PlayStation 4 is out, people! Were you fortunate enough to get one early or at launch? Congrats to you then. Anyway, end of another week, which puts us one week away from the Xbox One and brings a new entry into the Weekly Wrap-Up. Maybe things will calm down after the Xbox One release and we can just tune things out and play video games a bunch.
I think you know how things work now, but for you new folks (hi!), you can find out top five news stories of the week below and you can read the full stories after clicking the links in the titles.
Let’s do this and go play some PlayStation 4 games!
Number 5
Xbox One Launch Titles Have Gone Gold, Now Shipping
The Xbox One is due out on November 22nd and it’s launch titles have officially gone gold, Microsoft has revealed.
Xbox Wire has provided several images of some of the launch games, like Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5, and how they’re all packed up and ready to be shipped to various retailers around the world.
Number 4
inFAMOUS: Second Son Gets a Release Date, New Trailer
inFAMOUS: Second Son now has an official release date of March 21, 2014, Sony and Sucker Punched revealed during Spike TV’s PS4 Event.
Alongside that news, a new trailer has been released for the game that delves into Deslin’s Neon powers.
Number 3
The Last of Us: Left Behind Revealed
During the Spike TV PS4 event today, Naughty Dog came out to show a teaser for The Last of Us’ single player DLC.
The DLC, called The Last of Us: Left Behind, will reunite players with Ellie, as she travels around this post-apocalyptic world with her good friend Riley.
Description from the teaser: A familiar face returns as new light is shed on an essential relationship in the story of The Last of Us. Naughty Dog continues to explore the themes of survival, loyalty, and love in their first ever single player DLC with The Last of Us: Left Behind.
Number 2
New Uncharted Announced for PlayStation 4
Alongside their reveal of The Last of Us DLC, Naughty Dog also revealed a teaser for the next entry in the Uncharted series, coming to the PlayStation 4. Check it out.
Of course, no release date was given, but hey, new Uncharted on PS4.
Number 1
Early PS4 Adopters Report Having Hardware Issues
Though the PlayStation 4 doesn’t officially launch until midnight tonight, some have managed to get their hands on Sony’s next-gen system early, be it from a Taco Bell contest or one of Sony’s launch events. Unfortunately for some, they’re having trouble with their fresh out of the box systems.
One Reddit user, Arogon, has experienced such hardware issues. In a post on Reddit, he explains that his PS4, when attempting to use it, continues to have a pulsing blue light that doesn’t change to white (a sign that it has turned on completely). He contacted tech support multiple times, with two refusing to help, as the system wasn’t officially out yet, and two others trying to help him fix his system, but with no success.
Honorable Mentions
- Xbox One vs PS4 South Park Style
- Nintendo Bringing Miiverse to 3DS, Unified eShop Account
- Registration Begins for Steam’s In-Home Streaming Beta
If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others.
