Sony has formed a new company that will be come the headquarters for everything PlayStation. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) will be based out of San Mateo, California, United States, and “joins the forces of both Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Sony Network Entertainment LLC.”
SCEA has released the PlayStation Store Chart showing not only the top downloaded games in December 2015, but also the top downloaded games across the entire year. In December 2015, Star Wars Battlefront was the top downloaded PS4 game, but overall, Call of Duty: Black Ops III was the most downloaded PS4 game in 2015.
Earlier this month, it was announced that the Oculus Rift would cost £499 in the UK, which lead to speculation on pricing for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Today, Swiss retailer Microspot has listed the PlayStation VR for 498 Swiss francs, which is roughly around €455 or £350.
The London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has announced a brand new, large scale gaming event to rival Gamescom, E3 and the Tokyo Games Show. The London Games Festival will take place between from 1st to 10th April 2016, and will include 15 official events, across 10 locations throughout the capital.
Sony has updated PlayStation Now in Europe, adding 23 new PS3 games to the service. New games include both Borderlands games, Resident Evil Chronicles, the first two BioShock games and lots more. In addition, Sony has listed the 11 new games that will be joining the service in February, which includes Batman and Lego games.
Sony has announced that the PS4 sold over 5.7 million units in the run-up to Christmas in 2015. As of January 3rd 2016, this means that 35.9 million PS4s have been sold worldwide. Sony also revealed that PlayStation Plus membership has increased by 60% compared to the same period last year.
We’re only a few days into 2016 and already the PSN is experiencing issues. A message on the PlayStation website stated that the PSN would be unavailable between 4:30pm to 5:30pm GMT, but it’s now well past the maintenance window and the network is still down.
The full PlayStation Plus line-up for January 2016 has been revealed, following a partial reveal by Sony earlier. In addition to Hardware: Rivals and Grim Fandango Remastered on the PS4, the January Instant Game Collection also includes Dragon Age: Origins (PS3) and Nihilumbra (PS Vita).
Sony has confirmed the PS4 games that will make up the January 2016 PlayStation Plus update in an email to subscribers. In the email Sony reveals that Hardware Rivals and Grim Fandango Remastered will be two of the six games available in the New Year.
Channel 4’s All 4 app is now available to download for the PS4 in the UK. The app will allow PS4 owners to view brand new original digital content such as Channel 4’s Shorts available and exclusive acquisitions including Married At First Sight (US series).
