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Update 2: Landmark has revealed more incentives for gamers to head to their stores for the midnight launch. The stores will offer an additional Rs 500 off when you exchange an old PS3 game for a PS4 title. Those picking up Assassin’s Creed 4 for PS4 at one of the …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Sony India’s Atindriya Bose on PS4 pricing, shortages, imports, PSN cards, and more
Despite the many negative reactions over the pricing of the PlayStation 4 and its games in India, Sony is quite confident about the console’s prospects, especially in the launch period. Speaking with MCV, PlayStation country manager Atindriya Bose acknowledges that at Rs 3,999 per game (for first-party anyway), the running …
Read More »Ten things you should know before importing PS4 in India
Sony yesterday announced that the PlayStation 4 would retail for Rs 39,990 in India, and while that didn’t come as a surprise considering everything we’ve been hearing over the last few weeks, reactions from consumers on forums and social media have been largely negative. Following the PS4 price announcement, one …
Read More »India to get red, blue Dualshock 4 controllers
Sony announced today that it would sell Dualshock 4 controllers for the PS4 at Rs 4,990 in India, and the Sony India website has now been updated to reveal that the controllers will be available in three colours. Aside from the standard black colour, the PS4 controller will also be …
Read More »PS4 priced Rs 39,990, India launch on 6th January
The PlayStation 4 will go on sale in India on 6th January at a maximum retail price of Rs 39,990. The price and date were first announced by Medianama, and were subsequently confirmed by Sony at a press conference today. The press conference was attended by Kinichiro Hibi, managing director …
Read More »Sony to live stream PS4 India press conference
Sony India’s press conference on Wednesday, where it will reveal launch plans for the PS4 in India, will be live-streamed. The PlayStation India Facebook page has posted a link to a page that will supposedly host a live feed of the press conference, which is set to take place at …
Read More »PS2 to narrowly miss becoming India’s first million-selling console
The PlayStation 2 is India’s highest selling console by far, but with Sony having discontinued production earlier this year, it appears the console will narrowly miss hitting the landmark one million sales figure in the country. I would have loved it (if we could hit a million), but I think …
Read More »PS4 ‘wins’ November NPD and takes US sales lead; No Wii U numbers released
Although certain press releases issued last night may make you think the opposite, it is PS4 that has emerged as the early leader in the next-gen US sales race. Cutting through all the jargon, PS4 was the best-selling next-gen hardware in the US in November. Although this of course simply …
Read More »PS4 India press conference confirmed for 18th December in Delhi
Sony India will hold a press conference on 18th December to announce launch plans for the PlayStation 4 in India. The press conference will be held at Delhi’s Shangri-LaEros Hotel at 12:30 pm. Present at the presser will be Kinichiro Hibi, managing director of Sony India; Robert Fisser, vice president …
Read More »Xbox One sells 2m units in 18 days
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One has sold 2m units on its first 18 days of availability. That equates to a daily average of 111,111 unit sales, which represents a new record for the Xbox brand. We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans,” …
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