Following the announcement of launch day PS4 bundles by Sony, Amazon UK has started sending out emails to pre-order customers allow them to upgrade their package to one of 6 bundles. The bundles differ slightly from the ones GAME are offering, and range from £389 to £489.
Sony is planning to combat PS4 shortages in the UK by providing regular shipments of the console, with Sony UK Boss Fergal Gara suggesting a second wave of stock to arrive within days of the November 29th launch. Speaking with Eurogamer, Gara confirmed that “everybody who has pre-ordered to date will definitely get a console prior to Christmas. The cut-off date for that was 5th August.”
Sony UK boss, Fergal Gara, has revealed that Guerrilla Games’ Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4 is around 50GB in size, but it working on “big innovations” to make games like this easier to download. The PS4 makes use of “Play as you Download” functionality, meaning you can start playing the game without having to download the entire game first.
It’s another week and with it comes another new Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag trailer, this time its about Captain Edward Kenway quest for treasure. The new trailer, titled The Heist, shows a quick peek at how Captain Kenway organises a world class pirate heist together with a group of like-minded renegades to take the West Indies for all they’re worth.
Bungie has revealed the official box art for their upcoming PS3 and PS4 game, Destiny, while also revealing that a new gameplay trailer for the game will be released tomorrow. The title will be releasing next year on both consoles, but a exact release date hasn’t been revealed yet. The box art for the game shows off the three classes of Guardian you’ll be able to play as: Titan, Hunter, and Warlock.
Following Sony’s confirmation of the Killzone: Shadow Fall PS4 Bundle, GAME have emailed customers with launch day pre-orders details of the various PS4 packages they will be offering on November 29th. The email confirms day-one availability of the PS4 for anyone who pre-ordered before August 6th, and will be able to choose one of the six bundles below.
The price of games on next-gen consoles will cost more than current-gen games, as expected, with the average PS4 game to cost £59.99. Sony has set the suggested retail price (SRP) of games, including DriveClub and Killzone: Shadow Fall, at £60, but you can expect them to reach as high as £70 depending on the publisher. Currently, the most expensive game on the PS3 is FIFA 14, which has RRP of £54.99.
Sony have confirmed to Eurogamer that there will be an official PS4 bundle with Killzone: Shadow Fall, which was first leaked late last month, is real and will retail for £429 – the price of the standard Xbox One package. In Europe, the bundle will prices at €499, saving you around £70 in total.
Sony has confirmed that the PS4 will feature Kinect-like features with the use of the camera, including voice commands to navigate through the operating system and facial recognition. The features were previously leaked in the PS4 listing on Amazon, but confirmed at Sony’s TGS Conference last week.
