Sony’s cloud gaming strategy was revealed at E3, which will game use of Gaikai’s streaming technology to give PS4, PS3 and PS Vita gamers access to library of PS3 games. However, it’s been clarified that only “critically acclaimed” games will be available via the service. The latest video from the PlayStation Access team also reveals that the service will later be expanded to include more legacy PlayStation titles.
New PlayStation Plus content is coming to the PlayStation Store in North America today, including Jet Set Radio (PS3), which will be added to the Instant Game Collection. PlayStation Plus subscribers can also find discounts on various titles with up to 50% off, including Datura and Draw Slasher. The new content will be available to download after the PlayStation Store has been updated later today.
Sony and Guerilla Games have detailed the pre-order bonuses that will come with Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4. Pre-ordering the game at selected retailers will give gamers access to exclusive content, including exclusive skins for the OWL combat drone, special victory move and the game’s official soundtrack.
Warner Bros. have released the first gameplay trailer the Mad Max game which was revealed at E3 2013. Although labeled as a Gameplay trailer, the video contains a lot of cut-scenes and very little actual gameplay footage. However, the game looks very impressive from what we can see in the trailer, which includes face-to-face and vehicular combat.
Naughty Dog has certainly found gold in their latest IP: The Last of Us. The game continues to lead the UK Games chart for the fifth week running. Last week, the game was confirmed to have sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide to make it Sony’s fastest selling new IP, and the biggest selling game of the year on the PlayStation.
Two interesting videos have surfaces revealing more information about the PS4 console. The first video, from PlayStation Access, goes over 20 facts about the PS4, from things we’ve already covered to new titbits like the name for the PS4’s menus system. The second video comes from T3, and covers the PS4 from every angle imaginable – giving you a unique look at the console before you get your hands on the real thing.
In a post on Official Playstation Magazine UK, Sony’s R&D senior team leader Neil Brown announced that users can access their digitally purchased PS4 games on any console. Speaking at the Develop Conference, Brown also revealed that gamers could make use of the ‘play as you download’ feature to start playing games before the full title is downloaded onto the console, reducing the waiting time.
Reef Entertainment have released the first gameplay video for it’s upcoming title Rambo: The Video Game. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t look very good in terms of both graphics and gameplay. The game is scheduled for release later this year on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and will feature content from the first three movies.
Sony and Insomniac Games have announced the next title in the Ratchet & Clank series, called Ratchet and Clank: Into The Nexus in North America and Ratchet & Clank Nexus in Europe. The game will coming to the PS3 later this year with an all new original single-player epilogue.
If you haven’t pre-ordered a PS4 yet, chances are that you have some trouble getting your hands on a launch day unit. Several retailers are starting to report that their pre-order allocations of the PS4 have run out. This week alone, US retailers Amazon.com and GameStop have both stopped pre-orders on launch day units after fulfilling their allocations.
