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Sony May Release PS4 In Late December In Asia Pacific And Japan

Having announced its PlayStation 4 (PS4) will be released in North Ameirca on November 15 and in Europe on November 29, Sony is expected to introduce the games console in Japan and Asia Pacific countries in late December, sources from channel retailers have speculated.

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Rikitatsu3889d ago

Just in time for Christmas, makes sense.

...Unless Sony is having supply issues, I can see them pushing the JPN release to Q1 2014.

GreatGamePlay3889d ago

Japan could get them in 15 November. PS4 manufactured Japan.

http://media.psu.com/media/...

MasterCornholio3889d ago

I'm confused about something. One PS4 is made in Japan and the other in China.

And when you look at the date it says Manufactured: May 2013.

Did they really start making them in may? And why would they make them in two regions instead of one?

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Ripsta7th3889d ago

Because they knew they were going to sell alot of units and so they prepared.. DUHHHH!!!

majiebeast3889d ago (Edited 3889d ago )

I think its gonna be

15 US

22 JAP

29 EU

But for any answers we have to wait for TGS.

FamilyGuy3889d ago

Jack already said they're focusing on the west this time so there's no way it's launching at the same time as the U.S.

I don't expect them to make Japan wait some super long time but the U.S. and Canada are definitely the only ones getting it on Nov 15th.

abzdine3889d ago

that would be insane.. now i am asking those lazy ass japanese developers to show that they still care about making great games at TGS and/or at the september 9th presentation.

I wanna see TLG, Shenmue, a next gen Dragon Quest...

kreate3889d ago

When u buy it in japan. Its made in japan.

When u buy it anywhere else, its made in china.

sinncross3888d ago

@MasterCornholio

Welcome to the world of hardware manufacture. This has happened for years for many different types of products.

For the PS at least, the JPN models are made in JPN and everywhere else gets the worldwide manufacturer.

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stage883889d ago (Edited 3889d ago )

They don't celebrate Christmas over there so releasing it then doesn't give an advantage. If they do though its damn impressive for Sony. They much have so much stock.

dcj05243889d ago

You don't celebrate the japanese holiday of CHRIATMASASU?

360ICE3889d ago

Japanese Christmas. Also known as Christmasuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

jessupj3888d ago

I think Sony are being smart this time. The west is a very important market, and I can tell Sony wants to dominate in those areas, specifically the US.

I was very surprised to hear that Japan hasn't got a release date yet. This is purely speculation, but I'm betting Sony is going to be allocating A LOT of PS4s to the US while possible sacrificing a little in other areas. They know MS will be desperately fighting for the US consumer as well. The demand is there and they just need the stock, because they know if they run out and the X1 is sitting there, people are likely to impulse buy. Especially parents and non-gamers shopping on black friday and for Christmas presents.

I see both Sony and MS aggressively targeting the US market.

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SmokingMonkey3889d ago

Man how things have changed.

I wonder if the Vita will see another surge in sales after the PS4 releases in Japan.

We all now how well handhelds do in Japan, and when you consider PS4's remote play

function and how small Japan is with Wifi probably everywhere, it's win win.

cero553889d ago

we also have to consider the fact that barely any Japanese games have been announced,hopefully tgs will change that.

Kayant3889d ago

If true then Sony have planned their launch extremely well to support so many countries at launch is quite amazing.

C-Thunder3889d ago

TGS, expect a date and some titles popular with the Asian markets.

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New Speed Golf mode whacks a Critical Hit towards Golf With Your Friends

Golf With Your Friends gets better again, with the introduction of a Critical Hit DLC pack and the launch of Speed Golf.

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MediEvil 2 Remake May Be Shadow Dropped At PlayStation Showcase/State Of Play In May 2024

A remake of MediEvil 2 may be getting shadow dropped at the rumored PlayStation Showcase or State of Play presentation in May, 2024.

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Relientk7712h ago

What, I thought this was dead after Shawn Layden left Sony. I would definitely pick this up if it's true. I have such great memories of playing the MediEvil games on PS1 and I played the PS4 remake. Such a great and underrated series.

Cacabunga1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

A rumored game at a rumored show.. we’ve seen it all

TiredGamer1h ago

Agreed. The first remake was stylistically beautiful and a very noticeable improvement over the original in every regard. And it was reasonably priced and sustainably developed (i.e. not some mega big budget game that was do or die for the developer).

Zeke682h ago

Thanks for the spoilers... :(

RonnySins2h ago

Another day, another remake. Ugh!

SonyStyled1h ago

If you played the original print I can see your annoyance. I didn’t and probably a lot others the past 20 years.

Was it any good? Would you suggest playing the original print of 2, or suggest the remake? Just wondering because I didn’t play the originals as I had an n64 at the time

TiredGamer1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I played the first remake and absolutely loved it. The quality of life and control improvements were very noticeable. I tried playing the PS1 original and gave up halfway through at the janky controls.

Expect the same for part 2. The PS1 version is janky as heck, but I would gobble up an improved remake day one.

The beauty of this kind of stuff is that I find myself enjoying more retro gaming today, so a relatively low budget classic remake (call it a single-A release) is exactly what is missing from first party releases in the modern age. I don’t want every game to be an unsustainable AAAA endeavor that is just overwhelming in every regard. Truly miss when game releases could be modest-sized surprises and still be commercially successful/viable.

Bring on more quality classic remakes!

Knightofelemia2h ago

Such a good series I also wish Sony would dust off Wild Arms and Legend of Dargoon even the Legend series needs to see the light again.

Omegasyde1h ago

My bets on new Socom and/or Wolverine (since Deadpool 3 is dropping in the summer).

I think one after this state of play will be PS5 pro preorder

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"Darkest Dungeon II" is coming to Playstation consoles on July 15th, 2024

"The Vancouver-based (Canada) indie games developer Red Hook Studios are today very happy and excited to announce that their roguelike /strategy/RPG “Darkest Dungeon II”, is coming to Playstation consoles (PS5 and PS4) via PSN on July 15th, 2024." - Jonas Ek, TGG.