Tonight’s the night. After a long, long wait, Sony will take to the New York stage tonight to lift the lid on two brand new PlayStation consoles. Well, we say brand new. The PS4 Slim, amazingly, is already available in the UK, despite having not been officially acknowledged. Expect that …
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