GameStop: PlayStation 4 will launch at lower price than PS3

May 23rd 2013 at 3:55pm by James

GameStop, the world’s biggest video game retailer, revealed during a recent conference call that they expect the PlayStation 4 to launch at a lower price than the PS3. Which comes as no surprise, as one of the biggest complaints about the PS3 launch was the outrageous price: $500 and $600. And that was back in [...]

Need For Speed Rivals coming to PlayStation 4

May 23rd 2013 at 3:39pm by James

EA has announced that the upcoming racing title Need For Speed Rivals will be coming to the PlayStation 4. Developed by Ghost Games and Criterion Games, Need For Speed Rivals continues the long running arcade racing franchise. In Need For Speed Rivals, players have access to a huge open world where they can play as [...]

PlayStation 4 box art revealed?

May 22nd 2013 at 1:37pm by James

EA recently announced 4 new PlayStation 4 games, among them, Battlefield 4. Yesterday the official Battlefield 4 Facebook page showcased a PlayStation 4 box art of the game, showing a box cover design that is very similar to the current one used on PS3 games. Of course, this could be just a placeholder design done [...]

EA announces several PlayStation 4 games

May 22nd 2013 at 1:22pm by James

EA has announced 4 brand new PlayStation 4 games, all of which will be available during the launch window. The new games are mostly from their EA Sports label: NBA Live 14, NFL 14, and FIFA 14, are all coming to the PlayStation 4 this Fall. Which means there will be no shortage of sports [...]

Comparison between PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U

May 22nd 2013 at 12:00pm by James

Yesterday Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, the main competitor to the PlayStation 4 in the next generation console war. And while Microsoft didn’t get as specific as Sony when it came to console specs, they still revealed some details about what’s inside the box. And just as expected, the Xbox One features an 8 core [...]

Sony stock up 10% since Xbox One announcement

May 21st 2013 at 10:58pm by James

This comes as a bit unexpected: the market has reacted favorably to Sony with Microsoft’s announcement of its PlayStation 4 competitor: the Xbox One. This effectively means that the market and Wall Street think that the new Xbox console might not pose a big threat to Sony’s PlayStation 4. To make this even more clear, [...]

Microsoft reveals PlayStation 4 competitor, Xbox One

May 21st 2013 at 6:14pm by James

Earlier today, Microsoft announced the Xbox One, which will go head to head with the PlayStation 4 this Fall. The new console from the competition will ship with Kinect bundled with every system, and has a big focus on TV and media center. Microsoft also revealed some Xbox One console specs, where it was pretty [...]

Another take on the PlayStation 4 console look

May 21st 2013 at 5:00pm by James

Yesterday Sony revealed the very first PlayStation 4 teaser trailer, where we got a closeup glimpse of several parts of the new console. Someone went ahead and made a mockup of what the PlayStation 4 could look like based on those images, and today, we got a more in-depth look. As you can see on [...]

Could this be the PlayStation 4 console shape?

May 20th 2013 at 8:16pm by James

Earlier today Sony released a PlayStation 4 teaser trailer showing us glimpses of the PlayStation 4 console design. Based on those few frames of information, a Redditor cooked up this concept of the PlayStation 4 console. And we have to say, it looks plausible to us — this could very well be the shape of [...]

Sony teases PlayStation 4 console in new video

May 20th 2013 at 4:08pm by James

Sony has released a new, official PlayStation 4 teaser video showing glimpses of the new console. We get to see the rectangular shape of the console, and some nice closeup shots from various angles. Although they’re only visible for a few frames at a time. We get to see some of the vents, the logo, [...]

Fan made PlayStation 4 box art designs look amazing

May 19th 2013 at 5:15pm by James

Sony has yet to unveil the official PlayStation 4 box art designs, but we assume it’ll stick to the Blu-ray cover size. However, several talented artists have pitched their take on the new PlayStation 4 box arts, and we have to say, most of them look quite amazing. Check out the collection of fan made [...]

PlayStation 4 might get speech recognition

May 18th 2013 at 5:07pm by James

A new job listing at Sony hints at speech recognition for the PlayStation 4 and the new PS4 Eye. According to a job description on LinkedIn, Sony is looking for an “Speech Recognition Engineering Intern”, who will help with development of speech recognition software for its upcoming games hardware. The job description lists the PlayStation [...]

Diablo 3′s new PlayStation 4 interface (video)

May 18th 2013 at 4:58pm by James

Sony’s latest entry in the PlayStation 4 developer video interviews features Diablo 3, which will be coming out on the PlayStation 4 and PS3 this Fall. In the video, the developers talk about how they’ve tweaked the controls for the DualShock 4 controller. They’ve optimized the controls for the PlayStation 4, and have even added [...]

More gorgeous DriveClub PlayStation 4 screenshots

May 17th 2013 at 8:15pm by James

When the PlayStation 4 launches this Fall, it’ll have a gorgeous looking racing game as one of its launch titles: DriveClub. Developed by Evolution Studios, DriveClub has been in development for over 9 years, and finally it’ll be released this year. DriveClub is one of the most realistic-looking racing games we’ve ever seen, with highly [...]

All PlayStation 4 games will support PS Vita remote play

May 17th 2013 at 5:17pm by James

When Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 console back in February, they briefly talked about remote play on the PS Vita, where you could play/stream PlayStation 4 games to the handheld console. However, it was unclear how many PlayStation 4 games would support this feature. Now Sony has revealed on the official PS4 site that all [...]

Ultra high-res Killzone Shadow Fall wallpapers

May 17th 2013 at 3:15pm by James

Guerrilla Games recently revealed a bunch of Killzone Shadow Fall PlayStation 4 details. Among them, they said that the Killzone Shadow Fall tech demo played during the PlayStation 4 announcement in February only used 3 GB of memory — out of 7 possible GB. The PlayStation 4 OS is rumored to be taking up 1 [...]

Gran Turismo 6 might come to PlayStation 4

May 16th 2013 at 9:41pm by James

Sony recently announced Gran Turismo 6 for the PS3. And according to Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, the developers have a PlayStation 4 version “in mind”. Yamauchi was interviewed during Gran Turismo’s 15th anniversary event held at the Silverstone circuit in England, where he said: “We actually do have a PlayStation 4 version in mind, [...]

Sony: PlayStation 4 more popular with developers than any other console

May 16th 2013 at 9:20pm by James

Over the past few months, Sony has again and again praised its new PlayStation 4 as one of the most developer friendly consoles ever. The PlayStation 4 was designed with game developers in mind, with Sony going to first party developers to get their input. They even went to third party developers such as Ubisoft [...]

Killzone Shadow Fall PlayStation 4 demo used only 3 GB of RAM

May 16th 2013 at 5:18pm by James

Developer Guerrilla Games recently published a lengthy tech paper on Killzone Shadow Fall, and in it, they revealed a bunch of PlayStation 4 details. Most surprisingly thought, Guerrilla revealed that the Killzone Shadow Fall demo that was showcased during the PlayStation 4 unveiling in February only used 3 GB of memory. The PlayStation 4 features [...]

PlayStation 4 marketing slogan is “Greatness Awaits”

May 15th 2013 at 8:52pm by James

Sony has trademarked a new slogan which will be used for the PlayStation 4 marketing campaign. The new slogan is “Greatness Awaits”. On top of that, part of Sony’s PlayStation 4 marketing campaign script has leaked as well, which was presented as presentation slides. In one of the spots, with the presentation slide above, it [...]