New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with three new PS4 games, three new PS3 games and six new PS Vita games, including Hohokum (cross-buy), Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed (PS3, PS Vita) and Risen 3: Titan Lords (PS3). You can also find new DLC content for the PS3 and PS Vita, and some new themes and avatars for the PS3.
It’s been a while since Sony revealed sales figures for the PS4, with the last update coming in April 2014. At Gamescom last night, Sony revealed that the PS4 has now sold in excess of 10 million units worldwide, with more than 30 million PS4 games sold since launch – less than nine months ago. The PS4’s journey is just beginning, and there are still lots of amazing games coming later this year, which is sure to give the PS4 a further boost.
Sony announced the next major firmware update for the PS4 at it’s Gamescom conference, detailing a few of the new features we’ll see in Firmware v2.00. Unfortunately, the firmware didn’t get a firm release date, but Sony did mention that its scheduled for release this autumn. The update will include YouTube support, supporting both video uploading using the Share button, and playback via a dedicated YouTube App.
A little over one year ago, Jonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin’s Hotline Miami launched on PS3 and PS Vita, but this week it was announced that the title will also be coming to the PS4. The game will be releasing on the PS4 in North America on August 19th 2014, and the following day in Europe. The PS4 version of the game include improved controls, including the use of the PS4 touchpad to look around and lock on enemies.
Pure Pool, developed by VooFoo and published by Ripstone, was released on PS4 three weeks ago, and today it’s been announced that Hustle Kings, a PS3 game also developed by VooFoo, is coming to the PS4, but developed by another studio. Seeing as VooFoo build Pure Pool based on a success of Hustle Kings, it may leave fans of the indie studio somewhat disappointed.
A special edition of DRIVECLUB has been revealed ahead of Gamescom 2014, which kicks-off tomorrow. The Special Edition will be available across Europe from October 8th 2014, and will come with exclusive content to give gamers a head-start over the competition, including instant access to five high performance cars.
Remastering of current-generation games is becoming common place at the moment, with yet another title making the jump to next-gen consoles. Sleeping Dogs is the latest game to be rebuild for next-gen consoles, and will be heading to the PS4 and Xbox One in October 2014. The Definitive Edition of the game will include all the previously released DLCs too.
The Summer Sale kicked off on the PlayStation Store last week, and continues into this week, with new titles added to the same. In fact, 38 PS4 games have gone on sale today, ranging from AAA releases to indie games. There are some good titles in the mix, although some of them have been previously available as part of the Instant Game Collection.
Sony and MediaMolecule have detailed the pre-order bonuses for LittleBigPlanet 3 in Europe, which are similar to those in North America. The game will be releasing on the PS4 and PS3 on 19th November, 2014, and you’ll be able to get your hands on a number of bonuses if you pre-order the game before release, which are available exclusively for the PS4.
The PlayStation Now beta in North America is now in full swing, and while the service is currently only offering PS3 and PSN games, it sounds like Sony may open up the platform further to support all PlayStation games, including PS4 titles. An unnamed Sony representative sent Kotaku information about the PlayStation Now service following an interview with Jack Buser, the Senior Director for PlayStation Now.
