Sony has announced that maintenance is scheduled to take place next week for approximately 2 hours. The PlayStation Network and associated services will be unavailable between 04:30 GMT to 06:30 GMT on October 14th 2015. In North America, this maintenance window falls on October 13th 2015, between 21:30 PDT to October 13, 23:30 PDT.
In time for Christmas, Sony has announced a price cut in North America effective from tomorrow. In the US and Canada from October 9th 2015, you will now be able to pick up the PS4 at the new price of $349.99 USD / $429.99 CAD (MSRP) – a reduction of $50 in the US, and $20 in Canada. It’s unclear if the price of the PS4 will also be reduced in other territories.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, with 11 new PS4 games, one new PS3 game and six new PS Vita games. New games include Rock Band 4, Transformers: Devastation and the Star Wars Battlefront beta. PlayStation Plus subscribers can also find October’s Instant Game Collection, which includes six new games.
Psyonix has announced that it is releasing some free downloadable content for Rocket League, though it will be time-limited, and only available to unlock between October 18th until November 2nd 2015. The Halloween themed content includes items that can be used to customise your car, and can be earned from playing matches regardless if you win or lose the fixture. Once November 2nd passes the items will be locked out until next year.
A day late, but the EU PlayStation Store update is finally live on the PlayStation Store. This week you can find seven new PS4 games, three new PS3 games and one new PS Vita game, including Journey Collector’s Edition, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 and a playable demo of Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection.
Sony has announced October’s PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, with Broken Age and Super Meat Boy leading the line-up. Six new games will be available from October 6th 2015 in both North America and Europe. Sony has also revealed that DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus edition will be leaving PlayStation Plus when this update goes live, so be sure to grab it before it’s gone.
PS4 Firmware v3.00 is now officially available to download as of earlier today. The update is a major one, adding lots of new social features to the console, including Events, Communities, and adding comments to the “What’s New” section. You can now also stream live to YouTube, and post 10-second video clips to Twitter. Check out the full changelog here.
The European PlayStation Store update seems to be MIA at the moment, but the US PlayStation Store has been updated as per usual. This week you can find 11 new PS4 games, three new PS3 games and three new PS Vita games. A playable demo of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection on PS4 is also available to download, along with new DLC for all three consoles.
Sony has announced that PS4 Firmware 3.00, codenamed Kenshin, will be publicly available tomorrow. Until now, this major firmware update has been undergoing private beta testing by thousands of users around the world (and we’ve been involved too). The firmware update focuses on enhancing the PS4’s social features, adding in Events, Communities and enhancements to Sharing, including YouTube Live Streaming and Twitter Video Sharing.
Sony and Activision has announced a Call of Duty: Black Ops III Limited Edition PS4 console, that will be available on 6th November 2015, when the game launches. The system features the Call of Duty: Black Ops III ember orange logo on a Jet Black chassis, complete with coloured power and eject buttons, as well as three emblems from the game.
