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PlayStation VR vs Oculus Rift: Can Sony compete with popular rival?

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IT may not be released until late March, but the Oculus Rift has already made a huge impact in the gaming world.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The PlayStation VR is due to be released later this year</td></tr>
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The virtual reality headset sold out its day one stock in just 14 minutes despite being priced at £499, and creator Palmer Luckey has now confirmed that it will receive more than 100 game titles by the end of the year.</div>
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Each Oculus Rift headset ships with copies of Lucky's Tale and Eve: Valkyrie, as well as an Xbox One controller, sensor and Oculus Remote, and is sure to convert many console players into PC users.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Oculus Rift has already sold out its day one stock</td></tr>
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However, Sony are confident that their PlayStation VR will be setting the pace once it is given a release date.</div>
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It is believed that the company has sold 36 million PlayStation 4 units, meaning that it outnumbers VR-capable PCs by around three-to-one.</div>
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And Sony Chief Executive Kaz Hirai revealed that, like the Oculus Rift, PS VR is also expecting to land about 100 games due to the huge support from third-part developers, meaning that will be able to stand toe-to-toe with any rivals.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="newsCaption">PS VR has teamed up with a ton of third-party developers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There will be 100 games for the Oculus Rift out in 2016</td></tr>
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</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">He said: "There are more than 200 developers working on 100-plus titles. It's testament to the kind of support we are getting from the content community</section><section class="text-description">"It'll be a great product coming out later this year. For the PlayStation we offer a very immersive gameplay experience on the PS4.</section><section class="text-description">"It's all about making a better gameplay experience which sets us aside from everyone else. We've sold close to 36 million units, that's a huge audience we will cater to.</section><section class="text-description">"Once we have more people into VR through gaming we will be able to expand, especially due to the amount of content we create at Sony Entertainment."</section><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

PlayStation VR vs Oculus Rift: Can Sony compete with popular rival?

IT may not be released until late March, but the Oculus Rift has already made a huge impact in the gaming world. The PlayStation VR...

PS4 free games for January launched by Sony

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PS4's free PS Plus titles for January have been officially launched by Sony. </div>
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The tech giant has refreshed the PlayStation Store and released the free games available to PS4, PS3 and PS Vita owners through PlayStation Plus.</div>
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Sony announced last week that they would offering fans the chance to pick up Hardware: Rivals and Grim Fandango Remastered on PS4 and Dragon Age: Origins and Medal of Honor Warfighter on PS3.</div>
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PS Vita fans, meanwhile, can look forward to Legends of War Patton, Nihilumbra and Grim Fandango Remastered.</div>
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Sony revealed their PS Plus lineup choice last month, telling fans that the PS4 games paid homage to fan-favorite titles that had updated gameplay and graphics for the PS4.</div>
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Dragon Age: Origins, PS3</div>
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Grim Fandango Remastered, PS4, PS Vita</div>
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Hardware: Rivals, PS4</div>
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Legends of War Patton, PS Vita</div>
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Medal of Honor Warfighter, PS3</div>
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Nihilumbra, PS Vita</div>
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<strong>Hardware: Rivals</strong> - A vehicle combat game inspired by the PS2 classic Hardware: Online Arena, Hardware: Rivals lets you challenge your friends or enter the online multiplayer arena on your own and experience epic vehicular mayhem with multiple maps, game modes, and special events.</div>
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<strong>Grim Fandango Remastered</strong> - As Manny Calavera, travel agent for the Department of Death, you’ll guide poor souls to their eternal rest. Crime. Skeletons. Romance. You’ll experience it all in this updated adventure.</div>
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It follows the news that the <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/console-wars-microsoft-announce-new.html" target="_blank">PlayStation Now library</a> is to be expanded with more than 40 new titles, including the likes of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Game of the Year Edition, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, Wakeboarding HD, When Vikings Attack, White Knight Chronicles and Xblaze Code: Embryo.</div>
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The complete list of PS3 console exclusives included in the subscription catalog can be found here.</div>
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PSN down: Sony's PS4 hit by fresh outage issues

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SONY's PlayStation Network appears to have been hit by a fresh outage issue affecting PS4 owners.</div>
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<strong>UPDATE TWO:</strong> The PlayStation support team have confirmed that engineers are still investigating what has happened to the PlayStation Network.</div>
