At CES 2014 in Las Vegas today, Sony announced a new service called PlayStation Now (PS Now). PS Now will lets gamers stream popular hits and classic games from the PS3 library, first on PS4 and PS3 systems, followed by PS Vita using Gaikai technology. In addition to PlayStation platforms, most 2014 US models of Sony’s BRAVIA TV lineup will support PS Now.
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for January 2014, confirming the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita games that will be added to the Instant Game Collection. Six new games will be coming to the Instant Game Collection, including one PS4 title, three PS3 titles and two PS Vita titles. Don’t Starve will be the new PS4 game, while new PS3 games include DmC and BioShock Infinite.
The US PlayStation Store has received a moderately small update this week, with just a handful of new games and DLC content. Zen Pinball 2 is now available to download for the PS4 and Sonic All-stars Racing Transformed has been added to the Instant Game Collection. You can also find new DLC for games including GTA V (PS3), The Playroom (PS4) and The Walking Dead Season Two.
Lots of new content has been added to the North American PlayStation Store this week, including two new PS4 games, five new PS3 games, and seven new PS Vita titles. New games include cross-buy title flOw (PS Vita, PS4), the first episode in Season 2 of The Walking Dead series (PS3) and Minecraft (PS3). There is also plenty of new DLC content, holiday discounts and other content to find on the store.
Spearhead Games has announced that their upcoming PS4 co-op puzzler Tiny Brains will be releasing in North America and Europe in December. Tiny Brains is a quirky, social, cooperative, action puzzler, which follows four tiny lab animals – a rabbit, a mouse, a hamster, and a bat – each of whom has been so extensively experimented on as to develop cool psychic abilities.
New PS4, PS3 and PS Vita games are available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including NBA Live 14 (PS4), Need for Speed Rivals (PS3), Contrast (PS3) and more. You can also find new DLC for all three consoles, and now PlayStation Plus content. Binary Domain (PS3) and Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (PS Vita) have been added to the Instant Game Collection.
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.
The PS4 is now available to buy in North America, while us Europeans have to wait until November 29th to get our hands on Sony’s next-gen console. Following the North American release, Sony has released a new 9-minute long video showing the PS4’s User Interface with Eric Lempel giving commentary.
Sony America has revealed the exciting new features for the Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited services on the PS4, boasting redesigned interfaces, quicker navigation and access to lots of content. The Video Unlimited service will have over 200,000 movies and TV shows to enjoy, all of which will be stored and streamed from the cloud to elimitate hard drive clutter.
Lots of new PS4 games are available on the North American PlayStation Store this week, including XCOM: Enemy Within, Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus and Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition. A handful of new PS Vita content is available too, and Flower is available on the PS4, and is cross-buy compatible with the PS3 and Vita versions.
