One of the big features of the PlayStation 4 will be the ability to link your PlayStation Vita to it for features like Remote Play which allow you to stream games from the powerful home console to the powerful portable console. In fact, if you’re down a controller, the Vita can also act as an additional Dualshock 4. Of course one caveat with the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U is that they are not backwards compatible. This means that any gamer who wants to play previous generation games will need to keep PS3 around. With the Vita requiring to be registered to a console, would this mean that you have to either choose between a PS4/Vita or PS3/Vita combo? Not so says Sony.
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While the PlayStation 4 will be able to play games off of a Blu-ray disc like its predecessor, the PlayStation 3, it still represents the most forward looking machine from Sony. In fact, the PS4 from its core was designed to embrace digital downloads. This can be seem in the console’s ability to allow you to play a game while it downloads. In previous generations, you’d have to wait for the download and install to finish before you could jump into the game’s world. To further push the convenience of digital downloads, the PS Vita and your iPhone/iPad or mobile device of choice can be turned into a remote control for the device thanks to a free app. The PlayStation App will even allow you to make purchases and begin the download on your PS4 and have it ready once you’ve arrived at your house or office. So this begs the question, will you buy your game of choice on Blu-ray disc or will you download a digital copy of the game?
After the jump, let’s further debate the pros and cons of each format.
Hey guys, it’s your boy Doc here with another unboxing for you guys. If you haven’t already, check out my Batman Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition unboxing for the PlayStation 3. Now for all you PlayStation 4 fans, I’m gonna unbox Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige Edition. Lets talk, after the jump.
Hey guys, it’s your boy Doc here with my first unboxing for SonyRumors. What we have here today is Batman Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition for the PlayStation 3. Stay tuned for our Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Limited Edition unboxing and the PS4 Call of Duty: Ghosts Collector’s Edition unboxing coming up soon. Don’t miss out!
For most of us, $399.99 is a lot of money. And if you’re an early adopter of the PlayStation 4, chances are that’s not all you’ll be spending–there are games, accessories, apps, and more that will tempt many of us to reach Xbox One levels of spending. One added cost of the PlayStation ecosystem this generation, for those interested in online multiplayer, is a PlayStation Plus subscription. If you choose the most cost-effective plan, that will set you back at least another $49.99 in the US. All told, a new console generation can be a tab expensive.
The PlayStation 4 will be launching in just a week’s time and we’re still learning new things about the console. Our FAQ sheets and top 20 things you didn’t know about the PS4 go a long way towards answering some of your PS4 questions. Now, thanks to Sony, we’ve come to learn the 11 entertainment launch apps on the PS4 that include heavy hitters like Netflix and Hulu Plus and services that you may not have heard about like YuppTV. After the jump, the full list awaits you.
There are lots of things to know about the PS4 before purchasing one that can change how you look at the next generation console. To break down the onslaught of details, we’ve broken down our coverage in a few sections that include:
Now, PlayStation Access is further breaking down the PS4 with a new top 20 things you may not know about the powerful console. After the jump, the video awaits you.
While the PS4 is not quite out yet, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t a handful of ways that you can get ready for the console. To help build up to its November 15th launch, Sony is slowly releasing content that will improve your PS4 experience, like the PlayStation App that will be released on iOS and Android devices on Nov. 13th. But if the 13th also seems to far away, then listen up. Sony has just released KNACK’s Quest for iPhone and iPod Touch (sorry iPad users, but there is no native version of the app) that will help tide you over until the game is released on the PS4 launch date. Let’s talk details after the jump.
It’s a bit crazy to think about but the PlayStation 3 has now been out for 7 years. What makes this more amazing is the fact that, despite the console’s age, Sony and its first party developers continue to pump out more from the console which could be seen this year in exclusives like The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, and the upcoming Gran Turimso 6. To put things into perspective, the PlayStation launched one year after the Xbox 360 and has continued to cost more the entire time, yet the PS3 is now ahead of the 360 by 1.5 million units. This hasn’t happened by accident and is instead a testament to Sony and the team at PlayStation that have continued to support the console and pump out new content. Despite the PS4 launching in little over a week’s time, gamers should feel good knowing that the PS3 is anything but done.
