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For the past few weeks, the Battlefield 4 team has offered a nice option to players who wanted to grab BF4 when it shipped, but not miss out on the enhanced visuals in the Xbox One or PS4 versions. Everyone who bought the game at launch got a coupon to upgrade to the next-gen version for just $ 9.99. All ...

This morning, as clocks around the world ticked over to November 15 2013, Sony kicked off the eighth generation of console gaming by releasing the PlayStation 4. If you pre-ordered a PS4, the mailman hopefully delivered it this morning. If you managed to reserve a PS4 at GameStop or Best Buy, you can casually pick your console up at any ...

Native 1080p games are a huge draw for the next-gen consoles, but it’s been a long and arduous road to get there. It’s no surprise that exclusive first-party games can hit that mark, but a number of multi-platform releases are also aiming for the 1080p sweet spot. Unfortunately, not every game will be able to make it work. While titles ...

One of the joys of owning the PS3 was its easily upgradeable hard drive — and the PS4 is no different. By sliding off the PS4′s case and removing a single screw, you can easily slot in a replacement hard drive or SSD. The ability to upgrade to a larger hard drive in your PS4 will be very useful if ...

Now that the PS4 review embargo is up, the outcome is clear: The PS4 is a solid release, but it’s far from perfect. In fact, there are a few really surprising missteps that Sony has made with its new console. Considering how long it’s been since the PS3 launch, it’s actually a bit disappointing to see that some things are ...

I have the seen the future — and it isn’t the PS4. If, however, you’re looking for a console that’s easy to set up, puts games at the forefront, and makes sharing screenshots and live gameplay video almost too easy, then the PS4 is a very fine choice indeed. Read on for our hands-on impressions of Sony’s eighth-generation PlayStation, along ...

The PS4 launches at the end of the week, but we’re still getting new insights about the entire development process of the console. Yesterday, there was a small media event in New York where Sony distributed the PS4 to a number of press outlets, and key PlayStation employees were available for interviews. Unsurprisingly, the lack of DLNA and MP3 support ...

In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be living in an entirely new generation (of video games). However, if you didn’t pre-order your PS4 or Xbox One long ago, you’ll be stuck living in the past, as the two consoles have been sold out for quite a while. There are still a few ways to get your hands on a ...

For the first time in the history of video game consoles, it’s actually possible to do an almost direct comparison of the hardware inside the PS4 and Xbox One. In almost every one of the seven preceding generations, game consoles were outfitted with highly customized chips and CPUs featuring niche, specialized architectures that could only really be compared very generally ...

The past few weeks haven’t been kind to Nvidia. AMD’s 290 and 290X products are incredibly aggressive, both in terms of clock speed and their overall performance. As a result, Nvidia, which began the fall comfortably in charge of the upper GPU product stack, has been rocked back hard on its heels. The company responded to the R9 290X with ...