Sony has announced that new firmwares for the PS4 and PS Vita are in the works that will allow further customisation of the consoles. Firmware 2.0 for the PS4 will add Custom Themes, similar to the dynamic themes seen on the PS3, allowing you to finally customise the look and sound of the Dynamic Menu.
The PlayStation Network maintenance that was schedules to take place on Monday has been rescheduled for later today, Sony has announced. The maintenance will start from 16:00 BST today, and last until 05:00 BST tomorrow morning, effectively ruining your evening gaming session. It also appears that the original maintenance period has been extended, most likely as a result the DDoS attack on Sunday.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store, with six new PS4 games, three new PS3 games and a new PS Vita game. New games include inFAMOUS First Light, Madden NFL 15, The Walking Dead: Season 2, Ep. 5 and Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth1. You can also find new DLC and other content.
SCEE has revealed the six new games that will be coming to the PlayStation Plus in September 2014. The new games will be added to the Instant Game Collection on September 3rd 2014, and include Velocity 2X (PS4), PlayStation Allstars Battle Royale (PS3) and Joe Danger (PS Vita).
This week, the PSN Summer Sale in Europe is offering some great PS4 games for discounted prices including Watch_Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Both games offer large discounts, with the former giving you £20 off the RRP, with an additional 10% off for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
New games and content are available on the US PlayStation Store with seven new PS4 games, four new PS3 games and two new PS Vita games added to the store. New games include inFAMOUS First Light (PS4), Metro 2033 Redux (PS4), OlliOlli (PS3) and Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth (PS Vita). You can also find new DLC, themes and avatars.
The final episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two, ‘No Going Back,’ will be available for download on PS3 and PS Vita on Wednesday, 27th August. The first trailer for the final episode has been released, which contains huge spoilers for the previous episodes in the series, including spoilers from Season 1. The trailer includes an all-new scene created specifically for the trailer too.
After yesterday’s PlayStation Network downtime, network access has been restored and the PSN is back online. The reason for the downtime was because of a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS), which saw artificial traffic slow down and even crash the PlayStation Network servers. Sony says there is no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorised access to users’ personal information.
Sony has announced scheduled maintenance for the PlayStation Network for Monday, 25th August 2014. If you’re based in the UK, the maintenance is sure to put a dampener on your Bank Holiday gaming, which is scheduled to take place between 17:40 BST and 00:50 BST on Tuesday, 26th August 2014. If you want to play online during the maintenance period, make sure you sign-in before the start of the window.
Minecraft was slated to launch on the PS4 and PS Vita this month, but may now be delayed as the PS4 version has failed final testing with Sony. 4J Studios, the developers behind the console versions of the game, recently tweeted a status update on the game. Although the developer didn’t confirm the delay, it’s safe to assume that going through the quality assurance process at Sony will delay the game.