Welcome to the PlayStation Store update for November 5, 2013. The update this week is full of fresh new content and sales! Even though we are only 10 days away from the release of the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 users are still getting a ton of new content and it doesn’t get bigger than Call of Duty: Ghosts which releases on the store today.
This week there are several new PSN releases for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita including A-Men 2 and CastleStorm. There is also a ton of great sales including deep discounts on several wonderful games published by Atlus.
Finally, PlayStation Plus users will be receiving Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (PlayStation 3) 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!
With the PS4 release less than two weeks away, the hype machine at Sony continues to pump out new content to tide us over until the console is released. The latest video from Sony highlights the new Dualshock 4 controller which features a new design, improved trigger buttons (R2, L2), more precise analogue sticks, and built-in speaker, to name a few. After the jump, the video awaits you.
How Sony, PlayStation, and the SonyRumors Community Make a Difference
It is often said that you don’t know who your true friends are until times are hard. This axiom has never been more true for me than it has in the last two months. One of the greatest fears for any fan of tech and gadgets is that someone will one day come along and take them all. In late September, that fear came to life in a very real way when I came home to find that the house I share with a good friend had been burglarized. Both he, and I, were not present and were not physically harmed in the event, but the thief was very specific in his or her selection: the only items taken from our residence were our gaming devices.
One early model PlayStation 3, one launch model PlayStation Vita, and an Xbox 360 S that I had borrowed from my friend Justin for a series on the end of a console generation were the only items taken. No televisions, no computers, just the items that made it possible to pursue a path in video game journalism and criticism. This invasive act shattered the safety of my home, and despite assurances from friends and family, discouraged my love of games for a time. It was a violation of our privacy, and of my dreams and aspirations. I knew not all was lost; these were just material objects, and could be replaced. But for the better part of two weeks, I didn’t think this path was going anywhere.
There’s something unique about the gaming community, however. You see it in events like Extra Life, in which two of our team members just participated; in the wake of gun violence when gamers – despite being misrepresented by non-games media – symbolically call an internet cease fire in games like Call of Duty and Battlefield; you see it at gatherings like Gamescom and Tokyo Games Show and Blizzcon and PAX. Gaming is a uniting force. It draws people together – whether literally in multiplayer matches, or through the communities formed around systems, developers, internet personalities, or the games we love. SonyRumors is one such community where people come to gather around a brand of product to which they are loyal, and end up finding like-minded fellows, and some really good friends if you’re lucky.
I’m grateful to be one of those lucky people. Just a few weeks after the unfortunate events at my home, a package arrived in the mail. Within, a letter. And underneath that letter, another box:
I count myself fortunate to be part of an amazing community of writers, editors, web designers, video producers, and talented individuals who make me proud to be a writer for this site. This is the type of community that gaming should engender, but is so often overlooked in favor of flashy headlines and provocative news bytes. I count myself fortunate to be among such generous and caring people.
When a new console is on the horizon, gamers tend to have their own rituals that help prepare them for game day. Some like to hunt for accessories, others prepare bigger hard drives, and some see it as a time to upgrade their television all prior to the consoles launch. While it may seem crazy to others, this ensures that your day one experience with the console, in this case the PS4 is smooth, impactful, and memorable. Now Sony has announced that you can download the PlayStation App on your iOS & Android device of choice, prior to the consoles November 15th debut.
Many of us here at SonyRumors have been watching Sony’s mobile strategy carefully and wondering what their next plans are, particularly, regarding the US. With the stellar success of the Xperia Z – a phone which ranks in the top three smartphones in over 20 markets by revenue, followed by the mammoth Xperia Z1 it has been an antagonizing wait for US consumers to see when the next hot Sony smartphone will come to US shores, or worse – if at all.
The company has just released it’s second fiscal results which tells us a lot more about what’s going on at the company and we can’t forget CEO Kaz Hirai’s unpopular announcement that the US was not a priority market at the moment and hinting at a reduced presence in the market. With a combination of CEO comments and fresh fiscal results we can start to see exactly why Sony is bailing the US and perhaps estimate when they might return. After the jump, the Q2 FY13 Sony financial results.
We all like convenience because, well, it makes our life more convenient. Companies also like to offer convenient ways for their customers to shop because it likely means that they will shop more. With that, Sony has announced that, as of today, you can directly connect your PayPal account to your SEN (Sony Entertainment Network) wallet and use that as a method of purchasing on the PlayStation 3.
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