Sony Actually Has A Very Different Future In Mind For PlayStation 4

Sony’s successful if counterintuitive next-gen message for the PlayStation 4 at last week’s E3 is that things won’t change. No disc DRM changes. No new online checks for PS4. You might think Sony doesn’t want gaming to change in the PS4 era. Oh, but it does.


Don’t Update Your PS3 Today!

As of, oh, right now, there should be a prompt on your PS3 asking you to upgrade to 4.45. Whatever you do, don’t accept it. Not yet, anyway.


When Gaming Gets Too Heavy, Nippon Ichi Brings The Happy

As I wade through the dark and depressing world of The Last of Us, I slowly fill with a sort of gloomy despair — a despair that can only be countered by anime frivolity and quick-time eating, courtesy of Nippon Ichi’s The Witch and The Hundred Knights for the PlayStation 3.


Why Sony Is Focusing On Indie With The PlayStation 4

Sony’s press conference was something of a coming out party for indie games, but it was really the end result of years of work. Now, in the lead up to the release of the PlayStation 4, Sony is seen as the place to be for many aspiring indies. Prestige title after prestige title — your Flowers, your Sound Shapes, your Unfinished Swans — all of these games and more have positioned Sony as a driving force in the indie space.


The PS4 Was Designed To Not Embarrass You

Your parents come visit your house. Or the person you’re dating gets their first look at your living room and your entertainment centre. They see your hot new PlayStation. Sony hopes their next console won’t suddenly bring you shame.


Dark Souls II Is Dark Souls, Thank God

“I played Dark Souls II,” I said to a friend of mine one night at E3 over drinks. He leaned in. His eyes suddenly got wide and he got a little quiet.


Sony Looking To Increase Sales Forecasts For The PS4 After E3

It’s arguable whether Sony had a successful E3 because of what it showed, or because of Microsoft’s own personal PR nightmare, but regardless, the PlayStation 4 left E3 smelling of roses and Sony is revising its projected sales targets accordingly.


Drive Club: The Visuals, The Feel And The Challenges

Serious driving games all have that moment. The moment when you spin out, or misjudge a corner. You careen into a barrier like a clumsy ice skater and your first instinct is to push the start button. Bugger it, my lap time is ruined. Might as well start again. Drive Club doesn’t want you to do that. Just keep playing, it says. Go on. Might as well. But the really cool thing about Drive Club is that it gives you half decent reason to do so.


If The Final Fantasy X Remake Does Well, FFXII Could Be Next

Right now, you can play any mainline Final Fantasy game on a modern system — PS3, Vita, iOS, etc — except for two: Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII. Both PlayStation 2 entries have never made it to other platforms, and anyone who’s tried to play PS2 games on a high-definition television might understand why people are begging for remakes.


Beautiful Custom PS3 Consoles Exist To Make You Super Jealous

Sony has a long-running tradition of customising PlayStation consoles, sometimes giving them to celebrities, a tradition that continues to this day. One of the men responsible for these amazing one-of-a-kind machines is Javier Riquelme.


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