Sony’s PlayStation VR headset will be available in October 2016 for a price of $399 / £349, but how does it stack up to the main competitors: Oculus Rift and HTC Vive? PlayStation Executive VP Masayasu Ito has already stated that Oculus Rift is better if you’re looking for high-end quality, but we’ve compared all the details to give you a better idea of how they all compare.
The European PlayStation Store is holding a massive Easter sale, with up to 70% off PS4, PS3 and PS Vita titles. Hundreds of titles are on sale over the next few weeks, with savings on GTA V, FIFA 16, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and more. And new titles will be added every week.
Sony have just announced the release date and price for PlayStation VR. The device will be available this October, and will cost £349 / $399 / €399 – making it $200 cheaper than the Oculus Rift. The device will also require a PS4, DualShock 4 controller and PlayStation Camera, but all that is still cheaper than a high-end PC.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Video app is now available on Android phones in supported territories, letting you access Sony’s catalogue of movies and TV shows. If you have previously purchased content through the PlayStation Store, you can access those too via the Library.
The European PlayStation Store has been updated with new content, including nine new PS4 games and a new PS Vita game. New games include Salt and Sanctuary (PS4), Paragon (PS4) and Senran Kagura Estival Versus (PS4, PS Vita). You can also find new DLC for a number of PS4 games.
With just a few days to go until the big PlayStation VR event, Sony Computer Entertainment vice president Masayasu Ito has gone on record to state that the device will be “affordable” and for the “mass market”. In an interview with Polygon, Ito has re-iterated that the device will be priced like a new platform, but will be cheaper than the main competitors: Oculus Rift and HTV Vive.
Sony is continuing to expand the PlayStation Now library, adding a further 22 new titles this week. You can now play over 180 games on the cloud gaming service, including new additions like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, all for as little as £12.99 a month.
Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s The Division has broken the company’s sales record for most copies sold in the first 24 hours of release. Unfortunately, the company didn’t announce any specific sales figures for the game, which is available on PS4, PC and Xbox One, but the count did include digital sales.
The European PlayStation Store has been updated with new content, including 19 new PS4 games, two new PS3 games and four new PS Vita games. New games include Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4), Dreii (PS4, PS Vita) and Samurai Warriors 4 (PS4, PS3). You can also find new DLC content, including the Batman v Superman Car Pack for Rocket League.
SCEE has released the PlayStation Store Chart for February 2016, revealing the top selling digital games across all three PlayStation platforms. On the PS4, Firewatch was the top selling game, beating Far Cry Primal, which came in 2nd place. On the PS3, FIFA 16 continued to top the chart, but Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare made a re-entry in time for the sequel.
