Last year, Naughty Dog began heavily teasing Uncharted 4, with a big focus on 60 frames per second gameplay on the PlayStation 4. Unfortunately this year, some of that enthusiasm appears to be gone as Naughty Dog developer, and Director of Uncharted 4, Bruce Straley, has said that the frame …
Read More »PLAYBOX laptop bundles Xbox One and PS4 together
Even among most of our die-hard PC-centric fan base, there's still debates about which is better, the PS4 or the Xbox One, which should you get? Why not both? Etc. Etc. Still, why not both? Especially when you can bundle them both into a single chassis like reader Ed Zarick …
Read More »Sony: PS1 and PS2 games to be added to PlayStation Now in future
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has announced that it will bring games for its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 platforms to its PlayStation Now streaming service in the longer-term future. While a nice thing is that it will be possible to enjoy good-old titles on PlayStation Now-supporting hardware eventually, it is completely unclear …
Read More »Sony delays PS4 launch in China
Sony has had to delay the launch of the PlayStation 4 console in China, just a few days ahead of its scheduled 11th of January release date. The company did not give one exact reason for the delay, instead citing ‘various factors' according to a new report from Reuters. A new …
Read More »Kickstarter campaign wants $20,300 to destroy Anniversary Edition PS4
A Kickstarter campaign is aiming to raise over $20,000 to destroy a rare 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. Many of those lucky enough to get their hands on one of these consoles swiftly took to eBay to sell them for absurdly high prices but Charles Tiongson wants his PS4 …
Read More »Asus Echelon Forest Gaming Headset Review
Asus tends to be very well known for its PC hardware but the company also makes a wide range of very good gaming peripherals as well. Today we are going to take a look at the latest headset from the Echelon line of camo themed peripherals, featuring multi-platform compatibility, 50mm drivers …
Read More »Europe may face a PlayStation 4 shortage following the holiday season
Those of you living in Europe may struggle to find a PlayStation 4 console in stores following the holiday season according to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO, Andrew House. We ran in to a similar stock shortage in Europe following the PS4 launch last year as well. Speaking to Reuters, Andrew …
Read More »Street Fighter V is only 20% done so far but the graphics will be great
Street Fighter V may only be 20 per cent through its development cycle at present but that isn't stopping the producers behind the game from hyping up its Unreal Engine 4 powered graphical fidelity. The title was announced earlier this month as a PS4 and PC exclusive, a change of …
Read More »GTA Online updates will eventually cease on last gen systems
Rockstar has warned that due to the severe limitations of last generation hardware, further updates to Grand Theft Auto Online will eventually cease and only appear on the PC, Xbox One and PS4. So far, the developer has been very good when it comes to ensuring that updates remain the …
Read More »Sony Killzone resolution lawsuit will not be dismissed
A judge has rejected Sony's bid to get a class action lawsuit against the company dismissed. The lawsuit aims to refund those that bought PS4 launch title, Killzone Shadow Fall, after it was revealed that the game's multiplayer component did not run at 1080p resolution, despite all advertising claiming otherwise. …
Read More »Analyst: Sony’s PlayStation 4 will have a massive lead in titles in 2015
Although Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One has managed to outsell Sony’s PlayStation 4 in numerous countries in November, it will get massively harder for the system to compete against its arch-rival next year. The number of quality titles for PlayStation 4 will be considerably higher than the number of quality games …
Read More »20th Anniversary Edition PS4s are selling for thousands on eBay
Earlier this week, Sony went ahead and opened up a small 90s themed PlayStation shop in London and sold 20th Anniversary Edition consoles for as little as £19.94. Some of those people were clearly eager to turn a profit as consoles are now popping up on eBay and going for …
Read More »Censored versions of PlayStation 4, Vita to launch in China next month
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita will be released in China early next year, just in time for the Chinese New Year. The consoles will be more expensive than the systems in the U.S. or Europe because they will be compatible with more affordable games. However, a …
Read More »The Last Guardian development is making progress
The Last Guardian was announced all the way back in 2009 as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, from the outside it may seem like the game will never see the light of day. However, apparently progress has been made but under “completely new conditions”, which could mean that it will now …
Read More »No Man’s Sky gets two new trailers
Two more trailers for the procedurally generated, sci-fi sandbox game, No Man's Sky have been released following the Sony PlayStation Experience event and The Game Awards. These two trailers below give us another small glimpse at the incredible detail in the game's different planets that are just waiting to be discovered, explored and for …
