New screenshots of the PS4’s Dynamic Menu have appeared on flickr, showing off more of what the system will look like, including how the mobile version of the system will work. The screens follow on from the others released in the past and what you may have seen in the PS4 Interface video.
Lots of new content is available on the North American PlayStation Store this week, including a number of new PS3 and PSN titles. New PS3 games include the PS Vita port of Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational and new PS3 / PS Vita title Stealth Inc.: A Clone in the Dark. You can also find new PlayStation Plus content, DLC and other goodies.
Later today in North America, PSP title Metal Slug: XX joins the Instant Game Collection, allowing PlayStation Plus subscribers to download the title for free. This week is also the first week of the PlayStation Store’s PLAY promotion, with the release of Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark. The other three titles, coming at weekly intervals, are Cloudberry Kingdom, Ibb & Obb, and Duck Tales Remastered.
Engadget reports that Sony’s PlayStation 4 console has passed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, certifying that the console’s radio and wi-fi hardware is compliant in the States. The labels filed with the FCC indicate the final model number for the console is CUH-1001A, and that the console will have a maximum clock frequency of 2.75GHz – same as the dev kits.
Now this is getting really impressive: Naughty Dog’s PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us, continues to dominate the UK Games Chart, beating off the competition for six weeks running. The game has again fought off competition from Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Mario And Luigi: Dream Team Bros., while new entry Dynasty Warriors 8 debuts on the chart at number 5.
A Sony official at San Diego Comic-Con has told Polygon that the PS4 will support older PS3 headsets, even though the console will come bundled with it’s own mono headset. PS3 headsets like the official PS3 Wireless Headset and the Pulse Headset will work with the new console as an alternative. It’s expected that other third-party headsets will also work with the PS4.
PS Vita launch game Everybody’s Golf (or Hot Shots Golf if you’re in the US) has been ported to the PS3 and will be released next week on the PlayStation Store. The game will support four player local multiplayer and PlayStation Move controller functionality. The PS Vita version will also be patched to allow cross-play with the PS3 version and cross-buy of all DLC.
Square-Enix has released a new trailer for upcoming title Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns shown off earlier this week at the San Diego Comic-Con. The new trailer is titled “13 Days” and shows off more of what we can expect from the dramatic new story in the game. The game isn’t due for release until February 14th 2014, however.
Sorry football fans, it appears that Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 won’t be coming to the PS4 or Xbox One this year. The strange decision by Konami means that EA will pretty much dominate the Football market on next-generation consoles with FIFA 14, which will be coming to both consoles. The decision is down to adoption of the new consoles, says Marking executive Manorito Hosoda.
Ubisoft have just released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV, titled “A Pirate’s Life on High Seas”, and shows off the life of piracy including drinking, singing and killing. The trailer features new snippets of gameplay, including fight scenes and Kenway jumping from one ship to another.
