Andrew House, SCE’s President and CEO, has revealed that the PS4 is coming to western markets first due to “competitive pressures,” referring to Microsoft’s November release for the Xbox One. It will be the first time Sony has released a console in the West before releasing in its home country, Japan.
Sony revealed that PlayStation Plus will be available on the PS4 from launch, with one of the first games being the PS Plus Edition of racer DriveClub. The PS Plus version of the game will be the full game in terms of features and mechanics, but will have a scaled-back number of tracks and cars.
A small update to the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, with a handful of new PS3 games and DLC content. No new games for the PS Vita this week, but you can download new DLC for LittleBigPlanet and Soul Sacrifice. New PS3 games include free-to-play title Tekken Revolution and the digital version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and The Last of Us.
Sony has announced The PlayRoom for the PS4: an augmented reality application that uses the PS4’s Camera and DualShock 4 controller for fun and innovative experiments. The application tracks the Light Bar on the controller using the PlayStation Eye Camera to create holographic panels around you on the screen, allowing you to use the touch pad to scroll and select the various options.
Square Enix announced at Sony’s E3 Press Conference that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is coming to the PS4. But, Square Enix also revealed that gamers who purchase the PS3 version of the game will be able to transition their accounts to the PlayStation 4 version when it’s released in 2014.
Sony has revealed the official box art for Killzone: Shadow Fall, as well as confirming what PS4 game cases will look like. The box art was first spotted in Sony’s instructional video on used games, found below along with the official box art. The PS4’s cases use a similar style to the PS Vita’s cases, except that they’ll be large to accomodate the Blu-ray disc.
By now, you’ve probable seen all the PS4 photos and details from E3 2013 regarding the PlayStation 4. If not, here is all the information you need to know about the PS4, as well as new high-res images of the upcoming console. We’re really excited about the PS4, and we hope you are too!
New content is available on the North America PlayStation Store this week, with lots of new content and discounts to enjoy. Free-to-play title Tekken Revolution is available for download, along with four new games added to the Instant Game Collection. You can also find new E3 trailers, DLC content and more in this week’s update.
Konami has released a extended nine-minute trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Segements of the trailer were shown off during Microsoft’s E3 press conference, and has been confirmed for release on the PS4 and Xbox One, in addition to the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, has confirmed that the PS4 will be region free, for games at least, and that the HDD is upgradable just like the PS3. In addition, we’ve got more information about the ports, what’s included in the box, and more.
