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Sony is going through a bit of a rough patch financially at the moment but things might be worse than the company previously predicted as it has issued a warning stating that its end of fiscal year loss is going to be about 20 per cent worse than it expected …

Even if performance on them might not be remotely as good as a  mid-range gaming PC, the new-gen consoles are continuing to fly off the shelves, specifically from the PlayStation camp, with Sony reporting that so far, since its release, the PS4 has sold over seven million units. Chances are …

You might want to check that your Thief save is okay as reports began popping up yesterday suggesting that lots of gamers are currently losing their save files to corruption or just flat out losing them altogether. Square Enix has begun investigating the problem but some have managed to fix …

Microsoft has revealed a range of statistics today, showing off the popularity of Twitch streaming on the Xbox One console. The Twitch app launched on the same day as Titanfall and as a result, 30 per cent of Twitch broadcasts were coming straight from the Xbox One on the 11th …

Yesterday Sony made the big splash everyone was waiting for and unveiled its long-in-development, virtual reality headset. Called Project Morpheus, the headset combines headphones and an HD visual display, along with head tracking and compatibility with the PlayStation move controller. Overall, Morpheus is very similar to the Oculus Rift Crystal …

Sony Computer Entertainment on Tuesday announced that shipments of its PlayStation 4 video game consoles had surpassed six million units, making it one of the fastest selling Sony system ever. The number significantly exceeds the amount that the company planned to sell this fiscal year and demonstrates tremendous interest towards …

An executive for Sony Computer Entertainment in the UK and Ireland said in an interview that the PlayStation 4 video game console will continue to be in short supply till April, maybe even a little later. As Sony PlayStation 4 is outselling its arch-rival Xbox One by almost two times …

Sony executives will be happy to hear this news so early on in the year. According to a report from market advisory group, NPD Group, while overall software sales are a little down for January year on year, Microsoftt and Sony are selling a lot of hardware – though the …

While Microsoft might have fallen behind Sony early on in sales of its current generation console, the Xbox One, it has kept up the pace since then, having shipped 3.9 million consoles to retailers since launch. Of course that doesn't necessarily tell us much about the actual sales numbers, but …

It's no secret that the PS Vita hasn't enjoyed the same level of success that the original PSP had, there's very few games for the hand-held and sale figures are often disappointing.  So why has this happened?  Sony UK Managing Director, Fergal Gara, has an explanation: “In all honesty, higher sales …

Despite probably containing the biggest number of devkit and prototype versions throughout the console's development – since Sony is based in Japan – the PlayStation 4 still has yet to launch there. With the release date looming however, Sony has begun to hype up the marketing and has now debuted …

If you thought that Sony was off to a good start because it has already sold over two million of its PlayStation 4s, apparently you ‘aint seen nothing yet. According to analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities, the PS4 is going to continue selling at a rate of around a …

Sony looks to have firmly secured round one in this heavyweight matchup between previously next-gen, now current-gen consoles, managing to sell over 2.1 million consoles since its launch earlier this month. While Microsoft's Xbox One hasn't had quite as long to sell in the US, it's been available in more …

The Xbox One might have sold well everywhere thanks to its worldwide simultaneous release, but the PS4 has only been here for a few days and it's already selling like proverbial scalding baked goods. According to the latest numbers, the PS4 is now the fastest selling console ever in the …

The PS4 officially went on sale today in the UK but you might have trouble finding one in stock as retailers are already selling out of launch day consoles. At the moment Amazon, Game and Currys have run out. All hope is not lost though, there's still a few bundles …

Sony has announced that in order to keep the Playstation Network stable during the Playstation 4 launch in Europe, it will have to switch off a couple of  features. This isn't surprising as day one PS4 users in North America did experience network issues due to the amount of traffic. …

If you didn't pre-order a PS4 but find yourself itching to spend that few hundred you have burning a hole in your pocket, then consider dropping by to your local supermarket at the midnight launch, as over 150 Tesco stores, as well as a handful of Asda outlets will have …

If you don't fancy waiting in line and dropping all of your money at once for the PS4 during the UK launch on Friday then O2 has you covered, although you might also want to make sure you're in the market for a new phone too. O2 will launch the …

Publishers have been facing some criticism this week as the prices for digital games on the PS4 were revealed and to put it simply, it seemed like UK gamers were going to get ripped off worse than usual. Sony has now issued a statement to Eurogamer to try and clear …

If you wondered why Microsoft's Xbox One has a higher price tag than Sony's PS4, it's not just because the Xbox comes with a Kinect camera, it's also because the Xbox One costs quite a lot more to manufacture in the first place. At least that's what the report from …

I guess we can throw the exchange rate out of the window as for whatever reason, console games have gone up in price this generation in the UK despite prices remaining the same over in the US and if you thought digital was going to be a big thing this …

Last week we talked about the possibility of Crash Bandicoot making its return to Sony and making a comeback. Unfortunately it seems that Activision still owns Crash Bandicoot – though it might be looking in to reviving the franchise itself. An Activision spokesperson spoke to Game Informer, confirming that the …

Over the last week, Sony's Playroom Twitch streaming, an augmented reality setting where people can show themselves playing games while on screen things – like robots – bug them, has caused a bit of a stir, because it's been used for all sorts of other things. The Spartan Show let us …

In a move that even Sony didn't predict its PS4 would be used for, a couple has turned their PS4 into a talk show broadcast station. Thanks to a mix of the console's streaming features and its Playroom app, a couple has been running a streaming talk show for the …

The Playstation 4 launched in the US just last week and since then we've heard of some issues, but after some investigation in to each complaint, Sony has narrowed down the amount of faulty PS4's to less than 1% of the 1 million sold. For those who don't feel like …

The PS4 has been out in the US for a few days now and as with any console launch in recent years, there does appear to be a few suffering from a problem that renders them useless. It's being termed, the “blue light of death,” as you get this nice …

At E3 this year it was announced that Sony and Bungie had some form of partnership for Destiny, last night at the Playstation 4 event it was revealed that the PS3 and PS4 consoles will have early access to the beta next year. While it's not as big as a …

While each PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may come packing half terrabyte drives in them at launch, Sony's new console will only give you about 400GB of space right off the bat – at least according to the reports coming out of a lucky early owner. This comes from screenshots …

If you're looking to buy a PS4 when it's released here on the 29th November then you'll be aware that games will have a mandatory install. With as much as 50GB of data on each of those slow spinning Blu-Ray discs, you might be thinking that it'll take a long, …

A lot of PS4 unboxing videos have been hitting the web in the past few days, be it Wired, Francis or T3, but we've not quite seen one as 80s inspired as the latest one. This time around it's official and features a pair of expensive looking leather gloves. The …