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Sony has reported an increase in sales and income for the quarter ending December 31st. Revenues were up 6.5 per cent to 14.4bn, with operating income up by over 100 per cent at just over 1bn. Favourable exchange rates were credited as the main reason for the boom, although PS4 …
Read More »PS4 gamer gets their hands on early copy of Bloodborne
It’s not out until next week, but PS4 exclusive Bloodborne has already made it into the hands of one lucky console owner. A poster on the PlayStation Trophies forums managed to grab a physical copy of the game from Canadian classified ads community Kijiji. A number of pictures of the …
Read More »Sony refusing to refund PSN hack victim
The protection offered to those whose PlayStation Network accounts have been hacked has been called into question following the plight of one PS4 owner. GameSpot reports that that a Reddit user named Kadjer saw his PSN account hijacked and $600 worth of content purchased through his account. Furthermore, his PS4 …
Read More »PlayStation Vue internet TV service soft launches this month
Sony’s internet-based TV service PlayStation Vue will soft launch later this month in North America. A Wall Street Journal interview with Sony’s Andrew House reveals the service will transition from beta to full commercial starting in Chicago, New York City and Philadelphia. Vue will contain over 75 channels upon launch. …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile is coming to a close
Sony is to terminate the PlayStation Mobile service on Vita in the summer. Distribution of content will end on July 15th and the service proper will be shut down on September 10th. From that date users won’t be able to re-download any content they may have previously purchased. Nor will …
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed
Directors claim A Thief's End 'much more ambitious than we originally envisioned'
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed until 2016
This is a blow to PS4 owners – Uncharted 4 will now not be released until 2016. "Since we showed you our first gameplay reveal of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, more of the game and story have come together, and it’s become clear to us that this game is …
Read More »PlayStation 4 lands in China on March 20th
New-gen home console will cost 2,899 yuan (£307)
Read More »PlayStation Mobile closing
Distribution of content will cease after July 15th
Read More »Helldivers is wiping save data if your controller runs out of power
The PS4 and PS3 versions of Helldivers suffer from a bug that wipes a user’s save data should their controller run out of battery mid-game. Fortunately, developer Arrowhead has identified the cause and is working on a fix for the quite unique bug. We found an issue related to the …
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