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Read More »Fortnite accidentally enables PS4 and Xbox One cross-play
Sony to raise PS Plus subscription price in Europe
From August 31st, subscriptions will increase by £10 to £50 per year in UK - an increase of 25 per cent
Read More »Gran Turismo Sport has a hopefully final release date
We now have what should hopefully be a final release date for PS4 racer Gran Turismo Sport. The game will skid into retail in Europe on October 18th, a day after it crosses the North American finish line on October 17th. That’s two weeks after Forza Motorsport 7, incidentally. The …
Read More »Opinion: DLC-quels
Expansions for narrative games are becoming too big for their boots. Jem Alexander thinks these smaller triple-A experiences are a great way to remove financial pressure from developers and players alike
Read More »Pachter says 2019 PlayStation 5 release would be perfectly timed
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Sony will not release the PS5 until 2019 or 2020 – and is right to do so. Speaking to GamingBolt, Pachter argued that this timing makes more sense than Microsoft’s decision to release the 4K-centric Xbox One X later this year, as …
Read More »Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy: Vicarious Visions talks history and return
Following up on a fan favourite franchise after a seven years hiatus is never an easy task. But imagine the pressure when the main character of that series has been a key (unofficial) PlayStation mascot for the past two decades. With 18 games over the span of 14 years, Naughty …
Read More »Former Xbox head, Phil Harrison invests in Dream Reality Interactive
Headed by former Sony London Studio head, Dave Ranyard, the VR start up closes recent investment round
Read More »Psyonix always gets ‘same answer’ from Sony about cross-platform Rocket League
The developer of Rocket League has said that at least one person from its team has been in touch with Sony every day since launch, and that the topic of cross-platform play has always been met with the same answer. It was confirmed at E3 that the Switch version of …
Read More »PS4’s TV and Video services get a refresh
Sony has re-worked the streaming video services section on PS4. The company describes the redesign as a new, visually appealing, content driven video experience which enable players and their households to easily discover and stream the best video content across PlayStation Store and 3rd party services”. The main change is …
Read More »Sony was surprised by Resident Evil 7’s VR success
The higher-than-expected number of players who tried Resident Evil VII in VR was a surprise to Sony and has shaped its PS4 strategy. That appears to be the message from PlayStation’s global sales and marketing boss Jim Ryan, who told Games Industry: We had no idea that VR would play …
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