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"We are currently under maintenance and you may be experiencing issues," an official PlayStation message reads.</div>
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"We're aware that some users are having trouble accessing PSN.</div>
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"Thanks for your patience as we investigate."</div>
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It is currently unclear what has caused the latest outage, the worst experienced by fans since Christmas 2016, where players found themselves unable to log into busy servers.</div>
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<strong>UPDATE ONE</strong>: Sony have confirmed that all core PlayStation services are offline on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita in what appears to be qn issue impacting fans worldwide. </div>
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An official message from Sony confirms: "You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features. Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience."</div>
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It has left players from around the globe unable to sign in or create an account, effectively leaving many unable to use their device.</div>
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The PlayStation Now streaming service has also been taken offline, leaving fans unable to stream any titles, while media apps have been left badly affected.</div>
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It is currently unclear what is causing the latest outage, although there are signs that gamers are now slowly getting access back to a few core services.</div>
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The Express can confirm that we are now able to access the PlayStation Store, although this may only work for those who were already logged in to the PSN before the outage.</div>
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PS4 gamers have started to report issues accessing core features, such as playing games online and buying items from the PlayStation Store.</div>
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There is currently no known issue posted on the official <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/psn-down-ps4-and-ps3-users-reporting.html" target="_blank">PlayStation Network</a> Service Status page, with all services given the greenlight.</div>
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However, users say they are receiving an error message telling them that the PSN is currently "undergoing maintenance".</div>
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One user wrote: "Down for maintenance.. about 5 mins after Elder Scrolls online finished THEIR two hour maintenance! </div>
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"Nice if your day off is Monday!"</div>
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Other PS4 users in the UK are reporting that they are unable to log in at all, with one owner adding: "Network down for me can't play online COD only local. why at this time every year."</div>
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The PlayStation Network was hits by server issues during the holidays, apparently affected by the level of traffic from new users and gamers taking advantage of the timed sales event.</div>
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The News News Blog can confirm that there are current issues affecting us accessing core PlayStation services in both the UK and US.</div>
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PS4's free PS Plus titles for January have been revealed by Sony.</div>
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 <section class="text-description">The  January 2016 PlayStation Plus lineup was revealed today and will include free titles for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita customers.</section><section class="text-description">Sony say that their choice for the coming month on PS4 pays homage to a couple classic, fan-favorite titles, which have updated gameplay and graphics.</section><section class="text-description"><strong>The full <a href="http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/12/30/playstation-plus-in-january-hardware-rivals-grim-fandango-remastered-more/" target="_blank">PlayStation PS Plus January</a> lineup includes:</strong></section><section class="text-description"><ul>
<li>Grim Fandango Remastered, PS4, PS Vita</li>
<li>Hardware: Rivals, PS4</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Origins, PS3</li>
<li>Medal of Honor Warfighter, PS3</li>
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The new PS Plus titles will become available on January 5.</div>
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 </section><section class="text-description">If you need a breather from all the vehicle-on-vehicle combat, you can always turn to the twisted Mexican folklore of Grim Fandango Remastered. As Manny Calavera, travel agent for the Department of Death, you’ll guide poor souls to their eternal rest. Crime. Skeletons. Romance.</section><section class="text-description">"You’ll experience it all in this update to the beloved adventure game."</section><section class="text-description">The free games for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita replaces the full lineup from December, including:</section><section class="text-description"><ul>
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<li>King’s Quest — Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember, PS4</li>
<li>SSX, PS3</li>
<li>Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, PS3</li>
<li>Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, PS Vita</li>
<li>Freedom Wars, PS Vita</li>
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PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida believes Sony’s plans in 2016 is going to help accelerate the sale of PS4.</div>
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A compelling list of titles are set to combine with the launch of <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/playstation-experience-uncharted-4.html" target="_blank">PlayStation VR</a> to build the company’s strongest showing yet in the console market.</div>
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"2016 marks an unprecedented rush of big titles for PS4," Yoshida told 4Gamer. </div>
