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Strong sales on both sides of the Atlantic give Sony's newest console another global milestone
Read More »Report: Sony searching for new board director
Sony is reportedly looking to add "at least" one new member to its board of directors. The New York Post reports the Japanese firm has been actively seeking out a new hire to join the 13 other members of its board. The outlet’s sources claim Sony has already approached multiple …
Read More »A ‘substantial’ number of PS4s coming to the UK before Christmas, Sony promises
PlayStation UK is celebrating record-breaking sales of PS4, and has promised gamers that a ‘substantial’ amount of stock is now being flown into the UK. The firm sold just shy of 250,000 consoles in two days last week, significantly more than the previous record holder – PSP – which sold …
Read More »Battlefield 4 pips Call of Duty: Ghosts in first PS4 chart; FIFA 14 tops list
FIFA 14 has emerged as the third-party champion in Gfk Chart-Track’s first PS4 Top Ten. Sony’s Killzone: Shadow Fall is PS4’s No.1 (with an impressive attach rate, it seems) while FIFA 14 claimed No.2. However, arguably the biggest battle was between EA’s Battlefield 4 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts …
Read More »PS4 becomes fastest-selling console in UK history
Sony’s new home console beats eight-year record set by PSP
Read More »PS4 has sold over 250k in the UK
Over 250k PS4 consoles were sold in the UK in the machine’s first 48 hours on sale. Retail sources have confirmed the extent of PS4’s tremendous performance to MCV following Chart-Track’s confirmation this morning that PS4 is the UK’s fastest selling console ever. MCV estimates that UK PS4 sales reached …
Read More »Sony ensuring it has stock to quickly replace any faulty PS4s
Any gamers unlucky enough to find themselves with a faulty PS4 should see a replacement arrive pretty quickly. That’s because Sony is keeping a small number of units in reserve that will be used for those who need an exchange. Not that the company expects many problems – it reckons …
Read More »PS4 hijacks The Sun’s page 3
Sony has paid to take over the page three spread in today’s issue of UK newspaper The Sun. Readers opening the paper today are presented with a two-page ad for the PS4 and the following message: Apologies to Rosie, 22, from Middlesex. Today’s page 3 is for the players”. Here’s …
Read More »PlayStation 4 arrives in the UK and Europe
With all three new consoles on shelves, the next generation can begin in earnest
Read More »PS4 is beating Xbox One in social media war – report
Sony’s PS4 arrives in the UK and Europe today and a new report has found that the machine currently has the advantage over its rival Xbox One on social media. The Telegraph reports that Sythesio has analysed social media, forums and online comments since the start of the month, finding …
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