The PS4 may in fact be far cheaper to produce than anyone expected. An industry analyst (IHS) has dismantled the Black Beauty and estimated that the cost of producing each unit to be a healthy margin below the selling price. Profit on day 1? This would be a significant departure from the cash-bleeding PS3 at launch. That will help Sony recoup its investment much more quickly. So what is the total estimated cost of making the PS4? Which parts cost the most? Read on…
Happy Thanksgiving! Are you ready for more information about free games? If so, you have come to the right place! The PlayStation Blog has announced all of the new content coming to North American PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of December.
The biggest title this month is easily Borderlands 2 for the PlayStation 3. This game blends RPG elements into the first person shooter genre along with the never-ending search for loot to make one great experience! While not surprising, it is worth noting that there are no offerings for the recently released PlayStation 4. I can only imagine this is due to the relatively small library of titles currently available for the system.
Sony has not announced which week subscribers will be receiving the games, but you can expect to receive a new one on a weekly basis as always. Sony was also quick to point out that one year subscriptions to PlayStation Plus will be on sale for $29.99 on Black Friday which is a great deal as it regularly retails for $49.99.
Keep reading to see a full list of free games available this month!
Come November 29th, the PlayStation 4 is launching in a host of new countries that include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. We’ve already revealed to you the 18 entertainment apps that you can expect on launch date which include Lovefilm, Demand5, BBC iPlayer, and VidZone to name a few. Now, Sony has revealed which games will be launching with the PS4 and their cost like Killzone: Shadow Fall, FIFA 14, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and games like Trine 2: Complete Story, which is not yet available in North America. PlayStation Plus users can even enjoy a 20% discount on Trine 2. Those details await you, after the jump.
In today’s world, speed is everything and we want things NOW versus 30 seconds from now. This is especially true to us impatient gamers who want to just pop in a game and start playing. Of course, a lot has changed from 10 years ago and with the new generation of game consoles, this idea is a bit more complicated. All games have day 1 patches which are usually required before being able to play the game. To make makes a bit more complicated, with either the PS4 or Xbox One, even physical games on Blu-ray need to be installed. This is due to the large file sizes of games and the slower read speed of optical drives, versus the hard drive which reads (loads) much faster. However, similarities between the two consoles end there as a new report indicates that Xbox One games take over 10x longer to install than their PS4 counterpart.
Welcome to the PlayStation Store update for November 26, 2013. We have a great update this week right in time for the upcoming holiday. All three platforms get new content this week, with a Pre-Order for the highly anticipated Gran Turismo 6 leading the way on the PlayStation 3.
PlayStation 4 users get a new demo this week in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. There are also several sales on Atlus titles including Dragon’s Crown and Persona 4 Arena. The PlayStation Vita receives Ys: Memories of Celceta today and to celebrate there are also discounts on several of the other games in the franchise.
Finally, PlayStation Plus users will be receiving Soul Sacrifice(PlayStation Vita) for free along with many discounts on several games. Keep reading to see a complete list of content available on the PlayStation Store this week!
One of the great features of the PS4 is the companion PlayStation app, which can be downloaded on iOS and Android devices for free. The app allows you to chat with PSN friends, check out trophies, and make purchases from PSN to be queued up on your PS4 and ready for your consuming pleasure by the time you’ve arrived home. If you’re still wondering what else the app can do, you can read our more extensive PlayStation App overview or watch our PlayStation App preview video. Now, much like the North America, prior to the PS4 launch in the UK, gamers can head to the App Store or Google Play to download the free app and get themselves acquainted with all it has to offer.
When the PS4 launched nearly two weeks ago in North America, early adaptors had access to 11 entertainment apps which included heavy hitters like Netflix and Hulu. Now that the system is nearing its launch in Europe, Sony has revealed that the PS4 will launch with 18 apps in those territories. The usual suspects include Lovefilm, Demand5, BBC iPlayer, and VidZone. After the jump, the full list of apps and exact county list await you.
