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What Did You Think Of The PS4 Announcement?

In place of tonight’s off-topic post, I thought I’d turn it over to you guys. What did you think of the PS4 announcement? And based on what you saw at last night’s PlayStation 4 event, will you buy one when it comes out later this year? What Did You Think Of The PS4 Announcement? Based…

How The Witness Became a PS4 Game (And Why PC/iOS Owners Can Remain Happy)

One of the biggest surprises of Sony’s Wednesday evening press conference was the appearance of Braid lead designer Jonathan Blow. The outspoken indie game creator revealed this his team’s next game, The Witness, would make its console debut on the PS4. That’s led to some confusion that the enchanting puzzle game might only come out…

Maybe The Bungie Guys From The PS4 Event Really Should Form A Boy Band

One of the oddest, most memorable parts of last night’s PlayStation 4 announcement event wasn’t a game or a piece of hardware. It was four dudes, standing still. Four dudes from Bungie, specifically, who got on stage to talk about how they were thrilled, just absolutely thrilled, to bring their next game Destiny to PS4…

Last Night’s Entire PS4 Event In Three and a Half Very Funny Minutes

Did you miss last night’s big PlayStation 4 announcement? Want to watch a highlight reel that has the benefit of being both a lot shorter than the actual event and quite funny? VideoGamer‘s Matt Lees has got you covered, with this “abridged version” of the event. I very much enjoyed this. Good show, guys.

We didn’t see the PS4 last night because it’s not finalized yet, Sony’s Jack Tretton tells AllThingsD

Killzone On The PS4 Is Absolutely Stunning. Let’s Stare At It.

Guerilla Games revealed Killzone: Shadow Fall yesterday during the PlayStation Live Meeting, showing us our dramatic escape through the skyscrapers of Vekta City in the middle of a full-scale Helghan attack, as our animated GIFs show below.

A Man Who Has Used the PS4’s New Controller Tells Us Why It’s Better

You have (probably) not held a PS4 controller yet. Neither have I. But Shuhei Yoshida has. He’s the head of Sony’s worldwide studios, so he better have! Yesterday, I had to rely on him to tell me what the controller feels like. Sony, you see, wasn’t letting reporters touch the new PS4 controller—the DualShock 4.…

This Is Why Sony is Dropping The Price of The PS Vita In Japan

“We want more people to play with the PS Vita” said Hiroshi Kawano, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Kawano talked about the reasons behind as well as the timing of the recent decision to not only drop the price of the PS Vita, but to make both the…

One PlayStation 4 Developer Has Seen The Future

This is Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox, speaking at yesterday’s PlayStation 4 launch event. For the briefest moment, between recounting tales of police surveillance and introducing his studio’s newest game, the clouds parted. The future was right there. And suddenly, his world stopped.

There’s A PlayStation 4… Trailer

It just wouldn’t be a video game event without a trailer. So here’s a trailer for the PS4. Which, before you scoff too deeply, actually serves as a pretty handy visual recap of everything that went down yesterday

Next-Gen Screenshots Show A Little Killzone Murder On The PS4

If you were expecting a next-gen shooter on the PS4 to look a lot like it would on the PS3, only shinier, well, congratulations. You were right. Killzone: Shadow Fall is the next game in Guerilla’s series, and a gameplay video was shown at Sony’s PS4 unveiling earlier this evening. Most images here appear to…

First Official Pics Of The PlayStation 4’s New Controller & Camera

After years of speculation and rumours, Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation 4 tonight. While the console itself was kept under wraps, we do get to take a good look at the system’s controller with these official product shots. For the first time in PlayStation history, the controller has been significantly redesigned, retaining only the most…

Why Were There No Women Presenters At The PlayStation 4 Event?

Today we got a healthy dose of next-gen information, delivered to us by a bevy of excited, breathless developers and publishers. Here’s the thing: not a single one of the presenters at the PlayStation 4 event were women, and people noticed. It’s not something folks are happy about, either. This is a french Vita ad,…

Why Didn’t We See The Actual PlayStation 4 Tonight? Sony’s Boss Explains.

Well, that was weird. We got a console reveal without Sony actually revealing the console. It’s left a lot of people confused, maybe even concerned, so given the chance we had to ask: where was the PS4? “Why do you care?” jokes Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios. Pressed as to what we should…

PlayStation 4 Tech Specs Released

We’ve been speculating and spilling them for months, but Sony has finally revealed, at least partially, the basic spec sheet for the PS4. It’s… very basic, but as you can see, there’s 8GB of memory, a hard drive and an x86 CPU. We knew many of these specs (and then some) earlier, but there was…

Behold, The Dazed Aftermath Of The PlayStation 4 Event

Sure, it was fun to watch today’s PlayStation 4 reveal from the comfort of your own home. But that was while it was going on. When it ended, the cameras cut away. What if you’d actually attended the event, what would it be like after the big show was over? Our own Stephen Totilo, Evan…

Detailed Specs On The PS4’s New Controller And Camera

The PS4’s new controller—officially dubbed the DualShock 4—is going to be working in tandem with a new camera, called the PlayStation 4 Eye. We’ve shown you images of these already, but if you want to get right into the technical specs—and with the camera, that might be worth your while—here they are. DualShock 4 External…

Diablo III Fans Are Not Reacting Well To The Game’s PS4 Announcement

One of the surprises at tonight’s PlayStation 4 reveal was the announcement that Blizzard’s previously PC-only Diablo III will be coming to both PS4 and PS3 This has led plenty of disgruntled Diablo III players to make themselves heard on Blizzard’s official forums. While many simply voice disappointment about seeing a PC exclusive ported to…

First Look At The PlayStation 4’s New Camera [Updated]

To go with the new PS4 controller, Sony also made brief mention tonight of a new camera that will also be released with the system. A revamped and improved version of Sony’s camera tech, it’ll serve as both a regular camera (for video purposes) while also tracking the movement of the new PS4 pad via…

Bungie’s Destiny Is Coming To PS4

Destiny will be out for PlayStation 4, developer Bungie announced today. Both the PS3 and PS4 versions will launch simultaneously, the developers said. You can see new, brief clips of in-game footage in the video above. For more on the new first-person shooter/MMO created by the people who made Halo, check out our coverage from…