Unlike the Xbox One, which locks the console’s Game DVR features behind a Xbox Live Gold subscription, the PS4 won’t require users to have a PlayStation Plus subscription to use the console’s DVR features. The news was confirmed by a tweet from Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida in response to a question from @jonboi204.
A recent demo of Blacklight: Retribution on a PS4 Test Kit has revealed what the PS4 interface, called the PlayStation Dynamic Menu, looks like. During the demo, the game crashes on the dev kit, revealing the Dynamic Menu, compete with animations and sounds you can expect in the final version on the launch PS4.
As mentioned last week, Sony’s pre-order limits for the PS4 are now in force across the UK and Europe, meaning console pre-ordered after August 6th 2013 are no longer guaranteed for launch day. The limit affects retailers mainly in the UK, including Amazon and ShopTo, so if you were smart enough to pre-order your console early, it will arrive for launch day.
A recent rumour from Inside Gaming Daily suggests that Sony is planning a PS4 bundle that includes the PS Vita console for the end of the year. According to the video, the bundle has been confirmed for release towards the “end of the year” by a “well-placed anonymous source” for “around $500.”
Sucker Punch have released a new behind-the-scenes video from inFamous: Second Son titled “Smoke and Mirrors”, which looks at the smoke powers of the new protagonist Delsin Rowe. The team explain how Delsin must recharge his powers from chimneys and burning wreckage, much like Cole did with his electricity powers from cars, power lines and TV sets.
The PlayStation version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will include one hour of exclusive content starring Assassin’s Creed: Liberation heroine, Aveline de Grandpré. The bonus DLC will come bundled with the PS3 / PS4 copies of the game, and feature three additional missions. However, the missions won’t be a follow up to Assassin’s Creed Liberation, but instead more of a “short story”.
Eurogamer has confirmed that the PS4 will be playable on the show floor at the annual Eurogamer Expo in London this September. This will be the first chance the UK public has to go hands-on with the console and it’s upcoming games. The show runs from Thursday, September 26th until Sunday, September 29th 2013, but be prepared to big queues as 70,000 people are expected to attend the expo.
Sony’s upcoming PS4 is in such demand that the company has imposed pre-order limits in the UK so eager fans are not disappointed when the console launches later this year. Speaking to CVG, retail sources have confirmed that orders should be placed “before next week” in order for them to be fulfilled on launch day, meaning an effective pre-order deadline of August 5th if you want your PS4 as soon as possible.
Another new video from PlayStation Access has been released today, with Community Manager Hollie Bennett (@HollieB) giving you a close-up of the console, the DualShock 4 controller and the PlayStation Camera. The video shows how shiny one side of the console is, which wasn’t completely clear in the early photos of the console.
