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It’s the PS4 launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Sony’s next console ahead of its launch on November 29th. We talk to PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara, marketing boss Murray Pannell and sales director Alex Coultate on the launch of the PS4. From the …
Read More »Bookies tip PS4 for next-gen dominance this Christmas
Paddy Power has installed PS4 as its firm favourite to be the best-selling console of 2013. It has shortened odds on Sony’s machine to just 1/8 while odds on Xbox One claiming the crown have, in its words, tumbled” from 11/4 to 9/2. It’s been all one way traffic in …
Read More »eBay sees huge next-gen console sales
Over 10,000 PS4 consoles were sold on eBay last weekend. A rep from the auction site told GameSpot that between November 15th and 17th over two PS4s were sold every minute and that over 15,000 of Sony’s next-gen machine have been sold since November 1st. A quick look on the …
Read More »Sony expects ‘good supply’ of PS4s throughout launch window
It may be nearly impossible to find a launch day PS4 in the UK any more, but Sony reckons the console’s supply situation is in good shape. [This is] the first platform launch that I’ve ever been involved with where we’ve had such a good production ramp up and a …
Read More »Sony offers list of PS4 Blinking Blue Light fixes
A number of fixes have been offered by Sony for new PS4 owners whose console has displayed the blinking blue light fault warning. An info page on the PS4 forums says that the warning can relate to a number of things such as TV compatibility, the console’s power supply or …
Read More »Sony: Launch PS4s have 0.4% fail rate, within expectations
As few as 0.4 per cent of launch PS4 consoles are experiencing technical problems, Sony has stated. It was revealed yesterday that a handful of consumers – as well as websites IGN and Kotaku – had experienced technical problems with their launch PS4s. Sony, however, has claimed that failure rates …
Read More »Sony ‘investigating’ PS4 hardware problem reports
Reports of PS4s with faulty HDMI output ports are isolated incidents”, Sony has claimed. IGN reports that a handful of early PS4 owners scattered across the internet – including systems received by both IGN itself and Kotaku – seemed to have a fault with their HDMI port that prevented the …
Read More »Steam controllers won’t go third-party
Valve won’t let third parties design and sell their own Steam controllers like it’s encouraging them to do with Steam machines, the company has revealed. In aninterview with IGN, Valve’s Greg Coomer said his company will supply Steam Controllers to third-parties that want to make their own Steam Machines. The …
Read More »PS4 architecture boosted Resogun’s visuals and speed
Finnish studio’s latest shooter would be ‘a lot less dynamic’ without PS4’s architecture
Read More »Xbox One Force Feedback wheel won’t arrive until 2014
Mad Catz has said that its Xbox One racing wheel won’t be released until some time after Christmas. The delay was confirmed to Digital Spy by a Mad Catz rep. The device was revealed back in August. It’s wireless, offers force feedback and includes adjustable foot pedals, as well as …
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