The full online user guide is now available for the PS4, letting you read up on the features the PS4 has to offer before the console launches in North America this Friday and later this month in Europe. Oddly, we’ve noticed that the manual states that Blu-ray 3D is not supported on the console, despite Sony confirming the feature was available at launch.
The new PlayStation App for iOS and Android is now available to download, just in time for the PS4’s release in North America. The Android App can be downloaded from the Google Play Store here, while the iOS app is currently only available on iTunes in North America here, and expected to be available in Europe very soon.
Trophies on the PlayStation 4 will now include a “rarity” metric, letting you easily see how rare a trophy is. The trophy rarity level will let gamers easily identify which trophies are easy to obtain, while also giving an indication on how many people have played or completed each game. The small detail was revealed by Engadget, who also detail some of the other features of the PS4, including “guest” accounts.
The wait is almost over… Killzone: Shadow Fall comes out this week in North America, and on 29th November in Europe. To celebrate, Guerrilla Games have released the launch trailer for the game. In addition to the launch trailer, the studio has also released a 5-minute long Tech trailer to showcase the numerous ways in which the game leveraged the raw horsepower of the PS4 to push the tech in the game engine to jaw-dropping new heights.
Sony have updated the Terms of Service (ToS) for the PlayStation Network, with new clauses added to prohibit reselling of software and permission to monitor your online activities, should they deem fit. The software clause (section 7.1) states that users cannot resell their games without authorisation from Sony – effectively stopping you from selling games to others.
Mark Cerny has provided some clarity on just how the mandatory game installations on Sony’s upcoming PS4 console will work. As you may have already read, games will install large amounts of data to the PS4’s hard drive, but Cerny has clarified that all games will install data, but it won’t be deleted automatically.
Sony hosted a PS4 event in Hong Kong were it showed off the PS4’s features including more footage of the PS4’s Dynamic Menu, multi-user sign-in, the PS4 camera and The PlayRoom app. The video, shot by MemeHK, is just under 30 minutes long and includes some new UI footage and a Q&A session.
Digital Extremes have released a PS4 launch teaser trailer for upcoming title Warframe, which will be available to play later this week when the PS4 launches in North America. The free-to-play title allows PS4 gamers to take part in a war set in our solar system involving four factions: Tenno, Grineer, Corpus and Infested.
The PS4 launches in North America later this week, and to celebrate, Sony has released an official PS4 unboxing video with a bit of a twist. As previously announced, launch day consoles will include special vouchers giving gamers access $10 of PSN Credit, 30 days of PlayStation Plus and a 30 day trial of Music Unlimited.
SCEA have released the charts for the top selling titles on the PlayStation Network for North America, revealing Grand Theft Auto V as the top titles on the PS3, followed by Battlefield 4. On the PS Vita, the The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season was the top selling title, followed by Killzone: Mercenary.