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"It's also the year of the long-awaited launch of PlayStation VR.</div>
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“It's the year PS4 users, and those who are on the fence on whether to buy it will absolutely think, 'It's good to have a PS4.' Please look forward to it."</div>
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Nathan Vella, Co-founder, Capybara Games and makers of Super Time Force Ultra, recently spoke of the PlayStation VR experience combined with wearing the full body vibration suit.</div>
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“A short while ago I attended PlayStation Experience 2015 in San Francisco and was lucky enough to be given a shot at playing Rez Infinite wearing the full body vibration suit. Rez by itself is amazing.</div>
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“Rez in VR is wonderful. Rez in VR wearing a suit that provides intense vibration feedback tied directly to the game, its interactions and its music? </div>
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“Now that’s damn memorable. Just look at me!”</div>
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A new update concerning the departure of Mass Effect development director Chris Wynn, has been released by BioWare.</div>
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"We want to thank him for his contributions and we wish him the best in his new adventures,” the statement reads.</div>
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"Development of Mass Effect Andromeda continues to move full speed ahead at BioWare Montreal, Edmonton and Austin."</div>
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Wynn also gave further comment on Twitter, telling one well-wisher that things were moving along nicely with <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/mass-effect-andromeda-all-is-well-with.html" target="_blank">Mass Effect: Andromeda</a>.</div>
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“all is well with Mass Effect and me,” Wynn tweeted.</div>
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Back before <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/fallout-4-dlc-talks-turn-to-concept-as.html" target="_blank">Fallout 4’s</a> release,, director Todd Howard confirmed that fans would be given a level of choice within the game but there would ultimately be people who would have to be killed along the way.</div>
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However, one gamer decided to test that theory, taking on the challenge of trying to directly end someone’s life. It meant scoring zero kills and it took many hours to achieve.</div>
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Kyle Hinckley, who featured his quest via his YouTube channel, revealed his thoughts on the unique and frustrating accolade.</div>
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He found some pretty nifty ways around these early issues and although enemies had to be dispatched, it wasn’t by his character’s hands.</div>
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A lot of Charisma and a huge amount of time retrying scenarios and building settlements to earn XP were the key and it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc6S04ib3r4" target="_blank">can all be watched here</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fallout 4 was released on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10, 2015</td></tr>
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Sony reveal new Fallout 4 PS4 deal as latest PS2 Classics library title is revealed

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SONY have revealed their final deal for the holidays, including new prices for Fallout 4 and the Fallout 4 Digital Deluxe Edition on PS4.</div>
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The 12 Deals of Christmas promotion started back in November is set to end on December 24 with the Wasteland survival title.</div>
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Each deal lasts for just 48 hours and is also part of a ‘Games Under €15 for Christmas’ promotion running until December 24, where fans can pick up some classic PS3 and PS Vita, like Assasin's Creed 3 and Batman: Arkham City, at low prices.</div>
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"The final deal is upon us and I’m sure you will agree we have saved an absolute cracker to finish on: Fallout 4!" a message reads from Sony.</div>
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"As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war.</div>
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FantaVision has joined the lineup of games that now runs to 10 available on PS4, while PlayStation president of Worldwide Studios <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/ps4-update-sony-chief-reveals-top-10.html" target="_blank">Shuhei Yoshida</a> recently defended the price point.</div>
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"It takes some time for our staff and QA and licensing and everything to bring back these games," commented Yoshida at the time.</div>
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"We are also able to add Trophies; some people really care about Trophies," he said. "So we can provide that."</div>
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2016 is gearing up to be one of the greatest years for computer games on record.</div>
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And Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida is adamant that PlayStation 4 owners will be blown away by the selections on offer.</div>
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At a recent Winter Special event in Tokyo, Yoshida admitted that there were so many games coming out on the PS4 next year, it’s actually difficult for Sony to decide which titles to announce at which gaming events.</div>
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He also promised that the PS4 will continue setting the benchmark for consoles in the future, adding that it will see more new features shortly.</div>
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And for those wondering just which games to get in 2016, Yoshida provided a list of the top 10 most anticipated games for the PS4 as well as PlayStation VR.</div>
