Sony Preps PlayStation 4 Virtual Reality

MARCH 21, 2014 • A PlayStation 4 virtual reality system is in the works, according to a disclosure by Sony Computer Ent. Dubbed Project Morpheus, the new VR system operates in conjunction with the PlayStation Camera and inertial sensors built into the Morpheus head unit to track a user’s head orientation and movement. As the player’s head rotates, the image of the virtual world is designed to rotate naturally and intuitively in real-time. In addition to.....

Sony’s Sweet & Sour 2014: 6 Million PlayStation 4 Units Sold

MARCH 4, 2015 • Sony Computer Ent. has announced another PlayStation 4 sales milestone after a week of major layoff announcements corporation-wide. The company has attained 6 million PlayStation 4 units sold worldwide since its November launch through March 2, with 370,000 of that number sold in Japan since February 22. With 30 titles available for the system, consumers have purchased 13.7 million software units. Sony’s own Killzone Shadow Fall has sold 2......

SCEE Claims PlayStation 4 U.K. Lead

JAN. 30, 2014 • The PlayStation 4 is doing very well in the United Kingdom. At a morning briefing in London, Fergal Gara, Sony Computer Ent. Europe’s (SCEE) vice president and managing director for the U.K. disclosed that his company’s latest console is selling 1.5 units for every Xbox One sold in the country. That ratio is a complete reversal of ratio of the Xbox 360 over the PlayStation 3. The PS4’s strong sales have also seen Sony’s sh.....

Sony Online Entertainment Downsizes ProductSlate

JAN. 27, 2014 • Four prominent MMOs are being shut down by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). The publisher announced that Clone Wars Adventures and Free Realms will be closed on March 31, with Vanguard: Saga of Heroes and Wizardry Online going away on July 31. As recently as two years ago Clone Wars Adventures had reached 10 million registered users. Free Realms had also proved popular early in its 2009 PC release, .....
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Exceed Launch Unit Sales Expectations

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Exceed Launch Unit Sales Expectations

JAN. 7, 2014 • Both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One achieved better than expected launch unit sales through the end of 2013. Using the industry focus on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Ent. president and group chief executive Andrew House disclosed that 4.2 million PlayStation 4s had been sold through at retail world between November 15 and December 28. The day be.....

PlayStation 4 India Launch Set

DEC. 19, 2013 • The next market to get a PlayStation 4 launch will be India on Jan. 6. Sony Computer Entertainment’s new console will retail there for Rs 39,990 ($640). The 12GB PlayStation 3 sells in India for Rs 17,000 ($272), and the 500GB model at Rs 22,990 ($368). The optional PlayStation Eye will sell for Rs 4,990 ($80). First-party PlayStation 4 titles are priced at Rs 3,999 ($64). Sony will launch the console in India with a line-up of 22 first- an.....