Gamers who opted for the 49.99 digital version of Grand Theft Auto V on PSN face the prospect of a possible compromise of the game’s performance. Rockstar yesterday warned against Xbox 360 users installing both discs included in their copies of GTA V on their consoles. The reason, Digital Foundry …
Read More »Report: 3.1m Xbox One and PS4 consoles could be sold this Christmas
Xbox One and PS4 should generate at least 1.2bn for UK retailers this Christmas. That comes from 3.1m console sales, 1.3m Xbox Ones and 1.8m PS4s. That’s according to trade body the Entertainment Retailer’s Association, which also says that number could rise to 3bn. The figures are drawn from a …
Read More »PS3 Battlefield 4 to include next-gen PS4 upgrade code in the box
Some copies of Battlefield 4 on the PS3 will include a code inside that entitles the owner to a digital PS4 copy of the game for just 10. Inside marked physical copies of Battlefield 4 for PlayStation 3 there will be a voucher with a unique code printed on it,” …
Read More »Shuhei Yoshida reveals why indie developers matter in the latest MCV
Indie developers do not sell consoles… right? Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida tells us why that just isn’t true in the current edition of MCV. It’s a packed issue once again, with Sega revealing its digital sales data in an effort to encourage more publishers to share theirs. We also …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V goes on sale in Spain – report
Remember the days when getting hold of a game early was as easy as popping down to your local indie? These are not those days. Unless you’re Spanish. A report on the Spanish version of Gamereactor reckons that a number of chains have put the game on sale today. The …
Read More »Developers claim PS4 has a "significant" performance advantage over Xbox One
Sony’s PS4 enjoys what is being described as a significant” and obvious” performance advantage over Xbox One. That’s according to unnamed multiple high-level game development sources” sourced by Edge. The site claims that memory read speeds are 40-50 per cent faster on PS4 and that its ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) …
Read More »Kazunori Yamauchi: GT6 is 80% complete
Next-gen Gran Turismo 7 about two years away, says creator
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 "about 80% done"; GT7 "a year or two" away
PS3 racer Gran Turismo 6 is due out on December 6th. And it’s about 80 per cent completed. Should that be a cause for concern, considering Polyphony’s less than stellar track record in hitting release dates? The basic components are already complete, so overall I’d have to say about 80 …
Read More »PlayStation Europe boss on PS4, rescuing Vita and Sony’s relationship with EA
There’s something quite refreshing about the executives at Sony. They haven’t had their personalities media trained out of them. They will give you a straight answer (most of the time). They do appear nervous on stage in front of thousands of journalists. They are more than happy to mock their …
Read More »PlayStation PR veteran Fargher joins Activision
Activision has named Jonathan Fargher as its new head of UK PR. He starts his new role on October 7th. Fargher has worked at PlayStation for 14 years, most recently as senior UK PR Manager, and has helped launch every PlayStation console. Prior to Sony, he worked at Psygnosis, and …
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