According to a breakdown performed by IHS of the PlayStation 4, the console costs $381 to manufacture, $18 cheaper than the $399 retail price. This gives Sony a very slim profit margin, which is most likely eaten up by distribution and retail costs. However, this is a far better position than in 2006 when it … Read more
Naughty Dog, Sony’s subsidiary, has found themselves a new employee who was previously a part of Microsoft’s Halo team. Corrinee Yu, who has joined Naughty Dog as a graphic programmer, also previously worked as a principle engine programmer on Xbox’s Halo series. Even before her stint at Microsoft, Yu was director of technology for two … Read more
In anticipation to the impending launch of the PS4 in Europe this coming Friday, Sony ‘s European arm has released a behind the scenes video of the console’s launch trailer. The initial video showcased how the game’s launch and upcoming exclusive games will look on the long-awaited successor to the PS3, as well as a … Read more
With the PlayStation 4 now firmly in player’s hands, what ended up being the game they bought to go with it the most? When it came right down to it, it wasn’t an exclusive. Instead, it turned out to be the mutliplatform FPS from Infinity Ward. Since the PlayStation 4’s November 15th release, Call of … Read more
Livestreaming has never been easier thanks to the PlayStation 4 and its share button. Though at present a major feature is missing from their Twitch services, archiving. Sony has confirmed to Joystiq that they are “planning to add [Twitch] livestream archiving in the future” to the PlayStation 4. At present all PS4 Twtich streams can … Read more
Sony sold one million consoles in the first 24 hours of the PlayStation 4 being on sale in North America alone. Thankfully, players, on average, also bought three different games according to EA CFO Blake Jorgensen at UBS Global Technology Conference. That means for every three games sold, EA sold one of their launch games … Read more
GT6 launch is just around the corner and yet Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital is already planning the seventh game in the series for 2014. Polyphony CEO and mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi expressed his hope for a faster release to the Top Gear team. “We don’t want to take too long on Gran Turismo 7. Best-case … Read more