Sony has revealed that a massive 3.5 million PlayStation consoles (PS4, PS3 and PS2) have been sold, but didn’t go into specifics to reveal how many of each were actually sold. When comparing it to Xbox sales over the same period, which sold 1.1 million units, PlayStation outsold its rival by 3:1. At the same time, sales of PS Vita and PSP jumped to 750,000 from 600,000 this time last year.
Sony Europe is offering gamers who purchase any paid download from the PlayStation Store a free movie download. The movie depends on your region, but you have between 1st July and 31st July 2014 to make a qualifying purchase. You also need to make sure you’re on Sony mailing list – you sign-up here.
Sony’s E3 Press Conference will be live-streamed later today from E3. You will be able to watch the live stream from Sony’s dedicated E3 Hub Page, starting from 2am BST, and 3am in Europe (CET). We’re hoping Sony will have some massive announcements for the show, including a launch date for PlayStation Now (and hopefully a European beta too).
It has emerged that Sony has become the global number one console manufacturer, beating previous global leader Nintendo, who has led the race for the past seven years. According to Nikkei reports, the combined sales of Playstation hardware reached an impressive 18.7 million units for the year ending March 2014.
Sony has confirmed its E3 2014 press conference slot, which will scheduled for June 9th 2014 at 6PM PDT, which works out to be 2AM BST for the UK and 3AM for Europe. Sony’s press conference will be the on the same day as Microsoft’s Xbox Game On press conference, which take place at 9:30am that morning.
Jack Tretton has announced that he’s stepping down as president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, from March 31st of this year. This comes as a mutual decision from Tretton and SCEA, just months after the release and success of the PlayStation 4.
Sony has revealed that shipments of PS4 will arrive at game retailers across the UK this week via adverts in national newspapers today. The next-gen console is selling fast in the UK, with over half a million units sold in its first five weeks. The standalone PS4 has already sold out on Amazon.co.uk, but the Knack bundle will be getting more stock on January 15th.
We would like to reiterate that Sony is shutting down servers for a number of PS3 games at the end of the month, disabling online gameplay. As of January 28th 2014, you will no longer be able to play MAG, SOCOM: Special Forces or SOCOM: Confrontation online. MAG and SOCOM: Confrontation and both online only titles, so both of these will become completely unplayable.
Sony UK have revealed via twitter that “GTA V will be amazing, especially on the PS4!”, and inadvertently leaking the fact that the game is coming to the next-gen console. The tweet was in response to a user wishing the game was coming to the PS4. The tweet could be a simple misunderstanding or an actual leak from Sony, as the game hasn’t been announced for the PS4.
With Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference less than three hours away, it’s time to think about how you’re planning to live-stream the event. Luckily, you can watch the press conference live right here from 6:00PM GMT or from within PlayStation Home. You can also stream the event from Sony’s Gamescom microsite.
