Mark Cerny’s talk about the “Road to PS4”, which took place at the Gamelab conference in Barcelona yesterday is now available to view on YouTube. In the talk, which was streamed live yesterday, Cerny talks about how the PlayStation platform has evolved over the years, and how the PS4 compares to the previous PlayStation consoles.
While Japan is getting a playable demo of Puppeteer next week, dubbed the ‘Rehearsal Edition’, Sony has revealed that a demo will also be coming to Europe too, but a release date is not yet known. The Rehearsal Edition isn’t a traditional game demo, according to Sony, and the gameplay actions in the demo have been limited to just umping and the scissors mechanic.
A recent leaked image of the content of the PS4 box reveals that Sony was planning to include the PlayStation Camera and Knack with the console, but was presumably removed prior to E3 to reduce the price of the console. The image reveals that the Blu-ray copy of Knack, the PS Camera and a vertical stand for the PS4 would have been included with the console, but would have likely cost an extra $100 to include – bringing the console in-line with the price of the Xbox One.
Sony have released PS3 System Software v4.46, which replaces the buggy v4.45 and lets those with bricked consoles get up and running again. In addition to fixing firmware v.45, the update also adds the ability to hide trophy notifications – a feature that was also included in firmware 4.45.
The annual Gamelab conference got underway earlier this week in Barcelona, Spain, and today, PS4 system architect and Knack creator Mark Cerny will be holding a live talk in less than a hour. You can watch Cerny talk about the “Road to the PS4″ right here, using the live stream below, which starts at 11.00am BST/12.00pm CET.
Sony has stated a PSOne Classics sale on the PlayStation Store this week, giving gamers a trip down memory lane as we approach the launch of the PS4. Over the next eight weeks, Sony will be taking gamers through the history of PlayStation, with the first two weeks focused on the original PlayStation.
Sony has confirmed that a demo for Gran Turismo 6 will launch next week on the PlayStation Network in North America and Europe. The demo will be available from 9:00 AM BST on Junly 2nd, 2013, and will let gamers try out the Silverstone track along with a number of GT Academy-style events. The demo will also let gamers enrol in Sony’s GT Academy program.
At this year’s Gamescom convention, running between 21st to 25th August, in Cologne, Germany, Sony will focus on the PS4 and it’s games line-up. The company is planning to show off brand new games for the upcoming console, adding to the games already announced at the PlayStation Meeting 2013 and E3 2013.
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is coming to PlayStation Plus today in North America, making it the eighth game to be added to the Instant Game Collection in June 2013, along with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and more.
