We're just a few hours away from Microsoft revealing its next-generation gaming console, but Sony is trying to take a bit of the attention away from that. Yesterday, the company teased its PS4 console in a video that showed the box itself from various close-up angles, and it has created some chatter amongst the PlayStation crowd who are dying to know what the console looks like. However, one concept artist has come up with a design of the PS4 based on the images from yesterday's teaser video.
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PS4 Frankenteaser appears before Xbox 720 event
PS4 console teased ahead of full E3 hardware details
Back in February during Sony’s PS4 reveal, the company didn’t show off the console itself because it’s merely “just a box.” Instead, we were treated with a look at the DualShock 3 controller, as well as a glimpse at some upcoming games that we can look forward to playing once the console is released. Today, however, Sony has teased the console itself, with several close-up angles that really don’t tell us much in the end.
Xbox 720: what’s to be expected at tomorrow’s announcement
This week Microsoft is heading in to an event that will almost certainly reveal the next-generation gaming console code-named Xbox 720. While the specific specifications surrounding processor power and physical shape of the console will have to wait until tomorrow (at the earliest), there's plenty able to be assumed at this time in this device's abilities right out of the gate.
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Gran Turismo 6 driving demo shows new car eye-candy
Fresh track footage of Gran Turismo 6 has emerged, showing some of the more than 1,200 cars gamers will get to choose between, and hinting at the sort of graphics PlayStation 3 users could look forward to. The new video, which also includes some of the new tracks, shows more than three minutes of concept footage ahead of the hotly-anticipated racing title.
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Apple iRadio stymied by song-skipping issue says sources
Back in March, we reported that Apple plans to launch it iRadio streaming music service by this upcoming summer, followed up by a piece in April on its reported signing of various licensing agreements. Now sources are saying the company has run into a snag with Sony over an issue with how much it will pay when users skip songs.
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Angry Birds movie set for 2016 debut by Sony
We've heard about the Angry Birds movie before, but Rovio has just announced today that the film will be released on July 1, 2016 and will be distributed by Sony, which will be available worldwide. Rovio says that "several major studios pursued the global film rights" to the movie, but Sony ended up being the winner.
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Sony Japan teases Panopticon game trailer
A teaser campaign for Sony Japan's new title Panopticon has counted down to a mysterious trailer for the upcoming game, though few details are known still. Sony Japan began its countdown a week ago, though in fact it was more of a "count-up", with the clock ticking away to a "1,000,000 years"; that looks to be a repeated theme in the game itself, with floating augmented-reality clocks hovering above each character's head.
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Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 confirmed for holiday 2013 release
Gran Turismo 6 will hit the PS3 this holiday season, Sony has confirmed, with the hotly-anticipated game offering 1,200 different cars and 33 different locations. The game will introduce seven new locations, in fact, with 71 different layouts, 19 of which are new. Further cars and tracks will also be released online, studio Polyphony confirmed, while there’ll be big integration with real cars out on the track.
Killzone Shadow Fall PS4 tech demo shows potency of next-gen console
Jaws dropped during Sony’s demonstration of Killzone Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4 back in February, and now new information from developers Guerrilla Games gives some technical insight on how the next-gen console runs, what coding for it is like, and just what sort of step up from the PS3 is on offer. The tech demo – which you can see after the cut – shows how the new Killzone title was running on Sony’s demo hardware, while a “postmortem” of the event by Guerrilla Games runs down the improvements of the incoming hardware.
Sony offers pricing and availability info on new Bravia X9 4K TV
4K TVs are slowly beginning to come to the market in force with more and more major TV manufacturers announcing their products. The latest TV maker to confirm pricing and availability for 4K TVs is Sony. Sony has offered up the official pricing and availability information for its Bravia X9 4K TV.
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Inmate takes legal action to get computer and PlayStation 3 in cell
When you think of prison, cells with computers and gaming consoles aren't likely the first things to cross your mind. They are a reality for some prisoners, however, and one Australian inmate has taken legal action over years of being denied a computer and, more recently, an in-cell PlayStation 3 console. Julian Knight is serving 7 life sentences.
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Sony shows off 13.3-inch flexible e-ink writing tablet
Way back in September of 2010, Sony unveiled a flexible E-paper screen that it had been working on. At the time, Sony said that it had no plans to commercialize the large flexible e-ink display, but it appears things have changed. Knowing that Sony has been working on these flexible screens since at least 2010 means it's no surprise that Sony is now showing off a massive writing slate that will be trialed in Japan.
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