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Online retailer Simply Games has confirmed to MCV that it’s PS4 pre-order upgrade plan has not been forced upon it by Sony. The company has been contacting customers who have pre-ordered a PS4 telling them that they must upgrade to a more expensive bundle to secure their machine. We are …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V breaks PSN sales records
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has not just been breaking records on the High Street. The PlayStation Blog has confirmed that the digital version of the game available for 49.99 on the PlayStation Network has broken the previous sales record enjoyed by The Last of Us to become the biggest …
Read More »Sony details free PS4 app for iOS and Android
Yoshida teases second-screen potential between next-gen hardware and smartphones
Read More »Sony details nifty second screen smartphone PS4 app
PS4’s smartphone companion app will offer a host of extra functionality for owners of the console. As well as being the gateway for ‘second screen’ gameplay options available with certain PS4 titles, it will also allow users to communicate with folk on their PSN Friends list and remotely activate downloads. …
Read More »Yoshida: No question smartphones hurt handheld market
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida admits that there’s no question” smartphones have badly hurt” handheld sales. In an interview with Games Industry, Yoshida also concedes the installed base of the PS Vita versus Nintendo’s 3DS – specifically in Japan – has also played a big role in making the …
Read More »Kaz Hirai is ESA’s Nite to Unite honoree
PlayStation frontman to headline this year's charity gala
Read More »A4T readies PS4 accessories for launch
Peripherals firm A4T has secured the rights to create its range of official PS4 accessories. The firm will launch headsets, storage cases, charging docks, and accessories for the PlayStation Camera and DualShock 4 controllers on November 29th – the launch day of PS4. The new range will launch under the …
Read More »PS3 auto download feature extended to non PS+ subscribers
A new PS3 firmware update has extended the ability to enable automatic downloads to non-subscribers of PlayStation Plus. Previously PS+ members were able to have their consoles automatically download both system updates and software purchases made in the online version of the Sony Entertainment Network website. Now all PS3 owners …
Read More »European version of Beyond: Two Souls is censored
Sony has confirmed that the European version of Beyond: Two Souls is missing content found in the US release. The cause is the same as that which led to the censorship of The Last of Us in the region – Sony is fearful of irking sensitive European censors. Specifically, the …
Read More »Guerrilla moving on from Killzone, working on new IP
Dutch studio Guerrilla Games is looking forward to a future beyond the Killzone IP. Following its debut 2004 title Shellshock Nam ’67, the Sony owned studio has worked on a succession of Killzone titles – six in total, the next of which, Killzone: Shadow Fall, releases alongside PS4 next month. …
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