PlayStation

When Microsoft’s Xbox One goes on sale before the end of year, it should cost $399, $50 more than the Sony’s PlayStation 4, likely to debut at the same time, according to estimates by Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. The analyst made his estimates in a research note prepared in advance of next week’s E3 Continue Reading →

The PlayStation 4’s new DualShock 4 controller can be charged even while the PlayStation 4 is turned off. The PlayStation 4’s new Eye motion camera has a tilt sensor so it can tell players when its facing the wrong direction or if it’s fallen off your TV stand. The PlayStation 4’s Blu-ray disc drive is Continue Reading →

While there’s still little known about Sony’s efforts to pioneer the first 4K movie download service, one thing we can say almost definitely now is that the service will in fact be compatible with its (supposedly) upcoming PS4. In an interview with The Verge, Sony President and COO Phil Molyneux almost sort of definitely confirmed Continue Reading →

Sony finally took the wraps off its next-generation PlayStation 4 on Wednesday evening, and the upcoming gaming console is packed with premium specs that will help usher in the next stage in the evolution of gaming. Sony touted some great tie-ins with the PlayStation Vita during its two-plus-hour-long presentation, but its mobile ambitions extend beyond Continue Reading →

Shuhei Yoshida, President of SCE World Wide Studios, dropped a bombshell during a roundtable discussion when a reporter asked about the possibilities of playing your PlayStation Network titles on the PlayStation 4. The answer was expected, but it will still be a controversial decision by Sony. “There is no native compatibility for PS3 games on Continue Reading →

Sony has officially announced the PlayStation 4. While no price or exact release date was announced, we do know it will come out later this year. Sony didn’t show what the console will look like, but instead, showed off the system’s new controller. It looks sort of like the PlayStation 3 controller with a touchscreen Continue Reading →

“PlayStation wants to win the war against reality.” Alongside a montage of the company’s biggest video game icons, that mantra was how Sony kicked off its massively hyped PlayStation event from New York City on Wednesday. To win that war, Sony officially announced the PlayStation 4, the most advanced video game system the public has Continue Reading →

Sony’s acquisition last year of cloud-gaming company Gaikai may be reflected in a big way in the upcoming PlayStation 4. The Wall Street Journal is citing inside sources in reporting that Sony’s new gaming console, expected to debut Wednesday at an event in Manhattan, will let people play games streamed in real time over the Continue Reading →

Look—taking away the ability to play used games will always generate some outcry. And so far, consumers have treated the idea of a video game console blocking pre-owned discs as shots fired. For many gamers, it’s a consumer-hostile idea forced on the industry by greedy publishers and console makers. Even the faintest rumors stating that Continue Reading →

Despite the talk of the PlayStation 4 becoming something of a graphics powerhouse, a new report suggests the importance of internal upgrades will be tossed aside in favor of “new playing options.” Sony plans to make a host of “new playing options” in its next console the focus of the device when it’s unveiled on Continue Reading →