Hasta La Gadget!

The weekend is nearly upon us, which means for those of us who have a regular 9-to-5 job, spending every waking moment with our video game consoles is almost here. If you plan on gaming on any Sony consoles or handhelds, which of course means the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, get all of your gaming in this weekend because when Monday comes, Sony is going to be running a scheduled maintenance on the PlayStation Network for eight hours. (more…)

8-Hour PSN Maintenance Taking Place On December 9 original content from Ubergizmo.

Today the Amazing Spider-Man 2 appears in the first full-length trailer to be shown to the public. What you’ve got here is a glimpse at the full collection of villains our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is set to face off against right alongside teasers for the next generation. This trailer shows so much, you might just […]

With the Sony PlayStation 4 being high in demand right now, tensions are understandably running pretty high and we suppose a great way to prank your friends is to trick them into thinking that you’re about to smash their brand new PS4 console with a hammer in a game of roulette! Well this is pretty much what they attempted to do in a New Zealand television show which is hosted by comedians Jono and Ben. The idea is to try and prank Ben into thinking that his PS4 had gotten smashed in a game of roulette, but little did Jono know the tables were turned and well, we suppose this is something you’d have to check out for yourself!

We’re not sure if this entire thing was staged, but basically Jono was pranked in return and instead of smashing Ben’s brand new PS4 (which still had the “new console smell” according to Ben), something else precious got smashed instead. Personally if I were Jono I would be a bit upset to have this happen to me, but he seemed to take it in great stride, leading us to believe that it might be staged. Either way if you have a couple of minutes to spare, you might want to check out this PS4 prank that went wrong (or right?).

PS4 Prank Takes A Wrong Turn, Prankster Has The Tables Turned On Him original content from Ubergizmo.

Sony made it clear when it first unveiled the PlayStation 4 earlier this year that the new console will not be backwards compatible, meaning that gamers would not be able to pop in PS3 game discs into the console to play those titles. However, PS4 owners will be able to play PS3 games thanks to Sony’s Gaikai streaming service, which would allow gamers to stream PS3 titles from the cloud. Sony’s recent announcement about PS4 global sales also reveals that the GaiKai PS4 streaming service will work with the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita as well.

The way this service would work is that gamers will have to pay a subscription fee to have access to “a catalogue of critically acclaimed PS3 games on PlayStation 4 and PS3, followed by PlayStation Vita.” The service would let them play those titles by simply streaming them from remote service, gamers won’t have to locally install those titles. So despite the fact that PS3 discs are not compatible with PS Vita and PS4, gamers will still be able to play those titles after paying a monthly subscription fee. Sony hasn’t provided an exact timeframe during which we can expect the service to go live, it has only said that Gaikai will be available in the U.S. next year, gamers in the UK might have to wait until 2015.

Gaikai PS4 Streaming Service Will Work With PS3 And PS Vita Too original content from Ubergizmo.

After revealing that Sony had sold 250k PS4 units in the UK over opening weekend, the company has finally announced global sales over the past two weeks.

According to Sony’s PlayStation blog, the company sold 2.1 million units of the PlayStation 4 in the past two weeks, starting on November 15th on launch day. Sony also mentioned that, in the first 24 hours of availability, the company sold one million units.

Here’s what Sony had to say about it:

It’s an impressive and record-setting accomplishment for our company and for our industry, and we couldn’t have done it without you. I want to personally thank PlayStation fans, both old and new, for your vote of confidence. The best part: the PS4 journey has just begun. In addition to an incredible line-up of PS4 games from the best developers in the world, we will continue to introduce valuable new features and services to PS4 in the months and years ahead.

Microsoft also sold 1 million units of the Xbox One in the first 24 hours of availability, with more widespread availability but $100 higher price tag.

However, the Telegraph is reporting that the PS4 is winning the popularity contest, at least in the UK.

Still, many gamers are giving these new consoles some time in the market before making a decision, so while the battle may have been won by Sony, the war is far from over.