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Read More »All PS4 games to support Vita remote play
Sony is making it mandatory for all PS4 games to support remote play on the PS Vita. The news was first reported by Digital Foundry, and has since been confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter. What this essentially means is that all PlayStation 4 …
Read More »All PS4 games to offer Vita remote play?
PS4 developers must integrate Vita remote play into all of their games, according to a report. A PS4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy” has toldEurogamerthat only games that require the use of the PS4 Eye will be exempt from Vita compatibility. The report said remote play …
Read More »PS4 devs required to integrate Vita remote play
Only games already harnessing the PS4 Eye will be exempt, source claims
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One’s AMD Jaguar CPU examined
The AMD Jaguar CPU that lies at the heart of both PS4 and Xbox One may not be the gaming beast we had expected. Rock Paper Shotgun got its hands on an 4-core 1.5Ghz variant of the 8-core 1.6Ghz chip found in both consoles. It speculates that once the multitasking …
Read More »Sony promises no delay for Gran Turismo 6
Gran turismo 5 was famously dogged by delays, but the newly announced GT6 shouldn’t suffer the same fate, says Sony. The firm is confident Gran Turismo 6 will arrive on time this Christmas. There is no reason to think the proposed release window for GT6 will not be achieved,” product …
Read More »UK Xbox One pre-orders ahead of PS4, although PS4 enjoys post Xbox spike
MCV has received word from retail sources that pre-orders for the Xbox One are tracking ahead of PS4 in many UK stores. In fact, one told us that in the 24 hours after Xbox One’s reveal last week the total number of pre-orders it received for Microsoft’s machine outstripped the …
Read More »Mark Rein "calls bullshit" on EA’s PC vs next-gen consoles claim
Epic boss Mark Rein has shouted down recent comments from EA regarding the technological merit of next-gen consoles. Last week EA’s executive VP and CTO Rajat Taneja stated that: Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have adopted electronics and an integrated systems-on-a-chip architecture that unleashes magnitudes more compute and …
Read More »Fans call on Sony to shun PS4 DRM and pre-owned block
Consumers bombard Sony execs with messages on Twitter to avoid Xbox One policies
Read More »Report: Xbox One to be region-locked
Games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale, says spokesperson
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