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- Unchartered 4: A Thief’s End</div>
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- Dark Souls III</div>
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- NiOh</div>
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- Final Fantasy XV</div>
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- New Hot Shots Golf</div>
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- The Last Guardian</div>
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- Horizon: Zero Dawn</div>
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- Gravity Rush 2</div>
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- Dreams</div>
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- Ace Combat 7</div>
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- Rez Infinite</div>
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- RIGS: Machine combat League</div>
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- Summer Lessons</div>
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- Sega feat. Hatsune Miku Project - VR Tech Demo</div>
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- Kitchen</div>
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- The London Heist</div>
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- Cyber Danganronpa VR</div>
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- The Playroom VR</div>
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- Driveclub</div>

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SONY have announced that their PlayStation 4 console has surpassed sales of 30.2 million units worldwide.</div>
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As of November 22, Sony has cumulatively sold through more than 30.2 million units of the <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/ps4-news-destinys-linked-quest-rewards.html" target="_blank">PS4 system</a> that is currently available in 124 countries and regions worldwide.</div>
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"We are sincerely grateful that gamers across the globe have continued to choose PS4 as the best place to play since launch two years ago," said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.</div>
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"We are committed to bringing engaging games and entertainment services to users worldwide.</div>
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"Thanks to the support of our partners, PS4 continues to be the premier platform for game and interactive entertainment innovation."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The PS4 was beaten by its rival the Xbox One in the US for the month of October</td></tr>
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Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen has already backed the PS4 and Xbox One to reach toward 50-51 million units worldwide by the end of the calendar year, combined.</div>
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Speaking during the UBS Global Technology Conference, Jorgensen commented: "Clearly, consoles have sold faster than everyone expected.</div>
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"We're ahead of the previous cycle in terms of the pace. We're on track to see, industry-wide, about 50 to 51 million units by calendar year end. And typically, most of the consoles are sold in the last quarter of the year because a lot of it is around gift-giving.</div>
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"The power of the new consoles is fantastic.</div>
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"I think software makers are just now starting to truly harness the power.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bland Z5 Premium is redeemed by a genuinely jaw-dropping display</td></tr>
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A FRUSTRATINGLY mediocre flagship smartphone – with a world class Ultra HD 4K display.</div>
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Sony's flagship Xperia Z5 Premium has an unbelievable Ultra HD 4K display. Unfortunately it's about the only thing about it that is.</div>
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The Z5 Premium has a build quality worthy of its name, but its classic Sony design is starting to look a little dated, especially in a year when Samsung unveiled the staggeringly beautiful Galaxy S6 Edge.</div>
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<em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em> tested the jet-black Z5 Premium, which is especially dull – and lacks the wow factor of other flagship smartphones.</div>
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Fortunately the Z5 Premium is redeemed by its truly awesome display.</div>
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The 5.5inch screen packs four times the resolution of a standard Full HD screen. And the result is jaw-dropping.</div>
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4K footage looks pin-sharp and vibrant on the phablet-sized display, which packs 806 pixels per inch.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful 4K Ultra HD display on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is truly awesome</td></tr>
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It's by far the best display currently on the market, however there is an issue and that's content.</div>
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Unfortunately, aside from a number of hit shows by on-demand video firms like Amazon and Netflix <em>– but who is going to stream those to a 5.5inch smartphone? –</em> Ultra HD video is still frustratingly sparse.</div>
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However the eye-popping 4K display on the Z5 Premium means you're future-proofed as more and more content is released for the ultra-sharp format.</div>
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And until then you can shoot your own footage, since the rear camera on the Z5 Premium is capable of filming 4K video at 30fps.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place the 4K Xperia next to a 1080p smartphone display and you can really see the difference</td></tr>
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Sony has included a brilliant 23-megapixel camera on the Z5 which can produce some stunning snaps.</div>
