Sony’s PS4 launch has largely gone off without a hitch, selling over one million units in the first 24 hours. A very impressive milestone considering the console is only currently available in North America. The 1 million units is actually the number of consoles in the hands of customers, and not the number of units shipped.
Sony has revealed the gamers who pick up the PS4 on launch day will be getting some special promotional voucher in the box. The console launches at midnight on November 15th, and in the box you’ll find vouchers to try out Sony’s wide range of entertainment services, including PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited.
The PS4 launch is set to be one of the biggest launches in PlayStation History, especially if these photos are anything to go by. Photos are being released from retails stores and warehouses in North America showing just how many units are being prepared for the November 15th launch.
The PS4 launches in North America in just over week, on November 15th 2013. To celebrate the launch, you can watch the PS4 All Access: Greatness Awaits livestream on 15th November from 4.00am GMT in New York City. The event will be streamed on UStream, and will include exclusive world premieres and announcements about the PS4 games that will define 2014 and beyond.
As is usual with new consoles, Sony won’t be making a profit on the PS4 hardware at launch, Eurogamer reports. However, Sony expects some profit from users signing up to PlayStation Plus and purchasing at least one launch title. Sony is selling the PS4 at a loss of approximately $60 a unit – around the cost of a game in the US.
The new PlayStation Store, expected to be released in North America this week, has been postponed following teething issues with other regions. The October 23rd launch of the new store in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil will be held back until further notice, while SCEA resolve the remaining issues with the store.
United Front Games’ open world crime title Sleeping Dog comes out next week in North America and Europe, and we’ve got the launch trailer for your viewing pleasure. The game is set in the city of Hong Kong with the player taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen with the goal of take down a deadly crime organisation from the inside.
Sorcery is the first of its kind, a full-fledged action adventure created natively for PS Move. The game has been in the making since the first announcement back at E3 2010, and will finally launch across PAL regions tomorrow. In the mean time, check out the Launch Trailer below.
PixelJunk 4am has launched around the world, available on the PlayStation Store for $9.99. In addition, the free PixelJunk 4am Viewer app is also available to download, and enables you to stream the full library of 4am visualizers and songs from performers around the world.
With less than a month to go until the launch of PlayStation Vita, Sony have announced two PS Vita 3G/WiFi bundles. If you were one of the lucky consumers to pre order the PS Vita First Edition Bundle, you will get all the bonuses previously announced, but Sony will also include an AT&T DataConnect Pass good for one free 250MB session, and a PlayStation Network game.
