Microsoft’s Xbox One launches this Friday, November 22nd 2013, in North America and Europe, with the PS4 launching in Europe the following week, on November 29th 2013. German website PCGames.de has posted some photos comparing the size of the two consoles, showing just how different they are, but both sporting great designs.
Direct-feed footage of inFamous: Second Son has surfaced showing over five minutes of new footage from the upcoming game from Sucker Punch. The new footage shows just how impressive the game is looking as it nears competition, ready for release in March 2014, with destructible environments and use of the DualShock 4’s unique features.
Hideo Kojima has revealed the mission from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes that will be available exclusively to PlayStation. The exclusive content will be called “Deja Vu” and will allow you to play as the original MSG’s Solid Snake. The missions will be available on both the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game.
If you’ve been following the media following the launch of the PS4 in North America, you have have come across some of the issues users are having with the console, such as booting issues straight out of the box. Sony has told IGN that around 0.4% of consoles are having problems – something that’s normal with any hardware.
The PS4 release in North America was the biggest launch for any PlayStation console in history, with record-breaking pre-order numbers and a long list of launch titles. In addition to selling over a million units in the first 24 hours, the console also saw the release of 24 titles in both retail and digital-only formats. Here is a complete list of the PS4’s launch lineup.
Ubisoft have announced a patch for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that will enable the game to render in 1080p natively on the PS4. The game currently runs at 900p, which is upscaled to 1080p at 30fps. The game shipped with 900p resolution, but developers then used xtra time to get the PS4 version running in native 1080p resolution.
Knack launches on the PS4 in Europe in just under two weeks, and it’s already available in North America. The game has been in development for over three years, with the architect of the PS4, Mark Cerny, as the game’s Director. Knack has the ability to pick up pieces of the environment and grow larger, so over the course of a level he can grow from a three foot tall “mascot” type character to a thirty foot tall rampaging monster.
Sony’s PS4 launch has largely gone off without a hitch, selling over one million units in the first 24 hours. A very impressive milestone considering the console is only currently available in North America. The 1 million units is actually the number of consoles in the hands of customers, and not the number of units shipped.
iFixIt have opened up the PS4 to take a peek inside the box like Wired recently did, however, the component list from iFixIt reveals some surprises not previously mentioned by Sony or noticed by Wired. Along with the 8 GB of dedicated GDDR5 RAM, the PS4 also has an extra 256 MB of DDR3 RAM, suspected to be used for background processes on the secondary processor.
Frozenbyte has revealed that Trine 2: Complete Story will be a PS4 launch title in Europe, releasing on November 29th 2013, but is already available for purchase in North America. Along with the announcement, a new trailer for the game has also been released, showing some of the new skills available in the Complete Story version.
