When Sony launched the PS Vita TV in Japan late last year, it looked like it could be the product that we'd all been expecting to come from the folks at Apple. A little box that plays TV content as well as top-class games? Where do we sign up?
Companies aren't daft about making money from existing hardware, so it should come as little surprise that Sony has found a way to repackage the PS4 in a way that might, just might have existing PS4 owners thinking about picking up a new console all over again.
Thanks largely to the release of Titanfall and the affiliated Dashboard update for the Xbox One, news pertaining to the PlayStation 4 has been rather slow of late. However, the fledgling Sony console's heavily-anticipated software update - PS4 1.70 - is now upon us, finally putting an end to the issues with pre-loading games as well as introducing the SHAREfactory video editing utility.
Did you wake up this morning and wish that you could welcome the weekend by getting an extremely interesting insight into the history of Sony's PlayStation? In all honesty it's probably not something that is permanently at the forefront of everyone's mind, but nonetheless is a topic that is not only extremely interesting, but also very relevant considering the PlayStation 4 is currently dominating the console gaming world.
If you're a gaming fan, you'll surely have experienced that feeling of euphoria when a title that you've been waiting for a long time finally hits the shelves. With two major new consoles having been released at around the same time last year, 2014 is shaping up to be the busiest yet as far as new releases are concerned, as developers look to woo those in ownership of the advanced hardware. If you're a PS4 fan and struggle to keep up with what's releasing when, then you'll want to check out the list below, which details every single title arriving for the console this year.
The battle of the new-gen consoles has well and truly begun, and both Microsoft and Sony are braced for yet another slog with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. From what we've seen so far, it's the Japanese company that has established an early lead in terms of sales, and in even better news for PlayStation 4 fans, one industry insider has suggested that PS1 and PS2 games could be headed to the brand-new entertainment system. Not only that, but select titles will be upscaled to 1080p, which is a very exciting prospect indeed. More details below!
Sony's launch of the PlayStation 4, and the subsequent interest from gamers around the world, has probably exceeded the company’s own expectations. Anyone looking to get in on the PS4 action will likely find themselves in a position of having to wait for stock to become available in the coming weeks, which in itself is testament to how successful the launch has been for Sony. With that said, it seems that all isn't rosy for those who already have the console after finding out that certain games, Killzone Shadow Fall being one, don't quite live up to the full HD 1080p promises that were made by Sony as part of their early marketing campaign.
The battle of the next-gen consoles is in full swing, and although it's too early to tell which will emerge victorious, Sony and the PlayStation 4 have been edging in front since day one. In the latest figures from NPD, the Japanese outfit managed to shift a whopping six million units of the PlayStation 4 worldwide as of March 2nd, and although we don't have the corresponding Xbox One numbers, it's safe to say that, during these first few months, Sony is comfortably ahead of its main adversary.
The Xbox 360 may have won the last major console battle over the PlayStation 3, but even though the latest machines have only been around for a couple of months, Sony's latest PlayStation 4 is already establishing a degree of authority over its Redmond-made rival. By the close of the year, the PS4 had sold 1.2 million more units compared with the Xbox One, and even though the latter did sell more in December in the United States, sales figures for January by NPD Group indicate that Sony's new machine outsold its adversary by a ratio of almost 2-to-1, but there’s a small surprise lurking inside the numbers.
It's always nice to get something for free in life, and while Xbox 360 users had to pony up a subscription free for the privilege of using Xbox LIVE, those on the PS3 enjoyed the PlayStation Network's online multiplayer infrastructure free of charge. But while Sony has since switched things up with the PlayStation 4's paid, PS Plus service, one savvy user has found a little loophole that effectively lets you use it for free, extending the 14-day PS Plus trial by a seemingly infinite length of time.
