We reported yesterday that the PS4 has already sold 5.3 million units, so there’s no doubt that the console is selling quite well, but NeoGaf user Aquamarine really put it into perspective by comparing sales data from Sony’s previous consoles. PlayStation 4 months (one territory) – March 31st, 1995 – 0.85 million 10 months – … Read more
Now that Titanfall’s beta is out on the PC, it comes as no surprise to us that players are digging through its code to see what they can find. As we reported a couple of days ago, they already found information about the game itselfâ€â€but what we have for you today is a little more … Read more
Over the past few days, lucky PS3 players have been receiving voucher codes to access the beta for Sony’s streaming service, PlayStation Now. We’ve now learned which games are available for beta testers to try. The first party games are Killzone 3, Puppeteer, and Shadow of the Colossus while the third party games are Papo … Read more
According to the promotional offer sent out to several gamers today, Microsoft is putting a new trade-in deal in effect. If you trade in your PlayStation 3 (any model), Xbox 360 Elite, or Xbox 360 Slim, you will receive $100 worth of credit toward the purchase of an Xbox One. The console you trade in … Read more
While Sony’s PlayStation Now service was announced as a new sort of backwards compatibility, a feature that would allow players to stream older games to their PS4 console, new information has suggested PlayStation Now will only be for PS3 games, while the PS4 will actually be able to emulate PS1 and PS2 titles itself. In … Read more
HBO Go, the streaming service provided by Home Box Office, will soon be available for Sony’s video game consoles – the PS3 and the PS4. It will come to the PlayStation 3 first, and to the PlayStation 4 shortly afterward. HBO Go allows people to stream all episodes of HBO shows, as well as movies, … Read more
We’ve got some bad news for those of you particularly attached to your Playstation 3 Blu-ray remotes – they will not be compatible with the Playstation 4. The news comes directly from the horses mouth (SCE President Shuhei Yoshida) who is actually very vocal on Twitter. As we’ve posted previously, Yoshida-san is often the source … Read more
Sony has finally revealed “official” details of the process for upgrading the PS3 version of a game to the PS4 version, and it only applies to four select games, so read on to make sure you’re set for launch on November 15. The four games in question and that you’ll be able to upgrade for … Read more
While the Playstation 4 is not natively backwards compatible, Sony has long said that you will be able to stream (and play) PS3 games on your PS4 using its Gaikai cloud-gaming service. Well just last week at the Tokyo Game Show, Shuhei Yoshida announced that the first batch of streamable Playstation 3 games will soon … Read more
If you plan on purchasing Battlefield 4 for you current generation Playstation 3 console and then upgrading it to the PS4 version once that console is released then you’ll need to watch out for specially marked retail copies of the PS3 version. They’ll include a voucher code (good for one-time use) that will allow you … Read more