Today marks the 5th anniversary of PlayStation Plus in Europe, which has seen over 350 free games since it first launched on 29th June 2010. If you’ve been a member of Plus since the beginning, look forward to a limited edition gift arriving in the post – you’ll receive an email with further instructions today.
The European PlayStation network is experiencing slower than usual download speeds according to users, and Sony has confirmed the report. This means that if you’re downloading a game or patch, it will take longer than usual to complete. Sony is aware of the issue and is currently investigating.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, with 14 news games available for the PS4, seven new games and three new games for both the PS Vita and PSP. New games include Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4), Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (PS3, PS4) and SteinsGate (PS3, PS Vita).
Sony has announced that scheduled maintenance on the PlayStation Network will take place next Monday / Tuesday, mainly affecting North America gamers. The maintenance will take place on Monday, June 29th, from 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM Pacific Time (12:00 AM to 2:00 AM Eastern Time).
It turns out that Sony only jumped the gun by a couple of days. Sony has made a follow up announcement, confirming that DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition will be available to all PlayStation Plus members starting on Thursday, 25th June. The offline mode will be available first, followed by a steady rollout of the online functionality.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week with ten new PS4 games added, including Batman Arkham Knight, Planetside 2 and Don’t Starve: Giant Edition. You can also find a handful of new PS3 and PS Vita games, along with new downloadable content.
It looks like someone at Sony jumped the gun a little and accidentally launched the long-awaited PlayStation Plus edition of DRIVECLUB. However, the game was eventually pulled from the store and Sony responded with a statement indicating that the release was “premature”.
Sony has officially unveiled the 1TB PS4 we reported about earlier this month. The new model will be known as the Ultimate Player 1TB Edition, and will be available in Europe and PAL territories from July 15th 2015. The new model offers twice the storage capacity of the current model, so you’ll be able to download more games and DLC.
Sony has revealed that Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls (both released on the PS3) are coming to the PS4. However, the two games will only be available in Europe and the PAL region. Both games will be available as individual digital releases, or as part of a two0game bundle available on disc and digitally.
This week’s PlayStation Store update is rather light since it was E3 week, but there is still new content to be enjoyed. This week sees two new PS4 games and one new PS3 game added, including Tour de France 2015. You can also find new DLC for the PS4 and PS3.
