Sony has stated a PSOne Classics sale on the PlayStation Store this week, giving gamers a trip down memory lane as we approach the launch of the PS4. Over the next eight weeks, Sony will be taking gamers through the history of PlayStation, with the first two weeks focused on the original PlayStation.
Sony has confirmed that a demo for Gran Turismo 6 will launch next week on the PlayStation Network in North America and Europe. The demo will be available from 9:00 AM BST on Junly 2nd, 2013, and will let gamers try out the Silverstone track along with a number of GT Academy-style events. The demo will also let gamers enrol in Sony’s GT Academy program.
A number of new PSN games are available on the PlayStation Store this week, including Hotline Miami, which is cross-buy compatible with the PS Vita. You can also find new DLC content for the PS3 and PS Vita, and Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward has been added to the Instant Game Collection.
At this year’s Gamescom convention, running between 21st to 25th August, in Cologne, Germany, Sony will focus on the PS4 and it’s games line-up. The company is planning to show off brand new games for the upcoming console, adding to the games already announced at the PlayStation Meeting 2013 and E3 2013.
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is coming to PlayStation Plus today in North America, making it the eighth game to be added to the Instant Game Collection in June 2013, along with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and more.
Sony has revealed the Anniversary Edition of Gran Turismo 6, which will be releasing in Winter 2013 alongside the Standard Edition of the game. The special edition will be packed with extra content set to make your time with GT6 even more fun, including in-game credit, 20 cars and the Apex II game guide.
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A screenshot taken from the PS3 development kit reveals that the console runs on a modified version of UNIX based operating system FreeBSD. The OS has been heavily modified by Sony and re-branded with the name Orbis OS – which also happens to be the PS4’s rumoured codename when it was first in development.
Upcoming platform puzzler Puppeteer will be getting a playable demo this week, but only in Japan for the moment. The demo, dubbed the “Rehearsal Version” will be releasing on the PlayStation Network on June 27th, 2013, and may come to the US and Europe at a later date.
Sony has revealed that maintenance will be taking place on the PlayStation Network tomorrow, starting in the afternoon and lasting through the evening. The PSN will be offline from 5.30pm BST/6.30pm CET and will last until around midnight BST/1.00am CET. Sony says the maintenance is necessary to “continue bringing you the best online games experience on PSN.”
