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Ultimate PS4 FAQ – no media server functionality or MP3 playback

Today Sony released both US and EU versions of an “Ultimate FAQ” for the Playstation 4. The FAQs cover mostly hardware issues such as media playback, game installation and other console features. Following is a couple of high level points that we picked out. Background downloads of game updates don’t require a PS+ subscription. Firmware update discs […]

PS4 digital games sharing and friends limit

We all know that sharing physical games on the PS4 is dead easy. Just check out the video embedded at the bottom of this post. However according to the just published official Playstation 4 system FAQ, sharing digital games is going to be a little more complicated (although still pretty easy). What you’ll need to […]

PS4: what you need to know

Sony came, they saw, and they totally dominated the Xbox One at E3. It’s very safe to say that, at this stage of the next-generation console war, the PS4 has the upper hand over the X1. No DRM, no connectivity requirements, and no forced bundling of a camera. Plus the games rocked! In fact, the […]

FAQ: X1 internet check-ins, Kinect privacy & game licensing

Via the official Xbox Wire, Microsoft has finally come out and told us more or less exactly how game licensing, connectivity requirements, and Kinect privacy will work on the Xbox One (X1). Here’s what you need to know: Game Licensing Buy any game via digital (Xbox Live) or disc on the day of release. No disc required […]