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An image reportedly showing a prototype controller for Sony’s next-gen console has leaked onto the net. Originally posted on Destructoid, the shot shows a controller designed similarly to Sony’s DualShock line – with influences clearly taken from the Vita handheld as well. The controller includes some major alterations, carrying what …
Read More »Last Guardian statement issued days before PS4 reveal
Fumito Ueda has issued a statement about elusive PS3 title The Last Guardian just days before Sony reveals the PS4 in New York. The game has been in development since 2007 and has been the subject of a number of rumours over the last two years regarding cancellations and development …
Read More »EA: Next-gen consoles may not be backward compatible
Next-gen consoles will most likely not be backwards compatible, EA’s CFO Blake Jorgensen has suggested. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, as reported by Gamasutra, Jorgensen said that he expects EA to do good business on current-gen consoles for financial year 2014 even if …
Read More »Killzone 4 for PS4 tipped for February 20th reveal
Sony’s February 20th PlayStation reveal will bring with it the first news of Killzone 4, rumours claim. VideoGamer says it has word from an industry source” that the Guerrilla Games developed title will be announced alongside the PS4 and will most likely be a launch window” title for the console. …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm developers hint at new games
We’re less than ten days away from Sony’s PlayStation Meeting 2013, where the company is widely expected to unveil the PlayStation 4, and two of Sony’s UK studios have hinted at new game announcements. Coincidence? We think not. Media Molecule, known for the LittleBigPlanet games, is currently working on Tearaway, …
Read More »Sony: PS3 still has a long life
With all the buzz surrounding the impending announcement of the PlayStation 4, Sony has reassured investors and analysts that there’s still plenty of life left in the PS3. The PS3 is currently in its sixth year, and judging by how long the PS2 lasted and taking Sony’s famous ten-year life …
Read More »Kotick: Rising next-gen dev costs inevitable
'In every single console transition we've seen an increase in expenditure'
Read More »PS4 could cost around $450, will include Gaikai functionalities – reports
A Japanese newspaper has reported that the PlayStation 4 will cost more than 40,000 Yen, which is roughly $430. Asahi Shimbun also reports (as translated by Gematsu) that the PS4 will release in 2013 and that Sony is in a rush to meet year-end demand in Japan and America. No …
Read More »PS4 to cost over $425/£270, will include Gaikai streaming tech – report
The PlayStation 4 will go on sale for at or above 40,000, a new report claims. That equates via a direct conversion to $425 or 270. Of course, don’t be surprised to see a mark-up outside of Japan, so the likely conclusion is that we’ll be seeing a 300+ machine …
Read More »Wii U "can rule out any next-gen pretentions"
A detailed look at the until now mysterious innards of the Wii U suggests that Nintendo’s machine will be eclipsed by the upcoming PS4 and Xbox 720. The tech heads at Digital Foundry have examined the results of a detailed teardown of the Wii U hardware. The result is a …
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