The PS4 will be getting a demo of Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix has confirmed. Unfortunately, the demo won’t be available until 20th March 2015, and come bundled with copies of Final Fantasy Type-o HD, which will contain a PSN code for you to download the demo. The demo is dubbed Final Fantasy XV – Episode Duscae, and will feature three house of gameplay.
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition has been available on the PlayStation Store since early September, but following a successful digital launch, Sony has revealed that a retail disc version of the game will be releasing in October. The Blu-ray disc version will be available to purchase from October 3rd 2014.
PS4 exclusive DRIVECLUB is just a few short weeks away from release, and will be available in Europe from October 8th 2014. Sony has announced that the game will be available in two new bundles, in addition to the stand-alone edition. The DRIVECLUB Glacier White bundle will come with a white PS4, just like the Destiny bundle.
This week on the US PlayStation Store you can find four new PS4 games, six new PS3 games and three new PS Vita games to enjoy, including FIFA 15 (all platforms), Flockers (PS4) and Arcana Heart 3: Lovemax (PS3). New games have been added to PlayStation Now too, including God of War Ascension and inFamous.
Shuhei Yoshida, who is leading the development of Project Morpheus, has revealed to the Wall Street Journal that development on the device is 85% complete. The virtual reality headset uses many of the components used in smartphones, helping to keep the price down. Unfortunately, Yoshida didn’t hint on a release date for the device, even with competition from Oculus Rift and Samsung’s Gear VR headset.
If you are not a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll be happy to know that Sony will be hosting a free multiplayer weekend this week, allowing you to play online multiplayer games without a subscription. The PlayStation Plus open weekend will take place between 8.00am BST/9.00am CET Friday 26th September and 9.00am BST/10.00am CET Monday 29th September.
PlayStation TV will be releasing in Europe and the UK on November 14th, Sony has revealed, with a RRP of £84.99 / €99.99. Sony has also confirmed that hundreds of PS Vita, PSP and PS one games will be compatible with the device from day one, along with Remote Play functionality with the PS4.
Bungie’s Destiny continues to do well in the UK Games Chart this week, keeping the top spot for the second week running. The game, available on a number of platforms including PS4 and Xbox One, has been hugely popular since its release two weeks ago. UKIE also revealed that 72% of PS4 sales for the week were the Destiny bundle.
The latest figures from Sony reveal that the PS4 has sold over 10 million units worldwide since launch last November, but it has now come to light that the UK alone had sold over 1 million units. This means the UK counts for 10% of the PS4 market, making it the second quickest console to reach the one million mark.
Destiny is just days away from release, and a new video of the game has been released showing the Remote Play capabilities of the game. The video from PlayStation.Blog shows just how impressive, and responsive the remote play experience is. The team over at Bungie actually optimized the controls for Destiny on PS Vita via Remote Play, and the controls are displayed below.
