A new report from IDC, which forecasts the computer games industry for 2012-2016 and published last month, indicated that the PS3 has shifted more units than the Xbox 360 as of December 2012. The report highlights that Sony has shipped 77 million consoles to date, compared to 76 million Xbox 360 consoles.
Sony has released the top 10 chart for the PlayStation Store in North America, revealing a number of re-entries to the chart, namely Journey taking the top spot once again. On the PS Vita, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita took the top stot, beating new comer Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD.
Sony has released a new trailer for upcoming PS3 and PS Vita title Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. The new trailer shows off new gameplay, specifically Sly and the team pulling off a heist on the “Turning Japanese” level in the game. The game will be releasing in February 5th 2013 in North America, and on March 27th 2013 in Europe.
Sony has released December’s PSN chart for PAL regions, showing a number of new titles entering the chart and also a few re-entries thanks to the festive sale on the Store. The top selling PS3 title was Far Cry 3 followed by Hitman Absolution. On the PS Vita, the top title was Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD.
If you are looking to save a few quid after the festive season, you’ll be happy to know that Sony are having a games sale across Europe starting later today. Between 9th January and 30th January you’ll be able to get discounts on many PS3 titles and DLC, including Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Mafia 2 and Borderlands.
Retro City Rampage is finally releasing in Europe and other territories next week after a very long wait. Like its US counterpart, the game will be cross-buy and cross-save compatible, giving gamers the PS Vita version for free when they purchase the PS3 version (or vice versa).
Originally scheduled for release on January 25th 2013, Ni No Kuni has been delayed in PAL Territories due to “logistic delays”. However, the game has only been delayed by a week and will be releasing on February 1st 2013 instead, so the delay isn’t too bad.
Telltale Games have had huge success with The Walking Dead series. The five-episode series based on the comic books of the same name has sold over 8.5 million episodes across multiple platforms, including the PS3, Xbox and iOS, since launch, generating over $40 million in revenue for the games company.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be releasing on the PS3 and PC later this year, and as a result, Square Enix is preparing for the game’s beta test phase. The beta test application site is now accepting applications for the PC or PS3 version of the game, and features a new prologue video too.
Over the weekend, it’s been confirmed that the PS3 has ended production worldwide. The very last PS2 console has come of the production line, marking an end to the best selling console of all time. This news suggests that Sony is making room for manufacturing the next PlayStation console, rumoured to make an appearance later this year.
