Devs Sound Off On What They Want To See From Tomorrow’s Xbox Reveal + New PS4 E3 Trailer
Monday, 20th May 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: David Rosen, future, future of gaming, James "Milky" Mielke, Jamie Fristrom, microsoft, next xbox, playstation 4, Seon King, Sony, XBOx 360, Xbox 720
Written by: Craig Hunter
It won’t be long now…T minus 18 hours and counting until Microsoft finally unveils its next generation of gaming. Now eight years since the original Xbox 360 units shipped (the number one selling console in North America for 28 straight months), Microsoft is finally ready to share its “vision for Xbox, and give you a real taste of the future.”
Everybody knows about the rumors on what the next Xbox could come with including those disheartening always online requirements, every next gen Xbox needing a Kinect or a Kinect-like set up to function as well Microsoft’s continuing lack luster treatment of indie developers. Scroll down to check out what a select group of devs and industry professionals feel about this and want they want to see ouf of tomorrow’s Xbox reveal. Sony has also dropped a brand new PS4 teaser trailer (probably hoping to quell excitement on tomorrow’s Xbox event), where we catch a brief and blurry image of what the hardware could actually look like.
We’re Not One For Rumors (But) Final Fantasy 15 Is Supposedly In The Works As PS4 Exclusive, Co-Developed By Sony
Wednesday, 20th March 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: 2013, co-development, Final Fantasy 15, Final Fantasy X-2, playstation 4, ps4, Sony, Square Enix
Written by: Craig Hunter
Square-Enix had a disappointing showing at the Playstation 4 unveiling last month, to say the least, once again showing the same tech demo/CGI footage that we have been seeing for a while now.
But today rumors have surfaced pertaining to a possible co-development plan for FF15 between Sony and Square.
According to a rumor from VGLeaks via NeoGaf Final Fantasy 15 is currently in development and will be exclusively for the Playstation 4.
Sony Sells Another Office Building For $1.2 Billion + New PS4 UI Screens
Thursday, 28th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: billion, building, company, deal, playstation 4, ps4's, sale, Sony, ui
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony has gone and done it again. The company has offloaded its Sony City Osaki building for ¥111 billion which is equal to around $1.2 billion (via Joystiq).
In other Sony news we also have some screens released by Sony of the Ps4′s UI below.
Last month the company sold off its New York City headquarters is a deal worth $1.1 billion with investors from real estate firm The Chetrit Group.
Sony put the Tokyo-based Osaki building into a trust, where the rights were then sold to Nippon Building Fund Inc. as well as an anonymous “Japanese institutional investor,” split 60/40. Sony will remain in the building for an additional 5 years on a separate lease agreement.
This is part of Sony’s continued strategy to “strengthen its corporate structure.” Today’s press release regarding the deal states Sony’s reasons for the sale as: “Sony is transforming its business portfolio and reorganizing its assets in an effort to strengthen its corporate structure. This sale was conducted as a part of this reorganization.”
Sony stands to gain quite heavily from the deal. As a result of the sale, the company “expects to realize a gain…of approximately 41 billion yen (approx. $4.4 billion).”
Sony has had four successive years of losses including a loss of $820 million last fiscal year.
The company has dropped some screenshots of its upcoming PS4′s UI. You can check out images of the system’s video sharing, live streaming tools and social networking in the gallery below (via AllGamesbeta).
Playstation 4 Confirmed for Holiday 2013 + Infamous: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall Reveal Trailers [Video]
Wednesday, 20th February 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: early, footage, game, gameplay, Infamous, Killzone, like, new, play, Sony
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony has officially unveiled the Playstation 4. Many of the early rumors that surfaced about Sony’s new hardware came true like those of the early prototype controller and Gaikai integration.
The Playstation 4 will be coming holiday season 2013–but we still haven’t seen it.
Sony showed us the new Dual Shock 4 controller but we did not get a look at the Playstation 4 itself. Scroll down to check out the specs as well gameplay footage for the newly revealed Infamous: Second Son and Killzone: Shadow Fall.
Sony Giving Away Free PSN Credit To ‘Loyal’ Gamers
Wednesday, 20th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 10, credit, loyal, microsoft, playstation, playstation 4, PSN, Sony, users
Written by: Craig Hunter
Reports from NeoGaf and Twitter has Sony sending out free $10 vouchers for the Playstation Network to “loyal” customers.
At this point it is unclear as to what exactly constitutes a ”loyal” customer.
Various PSN gamers in North America have taken to Twitter to report receiving messages from Sony with the free PSN credit inside. You can see the message from Sony below.
