With one week to go until the release of Grand Theft Auto V on the PS4, Sony and Rockstar have released the official trailer for the game. The game releases on November 18th 2014, but if you pre-order before the release day, you can get a bonus $1,000,000 of in-game money to spend.
If you are still encountering issues with PS4 Firmware v2.00 or v2.01, Sony has released yet another minor update to improve system stability. PS4 Firmware v2.02 is now available to download and improves system stability during the use of features, games and apps.
Rockstar have published a video showing a comparison between the PS3 and PS4 versions of Grand Theft Auto V. The PS4 has many graphical enhancements, including greater draw distance, more details in the characters and pedestrians, and better reflections. And, the PS4 version runs at 1080p resolution at 30FPS.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store, with five new PS4 games, seven new PS3 games and six new PS Vita games added. New games include Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition and The Hungry Horde. New content has also been added to PlayStation Plus.
Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with seven new PS4 games, six new PS3 games and six new PS Vita games. New games include Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Disney Infinity Revolution and The Hungry Horde.
Sony has released PS4 Firmware v2.01 to fix issues people have been having with Firmware 2.00, and in particular, the updated Rest Mode. The new patch is now available to download and improves “system stability during use of some features”.
LittleBigPlanet 3 hits the PS4 and PS4 later this month, with three new characters joining Sackboy on his new adventure. Three new trailers have officially been released, introducing you to the three new playable characters: Toggle, Swoop and Oddsock.
If you are having issues with your PS4, you can access the Recovery Menu / Safe Mode to fix common issues, like restoring / reinstalling the Firmware, resetting the console to Factory Settings and more. Please take care when using the Safe Mode, as some of the options can destroy data on the console.
Philippe Cardon, head of PlayStation France, has said that the DRIVECLUB‘s ongoing server issues are nothing to do with server infrastructure or lack of, but related to the way the game was programmed. The coding in the game prevents multiple players from connecting at the same time, effectively creating a bottleneck and resulting in some players not being able to connect.
As we approach the PS4’s one year anniversary in mid-November, Sony has released their latest financial results. The report shows that Sony has sold 13.5 million PS4 consoles in just under a year globally, but the company has posted an overall loss.
