Polyphony Digital has announced that Gran Turismo Sport will be getting a closed beta, that begins later this week: 17th March 2017. You can apply to take part in the beta, but as places are limited, only a small selection of applicants will get access to the beta.
Despite several new titles debuting on the PlayStation Store last month, ARK: Survival Evolved continues to top the European PlayStation chart in February. Newcomers For Honor and Nioh debuted on the chart in 2nd and 4th place, respectively. The top 5 games in the PlayStation VR chart remain largely unchanged, with the exception of new title I Expect You To Die, debuting in 5th place.
PS4 Firmware v4.50 is officially available as of today, bring with it lots of new features and improvements. Since the changelog for the beta was revealed, Sony has managed to add in extra features including automatic activation of the PS4 as primary system on first login, in-game chat compatibility using Remote Play and more.
Sony has announced that PS4 Firmware v4.50, which has been in closed beta testing, if officially releasing tomorrow, 9th March 2017. The major firmware brings with it many new features, including external hard drive support, custom wallpapers, and PlayStation VR improvements.
March’s first PlayStation Store update is live in Europe, bring with it several new games, including Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildland, LEGO Worlds and Shift Happens. This week’s update also includes new PlayStation Plus content, including Tearway Unfolded and Lumo.
Sony has revealed March’s PlayStation Plus line-up, which brings six free titles to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The games will be available after the PlayStation Store update on 7th March 2017, and include Tearaway Unfolded (PS4), Lumo (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4), and Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3).
Sony have revealed that it’s sold just shy of a million PlayStation VR units worldwide as of 19th February 2017, since the headset first launched in October 2016. In addition, more than 100 PlayStation VR titles are available currently, with over 100 more to come this year. There are over 220 titles currently in development, including Final Fantasy XV and Tekken 7.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store today, with fourteen new PS4 games and two new PlayStation VR games available for purchase. New games this week include Horizon: Zero Dawn, Apollo 11 VR and Dying: Reborn. You can also find new DLC for various PS4 games, including Minecraft and Warframe.
Square Enix has announced that side-scrolling game A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV is coming to PS4 in March, and will be free to download. Previously, the game was an exclusive pre-order bonus included with Final Fantasy XV, but will now be available to everyone. The game is a fairy tale told by King Regis to his young son Noctis.
Housemarque have released a new patch for Resogun adding PS4 Pro compatibility, which includes 4K support and HDR. The patch is free to download for owners of the game, and also includes some visual changes and bug fixes. The HDR mode will also work on regular PS4 models, providing you have a compatible device.
