
An aggressive Sony took E3 by storm last week, but says it was only ‘one good day’. The company’s pre-E3 press conference was quite low on new games compared with Xbox. But its decision to not force online checks every 24 hours, or block trade-ins, was a real crowd-pleaser. And …
Read More »Book of Potions and Walking With Dinosaurs heading to Wonderbook
Sony’s brave experiment that is Wonderbook is to receive two new games in the coming year, including a new Harry Potter entry. E3 saw the announcement of both Wonderbook: Book of Potions and Wonderbook: Walking With Dinosaurs. The former is a fully Pottermore licensed product developed in conjunction with Harry …
Read More »Mattrick: World has changed from offline to online
But Sony's Andrew House claims internet doesn't necessarily increase consumer enjoyment
Read More »Microsoft pledges to keep new game RRPs static for Xbox One
Xbox One games will not cost more than Xbox 360 titles. That’s the pledge from Microsoft, with a rep telling Polygon that "I can confirm that Microsoft Studios games on Xbox One will be $59.99”. Which seems pretty definitive. For once it seems to be Sony that is being less …
Read More »Sony: "If you buy it, you own it"
E3 may be over but Sony will do all it can to ride on the wave of goodwill that it generated in LA for as long as possible. Speaking to Yahoo, SCE chief exec Andrew House and made further statements about the company’s appreciation of the public backlash to Microsoft’s …
Read More »Mad Max: Five things you should know
Not much was shown about the new Mad Max when it was announced at Sony’s E3 media briefing, but we had the opportunity to go behind closed doors with developer Avalanche Studios to see the game in action. Here are five important facts about Mad Max: This is not a …
Read More »PS4-Vita Remote Play enabled at a system level
Every single PS4 game will be playable via Remote Play on PlayStation Vita. That’s because, unlike on PS3 when the functionality needed to be specifically coded in, PlayStation 4 will allow Vita streaming on a system level, Engadget reports. Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida told the site: "On PlayStation …
Read More »Watch Dogs dev: Platform holders need to "listen to players"
A subtle dig at proposed next-gen restrictions or a casual observation about market strategy? Either way, these comments from the creative director of Watch Dogs, one of the hottest games of both this year’s and last year’s E3, are good food for thought. To me next generation will be what …
Read More »Sony raises PS4 sales estimates, admits "demand may now outstrip supply"
The overwhelmingly positive response given to PS4 at E3 this week has led to the company raising its sales expectations for the machine. Global PlayStation boss Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal the company is shifting its internal projections for the product after favourable reactions to the company’s presentation …
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