Some PSN Features Won’t be available for PS4’s UK Launch

Thousands of users who are celebrating with their newly bought PlayStation 4 consoles has caused The PlayStation Network to be overburdened due to high traffic. As a result, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has temporarily disabled few features for PS4 on launch day. Fred Dutton, manager of SCEE’s PlayStation Blog made this important announcement of two … Read more

EA does price slashing for PS4 digital games

Electronic Arts’ official store has cut down pricing of PS4 titles by £3 after listening to negative feedbacks by consumers. Before this price slash, the retail price for PS4 titles was a staggering £63. This obviously disappointed the gamers. So EA has redone the pricing with Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 and Need For Speed: Rivals … Read more

PlayStation 4’s performance has ‘surprised’ David Cage.

Quantic Dream’s CEO, David Cage, who is the force behind games like ‘Heavy Rain’ and ‘Beyond: Two Souls ‘ has revealed how amazed he is by the performance of PlayStation 4. In an interview by JeuxVideo, Cage explained how impressive PS4 hardware is, since his studio has started working on it for over a year. … Read more

Sony announces BBC Sports, VidZone and more apps for PS4 at launch

UK launch of PlayStation 4 this Friday, will include a bunch of services, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe(SCEE) has announced. Besides being a high-end gaming console, PS4 will include applications like VidZone, BBC Sports,  Netflix BBC iPlayer, IGN, Video Unlimited and many more to make sure you are never short of entertainment. There will be 18 … Read more

PS4 Breakdown Puts Console Manufacture Cost at $381

According to a breakdown performed by IHS of the PlayStation 4, the console costs $381 to manufacture, $18 cheaper than the $399 retail price. This gives Sony a very slim profit margin, which is most likely eaten up by distribution and retail costs. However, this is a far better position than in 2006 when it … Read more

Naughty Dog recruits former ‘Halo’ dev

Naughty Dog, Sony’s subsidiary, has found themselves a new employee who was previously a part of Microsoft’s Halo team. Corrinee Yu, who has joined Naughty Dog as a graphic programmer, also previously worked as a principle engine programmer on Xbox’s Halo series. Even before her stint at Microsoft, Yu was director of technology for two … Read more