A Limited Edition PS4 Just Went for $128,000
A super special PlayStation 4. A good cause. An internet auction. You better believe this 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 just went for well over a hundred grand.
If You Had A PSN Account In 2011, Here's How To Get Free Stuff Now
More than three years ago, a crippling internet attack brought down Sony's PlayStation Network and interrupted service for more than a month. Legal showdowns ensued and today, people in the U.S. who used the company's online services can begin the process of getting their share of a $15 million settlement. Here's how.
Auction Begins for the Most Desirable PS4 on Earth
Last year, Sony rolled out the limited edition Anniversary PS4 in classic PlayStation gray. There were only 12,300 released, each serialized. Now, you can bid on number 1.
The Limited Edition Bloodborne PS4 is a tad Uninspired
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After a recent delay, Darksoulslike Bloodborne will be coming out on March 26 in Japan—along with this pair of PS4 models which, uh, basically have a slight variation of the box art on them. But hey, they at least include the game.
PlayStation Making Up For Downtime With A 10% Off Sale This Weekend
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As first detailed earlier in the month, Sony is making up for some Christmas-related downtime with a sale on pretty much everything on the PlayStation Store.
Sony Offers Refunds To Fans Angry About Zombie Game Microtransactions
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SOE's DayZ-ish zombie MMO, H1Z1, just launched on Steam Early Access. That means it is, on no uncertain terms, unfinished. However, even fans with that knowledge were surprised to discover a microtransaction airdrop that affects gameplay. They felt like they'd been misled.
Three Years Later, the PSP Gets a Firmware Update
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Today, Sony released firmware 6.61 for the PlayStation Portable. Um. What?
The PS4's China Launch Might Have Been Delayed due to Region Locking
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Like the Xbox One months before it, Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been delayed in China until further notice. The reasoning behind the delay? Sony needs to resubmit its business plans to the Chinese government.
Man Stuffs PS4 and Xbox One into a Single Laptop
Modder Eddie Zarick took one PlayStation 4 and one Xbox One and put them into one laptop. Because, why not, really.
Uncharted 2’s Museum Level Sucked
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was an immediate game-changer when Naughty Dog released it in 2009. As a high octane love letter to Indiana Jones and the 1950s adventure serials that inspired it, it set an ideal expectation for the adventure genre — never give the player an opportunity to breathe. Every objective must…
In Japan, The Vita Has More Upcoming Games Than Any Other Console
Overseas, the PS Vita continues to struggle, but in Japan, things are looking better for Sony's handheld.
The Gibberish Korean of The Interview
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In what should surprise no one, The Interview features Korean that really doesn't make that much sense.
Someone Remade MGS V: Ground Zeroes' Military Base In Far Cry 4
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The rocky starting area, the guards patrolling around the fence, the towers and the tents, so basically almost the entire map of Ground Zeroes now has a Far Cry 4 version, thanks to modder Robert Cram.
'We Do Apologize': Life At Sony Customer Service During The PSN Attack
A few days ago, I got an e-mail from someone who said he was a customer service agent for PlayStation. He asked me—and, really, all of Kotaku's readers—to cut Sony a little slack in the wake of a DDoS attack that took the PlayStation Network down for several days. Have some sympathy for the people who work there, he…
PlayStation Now Is Finally Getting Subscriptions
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PlayStation Now, the exorbitantly expensive service that allows people to rent and play PS3 games on their PlayStation 4s, is finally taking steps to be... well, actually usable.
Kid Calls 911 Over PlayStation Network Outage
Sony's PSN service had some problems over Christmas. For most this was an inconvenience, but for one kid from Florida, it was more of an emergency.
How DDoS Attacks Work, And Why They're So Hard To Stop
Last week, eager Christmas celebrators across the world hooked up their brand new Xboxes and PlayStations only to find that both online networks were down, leaving countless new games totally unplayable.
Couple Uses Abandoned Church For Perfect Final Fantasy Cosplay
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This could have been superb even with just the clothes and the makeup, but cosplayers Malindachan and Ex-Shadow didn't stop there once they learned there's an abandoned church near their home. It became the famous Sector 5 church of Midgar from Final Fantasy VII, the perfect location for their cosplay shoot.
Manhattan's Sony Tower, slightly modified, in Minecraft form. Built by Tiresh of Planet Minecraft, it's part of a larger, unreleased city map called The Capitol, which should look damn great when it's done, judging by Tiresh's other builds. Hi-res shots, interior shots, and ingame shots below, map download here.