The PS4 officially went on sale today in the UK but you might have trouble finding one in stock as retailers are already selling out of launch day consoles. At the moment Amazon, Game and Currys have run out. All hope is not lost though, there's still a few bundles …
Read More »Sony is turning off some PSN features in preparation for European launch
Sony has announced that in order to keep the Playstation Network stable during the Playstation 4 launch in Europe, it will have to switch off a couple of features. This isn't surprising as day one PS4 users in North America did experience network issues due to the amount of traffic. …
Read More »Want a PS4 tonight? Check your local supermarket
If you didn't pre-order a PS4 but find yourself itching to spend that few hundred you have burning a hole in your pocket, then consider dropping by to your local supermarket at the midnight launch, as over 150 Tesco stores, as well as a handful of Asda outlets will have …
Read More »O2 will offer up PS4’s on contract
If you don't fancy waiting in line and dropping all of your money at once for the PS4 during the UK launch on Friday then O2 has you covered, although you might also want to make sure you're in the market for a new phone too. O2 will launch the …
Read More »Sony is going to adjust European PSN prices ahead of launch
Publishers have been facing some criticism this week as the prices for digital games on the PS4 were revealed and to put it simply, it seemed like UK gamers were going to get ripped off worse than usual. Sony has now issued a statement to Eurogamer to try and clear …
Read More »Xbox One manufacture more expensive than PS4
If you wondered why Microsoft's Xbox One has a higher price tag than Sony's PS4, it's not just because the Xbox comes with a Kinect camera, it's also because the Xbox One costs quite a lot more to manufacture in the first place. At least that's what the report from …
Read More »EA quickly cuts down digital game prices on PS4 but they are still far too high
I guess we can throw the exchange rate out of the window as for whatever reason, console games have gone up in price this generation in the UK despite prices remaining the same over in the US and if you thought digital was going to be a big thing this …
Read More »Well, Activision still owns Crash Bandicoot
Last week we talked about the possibility of Crash Bandicoot making its return to Sony and making a comeback. Unfortunately it seems that Activision still owns Crash Bandicoot – though it might be looking in to reviving the franchise itself. An Activision spokesperson spoke to Game Informer, confirming that the …
Read More »Twitch clarifies: PS4 Playroom is for gaming
Over the last week, Sony's Playroom Twitch streaming, an augmented reality setting where people can show themselves playing games while on screen things – like robots – bug them, has caused a bit of a stir, because it's been used for all sorts of other things. The Spartan Show let us …
Read More »Couple creates streaming call show with PS4
In a move that even Sony didn't predict its PS4 would be used for, a couple has turned their PS4 into a talk show broadcast station. Thanks to a mix of the console's streaming features and its Playroom app, a couple has been running a streaming talk show for the …
Read More »Sony speaks out on PS4 hardware issues
The Playstation 4 launched in the US just last week and since then we've heard of some issues, but after some investigation in to each complaint, Sony has narrowed down the amount of faulty PS4's to less than 1% of the 1 million sold. For those who don't feel like …
Read More »PS4’s Blue Light of Death channels RROD fears
The PS4 has been out in the US for a few days now and as with any console launch in recent years, there does appear to be a few suffering from a problem that renders them useless. It's being termed, the “blue light of death,” as you get this nice …
Read More »PS3 and PS4 to get early access to Destiny beta
At E3 this year it was announced that Sony and Bungie had some form of partnership for Destiny, last night at the Playstation 4 event it was revealed that the PS3 and PS4 consoles will have early access to the beta next year. While it's not as big as a …
Read More »Expect your PS4 to only have 400GB of space
While each PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may come packing half terrabyte drives in them at launch, Sony's new console will only give you about 400GB of space right off the bat – at least according to the reports coming out of a lucky early owner. This comes from screenshots …
Read More »PS4 installs have you playing the game in seconds
If you're looking to buy a PS4 when it's released here on the 29th November then you'll be aware that games will have a mandatory install. With as much as 50GB of data on each of those slow spinning Blu-Ray discs, you might be thinking that it'll take a long, …
Read More »Sony releases official PlayStation Unboxing
A lot of PS4 unboxing videos have been hitting the web in the past few days, be it Wired, Francis or T3, but we've not quite seen one as 80s inspired as the latest one. This time around it's official and features a pair of expensive looking leather gloves. The …
Read More »Blockbuster customer’s megaphone protest nets refund
Blockbuster recently re-entered administration, despite raking in masses of pre-orders earlier in the year for both the Xbox One and PS4. With its current financials, it announced it would be unable to provide refunds, unless customers wrote to the head office, with all sorts of documentation and receipts. One man …
Read More »Sony set to bring back the PocketStation memory card
Sony looks like it might be revitalising one of its most niche accessories, the PocketStation memory card. Similar to the Sega Dreamcast's VMs, the PocketStation was launched in 1999 and featured flash memory storage, infrared communication capabilities and a monochrome LCD display. The reason most haven't heard of it before, …
Read More »Sony releases comprehensive PS4 FAQ
Sony has unveiled a comprehensive FAQ about its upcoming next-gen system, the PlayStation 4, in order to answer any ongoing questions about its capabilities, features or specifications. While the candid break down is welcome from anyone that felt Sony was keeping anything on the down low, it has confirmed some …
Read More »Can BF4 answer CoD Xbox One 720p questions?
