Following the release of the ultimate PS4 FAQ yesterday, a lot of users were unhappy to find that some commonly used PS3 functionality would be missing from the PS4, including MP3 and Audio CD playback and media streaming. The response from users has not fallen on deaf ears, with Sony’s President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, saying that the feedback will be passed onto the PS4 development team.
The first trailer for the CG animated film based on the PS3 game, Heavenly Sword, has been released. The Heavenly Sword film is slated to be released digitally worldwide, as well as theatrically in select global markets, in Spring 2014, starring Anna Torv, Alfred Molina, and Thomas Jane.
Ronimo Games has announced that Awesomenauts: Assemble will be a PS4 launch title, releasing in North America on November 15th. The game will be available on the PlayStation Store for just $9.99. The game was first launched on the PS3 last year, and has since received new updates including new characters, game modes and refinements.
The sequel to Earth Defense Force 2017, Earth Defense Force 2025, has been confirmed for release on the PS3 in February 2014 in North America and Europe. In addition to a release window, the game’s pre-order incentives have also been revealed. Four weapon packs will be available when pre-ordering the game or by purchasing the DLC.
Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin has confirmed, via the twitlonger service, that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be running at a higher resolution on PS4 than on the Xbox One. The PS4 version will run at 1080p resolution natively, while the Xbox One version will be upscaled to 1080p from a 720p resolution.
Following news on the minimum hard disk space needed by PS4 games, it turns out that the space isn’t needed for actual data, but for caching of game files. The data is installed and deleted in the background, so you won’t have to sit through long installations or lose valuable hard drive space.
A comparison video has been released by DigitalFoundry, comparing the PS4 and Xbox One version of upcoming title Battlefield 4. The video confirms that the PS4 version of he game runs at a resolution of 1600×900, while the Xbox One version is just 1280×720.
Telltale Games has confirmed that The Walking Dead Season Two will be coming to the PS3 and PS Vita, and will continue Clementine’s story. The second season will have you playing as Clem, struggling to outwit both the dead and the living in situations that will test your morals and shape the flow of the story through your decisions and actions.
Following tweets about Knack‘s PS4 install size and Killzone: Shadow Fall‘s installation size, we have confirmation on how much space both games will take based on the game’s box art. The back cover for Knack shows that the game requires 37 GB of space at the minimum, while Killzone: Shadow Fall requires a massive 45 GB, despite what Guerrilla Games has said in the past.
Sony have uploaded the PS4 Firmware v1.50 to the servers ahead of the console’s launch in North America and Europe next month. Although Sony has confirmed that the update can be downloaded in the background while playing single-player games, but if you want to update your console straight away, you can download the firmware update beforehand.
