At a Sony Press Conference in Tokyo earlier this morning, Sony officially revealed the name of the PlayStation Virtual Reality headset, previously known as Project Morpheus. The official name for the headset is now PlayStation VR, and will be releasing to consumers in early 2016. For the time being, Sony continues to refine the hardware and is working with 3rd party developers and publishers to bring content to the device.
The official PS4 Firmware v3.00 beta changelog was leaked online by an unnamed beta tester, revealing the new features and changes to the next major PS4 software update. It’s worth noting that features may change before the final version is released, and not everything in this changelog will make it into the final public release.
Sony has announced a new PS4 bundle containing the remastered Uncharted games coming out later this year. The Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle will include a 500GB PS4 and the first three, critically-acclaimed Uncharted games for PS4. The bundle will be available from October 9th 2015, and will feature the single-player campaigns for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.
New content is also available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with seven new PS4 games and two new PS Vita games added. This week also marks the 20th Anniversary since the original PlayStation was released in North America, and to celebrate, the US PlayStation Store has a massive sale on with over 100 discounted titles across all three consoles.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, although you will only find new games on the store this week. Eight new games have been added for the PS4, including Tearaway Unfolded and Beyond Eyes. And two new PS Vita game have been added, including Curses ‘N Chaos.
Release notes for patch v1.05 for Rocket League have been released by developer Psyonix via Twitter. The patch itself is expected within the next two weeks, although an exact timeframe was not revealed. There will be some server downtime as the below features are added to the game, which includes a Raked Season mode, and as a result the leaderboards will be out-of-sync.
Sony has officially detailed the features of upcoming PS4 Firmware Update 3.00 (codenamed “Kenshin”), and the new host of features it brings to the PS4. The firmware update adds oft-requested updates from users, and also increases the cloud storage capacity of PlayStation Plus from 1GB to 10GB – something that we’ve talked about previously.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store today, with a number of new games available on all three PlayStation platforms. New games include Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, PS3), Mad Max (PS4) and Grow Home (PS4, free on PS+). September’s PlayStation Plus content is also available to download from today too.
Naught Dog has officially revealed the release date for the next game in the Uncharted series. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will be releasing on 18th March 2016, exclusively on the PS4. In addition to announcing a release date, two special editions of the game have also been revealed: the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Special Edition and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Libertalia Collector’s Edition.
EA will be releasing a playable demo of FIFA 16 on September 8th 2015, giving gamers a go at the game before the full game releases on September 22. The demo will allow players to play as one of 12 teams, two of which are Women’s National Teams, in three Stadiums, with four game modes available.
