Square Enix has revealed that combines shipment and digital sales figures for Final Fantasy XV have topped the six million mark since the game launched in back towards the end of November 2016. Day one shipments exceeded five million units, and discounts on the game over the Christmas period has helped boost sales.
Sony is working on the next major firmware update for the PS4, and it looking to enlist some helpful gamers to help beta test it before it launches. The features of the upcoming firmware haven’t been revealed yet, but you can sign-up for the beta here. Chosen testers will get advanced access to new features and improvements to the PS4, although it may not be in a stable state.
Sony has released the PlayStation Store sales chart for December 2016, as well as the overall best-sellers for 2016. Starting with the latter, Rocket League was the best selling title in 2016, beating FIFA 17 and Battlefield 4, which come in second and third place, respectively. As for December’s PlayStation Store chart, Ark: Survival Evolved beat out other holiday heavy hitters to debut at the chart’s top spot.
Sony America has released details on the top selling PlayStation Store games for Decemeber 2016, and the best-sellers overall in 2016. The best selling title on the PS4 was Rocket League, followed by Battlefield 1, and Minecraft. As for December 2016, ARK: Survivor’s Pack was the top seller on the PS4.
Sony has today retired the Live Events Viewer app on the PS4. Instead, live videos can now be purchased directly from the PlayStation Store. The app was never officially released outside the US, so those in Europe and elsewhere won’t be losing much. In addition, the PS3 won’t be able to receive any Live Events.
Later this month you’ll have the option of an all-new colour variation of the smaller, slimmer and lighter new-look PS4 console. The Glacier White PS4 will be available across the PAL region from 24th January 2017, joining the original black console version. The Glacier White PS4 will come with a 500GB HDD and accompanying Glacier White DualShock 4.
Having a PlayStation Plus subscription pays for itself through the year. In 2016, over 25 PS Vita games were given away as part of the subscription, covering the cost of the subscription many times over.
We take a look back at some of the top games that were give away in 2016.
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has managed to retain it’s top spot in the UK Games chart over the last two weeks, covering the Christmas and New Years periods. This means the first-person shooter has been top of the chart for 4 weeks in a row – making it the official Christmas number one game.
Sony has revealed new sales figures for the PS4, which sold over 6.2 million units over the holiday season. As of 1st January 2017, the PS4 has sold over 53 million units worldwide. As for games, over 50 million copies, both digital and physical, have been sold for the system worldwide.
Sony has revealed the six new games coming to PlayStation Plus in January 2017, which include Day of the Tentacle (PS4) and Blazerush (PS3). The six new games will be available to download from 3rd January 2017 (next Tuesday), and will be free to all PlayStation Plus subscribers.
