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Sony’s PlayStation 4 will launch at long last in the United States on Friday, November 15 for $399. Two weeks later on November 29, it will be available in Europe for 399 Euros. First announced in late February, Sony’s newest console will launch with 23 games available on Day One, with another 10 being released Continue Reading →

First it was iOS, now Android is pulling in more revenue from gaming than the dedicated handheld console industry. That’s according to the latest report from App Annie and IDC, which estimates that Android’s gaming prowess overtook the combined efforts of Sony’s PSP and Vita, and Nintendo’s DS, DSi and 3DS in Q2 2013. It’s Continue Reading →

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation 4 video game console will launch in the US on November 15 and Europe on November 29. The release date was confirmed during a press event at Gamescom in Cologne today. The system runs on an 8-core x86 processor this time around and comes fitted with a 500GB hard drive, a Blu-ray/DVD Continue Reading →

Sony has reached a preliminary agreement with Viacom to carry the media company’s cable channels on its planned Internet-based TV service, a person familiar with the matter said, a significant boost for the Japanese company as it races to secure content rights against technology firms vying to offer similar services. Sony plans to stream traditional Continue Reading →

Microsoft and Sony are continuing to duke it out to win over the hearts and minds of gamers ahead of the holiday launches of the next generation Xbox and PlayStation. In an update to its information on the forthcoming Xbox One, Microsoft confirmed that features such as the ability to record and share videos of Continue Reading →

Netflix officially launched its personalized profiles Thursday, rolling out the new feature to iOS devices, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 as well as the Netflix.com website and a number of connected devices, including the Apple TV. The feature will allow Netflix subscribers to personalize a total of five profiles per account, which will each Continue Reading →

Now that Microsoft has done away with the controversial new policies it announced during the Xbox One’s unveiling, gamers are coming around and anticipation is mounting. Pre-sales of the console have been “through the roof” according to Microsoft, and some expect Xbox One sales to crush sales of Sony’s rival PlayStation 4 console. Now, if Continue Reading →

Over the last few months, both Microsoft and Sony have been talking up the ability for their upcoming systems to record the last few minutes of gameplay in a persistent buffer that can be edited and shared online after the fact. Now we’re getting word on just how much recent gameplay will be kept cycled Continue Reading →

Pause that game! Your PlayStation 3 has something new for you to interact with. Netflix has launched a service called Max, an “intelligent suggestion engine” designed to help you pick what movie or TV show you should watch next. Max was tested last year and began rolling out to PlayStation 3 users in the United Continue Reading →

Sony announced its FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player a few months ago, and on Tuesday confirmed it’s arriving in homes and on store shelves by July 15th. The $699 box only works with Sony’s own 4K TVs, and early adopting owners of “qualifying” X900A sets can expect a $200 introductory discount. Also available is Continue Reading →