As both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 reach thousands of homes around the globe with time, there are going to be a ton of questions that need some serious answering from the get go from buyers who haven't made their decision which next-gen console to go for. As reviews of the two gaming giants begin to trickle through and people are beginning to see what can be achieved by this new generation of hardware, there's one question that probably isn't on the lips of many gamers, but we're going to answer it for you anyway!
Well, the time has finally arrived for Sony and its PlayStation 4. The company certainly has a fair amount riding on its next-gen game machine being a huge success, and one week ahead of Microsoft's Xbox One, the PS4 is launching today in North America. The wait for some new hardware has been lengthy among the gaming world's truest fans, and with two new consoles arriving in almost simultaneous fashion, said individuals are now spoiled for choice. The PS3 might have arrived some time later than its main rival, the Xbox 360, but this time around, Sony is marginally quicker to the draw. But will this early showing prompt you to go out and make the purchase? Get involved in our poll below and have your say!
The launch of the Sony PlayStation 4 is very nearly upon us, and with just a matter of hours to go before it makes its debut in the United States, the last thing Sony needs right now is a large-scale technical hitch. However, according to a tweet from the company's President of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida, Sony has mounted an investigation into supposed reported pre-launch hardware issues pertaining the PS4, and although he was reassuring in is announcement that "the number [affected] is very small compared to shipped" and that the Japanese firm believes the units affected are merely "isolated incidents," the situation is far from ideal.
We are now less than 48 hours from the launch of the PlayStation 4, and excitement levels are quickly approaching fever pitch. But while it's easy to get a little bit carried away amid the hype, we're still learning of potentially significant tidbits pertaining Sony's fourth-gen gaming machine. Since the preceding PlayStation 3 featured a Blu-ray player from the get-go, it was a given that the PS4 would also support Blu-ray playback, even before the announcement. But now, it has been revealed that there will be no 3D Blu-ray support, meaning those with 3D panels at home will need to find a separate, compliant player if they want to kick back and enjoy their favorite three-dimensional flicks.
We are now dangerously close to the official launch of the PlayStation 4, and although we've a fairly good idea of the games that will be available from the get-go, it has taken a while for Sony to reveal some of the apps. Today, the wait is finally over, with the Japanese company having outlined eleven confirmed apps for the console on launch day. We'd expect many to arrive shortly thereafter, but with the likes of Netflix, Hulu Plus and more ready for prime time, those looking to kick back with some streaming content will not be left unattended to.
The excitement around the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is beginning to reach fever pitch. The two consoles are all set to go head-to-head with one another for holiday shopping season supremacy, but for a lot of us the real delight is going to be in the gaming titles that will accompany the console hardware.
As pre-orderers of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 get sweaty palms as the two machines' launch days draw ever closer, it's safe to saw that we're all very keen to get our hands on the new hotness from both Sony and Microsoft.
The PlayStation 4 is a coveted console, we get it - it is the top of the line gaming hardware from Sony at the moment, after all - but paying $1,850 for it? It's just absurd, don't you think? I mean, who'd dish out that much dough for just a gaming console? Well, unfortunately for the gaming enthusiasts living in Brazil, this is what they have to come up with if they want to get their hands on the latest gaming gear from Sony Entertainment, where the PS4 will retail for a whopping R$ 3,999, according to the Brazil PlayStation Blog.
The console wars aren't fought, and certainly aren't won on paper, but the developers of the PlayStation 4 claim that the forthcoming games and entertainment machine is 50% more powerful than its adversary, Microsoft's Xbox One. This mightn't have any bearing on the decisions of the masses, particularly given that the Redmond's console arrives with the incredibly popular Kinect peripheral right out of the box, but given how the PS4 is also one hundred bucks cheaper than the Xbox One, purists may feel enticed by the package offered by Sony.
OK, it's been a pretty big day for Sony already, what with the announcement of the newly announced PS Vita 2013, but the Japanese firm isn't done there. Also announced today, the PS Vita TV is much more than it may first seem, and it's going to cost around $100 to buy, too.
