Following on from the Xbox One announcement this week, its clear that Sony is putting the consumers and developers first, while Microsoft is more concerned about themselves and publishers. As a result of the Xbox One announcement, Sony’s share prices increased by over 9%, showing that investors are putting they money on the PS4 over Microsoft’s new console. The reason? There’s actually a few of them.
DICE, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc, has announced that the highly-anticipated action blockbuster Battlefield 4 will be available this holiday for early-adopters of the next-generation hardware systems: Xbox One, and the PlayStation 4. The game was previously announced for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, but was confirmed for next-gen consoles too at the Xbox One event yesterday.
Following the reveal of the Xbox One next-gen console today, Sony’s stock price has jumped over 9%, while Microsoft’s has dropped around 0.6%. Probably not the response Microsoft was hoping for, but the change in price suggests investors are more confident about Sony’s next-gen console, even though the console has yet to be revealed. The Xbox One is a powerful machine, with a similar specification to the PlayStation 4.
Sony have released a video teasing the brand new PS4 console, but not quite revealing what the console looks like. The trailer reveals that the full console will be unveiled next month at E3, during Sony’s Press Conference starting at 6:00pm Pacific Time (2.00am 11th June BST, 3.00am CET).
Apparently, the PS4 reveal trailer – expected to appear at E3 next month – has been leaked, showing what the console will look like. The video looks pretty professional, however, its likely that the video is fake, since there is no evidence to support the video. The console itself looks futuristic and sleek – check out the video below.
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV is coming to the PS4 as well as the PS3 later this year, and the developers have released an exclusive video of the game running on the upcoming console. The PS4 has enabled the developers to deliver more graphical detail, a new dimension of social connection and the kind of seamless gaming experience they’ve always dreamed of offering.
The first screenshots of Sucker Punch Productions’s inFamous: Second Son PS4 game has been released. The game is set in the open-world environment of Seattle with a new protagonist named Delsin Rowe. GameInformer has a video feature showing the team’s new direction for the series, and includes spoilers for the ending of inFamous 2. Check out the six screenshots from the game below.
Something that’s been hot in the news over the past few weeks is the next-gen Xbox rumoured to require an always-on Internet connection. Sony has confirmed that the PS4 won’t require an always-on connection. In fact, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida goes further to say that they didn’t even consider it an option. The news comes from this month’s Game Informer magazine.
Sony has revealed the date and time for their E3 2013 Press Conference, and Kaz has been confirmed as a speaker at the event. The Sony Press Conference will be held on Monday, June 10th at 6PM PST / 9PM EST / 2AM BST, and will be watchable via a number of streaming options, including the PlayStation.Blog and PlayStation Home. Hopefully, we’ll get to see what the PS4 will actually look like at E3, and hear about more games.
Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch_Dogs on the PS3 and PS4 will have 60 minutes of exclusive content. The news was revealed when the game’s official box art was revealed earlier this week. The game will be releasing in November 2013 on the PS3, while the PS4 release date has yet to be revealed. The nature of the bonus content hasn’t been revealed yet, but it’s likely to be the same for both consoles.
