Sony is currently in the process of bringing a little additional joy to PlayStation 4 owners by rolling out its 1.51 firmware. An earlier post on the PlayStation blog had teased about the imminent release of the updated firmware claiming that it would be available "later today". Now that the time has arrived, Sony has flipped the switch of pushing the required update to PS4 consoles.
You may not have ever heard of Seattle based Teague. You may not be familiar with how they do business or even the list of famous clients that they've worked with, but trust us when we say you are more than familiar with the work that they produce. The Teague design consultancy is responsible for the design of the original Xbox console that launched over a decade ago and has acted as the platform for the development of the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One. As we approach the official release of Microsoft's latest gaming system, Teague has used their console design experience to give their professional opinions on the aesthetics of the One's biggest rival - the Sony PlayStation 4.
An official guide on how to fix the PlayStation 4 blinking blue light of death issue which users are experiencing has been posted by Sony. More details can be found right here.
Sony's latest iteration of the DualShock controller may look extremely similar to its predecessor, but it could have all been entirely different if today's report is true. The controller that will accompany Sony's PlayStation 4 looks and feels like a natural progression to previous DualShock hardware, but things could have been radically different if the early DualShock 4 design prototypes had made it through to the final launch.
We're now a couple of days into the PlayStation 4's lifecycle and it's not all been positive news from the United States. The largely positive professional reviews have been interspersed with claims of units failing and some simply dead before they've even been powered on for the first time. Normally anyone with an ounce of common sense would put that down to simple statistics - you can't make as many PS4s as Sony has without there being some duds, after all.
People have crazy hobbies, ideas, and even ways of becoming famous. A lot of clever YouTubers are a testament to this fact, and while some may choose to blend stuff to catch your attention, RatedRR prefers blowing stuff up, shooting it with high power guns and completely dismantling gadgets in the process. Their latest video shows what they did to a PlayStation 4 console that they managed to get their hands on, and boy, it ain’t pretty!
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.