For a few days now, the internet has been abuzz with claims that the next-gen Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Xbox One, wouldn't natively run at 1080p, but would instead run at 720p and then be upscaled the somewhat standard-these-days, HD resolution. As more information has come out, that …
Read More »Sony releases ode to PlayStation video
If you've been a gamer at any point in the last twenty years, chances are you've found yourself sat infront of a TV, with a dualshock controller in your hand, playing one of the PlayStation's classic titles. Whether it's Tekken, Resident Evil, God of War, Final Fantasy, Smackdown, Gran Turismo …
Read More »GAME confirms PS4 lock-in dates
Video game retailer GAME recently announced that it would be holding Xbox One lock-in events leading up to the release of Microsoft's new console, where up to 70 gamers at each of its many locations would be locked in the store and given access to the new console and a …
Read More »Mantle API will not be compatible with Xbox One
A couple of weeks ago AMD hosted the GPU14 even and along with showing off it's new line of graphics cards, it also announced the new Mantle API for developers, aimed at getting console level performance and optimization out of PC hardware. The API's presence on the AMD powered next …
Read More »Hey look, it’s a PS4 demo station
You know those demo machines that you see in game retailers that let you have a play on a few different titles? Those contemporary interpretations of a traditional arcade cabinet? Sony has some of those ready made for the launch of its up coming next-gen machine: and this is what …
Read More »PS4 being developed by coerced Chinese students
While Sony might have used Japanese labourers to produce its PlayStation 3 console, it's outsourced that work to China for the PS4, using the always morally dubious facilities and work force of Foxconn, you know, the company that used 14 year old kids to produce iPhones and had several workers …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition announced
Injustice: Gods Among Us is getting a game of the year edition of sorts, with the ‘Ultimate Edition' including all previous DLC and will release to a few new platforms, including: the PS4, Vita and PC. Warner Bros just announced the new release coming out on the 29th of November, …
Read More »Killzone: Shadow Fall is huge
As we all know, both Sony and Microsoft chose to release next gen systems with 500GB HDD's. That doesn't sound so bad at first, but UK managing director of Sony, Fergal Gara, has just revealed that Killzone: Shadow fall will require 50GB of space to install. That's huge by anyone's …
Read More »This is what the PS4 sounds like when it starts up
Has the release of the next-gen got you all excited for the new developments in graphics, connectivity and gameplay? Don't be so dull, there's more to it than that: like how the consoles sounds when you hit the on button. With that in mind, here's a PS4's start beep. [yframe …
Read More »Sony not worried by loss making PS4 hardware
It's not uncommon for hardware makers in all sorts of tech areas to take a loss on the initial release. Sony did it with the PS3, Amazon did it with the Kindle Fire – it's a way to make sure you sell lots of the base kit, in the hope …
Read More »Developers claim PS4 is 50 per cent faster than Xbox One
Uh oh Microsoft. Just when you were doing so well and regaining some ground after your horrible start to the Xbox One's PR run, Edge magazine goes and publishes something like this. Yes folks, according to a bunch of developers Edge has been speaking to, the PlayStation 4 runs most …
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