Read More »20th Anniversary Edition PS4 sells for $15,000 on eBay
Sony announced the 20th anniversary edition Playstation 4 console last week and people are ready to spend a lot of money to get their hands on one. In-fact, one person went as far as to spend $15,100 to secure themselves one of the limited edition consoles. There are another few …
Read More »Street Fighter V to be exclusive to PC and PS4
It looks like the trailer for Street Fighter V has leaked ahead of a possible reveal at Sony's PlayStation Experience event or the annual Game Awards show this weekend. The trailer was accidentally uploaded early to YouTube, revealing that the game will only be coming to the PC and PS4, …
Read More »Sony to release 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4
Sony is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation brand this year and to mark the occasion, it is going to be launching a new PSOne themed PlayStation 4 console. So far, the special edition console has only been announced for Japan, with only 12,300 units available. The themed console …
Read More »Xbox One beats out the competition during Black Friday sales
Microsoft had a pretty good day last Friday, plenty of retailers in both the US and UK were selling Xbox One bundles with significant discounts and it seems to have paid off as the console came out on top, beating the Playstation 4, Wii U and last generation consoles in …
Read More »GAME to have Black Friday bundles for Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U
UK retailer, GAME, is set to launch special console bundles for Black Friday, including an Xbox One with four games and a Wii U with Super Smash Bros, Super Mario U and an Amiibo. There are strong rumors of a Playstation 4 bundle as well, although that one has yet …
Read More »Sony to cut back on Xperia Smartphone releases
Sony is reportedly planning to cut back on the amount of Xperia smartphones it releases in an effort to try and turn its failing mobile business around. The firm announced a massive loss this year, which was largely blamed on the mobile division. This move is similar to Samsung's own …
Read More »Dark Souls II to be re-released with DirectX 11 features
Namco Bandai has revealed that From Software's latest game in the ‘Souls series', Dark Souls II, will be re-releasing next year with all of the DLC and an updated DirectX 11 graphics engine for the PS4, Xbox One, PC and interestingly enough, the last generation consoles as well, although the …
Read More »Xbox One is catching up quickly with PS4 according to EA
Ever since Phil Spencer took charge of the Xbox division and made crucial changes to the console and its pricing, the sales gap between the PS4 and Xbox One has been closing up. Microsoft has also had its fair share of exclusives launch this year with the Halo Master Chief …
Read More »Does your PS4 have this guy’s name in it?
Easter Eggs and calling cards have been common in gaming for just about forever. They first came to light in 1979's Adventure (which should be familiar to any Ready Player One readers) that saw the developer, who was was not going to receive credit for his work, leave his name in a hidden …
Read More »Diablo III cross-platform play not possible
Unfortunately it doesn't look like you will ever be able to play Diablo III with friends on other platforms and console players also won't be getting Seasonal heroes according to Blizzard. Diablo III lead designer, Kevin Martens said that cross-platform play is “definitely not possible at this point with this …
Read More »Rockstar shows off GTA V PS3 to PS4 graphics comparison
Rockstar is gearing up to release the brand new Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions of Grand Theft Auto V this month and in an effort to convince people to upgrade, the developer has released a brand new Playstation 3 to Playstation 4 graphics comparison, showing off new textures, lighting …
Read More »PS4 issues sees Evolve Big Alpha extended
While anyone that was able to get in on the Evolve action this weekend for the Big Alpha will have run into some form of networking or matchmaking issues, nobody quite suffered like PlayStation 4 owners, who found their entire access to the event cut off due to server issues. …
Read More »New exclusive content announced for GTA V on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Rockstar has revealed a list of exclusive items and missions/activities to be included in the long awaited PC, Xbox One and PS4 versions of Grand Theft Auto V, although this new content will only be available to returning players, meaning those of you who had the willpower to hold out …
Read More »Evolve Alpha system requirements revealed
If you signed up for the Evolve ‘Big Alpha' then you're going to need to make sure that your PC can actually run it, so TurtleRock Studios has released the system requirements alongside a few other details about the game and its progression system. Chances are you PC can run …
Read More »Playstation 4 system update 2.0 set to arrive tomorrow
Sony has released new details about the Playstation 4's upcoming version 2.0 update, which will finally bring several anticipated features to the console, which were originally announced at launch. While previous updates added in some social features and 3D Blu-Ray playback, system software version 2.0 will finally bring ‘Share Play' …
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