PS4 is Region-Free, Upgradeable Hard Drive

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It seems as though Sony just didn’t want last night to end. After showing off the PlayStation 4 before a packed audience at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, declaring that the console would not require an online connection and that used games resale was never going away, and announcing a price $100 cheaper than their primary competitor, members of the PlayStation community still had more to say.

Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, took to Twitter after the PlayStation press event to address just a few more things. The first order of business, region-locking:

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Like the PlayStation 3, the PS4 will allow you to buy games available in regions other than your home market. While games will be region-free, expect Blu-ray and DVD movies to remain region-locked same as the PS3. Mr. Yoshida also addressed the issue of the system’s hard drive:

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Last night, Sony released information on the PS4’s hardware specs, including the size of the built-in hard drive. Shortly after, Yoshida and other PlayStation executives reassured customers that the system’s HDD would be free to upgrade just as the PS3’s currently is.

Sony came out of the gate swinging, and seems poised for a strong E3 showing. Sony Rumors will be on the floor of the LA Convention Center checking out what you will be seeing from the next generation of console gaming, so keep it right here for all the latest.

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