Guerrilla Games have released a 20 minute video showing new gameplay from their upcoming PS4 title Killzone: Shadow Fall. The video features some previously seen footage, as well as never-before seen gameplay. The developers also reveal some new details about the game, including information about the design and technology used to create the game.
The Last Guardian, first revealed back in 2009, won’t be arriving on the PS3 or PS4 anytime soon, according to Sony’s Jack Tretton. Speaking to GameTrailers, Tretton has confirmed that The Last Guardian is on “hiatus” while Team Ico focus on other games. However, it doesn’t mean the game has gone forever.
When Sony first revealed details of the PS4 in New York back in February, there were only 126 developers working on games for the console. Sony has revealed that the number has now grown to over 500 developers via a press release. “Since February 2013, the number of developers joining has increased from 126 to 505,” says the press release.
Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that the PlayStation 4, like the Xbox One, can use the power of cloud computing as and when it’s needed. Although the feature wasn’t mentioned in Sony’s E3 Press Conference, Yoshida says that developers are free to take advantage of the ability to do tough computational tasks in vast server farms.
With plenty of excitement around Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix hasn’t forgotten about Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD, which are coming to the PS3 and PS Vita this year. The publisher has released a new trailer for the two games along with 15 new screens.
Sony has tonight revealed the official box for the PlayStation 4. It’s unclear if the this is the final box art, but it looks very close to it. The box includes the size of the hard drive and color on the box, suggesting that these may change in the future. As with the PS3, Sony has offered different hard drive sizes and colours, so it’s safe to assume the same with the PS4.
Sony’s E3 press conference included a 7-minute live gameplay demo of Watch_Dogs, and we’ve included it below in case you missed it. The gameplay video shows how the game’s mechanics work and the wide variety of tools that Aiden has in his arsenal. The video also shows how friends can help you with co-op on mobile devices.
Andrew House, SCE’s President and CEO, has revealed that the PS4 is coming to western markets first due to “competitive pressures,” referring to Microsoft’s November release for the Xbox One. It will be the first time Sony has released a console in the West before releasing in its home country, Japan.
Sony revealed that PlayStation Plus will be available on the PS4 from launch, with one of the first games being the PS Plus Edition of racer DriveClub. The PS Plus version of the game will be the full game in terms of features and mechanics, but will have a scaled-back number of tracks and cars.
Sony has announced The PlayRoom for the PS4: an augmented reality application that uses the PS4’s Camera and DualShock 4 controller for fun and innovative experiments. The application tracks the Light Bar on the controller using the PlayStation Eye Camera to create holographic panels around you on the screen, allowing you to use the touch pad to scroll and select the various options.