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New Playstation 4 Pricing Reports Surface From On The Web
Monday, 18th February 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: new, playstation 4, rumors, says, Sony, The Times, £300
Written by: Craig Hunter
According to respected British media outlet The Times, Sony’s Playstation 4 will cost £300 (via Eurogamer).
The Times received leaked documents suggesting “that Sony is considering pricing the new device at about £300, more than £100 cheaper than the starting cost of its predecessor,” according to The Times.
The PlayStation 3 launched in the UK for £425. So a £300 would mark a significant price drop from last cycle. £300 equals about $464, keep in mind that consoles are traditionally less expensive in the US than in Europe.
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Could The Last Guardian Be a PS4 Launch Title?
Wednesday, 13th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 20th, creative, exclusive, game, Guardian, ps4, Sony, The Last Guardian, Ueda
Written by: Craig Hunter
Many are expecting Sony to drop some major news including the PS4 come February 20th. Industry analyst Michael Pachter seems to think with 100% certainty that Sony will indeed unveil the PS4 on the 20th. Today we have some news from Fumito Ueda about the long awaited Sony exclusive, The Last Guardian (via AGB).
Many speculated that along with other reasons, Sony would keep many of its exclusive titles as launch games for the upcoming next generation hardware. Ueda released a statement today about The Last Guardian that would seem to indicate that this could be the case.
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We Might Know How Much the PS4 Will Cost
Thursday, 7th February 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: $400, Asahi, console, goes, launch, next-gen, playstation, ps4, report, Sony, yen
Written by: Craig Hunter
A major news organization in Japan has published a report about Sony’s upcoming Playstation 4.
The Asahi Shimbun reported this morning that Sony’s next generation console will launch this year for 40,000 yen (about $428).
According to The Verge, this is the first time we have heard news about a possible cost of the system, and suggests a fairly aggressive price compared to the troubled Playstation 3 launch.
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Official PlayStation Site Releases Mysterious Trailer, Something ‘Big’ is Coming in 3 Weeks
Friday, 1st February 2013Posted in Gaming
Tags: backwards compatibility, February 20, playstation, playstation 4, ps4, release date, Sony, trailer
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Late yesterday, the official PlayStation site dropped a mysterious trailer on its website, filled with ominous music and some nifty-looking effects/titles. The homepage and preview both promote a release date of February 20th, alongside the very-specific time of 6 P.M. EST.
As for exactly what the news is about –hey, your guess is as good as ours. Speculation, naturally, is already running wild on gaming sites everywhere. Continue reading “Official PlayStation Site Releases Mysterious Trailer, Something ‘Big’ is Coming in 3 Weeks” »
Soul Sacrifice’s Frantic Real-Time Combat Gets North American Release Date, Box Art and Exclusive Pre-Order Bonuses
Tuesday, 29th January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: art, date, game, order, pre, Sony, Soul Sacrifice, vita
Written by: Craig Hunter
Ever since Sony announced that Soul Sacrifice would be making its way to North America, eager gamers have awaited a release date. Today, Sony has not only brought us a North American release date but also the game’s official box art and some information about pre-order bonuses (via IGN).
Soul Sacrifice is dropping in North America on April 30th for the PSVita. The game will be available both digitally through PSN and at retail. Scroll down to check out some screenshots as well the game’s box art and pre-order bonus images.
Your Move, Microsoft: Sony Says It Will Let Beast of Redmond Make First, Next Generation Hardware Move
Monday, 21st January 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: company, generation, launch, new, playstation, said, Sony, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
The last the few weeks have brought on a number of different next generation hardware rumors. Most of the games industry is expecting an announcement sometime later this year and today we get some insight on how Sony will be making the transition.
Although no one knows exactly when we will get to see the next generation Playstation and Xbox, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that the company will let Microsoft take the first step.
Sony Sells NYC Headquarters for $1.1 Billion
Friday, 18th January 2013Posted in Technology
Tags: $1.1, billion, building, company, cuts, estate, million, real, Sony, years
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony has agreed to sell its New York Headquarters in a massive $1.1 billion deal with investors from real estate firm The Chetrit Group.
Sony stands to generate $770 million “after repaying debt tied to the building and other transaction costs” by the time the deal is complete in March, according to Bloomberg (via IGN).
Sony plans to keep the company based in the building for an additional three years while it looks for other accommodations in the Manhattan area.
