Sony has show off the PS4’s Remote Play capabilities in the past, but at the Brazil Game Show, Sony showed off Knack’s Remote Play features with a twist: second-screen co-op. Knack allows you to play couch co-op with a friend, with one player using the PS4 connected to a TV and the using a PS Vita.
PS4 Firmware v1.50 is a day-one update for the console, available from launch. The firmware update adds a number of advertised features to the console, including Remote Play, the ability to record and upload game footage, online multiplayer and lots more. The patch is 300 MB in size.
Sony has detailed that a day-one patch will be required for the PS4 on launch day in both North America and Europe, weighing in at 300 MB. The patch will update the console to Firmware Version 1.50 and add many of the PS4’s advertised features, including Remote Play, Second Screen support, Online Multiplayer and more.
It has been revealed that Guerrilla Games’ Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4 will be weight in at 39.7 GB, if downloading the game from the PlayStation Network, but will be playable after an initial download of just 7.5 GB. Sony’s PlayGo system will allow the game to be played after less than 20% of the game has been downloaded.
Sony has released a new advert for the upcoming PS4, showing the many reasons why the PS4 should be the console you should choose, citing quotes from media, and taking some subtle shots at the Xbox One. The advert is based around Sony’s #4ThePlayers slogan, and lists just some of the exclusives available on the console as well as the exclusive DLC available on selected games.
Sony and Evolution Studios has announced that PS4 launch title and first title in the PS4’s Instant Game Collection. DriveClub, has been delayed into early 2014. The game has been delayed to allow the team more time to deliver on their vision, and give PlayStation 4 gamers a truly innovative, socially connected racing game.
Like the PS3 YLOD (or Yellow LED of Death), the PS4 also has a similar status light dubbed the “Red Line of Death” (or RLOD). If a recent photo is to be believed, the PS4’s Blue line turns Red when the console overheats, while an onscreen error message indicates “very high temperature”, explains an eyewitness.
PlayStation Europe Community Manager Chris Owen has shared some pictures of what the PlayStation 4 retail boxes will look like via twitter, including photos of the packaging for the new DualShock 4 controller, the PS4 camera, vertical stand and more.
A video has been leaked on YouTube, allegedly showing how trophies will unlock on the PS4. The 22 second video shows the new trophy notification position and animation, but the sound effect remains the same. The trophy name in the notification also stands out a lot more.
