Aug 20
Playstation 4 is coming! Playstation 4 is coming! When? November 15th to North America. How much? The previously announced $400
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Aug 20
Talk about cryptic teasers: Sony has just announced that Minecraft is coming to the PS4 at launch. And… that’s about it. There’s no other details. Still, those who want to build blocky worlds on next-gen consoles won’t be limited to the Xbox One.
Update: Notch has chimed in after Sony’s event with word that Minecraft will also reach the PS3 and PS Vita.
Aug 20
PlayStation 4 hitting shelves on November 15th in the US for $399, November 29th in Europe and Latin America
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There isn’t much we don’t know about the PlayStation 4 at this point. Sony has let the details slip out in drips and drabs, dragging out the mystery as long as possible. But now, the last remaining blank spot in our dossier — the release date — has been filled. At today’s Gamescom 2013 press event, the electronics giant revealed that the PS4 will hit shelves on November 15th in the US. On that day you’ll be able to run out and grab one for $399 and immediately start waving your yellow tentacles in Octodad or slaughter rooms full of people in Hotline Miami. Europe will follow shortly afterwards (with a €399 or £349 price point) on November 29th. In total Sony expects to launch the PS4 in 32 countries before the end of the holiday season. That’s pretty ambitious, but with 1,000,000 preorders already in the bank, we’d say the company has plenty of reason to be optimistic. Microsoft is already losing the pricing war… now we just have to wait and see if it can get the Xbox One out the door before Sony gets a head start with early adopters.
Update: Our colleagues over at Engadget Spanish have found that Latin America will see the console on November 29th as well.
Update 2: If you’re looking for a few more details about where exactly the PS4 will be launching, Sony has announces that the next-gen console will debut in Canada on November 15th alongside the US. On the 29th, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Peru will join the party. We’ve added the complete PR after the break.
Via: Engadget Spanish
Aug 20
Amped Wireless will be releasing a new product tomorrow, the REA20 High Power 700mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi Range Extender. It’s the first to come to market that features 802.11ac tech, expanding the reach of wireless communication further for both home and office applications while offering speeds previously unseen in range extenders of this type. […]
Aug 20
A little over a week ago we reported about an ad spotted over at Target which hinted at the possibility of Sony slashing PS Vita price. The ad showed off a $199.99 price tag for the Vita as opposed to its $249.99 price. The price cut has now been confirmed. At the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, Sony formally announced that PlayStation Vita portable gaming console will now sell for $199.
The price cut is already live in the U.S. Retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy are now selling the PS Vita for $199.99. The price cut comes at a time when Sony is rumored to be working on a redesigned Vita. A recent report suggests that Sony might unveil a new Vita in September, presumably during the Tokyo Games Show. It is expected to have a new design, a 6.3 inch display which is said to retain the current 960×554 pixel resolution. RAM is also expected to be increased from 512MB to 1GB. The design of the new Vita is said to be similar to PS4. There has been no confirmation from Sony regarding a new Vita, so its best to take this information with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, if you had been holding out on purchasing Sony’s portable gaming console, now is the perfect time.
Sony PS Vita Price Cut Official, Now Available For $199.99 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Aug 20
Gran Turismo’s not the only game venturing into Hollywood, folks. Today at its Gamescom 2013 presser, Sony announced that it’s teaming up with Ubisoft to produce a movie based upon the forthcoming next-gen game Watch Dogs. Sony Pictures will be collaborating with the publisher to make it happen, but unfortunately, other details about the movie are scarce, but we’re sure the when, where, who and how will be revealed eventually. Stay tuned.
Aug 20
One of the most tedious parts of air travel is waiting for your bag to arrive on the luggage carousel after a long flight. But in Japan, the wait is far more bearable because the luggage carousels are covered in fun 3D advertisements humorously selling you everything from sushi to the local produce. So here’s yet another reason to complain about the airports in the US.
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Aug 20
We knew that Sony’s Music Unlimited would be available on the PlayStation 4 on day one. What we didn’t know, was that the company would be bringing a number of much-requested features to the streaming music app on its next-gen console. For one, you’ll finally be able to listen to music while you play games — a feature that was not only much-requested, but its absence was something of a head-scratcher. There are also new quick controls, which you can bring up by hitting the PS Home button, no matter where you are in the UI. So, even if you’re not actually in the Music Unlimited app, you’ll still be able to skip and pause tracks with just a couple of quick button presses.
Aug 20
Sony strikes broadband deals for PS4: Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Media and more (update: UK details)
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Sony knows that high-speed internet access is vital to the PS4’s success, but that level of service isn’t always guaranteed in Europe. To solve this problem, the company is striking deals for PS4-friendly internet access with a slew of European providers. Ono, Orange, T-Mobile and Virgin Media are some of the first confirmed partners. Details of the partnerships are scarce at present, although the companies involved suggest that Sony’s ISP agreements will at least cover bigger European countries like France, Germany, Spain and the UK.
Update: Virgin Media adds that it’s the only UK partner.
Filed under: Gaming, Internet, Sony, T-Mobile
Source: Virgin Media
Aug 20
This week the folks at Sony have reintroduced the game Shadow of the Beast as a title that’ll be released to PlayStation 4 exclusively. Working with a monster of a character from a 3rd person perspective, this title will be reborn with high-definition graphics and a varied set of camera angles. While it would appear […]
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