The Plex development team announced today the limited launch of the official Plex client for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The app mirrors the look and feel of its Xbox counterpart, and is limited initially to Plex Pass members.
How to Use a DualShock PS4 Controller with Your Mac
There are a number of inexpensive USB gamepads available for your Mac, but some Mac owners already have a perfectly good PlayStation 4 DualShock controller sitting in their living rooms. Wouldn’t it be great to just use the PS4 controller with your Mac? Well, good news! You can!
Sony to Reveal PS4 “Release Plans” Tuesday at Gamescom
Sony’s UK Playstation blog revealed that the company plans to discuss “release plans” for the PS4 this week at Gamescom in Germany. With the Xbox One launch scaled back, many are hoping for an aggressive launch date from Sony to give it a head start in the market.
Xbox One and PS4 Can’t Provide Full Unreal Engine 4 Experience
In 2011, veteran gaming firm Epic Games created an impressive graphics demo for the Unreal Engine 3. Although written for PC hardware, the demo, called “Samaritan,” was Epic’s attempt to show console makers what the next generation of gaming performance should bring. Epic estimated that 2.5 teraFLOPs would be required from the next generation consoles in order to provide the desired level of detail at 30 frames per second with a 1080p resolution. In 2011, it took three top-of-the-line NVIDIA…
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PS4 ‘Play While Downloading’ Debuts on PS3 with The Last of Us
A key feature of the upcoming PS4 is the ability to begin playing games before they are fully downloaded, much the same as iTunes offers the ability to begin watching a movie rental before the download for the entire film is complete. But it was revealed late last week that existing PS3 owners will get to experience the feature first with the new game The Last of Us, set for release June 14. The game’s developer, Naughty Dog, revealed the…
Upcoming Game Watch Dogs Gets Hacking Advice from Kaspersky
Watch Dogs is an upcoming open world adventure game which focuses on the player’s ability to fight (or cause) crime by hacking into a variety of electronic systems in a big city, such as pedestrian smartphones, ATM machines, and traffic lights. But according to the game’s senior producer, the “hacking” aspect of the game may be more realistic than first anticipated. Ubisoft Montreal’s Dominic Guay told the audience during a San Francisco press event for the game this week that…
Microsoft & Sony Reportedly Interested in Free to Play for Next Gen Consoles
In news that will likely be met with a chorus of groans, Microsoft and Sony are both reportedly “going heavily” into the free-to-play model for their next generation consoles, according to statements made by Epic Games VP Mark Rein at a roundtable discussion for the Game Horizon conference in the UK this week. Mr. Rein told the audience during the discussion that “the next-gen consoles are going to be fully embracing the free-to-play and these IAP-type business models. So in…
EA: Next-Gen Frostbite 3 Games Won’t Run on Wii U
Nintendo’s thus far underwhelming Wii U console may have recently hit another stumbling block: next generation EA games powered by the Frostbite 3 engine won’t be coming to the Japanese company’s console due to performance issues. EA DICE technical director Johan Anderson revealed to fans on Twitter Monday that the company ceased development of Frostbite 3 for the Wii U after Frostbite 2 tests yielded “not too promising results.” @mutedpenguin FB3 has never been running on WiiU. We did some…
The Next Xbox: What to Expect
Following Microsoft’s confirmation that the next Xbox will be unveiled on May 21, Redmond-watcher Paul Thurrott revealed Thursday what users can expect from the next console, codenamed “Durango.” Windows 8 Core The next Xbox will be based on Windows 8, which is not surprising considering Microsoft’s desire to unify its platforms with a common operating system. Many are hopeful that sharing a common underlying OS means that developers will have an easy way to port their Metro-style apps to the…
Next Xbox Gains AMD x86 CPU, Loses 360 Backward Compatibility
After earlier rumors suggested that Microsoft’s next Xbox will be powered by an AMD GPU, new information Monday points to an AMD CPU as well, opening the door for an advanced integrated offering from the struggling chip maker. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, Microsoft will use an AMD solution that combines the company’s Jaguar CPU technology with a 7000 series GPU. This closely matches the hardware specifications for Sony’s PlayStation 4, which was announced in late February. Microsoft’s current…