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In fact, a number of high profile industry tests have singled-out the rear camera on the Z5 Premium as the camera to beat.</div>
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Pictures are clear, crisp and – coupled with the world’s fastest autofocus – you are almost guaranteed to capture a decent photos every time you hit the dedicated shutter button.</div>
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Sony also bundles a ton of extras with their camera including multi camera, virtual reality and face in picture modes, which all add a bit of fun to your photography.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sony has finally ironed out the over-heating problem its 4K mobile cameras had experienced</td></tr>
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The technology firm has also finally solved the overheating issues that dogged its 4K smartphone video recording on previous releases.</div>
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Hi-Res audio playback and a hassle-free waterproof design are another great win for Sony with the Z5 Premium.</div>
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Sony promises two-day battery life with the Z5 Premium – and it comes close.</div>
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Alongside its standard Android battery saving mode, the Z5 Premium has some clever tech which powers down the CPU when there's a static image on the screen.</div>
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side from gawping at the Ultra HD screen, this is easily our favourite feature on the Sony flagship smartphone.</div>
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Battery life is still a major issue for smartphone manufacturers and Sony's decision to sacrifice a svelte design for a 48 hour battery is a good one.</div>
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The Z5 Premium is powered by a fast 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and 3GB of RAM.</div>
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Hi-Res audio playback and a completely waterproof design are another great win for Sony with the Z5 Premium.</div>
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Unfortunately the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium only ships with 32GB of internal storage, which will quickly fill-up if you record all your home videos in 4K.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sony has baked its fingerprint sensor into the small power button on the side of the smartphone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Xperia Z5 Premium is completely waterproof, which should appeal to clumsier phone fans</td></tr>
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The Z5 Premium does support expandable storage, something Samsung has ditched in its stunning new Samsung S6 Edge, which allows smartphone owners to add a massive 200GB of extra memory.</div>
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Another neat feature on the Z5 is the inclusion of a fingerprint scanner. Whilst this is nothing new, Sony has managed to squeeze it onto the side of the device which makes it incredibly easy to use.</div>
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Sadly, there’s no Android Marshmallow on the Z5 Premium, so don't expect to get any of the new privacy, battery management or Google Now functionality.</div>
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Marshmallow is sorely missed and could push Android fanboys towards the excellent Nexus 6P over Sony's latest.</div>
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The Xperia Android skin is also clunkier than many of its peers. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Xperia Android Skin is clunkier than other third-party alternatives </td></tr>
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Out of the box, the flagship smartphone has a number of preinstalled apps from the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Vine, TV SlideView and Kobo.</div>
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Sony's own Shazam-like TrackID app and Playstation apps also make an unwelcome appearance.</div>
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There is one final complaint and it's one of the most frustrating aspects of the Sony Xperia – the volume switch position.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sony has placed the volume rocker BELOW the power button - which makes the smartphone cumbersome </td></tr>
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Sony has placed the volume rocker underneath the power button, on the right-hand side of the device.</div>
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Right-handed smartphone owners will find the volume controls naturally nestle into your palm, which makes adjusting the volume an infuriating exercise in thumb gymnastics.</div>
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Sony has always built solid smartphones with a great camera and the Z5 Premium continues that proud tradition.</div>
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Unfortunately Sony's smartphone design is starting to look a little tired and dull – coupled with a slippery glass back and infuriating volume buttons, the Z5 Premium is truly cumbersome to use.</div>
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The waterproof design and expandable storage are great but the lack of Android 6.0 Marshmallow is a glaring omission.</div>
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Android Lollipop is still a great operating system, although the Xperia Skin's plethora of unnecessary bloatware and unattractive software design does its best to help you forget that.</div>
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Sony Z5 Premium is clearly a great smartphone but it lacks the excitement of some of the competition.</div>
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It feels like Sony has played it too safe. As a result, the idea of spending the next two years with the Z5 Premium as our smartphone is far from appealing.</div>
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Avid Xperia fans will no doubt love the specs upgrades, but Sony probably hasn't done enough to convince the Samsung, Google Nexus and Apple faithful to ditch their trusted devices.</div>
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