DFC has confirmed that Sony’s PS4 was the biggest console launch of all time in terms of hardware unit sales, beating the two previous record holders: the Nintendo Wii and PS2. The PS4 sold more consoles in the first two weeks on sale that any other console, including Microsoft’s Xbox One.
Sony Europe has revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for January 2014, which includes a PS4 title, two PS3 titles and two PS Vita titles. New PlayStation Plus content will start to appear on the Store from December 24th 2013, starting with the PS3 and PS Vita titles. DmC (PS3), Borderlands 2 (PS3), Soul Sacrifice (PS Vita) and Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend (PS Vita) will be added to the Store in December, followed by Don’t Starve (PS4) in January.
According to the latest NPD figures, the PS4 was the biggest selling console in the US last month, but the Xbox One was the faster selling one. We already know that the PS4 managed to sell over one million units in the first 24 hours, while the Xbox One managed to sell approximately 101k every day. It wasn’t revealed how many units the PS4 sold exactly in November, however.
The PS4 has launched in eleven more counties as of this morning, adding Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and South Africa to the list of launch countries. This means the PS4 is now available in 48 countries around the world, compared to just 13 countries for the Xbox One.
Sony has released PS4 Firmware 1.52, which is an incremental update that “Improves System Stability”. The update should fix issues with games that crash often. The update should have already been downloaded to your console via the Auto Downloads system, but you can manually update the software from the Settings menu.
New content is available in Europe this week for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita, including new cross-buy games and DLC to enjoy. On the PS4, Tiny Brains is now available for purchase, in addition to a special Killzone: Shadow Fall bundle with season pass is available. You can also find a handful of new games for the PS3 and PS Vita, along with various DLC and new apps for the PS4.
Amazon UK has launched a PSN Store on their website, allowing you to purchase PSN Codes for various content, including digital games, add-on content, top-ups and PlayStation Plus membership. The offerings are limited at the moment, but hopefully it means gamers will be able to purchase digital content at sightly lower prices that what the PlayStation Store currently offers.
Sony has revealed that PS4 gamers have shared more than 800,000 gameplay broadcasts, and over 7.1 million spectate sessions via Twitch and UStream. In total, that adds up to more than 20 million minutes of live gameplay across the globe. According to UStream, the average broadcast was 31 minutes long, while Twitch reports that 10% of all content on the platform since 15th November has come from the PS4.
Compulsion Games has released a patch for Contrast to fix certain bugs and glitches affecting the game. The patch is now available to download for the PS4 in Europe, while the North American patch should be releasing soon once Sony has approved it. The PS3 patch will also be available for both territories soon, once the PlayStation Network is updated.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain prequel Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has been given an official release date. The game will be releasing on current and next-gen systems in North America on March 18th 2014, with the game costing for £29.99 on the PlayStation Store for the PS4 version, but only £19.99 for the digital PS3 version.
