A Target employee in the US as leaked a photo of a 1 TB PS4 Slim console in Gold via reddit, complete with gold DualShock 4 controller. The new model has yet to be announced by Sony, but Eurogamer has backed-up the rumour, claiming the “images are genuine”.
As reported back in March, production of the PS3 in Japan has now ended, with the final shipment now “complete”. Sony Japan has confirmed that the console is no longer in production, freeing up capacity for the PS4, PS4 Pro and PS VR.
The June 2017 PlayStation Plus line-up has been revealed by Sony, confirming the free games subscribers will be able to download. The new games will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on 6th June 2017, as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update.
Invites for the closed beta for Everybody’s Golf on the PS4 have started to go out to those who applied to take part. The closed beta itself begins tomorrow, Friday 26th May 2017 from 7:00am BST, through to Monday, 29th May until 8:00am BST.
Released back in September 2013, Grand Theft Auto V has been a popular title for the PS4 and other platforms, rarely leaving the game charts. It turns out that the game has sold over 80 million copies since release, with 75% of them in physical form.
A recent report from Sony has revealed that there are over 70 million monthly active users (MAU) on the PlayStation Network, with approximately 26.4 million PlayStation Plus subscribers. As for this year’s strategy, Sony is looking to sell a total of 78 million PS4s, and further increase PSN subscribers.
Konami has announced the next annual release in the Pro Evolution Soccer series, aptly named PES 2018. The game will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC on 14th September 2017, while all other platforms have been left out, including the recently released Nintendo Switch.
Telltale Games has announced that the final episode for The Walking Dead: A New Frontier will be released at the end of May. The fifth and final episode is titled “From the Gallows” will be available for download from 30th May 2017 across all platforms.
Blizzard will be hosting a limited free trial for Overwatch on the PS4 and other platforms, starting on 26th May 2017. The free weekend will mean you’ll be able to download the game and play it for free until 26th May 2017. Any progress made during the trial will be carried over to the full game.
The US PlayStation Store chart for April 2017 reveals Persona 5 as the top selling digital PS4 game, with some old favourites re-entering the chart due to various promotions. On the PS3, Persona 5 came in 3rd, and Mortal Blitz topped the PlayStation VR Chart. Full details below.
