Sony teases PS4 console reveal, for real this time

Sony teases PS4 console reveal, for real this time

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 4 On: 20 May

Sony has uploaded a teaser for their upcoming E3 presentation onto their YouTube channel, and the video gives us our first tantalizing look at how the PS4 will actually look. (SPOILER: it’s a black plastic box.)

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New teaser video gives us our first look at the PS4 console [UPDATE]

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 13 May

When Sony formally unveiled the PS4 last February, they forgot to show one thing: the actual console itself. A new teaser video for their upcoming system has apparently been leaked, and it’s given us our first look at the casing for Sony’s next-gen system.

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Sony posts first net profit in five years

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 09 May

Today Sony announced that they generated approximately ¥43 billion in profits (about $458 million at current exchange rates) during the 2012 fiscal year. This marks the first year in half-a-decade that Sony hasn’t reported an overall loss. The company is hopeful that this trend will only continue with the impending launch of the PS4.

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Check Out These New Indie Games Coming to PS3, PS4, and PS VIta

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Mobile Phones, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita On: 08 May

Sony has been hard at work serenading indie developers in hopes of attracting more exclusive content for their current and next-gen platforms. It appears that hard work is paying off, because Sony is making some sizable changes to bring indie games into the PlayStation Network spotlight. As if adding an entire indie games section to [...]

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Sony reminds us that the PS4 will be playable offline

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On:

Following the news yesterday that Microsoft’s next console will indeed be playable offline (countering an earlier, widely reported false rumor,) Sony president Shuuhei Yoshida reminded Game Informer that their next console will also be playable offline.

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Sony executives give up bonuses in wake of slumping electronics sales

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Tech On: 02 May

Sony has been doing a good job of getting themselves back on the right track following years of losses, especially since their new CEO, Kaz Hirai, took over last year. But it seems the company is still struggling within some of their divisions, as it was announced today that Sony’s executives will give up their [...]

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The Best of Playstation Network compilation coming this June

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 01 May

There’s a ton of great games on PSN, and soon PS3 owners will be able to get a handful of the network’s best titles for a budget price. According to info gathered by Siliconera, Sony will release a special $20 compilation at retail that bundles together PSN hits like Fat Princess and Tokyo Jungle on [...]

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Deals Roundup: Your Weekly Dose of Gaming Discounts

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 30 Apr

It’s April 30, and you know what that means: Only two more days until the midnight screening of Iron Man 3 for all the U.S. fans that would rather shoot adrenaline than sleep in the wee hours of the morning. Oh, and I guess it also means a week’s worth of new sales and specials [...]

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RUMOR: Gran Turismo 6 coming this Fall on PS3

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Playstation 3 On: 23 Apr

Gran Turismo 6 would definitely be a killer launch app for Sony’s PS4, but a new retailer listing suggests that the next sequel in Sony’s mega-popular racing will race onto the PS3 instead.

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God of War Ascension, Gears of War Judgement fail to meet sales expectations

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 16 Apr

According to info compiled by the sales analysts Cowen & Company, both Sony’s God of War: Ascension and Microsoft’s Gears of War: Judgement failed to live up to the sales standards set by their predecessors.

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TL;DR: Next-Gen Consoles Are Basically High-End PCs. But, is That a Good Thing?

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 10 Apr

Since the PS4 was announced, we’ve seen countless developers tout how wonderful it is that next-gen consoles are basically just powerful gaming PCs. Sure, this makes them much easier to develop for, but is mimicking the PC ecosystem really the path to the future of console technology? Is homogenizing the core gaming industry the best [...]

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PSN Receives a Fresh Batch of PSX Imports Thanks to GungHo Online

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On:

About a month ago, GungHo Online Entertainment America decided to find any classic PSOne Japan-only titles and begin the process of importing them worldwide via the PlayStation Network. While the titles are straight imports featuring the original Japanese text, as opposed to HD remasterings or localized remakes, part of the idea behind these direct imports [...]

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