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Announced on-stage at an event in New York in September, Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro is the platform holder’s hardware for serious gamers. Previously known under the codename of ‘Neo’, the new console has double the graphical power of a ‘regular’ PlayStation 4. That amounts to an impressive 4.2 teraflops. Next …
Read More »The PS4 Pro is finally here
Today’s the day that the traditional console model dies and is reborn. The PS4 Pro is now available in the UK. The 350 device is still a PS4 and is compatible with all PS4 games, but it packs more power than the existing console, leading to performance improvements with games …
Read More »Sony says Hello Games is still working to improve No Man’s Sky
Development of No Man’s Sky continues, with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shawn Layden becoming one of the few to provide official post-launch comment on the game. Speaking on Live with YouTube Gaming, the executive VP and COO of Sony’s gaming arm said: Hello Games, Sean Murry and his team, had an …
Read More »39 games will be PS4 Pro ready at launch
PS4 Pro is released next week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, …
Read More »Sony have shipped 47.7m PlayStation 4 consoles
Year-on-years sales of PS4 are down in advance of PlayStation 4 Pro release
Read More »Sony has shipped 47.4m PS4s
More than 47.4m PlayStation consoles have now been shipped to retailers worldwide, Sony has revealed. That’s according to the firm’s financials for the quarter ending September 30th, which reveal that 3.9m PS4 machines were shipped during the month. Adding that to the previously-announced 43.5m shipment figure. To emphasise – this …
Read More »The Uncharted movie has a new director but still no release window
Shawn Levy has been signed as the new director for the Uncharted film that has been in development for years. Levy is best known as the director of both Night At The Museum films and Real Steel, although he was also an executive producer on Stranger Things. As reported by …
Read More »Mark Cerny goes in depth on the PS4 Pro, reveals double GPU size
Mark Cerny took to the stage at Sony’s San Mateo office to talk about the PS4 Pro and reveal a few interesting hardware specs. Speaking at the event Cerny spoke about the improved graphics tech inside the upcoming PS4 Pro, saying that they doubled the power by basically duplicating the …
Read More »GAME: PS3 and 360 are now ‘played through’
It appears that time is finally up for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. GAME says that the collapse in sales of these two formats have been one of the main reasons behind the retailer’s recent disappointing financial results. Our results were impacted by the UK console market in transition from …
Read More »GAME prepares trade-in push around PS4 Pro and Scorpio
Mid-cycle console upgrades will be a boon for specialist retail, says GAME. The firm told MCV that it expects existing PS4 and Xbox One owners to trade-in their old consoles against the upcoming PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio. This in turn will see more pre-owned consoles sold, resulting in …
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