At Sony’s E3 Press Conference, Shu Yoshida confirms that Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club, and Knack will be PlayStation 4 launch titles. In related news, inFamous: Second Son will be releasing for the PS4 in Q1 of 2014. Check out new trailers for the games below.
Moments ago, Sony revealed the final design for the PS4 console, with Andrew House holding the console in his hands. We have the official photo of the console below. The console itself is much smaller that the first-generation PS3 model, and still has the iconic matt black finish the PS3 Slim features.
Originally a PC game, Zombie Studios have announced that Daylight will be coming to the PS4. The PS4 version of the game, powered by the Unreal Engine 4, was on GTTV last night. Set in a derelict apartment building, players must guide a stranded woman through the tower, using her cellphone to extract clues and find a way out.
Not making it to E3 this year? Fear not: London will be getting its own indie gaming alternative, which will coincide with the major LA-based gaming convention. Taking place at the Loading Bar in Soho from June 10th – 13th, EToo will feature over 30 game developers showing off their latest games. PlayStation will be in attendance, with Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us playable, as well as innovative platform adventure Rain and some “surprise extras”.
Sony have revealed their plans to live-steam their E3 Press Conference, where the PS4 will finally be revealed. In just over 10 days time, you’ll be able to watch Sony unveil the PS4 along with “the next chapter in the PlayStation story” from their E3 Live Stream website. In the UK and Europe, the Press Conference will take place at 2 AM on Tuesday, 11th June 2013.
Sony has released a new developer diary for upcoming PS4 FPS Killzone: Shadow Fall, as part of PlayStation’s “Conversations with creators” series. In the new video, the developers talk about what it means to them to be a launch title on the new platform. The game will be releasing towards the end of the year, exclusively available for the PS4.
A developer working on PS4 games has told Digital Foundry that all PS4 games that don’t support the PS4’s camera requires Remote Play functionality with the PS Vita. Remote Play hasn’t seen a lot of support in the past, even with the PSP console, so this is good news if the details are accurate. Sony has already stated that the long term plan is to have most PS4 games playable on the PS Vita via Remote Play.
Despite the Xbox One requiring gamers to pay a fee to play a second-hand game, GameStop President, Tony Bartel, has told Forbes that the company will still sell pre-owned Xbox One and PlayStation 4 games. For Xbox One owners, it will mean that consumers will have to pay for the game twice – once at point of purchase and again on Xbox Live.
Bungie have released a new trailer for their upcoming PS3 and PS4 title Destiny, titled “Law of the Jungle”. The new trailer is a CG/live action trailer that features three Guardians in action, and was created in collaboration with director Jon Favreau, actor Giancarlo Esposito, and visual effects house Digital Domain.
A full page advert in today’s Metro newspaper has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will be releasing in the UK in 2013. The advert, promoting PlayStation as an official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, can be found in the sports section of the newspaper.
