PS4 exclusive Days Gone has been delayed yet again, following an initial delay announced back in February 2018. The game was expected to be releasing in February 2019, but the release date has now been pushed back a further two months into April 2019. The announcement was somewhat hidden in a PlayStation.Blog post about upcoming games.
Marvel’s Spider-Man is getting its first DLC next week in the form of The Heist, which will be part of the The City that Never Sleeps season pass. The DLC will be available to download on 23rd October 2018, and is the first of three story-based DLC packs. Check out the announcement trailer below.
Sony has released a new minor firmware update for the PS4, updating the system software to v6.02. The new update is mandatory and is required to access the PlayStation Network. The changelog for this update states that this update “improves system performance”, but it presumably also fixes the PSN message bug reported last week.
The US PlayStation Store charts for September 2018 have been revealed, detailing the top selling digital titles last month. Naturally, Marvel’s Spider-Man was the top selling title on the PS4, followed by NBA 2K19 and FIFA 19. On the free-to-play chart, Fortnite Battle Royale continues to lead the pack.
Sony has confirmed via Twitter that the malicious PSN messages causing PS4 consoles to crash has been fixed. Sony also clarified that the messages weren’t bricking consoles, but rather sending them into a infinite crash loop. If you are experiencing the infinite crash loop, the issue can be resolved in under 5 minutes.
The European PlayStation has received a massive update this week, with over 25 new PS4 games available to purchase, including four new PS VR titles. New games this week include SoulCalibur VI, Lego DC Super-Villains and Starlink: Battle for Atlas. A demo of recently release Astro Bot Rescue Mission is also available to download this week.
New details about the Fortnite physical release have emerged, and it turns out that it won’t include a physical copy of the game. While the game will be available to purchase in stores in November, the box will actually contain a PSN code that needs to be redeemed on the PlayStation Store to download the game and content.
Sony has officially announced that the long-awaited feature that will allow users to change their PSN Online ID is on it’s way. A preview program of the feature will become available to select users that have pre-registered as testers for previous PS4 Firmwarebetas. And a full roll-out of the feature will happen in early 2019.
The PlayStation Store chart for Europe has been released, showing the most popular digital purchases in September 2018. Last month saw a number of major releases, so it’s no surprise that FIFA 19 was the top selling PS4 title, followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man. A total of seven new releases made it into the top 20 last month.
