A rumour is currently doing the rounds suggesting that PlayStation Now will allow it’s on-demand games to be downloaded and played offline. An industry source was able to confirm to Kotaku UK that the functionality is due to roll out in late September this year.
A Target employee in the US as leaked a photo of a 1 TB PS4 Slim console in Gold via reddit, complete with gold DualShock 4 controller. The new model has yet to be announced by Sony, but Eurogamer has backed-up the rumour, claiming the “images are genuine”.
Photos of the PS4 Slim have appeared on Gumtree (and later removed) selling for £295, showing a smaller version of the current 500GB PS4 model. The unannounced model is expected to replace the current standard PS4 model according to the Wall Steet Journal, who have spoken to “people familiar with the matter”. WSJ says that the new PS4 model will be revealed at the PlayStation Meeting on September 7th 2016.
A report from Kotaku last night reports that one of this year’s anticipated games, No Man’s Sky, has been delayed. The game, which will be releasing on PS4 and PC, was expected to release on 22nd June 2016, but two sources have told Kotaku that the game has been delayed with no new release date.
More details about the rumoured PS4 hardware revision, known as the PS4K, have been revealed by “multiple sources” according to Giantbomb, and confirmed by Digital Foundry. The new information reveals the hardware that will power the new console, and the console’s codename: Neo – another reference to The Matrix (see: Project Morpheus).
Over the past week, there has been a number of industry reports claiming that Sony is working on a upgraded PS4 model that will support 4K resolution. Kotaku and Eurogamer were the first to report the news, which has now been backed up by the Wall Street Journal.
Earlier this month, it was announced that the Oculus Rift would cost £499 in the UK, which lead to speculation on pricing for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Today, Swiss retailer Microspot has listed the PlayStation VR for 498 Swiss francs, which is roughly around €455 or £350.
Two separate German websites have revealed a PS4 version of Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls. The World Of Games and Alcom both list the game as releasing later this year, with the latter listing a September release date. Of course, neither Sony or Quantic Dream have confirmed the existence of the game, yet.
Sony’s E3 surprise is out of the bag thanks to a local GAME store in Barnsley. According to a tweet from the store, the remastered PS3 game will be releasing on the PS4 in just ten days time, on June 13th – something Sony were likely to reveal at their E3 press conference.
The Official PlayStation Page for Greece on Facebook has accidentally revealed that the next major firmware for the PS4, version v1.70, will be releasing next Wednesday, 30th April 2014. The Facebook post has since been deleted, but not before we were able to snap a screenshot of it.
