Sony has released a 4-minute trailer showcasing a day with PlayStation, and features how gamers can interact with PlayStation is different ways using the PS4, PS Vita, PS Vita TV and mobile devices. It’s a brilliant video, showing how your world will change once the PS4 is released this November.
In a pre-TGS press conference in Japan this morning, Sony has revealed that the PS4 will be releasing in Japan in February 2014 – three months after the PS4 releases in North America and Europe. The Japanese version of the console will come with a downloadable copy of Knack and a one year extended warranty too.
Ubisoft have released a new gameplay video of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, in which Game Director Ashraf Ismai,l takes a tour of the Caribbean and its many locations to explore. The video is titled “Locations and Activities”, and covers tavern fights, underwater shipwrecks, harpooning, smuggler’s caves and sharks.
A demo for Quantic Dream’s BEYOND: Two Souls has been revealed for North America and Europe, and will be available to download from the PlayStation Store in October. The demo will be available in North America from October 1st and the following day in Europe, both added to the store as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update.
If you’ve pre-ordered the retail version of GTA V, don’t expect to get the game until after release day unless you’ve paid for next-day delivery. Rockstar have requested that retailers don’t dispatch copies of the game until the day before official release to avoid customers getting the game early.
Sony have announced a wireless virtual reality headset at the IFA consumer electronic show in Berlin, which features a 3D-ready display, 7.1 virtual surround sound and two tiny OLED displays. The headset is due out in November and will work with PCs, mobiles and consoles, including the PS4.
Lots of new PS3 games are available on the European PlayStation Store this week, including Diablo III, Volume 1 of Best Of PSN and Castle Of Illusion. Four new PS Vita titles are available, along with lots of new DLC for a number of PS3 and PS Vita titles. New PS Vita titles include The Walking Dead and Killzone Mercenary.
Ubisoft have released a new fourteen minute video from upcoming Watch_Dogs with brand new gameplay footage of the Chicago-based open world title. The new video includes Animation Director Colin Graham talking us through the free roam aspects of the game, as well as a look at the multiplayer mode.
Games who purchased the digital version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on 27th or 28th August will be getting a refund from Square-Enix after the game suffered server issues and timeouts. According to a message posted on the European PlayStation Blog, the purchase of the game will be refunded, but gamers will still have access to download the game.
The official release date for Microsoft’s Xbox One was revealed today, through MajorNelson’s blog, revealing a release date right in between the PS4’s North American and European release dates. The Xbox One will be releasing worldwide on November 22nd, just after the PS4’s North American release on November 15th, and just before the PS4’s European release on November 29th.
