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Sony is doing all it can to prepare PSN for a post-PS4 world where game download sizes will hit an eye-watering 50GB. UK boss Fergal Gara has confirmed to Eurogamer that the download for PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall will be the best part of 50GB. PSN doesn’t have …
Read More »Middle Eastern PS4 release date confirmed
PS4 will be released in the Middle Eastern just before Christmas. IGN reports that the console will be released in the territory on December 13th, as revealed at the GAMES13 conference. It will retail for 1,699 United Arab Emirates Dirham. PS4 will be released in North America on November 15th …
Read More »China to lift console sales ban
The console video game market is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. The Chinese government is reportedly on the verge of lifting its 13-year ban on the sale of video games consoles by opening up the market in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, The Verge reports. A …
Read More »Did Sony just admit that it nearly abandoned Vita?
It isn’t always possible to interpret interview answers with 100 per cent accuracy, but comments from Sony suggest that the Vita was nearly scrapped. Oh yes, I mean, if that wasn’t the case I think we would have good reason to lose confidence in the device and shelve it,” UK …
Read More »Sony unconcerned by Xbox One’s seven-day UK head start over PS4
That Xbox One will arrive in the UK a week before PS4 does not give it an advantage, Sony has said. Xbox One will launch worldwide on November 22nd whereas PS4 won’t hit the UK until November 29th. Well, would you rather have seven days or sixteen months?” Sony UK …
Read More ȣ430 PS4 Killzone bundle coming to UK
A bundle including a PS4 console, two DualShock 4 controllers, Killzone Shadow Fall and a PlayStation Camera is coming to the UK. That’s according to Eurogamer, which says the bundle will retail for €499 in Europe. That converts to just under 430 which, as if you needed reminding, is the …
Read More »Sony dates PlayStation Developer Open Days
Develop teams up with SCEE for next month's indie event in London
Read More »Sony’s Gaikai service may stream games to TVs, PCs, mobile devices
Playstation game streaming service Gaikai may eventually alllow users access to content on devices outside of Sony’s gaming hardware, such as smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Speaking in a Dengeki Online interview translated by DualShockers, Sony Computer Entertainment’s president Shuhei Yoshida explained that the company’s ultimate goal is to provide …
Read More »Sony acknowledges western interest in Vita TV greater than expected
Western interest in the recently-revealed Playstation Vita TV has exceeded Sony’s expectations, according to senior vice president Masayasu Ito. Speaking with Eurogamer, Ito explained that feedback since the hardware’s announcement earlier this month has been strong” and more than expected.” "Of course, we are thinking about launching it in the …
Read More »FPS creators consulted on DualShock 4 design; Testing OK’d parallel sticks
Sony says that major FPS creators” were consulted on the design of the PS4’s DualShock 4 joypad. The company has also defended its decision to stick with the now traditional DualShock configuration of having both thumbsticks in parallel – a contrast with Microsoft’s preferred offset design for Xbox. We sent …
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