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Ubisoft’s Alain Corre isn’t worried about the rise in mobile gaming. On the contrary, Corre, who heads up the company’s overseas operations, seems to welcome the uptick in iOS and Android gamers and not resignedly, either. “What we like in mobile gaming is that it’s bringing a lot of new people to games,” he told us. “Which for us is very good because it’s a teaching thing and… at one point, some of them will feel a bit limited with the scope of mobile games and they’ll want to experience something different in gaming.” Whether it’s the limitations of the casual genre or outright boredom, Corre’s confident a chunk of these new gaming converts will seek out home console or PC experiences. Something more along the lines of a Watch Dogs or Assassin’s Creed, perhaps. And with the advent of the next-gen, the timing for this gaming initiation couldn’t be better for Ubisoft.

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So we know that the Sony PlayStation 4 will see a release in the US on the 15^th of November, before making its way to Europe on the 29^th of November, but what about other countries, such as those in the Asia region? Well as far as PlayStation gamers in India are concerned, it seems that a 2013 release of the console for their market is looking very unlikely at the moment. According to Sony Computer Entertainment’s country manager of India, Atindriya Bose, the initial plan was to launch the console about a month after the launch in Europe, placing the console’s release very near the end of the year.

Unfortunately this looks like it will no longer be the case because according to Bose (via MCV India), “That’s the part that is being evaluated. So [I] cannot confirm 2013 immediately as that is almost within a month of the EU launch date. With country logistics and certain regulatory requirements, it looks a pretty tight call.” Granted this probably isn’t news that PlayStation gamers in India want to hear, but on the bright side Sony’s PlayStation 4 launch for 32 countries is significantly higher than the Xbox One’s initial 13 markets.

India Might Not See Sony’s PlayStation 4 In 2013 original content from Ubergizmo.

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Do you think that Sony has the upper hand in the next generation console war when it goes up head to head with Microsoft’s Xbox One? For fans of the Sony gaming console, you will be pleased to hear that the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controllers has just received a couple of color customizations – namely “Magma Red” and “Wave Blue” which will see the black grip material of the base controller being done away with, where in turn, depending on the color that you choose, it will arrive in matte red and blue shades. It does seem as though the colored portion of the controller will remain as a textured surface, to make sure that your hand will still be able to grip it even in the most demanding of situations.

Each of these controllers will cost you $59 or €59/£54, depending on which particular region that you live in. Between the two shades, which one would you go for to complement your living room setup? In fact, does the color of your gaming controller matter to you? You know what they say, a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, and so a gaming controller by any other color would perform just as well.

PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Controllers Get Magma Red And Wave Blue Colors original content from Ubergizmo.

Between the PlayStation 4’s November 15th launch at retail and December 31st, Sony claims 33 games will be available. That includes heavy hitters like Knack, Watch Dogs, Minecraft and Battlefield 4, as well as smaller properties like N++ and Contrast. We’ve dropped the full list just after the break for your perusal / approval. Now all we need to know is when Rime is coming out!

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