The Japanese PlayStation 3 website has been updated to reveal that production on the last PS3 model will be ending soon. Sony will soon stop manufacturing of the only remaining PS3 model in Japan (500GB CECH-4300 model), which was released in August 2014, although an exact date is not known.
Third-person hybrid shooter/brawler Drawn to Death has been announced as April’s first PS4 game. The game, along with five other titles yet to be announced, will be available to download from 4th April 2017. The game takes place entirely inside the pages of a high school kid’s notebook, and has been in development for nearly 3 years.
Sony has released the US PlayStation Store Chart for February 2017, revealing the top purchased games across Sony’s platforms. On the PS4, For Honor was the top downloaded title, followed by new release Horizon Zero Dawn, in 2nd place, with only one day of sales counted in the chart.
SHAREfactory update v2.5 has been released, featuring lots of new features as requested by the community. The biggest new feature in this update is the ability to import your own videos or images from a USB drive and use them in your projects.
Sony has announced that PlayStation Now will soon be streaming PS4 games, adding to the huge collection of over 480 PS4 games currently available on the service. This news follows the recent announcement that PlayStation Now will be dropping support for most devices, except PC and PS4.
Polyphony Digital has announced that Gran Turismo Sport will be getting a closed beta, that begins later this week: 17th March 2017. You can apply to take part in the beta, but as places are limited, only a small selection of applicants will get access to the beta.
Despite several new titles debuting on the PlayStation Store last month, ARK: Survival Evolved continues to top the European PlayStation chart in February. Newcomers For Honor and Nioh debuted on the chart in 2nd and 4th place, respectively. The top 5 games in the PlayStation VR chart remain largely unchanged, with the exception of new title I Expect You To Die, debuting in 5th place.
Sony has announced that PS4 Firmware v4.50, which has been in closed beta testing, if officially releasing tomorrow, 9th March 2017. The major firmware brings with it many new features, including external hard drive support, custom wallpapers, and PlayStation VR improvements.
Sony has revealed March’s PlayStation Plus line-up, which brings six free titles to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The games will be available after the PlayStation Store update on 7th March 2017, and include Tearaway Unfolded (PS4), Lumo (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4), and Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3).
Sony have revealed that it’s sold just shy of a million PlayStation VR units worldwide as of 19th February 2017, since the headset first launched in October 2016. In addition, more than 100 PlayStation VR titles are available currently, with over 100 more to come this year. There are over 220 titles currently in development, including Final Fantasy XV and Tekken 7.
