Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that more than 3 million PlayStation VR systems have been sold worldwide, along with 21.9 million PS VR games and apps. This is a major milestone for Sony, selling through another million units in the eight months since Black Friday in 2017.
Activision and Toys for Bob have announced that upcoming game Spyro: Reignited Trilogy has been delayed. The game was schedule to release on 21st September 2018, but will be releasing on 13th November 2018.
The PlayStation Store chart for July 2018 has been released, showing the top selling digital titles on the PlayStation Store. Thanks to the release of GTA Online’s After Hours update, GTA V climbed up the chart to finish on top. And thanks to the summer sale, several older games have re-entered the top 20 list.
Sony has reached a massive milestone: selling over 500 million systems worldwide since the very first PlayStation. To celebrate, a Limited Edition PS4 Pro will be launching in the coming weeks, limited to just 50k units worldwide.
Rockstar Games has released some new in-game footage of upcoming game Red Dead Redemption 2. The six minute gameplay video features footage directly captured from the PS4 Pro in glorious 4K resolution, showing you just how amazing the game looks.
Konami have released a playable demo of their upcoming annual football Pro Evolution Soccer 2019. The demo has a limited number of modes available, that players can try before the full game is released, including Exhibition Match and offline Co-op mode. There are two playable stadiums and players can choose one of 12 teams to play with.
If you’re previously signed up to take part in PS4 Firmware beta tests, check your inbox because invites for testing PS4 Firmware 6.00 are going out at the moment. Unfortunately, at this stage the update “does not include any new major consumer-facing features,” according to the email invite, so we don’t know what the upcoming firmware update has in store for gamers.
The August 2018 line-up of PlayStation Plus games have been revealed, and will be available on the PlayStation Store from 7th August 2018. For the PS4, subscribers can look forward to Mafia III and Dead by Daylight. The August line-up also includes two bonus games – one for the PS VR and one for PlayLink.
In line with the US, Amazon UK is updating its Prime subscription and removing the £2 pre-order discount that was available on physical games. The guaranteed £2 discount will come to an end on 7th August 2018, but until then, any game pre-orders will still get the £2 discount.
The PS4 is getting an exclusive private beta for upcoming shooter Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, followed by a separate private beta in September. Starting at 5pm BST on 3rd August, the beta will be available to those who have pre-ordered Black Ops 4 for the PS4. The following weekend, the beta will open up to other platforms.
