March is going to be a big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe with a total of five new titles entering the Instant Game Collection. From March 6th 2013, subscribers will be able to get their hands on Mass Effect 3, Dead or Alive 5 and Joe Danger 2 on the PS3. Then, later in the month, PS Vita owners can look forward to the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Puddle.
Although Sony didn’t confirm if the PS4 would continue to use the Trophy reward system for games, the PS4’s user interface reveals otherwise. The updated XMB on the PS4 shows that the console will support trophies, and will show your stats directly from the Game Select screen. Two separate screens from the PS4 UI show the existant of trophies.
Sony revealed the PS4’s specification, part of the new user interface (UI) and the new DualShock 4 controller, but a lot of questions about the console remain unanswered. It’s obviously intensional, so Sony has more to show off and announce at E3 laster this year, like revealing the actual hardware. Here are some questions that remain unanswered so far.
Sony Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, has told Eurogamer that the PS4 won’t be blocking used games, contrary to recent rumours, but good news for gamers. Speaking in a interview hours after the PS4 was revealed, Yoshida confirmed that “used games can play on PS4.” It turns out the recent patent filing by Sony to block used games wasn’t related to the PS4 at all, thankfully.
Sony has drastically improved the DualShock controller for the PS4, with refined controls and new features, which include a touch pad, light bar, built-in speaker and headphone jack. Check out high-res photos of the DualShock 4 controller below and read our detailed analysis of the controller. You’ll see that Sony has stuck with the usual DualShock design, while adding lots of additions to make gaming on the PS4 more enjoyable.
The new DualShock 4 controller on the PS4 will work with a new and improved PlayStation Eye camera. The light strip on the controller will work with the stereo cameras on the PlayStation Eye to position the controller in 3D space, just like how the PlayStation Move works with the current PlayStation Eye, only the PS4 Eye will be much more accurate thanks to the dual cameras.
The leaked photos of the supposed PS4 controller from last week and over the weekend are real. The DualShock 4 controller was revealed at the PlayStation Meeting in New York this evening, revealing a slightly modified version of the controller from the leaked images. The controller will feature a touch pad in the center of the controller, headphone jack and light strip to allow the stereo cameras to locate the controller in the room.
Along with revealing the PS4 this evening, Sony has also announced and revealed a number of exclusive and exciting new titles to join the powerful console. New games include a entirely new game in the Killzone series called Shadow Fall, and an all new inFamous game with a new protagonist, a new city, and radically different powers. Check out the list of games revealed so far.
Check out the first gameplay video from PS4 title Killzone: Shadow Fall, uploaded directly from the PS4 live at the PlayStation Meeting earlier this evening. The game looks amazing, and it’s all real-time. The chapter in the game is titled “Attack on Vekta City”.
It’s real. Sony has revealed the PS4 earlier this evening at the PlayStation Meeting in New York. It’s a powerful machine to say the least, and most of the rumours around the console have been true. It’s got a X86 CPU, 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM and a secondary chip dedicated to uploading and downloading content. It’s even got a new controller: the DualShock 4. The new controller very closely resembles the leaked images from a few days ago.
