If your PlayStation Plus subscription has expired, you can benefit from 25% off an annual subscription. The deal, available via the PlayStation Store, is only available if you don’t currently have an active subscription and will save you a tenner of the regular price. The promo is only available until 10.00 GMT on 31st March 2016.
Watch the Playroom VR, Tumble VR, and VR Worlds Trailers
Undecided about getting the PlayStation VR headset? Check out the trailers for three titles that will be making their way to PlayStation VR in October, including free title Playroom VR. There are a total of fifty games planned between launch and end of the Year, and these are just a few of the titles you can expect.
How Does PlayStation VR Compare with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive?
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.
Easter PlayStation Store Sale Now Live in Europe
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.
PlayStation VR will be £349 / $399, Out in October 2016
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.
PlayStation Video App Now Available on Android
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.
EU PlayStation Store Update for 8th March 2016
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.
PlayStation VR will be Priced for “Mass Market”
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.
22 New Games Added to PlayStation Now Library
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.
Tom Clancy’s The Division Breaks Ubisoft’s Day-One Sales Record
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.