Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation this week, with 13 new PS4 games, 11 new PS3 games and 7 new PS Vita games. New games include Far Cry 4, Grand Theft Auto V, LittleBigPlanet 3 and Samurai Warriors 4. There is also plenty of new DLC and themes to enjoy.
Sony Computer Entertainment America’s President and CEO Shawn Layden has defended the DRIVECLUB launch issues by giving a poor excuse on how it’s hard to test concurrent users hitting servers. According to Layden, it’s hard to beta test “50,000, 100,000, 200,000 users hit your service”. But we already know that the Destiny beta managed to test over 850,000 concurrent users.
With two patches for Assassin’s Creed: Unity already released since the game’s launch last week, Ubisoft have detailed changes coming to the game in the third patch. It’s good to see the game getting patched at breakneck speeds, however inconvenient it might be for players.
Call of Duty: Advance Warfare has managed to fight off competition in the UK Games Chart to keep top spot for a second week. CoD managed to keep ahead of new release Assassin’s Creed: Unity, which debuted on the chart in 2nd, followed by Xbox exclusive Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
As the DRIVECLUB issues continue, with no resolution is sight, Evolution Studios has revealed means of compensation for those who purchased the full game. The studio will be offering some premium DLC packs for free to anyone who’s purchased the game from November 25th 2014.
Square Enix has released a tech demo video for Final Fantasy XV, demonstrating how various elements in the game were designed and created, including the environments, lighting effects, character models and more. All of this is achieved using Square Enix’s Luminous Graphics Engine.
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 12 months since the PS4 was first released in North America. In honour of the one-year anniversary, Sony have put together an inforgraphic highlighting some of the unforgettable milestones made possible by the PlayStation community.
Sony has planned PlayStation Network maintenance for Monday, 17th November 2014, starting at 6:00 PM. The maintenance will last for approximately 6 hours, finishing at midnight, and coincidently at the same time as GTA V’s midnight launch.
Sony has announced a new TV service called PlayStation Vue, which will be cloud based and allows people to watch catch-up and on-demand programmes. The TV service will will store episodes of most popular shows for three days after first airing, with your favourite shows available for up to 28 days.
LittleBigPlanet 3 is just a few short weeks away from release, and to promote the game, the creators have created a six minute video discussing the new features and tools in the game. For example, the game has over 100 new tools to help you create even better levels.