Klei Entrainment is the studio behind indie titles such as Eets, Shank, Mark of the Ninja and Don’t Starve. These indie devs, who got their start in the PC world, have garnered quite a loyal fan base and respect with unique games that have won them awards like the Golden Joystick for Indie Game of the Year and the Canadian Video Game Awards to name a few. While they might not be known that well in the PlayStation community, that will likely change in 2014 when Don’t Starve will make its console debut on the PlayStation 4. For those not familiar, you play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist trapped in the wilderness, who must use his wits to withstand the environment if he ever hopes to return home. Throughout the game, Wilson encounters many foes and an unlikely friend, Chester, the adorable dog-like creature who helps you carry additional inventory. As they put it:
Chester is by far the most popular character from the game. He’s a furry creature who can be summoned when you find his “Eyebone.” As long as Wilson carries the EyeBone, Chester will bounce and follow the character loyally, and can be used as a moving storage unit for any tools and items you might find in your travels. In the lonely, lonely world of Don’t Starve, he may be your only friend.
With fans clamoring for more from the Don’t Starve world, Klei Entertainment has teamed Erick Scarecrow, the creator behind ESC-Toy Ltd. which created those awesome and highly-stylized Nathan Drake vinyls (pictured after the jump) last year among others to create a Chester plush via Kickstarter.
The PlayStation 3 has always been regarded as one of the best home theater machines. Throughout its lifespan, the powerful console was able to satisfy home theater aficionados with support for Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray Live, and a host of audio codecs like DTS and Dolby TrueHD. With the launch of the PS4, Sony hopes to continue the tradition and that’s already apparent with the console supporting DTS-HD Master Audio|7.1 decoder, a first for consumer electronics device.
With all the hype around the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, one delightful and important game might be getting lost in the shuffle. Tearaway from Media Molecule, the studio that brought you LittleBigPlanet, has just landed on the PlayStation Vita. Having had a chance to play it at E3, I can absolutely confirm that the game is an absolute delight and all the outstanding reviews it’s been receiving are well justified. Right off the bat, it’s quite clear that, with games like Tearaway and LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule is a different type of game company. The video after the jump is designed to give you a quick glimpse at how this first party studio functions and what makes them unique.
The PlayStation 4 ships with a 500GB hard drive which isn’t too bad for the average gamer. However, if you consider yourself a hardcore gamer who plans on purchasing a lot of content and/or are looking to go exclusive with digital downloads, then a 500GB might start to seem smaller. This is especially true when you consider that many AAA PS4 games will near 50GB. Luckily, Sony has once again made upgrading the PS4 hard drive a none issue like the PS3. While maybe not as easy as the PS3, upgrading the hard drive on the PS4 is not an especially hard affair or time consuming. If you’re looking for a more visual guide, our video above takes out the standard PS4 hard drive and upgrades it to a WD Blue 1TB drive while those looking for written steps can find them, after the jump.
Later tonight, Sony will be releasing the PS4 System Software Update 1.51 for your downloading pleasure. As the number indicates, the update will be a minor one for the recently launched console though it will feature minor UI tweaks as well as the generic and vague bug fixes and system stability improvements. After the jump, the PS4 System Software Update 1.51 details await you.
Welcome to the PlayStation Store update for November 19, 2013. Even though the PlayStation 4 released last Friday, this update is still packed full of deals and new content for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Announced last week at the eve of the release of the PlayStation 4, The Last Of Us: Left Behind DLC is up for Pre-Order today. Take on the role as either a cop or a racer in Need for Speed Rivals which also hits the store for the PlayStation 3.
PlayStation 4 users only have one new release this week in NBA Live 14. Several anticipated games drop on the network this week including Contrast (PS3 Version), Stick It To the Man, and Aquapazza. There is also a sale on titles by Atlus this week with deep discounts on several of their games including some in the fantastic Persona series.
Finally, PlayStation Plus users will be receiving both Binary Domain(PlayStation 3) and Oddworld: Strangers Wrath (PlayStation Vita) for free along with many discounts on several games. Keep reading to see a complete list of content available on the PlayStation Store this week!
We know you wanted it so who are we to keep it away from you? If you want to see the PS4 unboxed like no other, then check out or video unboxing. And trust me when I say like no other because I bet you’ve yet to see a headless unboxing of the new, million plus selling console and that’s exactly what we have lined up for you.
Because why not, I decided to size up the Dualshock 4 controller for the PS4 against the Dulashock 3 which replaced the original PS3 launch controller, the Sixaxis. As a recap, the PS3 originally came with the Sixaxis controller which lacked the rumble pack thanks to a dispute between Sony and Emersson, the company who held patents for the technology. Sony would eventually settle the suit for $90 million and bring back rumble to the PS3 and call the controller the Dualshock 3. With a new generation of PlayStation, we also have a new generation of controllers, the Dualshock 4. Our video compares the three controllers.
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