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500 GB White PlayStation 3 With PS Plus Membership Coming Next Week [Video]
Thursday, 17th January 2013Posted in Gaming
Tags: bundle, classic, membership, playstation, plus, ps3, Slim, Sony, white
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony has announced on the US Playstation blog that it will be bringing the Classic White PS3 slim to North America next week on January 27 (via Polygon). Along with the release of the new slimmer PS3, Sony said “one of the top requests we heard from you was to bring the white PS3 to North America” and that is exactly what they are doing.
Check out the release video and images of the console and controller in the gallery below. Continue reading “500 GB White PlayStation 3 With PS Plus Membership Coming Next Week [Video]” »
PS Vita Can Only Handle 100 Apps at Once Regardless of Storage Space
Thursday, 17th January 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 100, app, applications, apps, delete, games, message, PS Vita, Sony
Written by: Craig Hunter
While Sony’s handheld may not have the library of games many of us hoped it would, the Vita does offer an excellent mobile gaming experience. One thing we didn’t know was that regardless of how much storage space you have left on the device, it can only handle 100 apps at once.
The machine will offer up an error message asking the user to delete an application in order to add a new one.
This report comes from NeoGaf user Shagg_187, who provided the photo below of the Vita message early this morning. He claims his 32GB card had plenty of space left on it.
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Sony’s Lists Star Wars 1313 For 2013 PS3 Release, LucasArts Says ‘not accurate’
Thursday, 17th January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: 1313, e3, Facebook, game, lucasarts, playstation, Sony, star, star wars 1313, time, wars
Written by: Craig Hunter
According to a post on the Facebook page of Playstation’s German branch, Star Wars 1313 is releasing in 2013 for PS3. Many people expected the game to be a next generation title after it was shown at E3 2012.
The game has gone completely silent since Gamescom 2012 further feeding into the speculation that 1313 is bound for next generation hardware. Check out the gameplay trailer below.
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Sony Will “deliver big news” in May, Possibly the Next Gen Playstation
Wednesday, 16th January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: announcement, big, engadget, news, playstation, sakamoto, Sony, year
Written by: Craig Hunter
Everyone expects to hear from both Microsoft and Sony this year regarding next generation hardware.
Today a report from Engadget (via GI) has confirmed that Sony will indeed be announcing some major news come May of this year. Some speculated Sony would bring Playstation 4 to E3 and it looks as though something along these lines could be the case.
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Sony Creating a “Multichannel TV Service” To Rival Hulu and Netflix
Friday, 4th January 2013Posted in Technology
Tags: available, cable, devices, ps4, Rival, service, Sony, tv, Variety
Written by: Craig Hunter
Alternate cable options have been available for a while now like Hulu, Netflix and HBOGo on our gaming consoles and now it looks as though Sony is working on its very own multichannel TV Service, according to Variety (via IGN).
Not much is known about the service at this time. Variety says the service will be an MSO or Multiple Service Operator and that Sony is actively seeking partnerships with various content providers.
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Sony Might Be Trying To Block Used Games (Relax, It’s Just a Patent)
Thursday, 3rd January 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: account, game, id, new, patent, ps3, ps4, Sony, tag, used games
Written by: Craig Hunter
Used games have always been a questionable topic in the gaming industry. Players feel like they get to experience games at a discount they wouldn’t otherwise and developers and publishers are concerned about the loss of revenue.
A new patent filed by Sony, dug up by the folks on NeoGaf (via IGN), outlines technology that could prohibit the use of second hand games on consoles.
According to the NeoGaf user gofreak, the patent was filed in early December 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 Debuts Sony’s Answer to the Wii U, Cross-Controller Play
Wednesday, 12th December 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: Cross-Controller, LBP2, littlebigplanet, make, new, pack, Sony, use, vita
Written by: Craig Hunter
A post on the official Playstation blog today announced the brand new LittleBigPlanet 2: Cross-Controller Pack. The LBP2 add-on will mark the first game that makes use of this new technology (via GI).
The real question, What is Cross-Controller?
Cross-Controller, in many ways, is Sony’s answer to the Wii U. The technology will allow the Playstation Vita to be used as a second controller for PS3 games.
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Bioshock Vita Might Still Be Happening
Friday, 7th December 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: bioshock, e3, game, infinite, Ken Levine, Sony, vita
Written by: Craig Hunter
Back at E3 2011 Irrational Games’ creative director Ken Levine took to the stage saying that a version of Bioshock is being developed for the Vita. At the time not much was known about the project but Levine later told IGN that the game was definitely not a re-make of the original Bioshock and that “it’s a different project. It’s its own thing being built from the ground up.”
Earlier today we reported to you on Levine announcing another delay on the release of Bioshock: Infinite at a recent preview event for the game. The creative director also talked about the state of the Bioshock Vita game and what the situation was surrounding it.
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