The PS3 has received a firmware update, updating the console’s system software to version v4.55. The update is just a minor one, improving system stability with the use of some newly released games. The update is mandatory, so you’ll need to install it should you want to play online and access the PlayStation Store.
Sony has released a new Firmware update for the PS4, adding support for the official PlayStation wireless headsets including the original Wireless headset, the Pulse Wireless Headset and the new Wireless Stereo Headset 2.0 (available to purchase soon). The update also adds the ability to mute the microphone on the PS Camera.
FIFA 14 has finally be knocked off the top spot in the UK Games Chart after four weeks, thanks to the release of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on PS4 and Xbox One. According to EuroGamer, the PS4 version accounted for 69% of all sales. PS4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall has dropped a further three places to finish in 10th position.
Sony has announced a new wireless headset for the PS4, called “Wireless Stereo Headset 2.0”, along with support for the two previous wireless headsets on the PS3. PS4 Firmware v1.60, releasing tomorrow, will adds support for the official PlayStation headsets, while the new 2.0 version will be available from February 10th 2014.
Sony has updated the PlayStation Companion app on iOS and Android to version v1.60, adding some new features to the application along with improvements. Among the changes is the ability to view Live Streams in the [Live from PlayStation] section, supporting both Twitch and UStream.
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for North America for February 2014, unveiling the six new titles coming to the Instant Game Collection. Most of the games are the same as Europe, including Outlast (PS4), Metro: Last Light (PS3) and ModNation Racers: Road Trip (PS Vita).
Microsoft appears to be getting desperate in selling Xbox One, as they’re latest email campaign suggests. Microsoft is offering $100 credit towards a Xbox One for trading-in a PS3 at a Microsoft Store. The email was spotted on NeoGAF, with responses from posters ranging from “LOL” to “wow” and “NEVER”.
Brazilian website Omelete, the largest entertainment website in the country, have word from an insider source that the sequel to PS3 title, The Last of Us, is being developed at Naughty Dog, alongside Uncharted 4. The game is being developed by a secondary team and is scheduled for release in 2015.
Sony has revealed that PS4 exclusive, Killzone: Shadow Fall, has sold an impressive 2.1 million units worldwide since launch. The game has been available for approximately 2 and a half months and has yet to launch in Japan. The sales figure was helped by the fact that the game was bundles with the PS4 in at least two varieties.
Sony has revealed that the PlayStation brand is making a big turnaround this generation in the UK, with the PS4 outselling the Xbox One at 3:2 ratio. Sony’s UK MD Fergal Gara talked of Sony’s wish to reclaim the UK market in a press conference this morning.
