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 [...]

Analyst: PlayStation 4 price and launch date reveal at E3

May 14th 2013 at 6:04pm by James

Previously, we’ve made our point as to why Sony won’t announce the PlayStation 4 price and launch date at E3. But there are contrary opinions out there. Analyst Michael Pachter, in the latest episode of PachAttack, believes that Sony will in fact announce the PlayStation 4 launch date and price at E3. Furthermore, he thinks [...]

War Thunder MMO coming to PlayStation 4

May 14th 2013 at 5:51pm by James

Developer and publisher Gaijin have announced that their MMO War Thunder will be coming to the PlayStation 4. War Thunder has been out in beta form on the PC for a while now, and boasts 1.5 million players. War Thunder is a World War 2 MMO flight simulator where players fly planes, drive tanks, and [...]

PlayStation 4 announcement trailer is fake

May 14th 2013 at 5:40pm by James

Yesterday a curious trailer emerged which many believed was the PlayStation 4 announcement trailer. While we have to admit, it’s very well done, it’s not the official trailer. Sony released a statement denying that they had anything to do with this. Still, it’s quite creative and well made, especially the rendering of the PlayStation 4 [...]

Another PlayStation 4 console concept emerges

May 13th 2013 at 6:53pm by James

E3 is a month away from now, where Sony is expected to unveil the final PlayStation 4 console design. Last week we saw an awesome PlayStation 4 console concept, and this week there’s yet another. This time, it comes from gaming forum NeoGAF, where a user posted these PlayStation 4 console concepts. While the previous [...]

New Watch Dogs PlayStation 4 screenshots

May 13th 2013 at 6:42pm by James

Watch Dogs is shaping up to be one of the key third party PlayStation 4 launch titles. As shown in a previous Watch Dogs video diary, developer Ubisoft is working on tailoring the PlayStation 4 version for the new console, utilizing all the new features. Watch Dogs on PlayStation 4 will also include 60 minutes [...]