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UK studio nDreams will unveil a new virtual reality game at E3 2014, the developer has teased. The VR title will be fully unveiled for both the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus headsets at some point during the event in Los Angeles next month. Known for its work on …
Read More »Next-gen games will hit RAM ceiling on PS4 and Xbox One, Crytek believes
The 8GB of RAM housed in both PS4 and Xbox One will not be enough to prevent developers being limited, according to Crytek. Both machines house 8GB of RAM – that’s sixteen times more than the 512MB that was available on both Xbox 360 and PS3 (the latter of which …
Read More »Vita Slim gets Australian release date
Sony is continuing its roll-out of the slimmed down Vita PCH-2000 with a launch Down Under next month. The trimmed down handheld will launch in Australia on June 4th with an RRP of AUS$269.96 (150), which is a good 30 less than the RRP it carries in the UK. The …
Read More »Vita TV adds PS4 streaming
The PlayStation Vita is no longer the only device that can stream PS4 games. Kotaku reports that Sony’s still Japanese-only Vita TV streaming device has added PS4 streaming to its repertoire using the same tech as is used in the dedicated handheld. Vita TV got a lot of attention when …
Read More »Xbox 360 strength is partly to blame for PS4’s lead over Xbox One, Mehdi argues
The fact that gamers have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than PS3” is part of the reason why PS4 has so far outsold Xbox One. That’s according to chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi, who has told Forbes that there are three reasons he can identify for …
Read More »Strong PS4 sales unable to stop Sony posting another loss
Sony’s gaming division has, as expected, posted its fourth annual loss in five years. Net losses totalled 128.4bn for the year ending March 31st. Operating income fell by 200bn to 26.5bn. Sony’s games division reported an operating loss of 8.1bn, down from last year’s 1.7bn profit, a figure mostly blamed …
Read More »Cloud users to hit 3.6bn by 2018 – report
3.6bn people will rely on cloud technology by 2018, a new report from Juniper Research forecasts. Juniper’s research (via Games Industry) states that 2.4bn individuals used cloud services in 2013, though stresses that streaming music services such as Spotify and Pandora claimed the bulk of revenue coming out of cloud-enabled …
Read More »Among the Sleep PS4 edition revealed with Project Morpheus support
Kickstarter success Among the Sleep will see a PS4 release that’s to include support for Project Morpheus, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. Speaking with Polygon, Krillbite confirmed its first-person survival horror title will land on PS4 in addition to the already announced PC, Mac and Linux versions. According to the …
Read More »Top Sony exec to skip bonuses and cut wages as fourth annual loss nears
Sony is expected to report its fourth annual loss in succession tomorrow. The Wall Street Journal reports that as a result chief executive Kazuo Hirai and some of the company’s other top bosses are to forgo their bonuses and take a 50 per cent cut in pay. All of which …
Read More »DriveClub WILL offer microtransactions
Sony’s upcoming PS4 racer will employ microtransactions, despite the director previously describing the payment model as a ‘plague’. It’s been a hot topic of late inside gaming, and we’ve been very keen to take on board the feedback from gamers and make sure we don’t upset anyone," DriveClub director Paul …
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