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  • Square Enix developing new Final Fantasy for PS4, first taste at E3

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    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    02.20.2013

    During today's Sony PlayStation event in NYC, Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto revealed that Square Enix is currently developing a new Final Fantasy game for PS4. We'll get our first look at E3 this year.

  • PlayStation Move compatible with PS4, Media Molecule shows

    by 
    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    02.20.2013

    During today's PlayStation Event in NYC, Media Molecule's Alex Evans revealed the studio has married the PlayStation Move controller with the PS Move, Sony's motion peripheral originally designed for the PS3. The Move was demonstrated as a sculpting tool with the PS4, among other things.Really, the entire demo was an artistic suite, showing the Move being used as a paint brush and to control two dancing avatars. The sequence eventually culminated in a full rock show where players used Move to control individual instruments. While not Media Molecule's next game, per se, the demo was designed to showcase the creative power of the PS4.

  • Killzone: Shadow Fall announced for PlayStation 4 [Update]

    by 
    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    02.20.2013

    Killzone: Shadow Fall is the latest entry in Sony's flagship shooter series. Guerilla Games' Herman Holtz likened the game's setting to Cold Wa-era Berlin "The helghast have evolved and claimed genetic superiority. The conflict draws parallels with cold war Berlin."Update: You can check out the video for the game's announcement demo over here.

  • PS4 has x86 CPU, 8GB onboard memory, local hard drive

    by 
    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    02.20.2013

    Update: Additional details on the hardware can be found on this post.On stage at today's PlayStation event in NYC, lead system architect on PS4 Mark Cerny revealed some technical specs on the upcoming PlayStation 4. It's built on an x86 CPU, with an enhanced PC GPU and 8 gigabytes of fast onboard GDDR5 memory. Cerny also confirmed there would be a local hard drive.Cerny also confirmed a secondary chip that handles all downloading, so that downloads can be performed in the background. PS4 titles are also playable as they're being downloaded.