Sony has wrapped up its Gamescom stage show with a firm release date for the PlayStation 4.
First, they announced some little price cuts for the PS3 basic 12GB model. Then they outlined the cross-generation deals that net you digital versions CoD: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs on PS4 at a significant discount if you’ve already bought the PS3 version. They talked about how the Vita would allow remote play of any PS4 game and how that would reinvigorate the handheld.
But we were itching for that date so thankfully it wasn’t long until Andrew House – via a couple of sly digs at Microsoft’s flip-flopping – got to the point.
The PlayStation 4 has over a million pre-orders already and will launch in 32 countries during this holiday season. The date? 15th November in North America and 29th November in Europe.
XisTG
Fine by me, it will give me time to go through my backlog. Or at least a good chunk of it :)
Plus I’m still very much interested in Beyond, having a PS4 around would be distracting.
October91
To be fair, PS4 comes out earlier in the states because they need to get it out before US’ black friday. Which happens to be November 29th.
ron_mcphatty
Exciting news! I’ll be booking a day off to spend at my mates house, all the fun of a new console on launch day with none of the expense!!
I’d just like to point out that a PS3 + Fifa 14 will probably cost a few pounds less, or much the same, as an XBox One with Fifa 14. Good move by Microsoft, it pretty much leaves the two machines on par if you’re just looking to blindly spend money on technology.
Bilbo_bobbins
2 weeks is nothing to be honest. I’m just surprised its so late. I guess Sony have no worries about selling before christmas, I personally think its a bit late for the holiday season, but who am I to say.