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For those living in North America, Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 which we’re sure is still expensive for some, but that pales in comparison to what the folks in Argentina are paying which after conversion would cost them roughly $1,100. Well it seems that you no longer need to feel bad for your friends in Argentina because it looks like over in Brazil, they have it worse. The console is expected to see a release in Brazil towards the end of November and it is expected to come with a price tag of R$3,999, which after conversion would mean that Brazilians would be paying the equivalent of $1,850 for a brand new PlayStation 4 console!

Yup that’s the price tag that they’d have to pay which is also about 4 times as much as the price in the US! Speaking to the folks at G1, Sony Brazil explained the reason behind the price, claiming that the cost of the console in Brazil includes the import fees and taxes, which amount to about $1,292, leaving the remainder as the price of the console itself. As for PS4 games, Brazilian gamers will have to fork out R$179, which is about $80 per game. It is still more expensive compared to the US, but given how much the console costs, it does seem somewhat reasonable. Ouch.

PlayStation 4 In Brazil Will Cost $1,850 original content from Ubergizmo.

Are you excited about the impending rollout of the PS4 demo kiosk? After all, it is less than a month away before the PS4 launches in the US this coming November 15th, and we have already seen its demo pod in the past, not to mention having some of the console’s user interface as well as features leaked in a recent video. Apart from that, we also know that PS4 games are now available for pre-order over from your PS3, how cool is that? Well, today marks the day that Sony has started to introduce its PS4 demo kiosks to select stores around the country.

The first wave of PS4 demo units will appear in select Sony Stores, but fret not, there will be thousands more introduced to a variety of retail locations, such as GameStop, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart, in the weeks ahead. The moment you are faced with a PS4 demo kiosk, you will be able to whet your appetite for what is to come this November 15th, as there will be games such as Knack, Octodad: Dadliest Catch, FIFA 14, Contrast, Super Motherload, and Pinball Arcade to keep your gaming appetite for next generation titles stoked. Oh yeah, bring a bib while you’re at it to collect all that drool.

PS4 Demo Kiosks Already Available At Select Retailers original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re officially under one month away from the release of the PlayStation 4, which will be released starting on November 15 in the U.S. We can certainly feel the excitement for the next generation of video game consoles to finally be released here in the Ubergizmo offices, and apparently so can Sony as they have already started offering pre-orders of PlayStation 4 games through the PlayStation Network. (more…)

PS4 Digital Games Now Available For Pre-Order From Your PS3 original content from Ubergizmo.

Excited to see Sony has started rolling out PlayStation 4 demo kiosks to retailers? If so, we hope you’re bright enough to bring a gallon of hand sanitizer with you considering how many snot-nosed kids will be getting their always-sticky hands on the PlayStation 4 controllers on the kiosks. The rest of us who already know they’ll soon be owners of the PlayStation 4 are probably curious to see what the retail packaging will look like, especially since Microsoft drew first blood by not only showing their retail packaging, but also giving a quick look at what comes in the box of the Xbox One. It’s your lucky day, future PS4 owner, as Sony has just released what the PlayStation 4, as well as its accessories, will look like when it’s either delivered to your home or you pick it up from a retailer. (more…)

PS4 Retail Packaging Revealed Along With Its Accessories original content from Ubergizmo.

Rolling out a new piece of hardware does have its fair share of challenges from time to time. After all, there rarely has been a 100% smooth launch, and I guess you can say the same for the upcoming Sony PS4 next generation gaming console which will hit the US sometime later next month. For those who were wondering whether they could save some money by making use of your PlayStation Pulse headset with the Sony PS4 at launch, you might be in for a downer at the moment.

Sony claims that the PlayStation Pulse headset will not be compatible with the PS4 at launch, not at least until there is a system update sometime down the road. Of course, who are we to say that this will not happen between now and November, right? Perhaps some smart aleck over at Sony will have stumbled upon a method to make those two compatible with one another during this window period. Do bear in mind, however, that any headset that relies on a TOSlink cable in order to feed audio data, which means majority of the headsets that cost more than $100, ought to be able to function without missing a beat. I don’t think that this is going to stop folks from purchasing the PS4 in the first place anyways.

PS4 Won’t Play Nice With PS3 USB Headsets At Launch original content from Ubergizmo.