Category: PlayStation

PSA: PS4 With PS+, The Last of Us, $399 Today & Tomorrow

Amazon has the PlayStation 4 with The Last of Us and PS+ for a year for $399, only today and tomorrow. If you're not quite sure that there will be a price drop, this might be the best deal unless you want to hit eBay and snag a $350 PS4 until supplies run out.
It's inevitable that the cost for all current systems will go down, but there's no telling when. With Sony's Morpheus dropping in the first half of 2016, we know that Sony will want the biggest market for its peripheral, meaning the PS4 must be in as many homes as possible. There's still reason to hold out hope for a  price drop, but these deals are pretty good too!

Bloodborne 1.04 Patch Live

Bloodborne's 1.04 patch is now here, and there are a ton of balance tweaks and resolved issues. A lot more storage space for common items is provided, there's now a possibility of winning weapon upgrade materials from chalice dungeon bosses (including Blood Rocks), and somewhat relaxed requirements for certain weapon and item uses. Hit the jump for a complete list!
  • By using password matching, you can now be matched regardless of level difference, and even with a hostile oath.
  • Conditions for the appearance of the insight store changed: it will appear when the player has one or more insight instead of 10 (Once unlocked, it will now remain unlocked for the rest of the game, even if you have zero insight).
  • Added a “blood chunk” item to the insight store (it will appear after playing the game up to a point). It costs 30 Insight.
  • Up to 600 Blood vials and quicksilver bullets can now be stored in the storage.
  • Adjusted the strength of some enemies in some areas in new game plus.
  • Adjusted the resistance and vulnerability of some enemies to bolt and arcane attacks.
  • Changes made to how Beasthood accumulates. This increases duration and improves attack of beast mode.
  • Adjusted the effect of Beast Blood Pellet item.
  • Fixed a bug of the attack force of the Rifle Spear. In particular, it was fixed a problem with the use of Blood Gems.
  • Reduced the stamina use of the Kirkhammer.
  • Reduced the stamina use of the Logarius’ Wheel.
  • Increased the duration of Old Hunter Bone and reduced the use of Quicksilver Bullets (reduced from 5 to 4).
  • Increased the duration of the effect of Tiny Tonitrus. Increased attack force. Attack force with low arcane will be higher.
  • Increased the duration of the effect of Augur of Ebrietas. Attack force with low arcane will be higher.
  • Reduced the Quicksilver Bullet cost for use of A Call Beyond  (reduced from 8 to 7).
  • Reduced the Quicksilver Bullet cost for use of Choir Bell (reduced from 8 to 7).
  • Added Short Ritual Root Chalice to the insight store after completing the Pthumeru Chalice dungeon. It costs 10 Insight.
  • It’s possible to take advantage of the Short Ritual Root Chalice from an earlier stage of the game.
  • Added a random rewards when killing a Chalice dungeon boss. They will now drop a random Blood Gem in addition to weapon enhancement materials.
  • Different depths of Chalice Dungeons will now drop different Blood Stones
    • Depth 1: Blood Stone Shard
    • Depth 2: Twin Blood Stone Shard
    • Depth 3: Twin Blood Stone Shard and Blood Stone Chunk (Rare)
    • Depth 4: Blood Stone Chunk
    • Depth 5: Blood Stone Chunk and Blood Rock (Rare)
  • Increased the level of Blood Gems available in Depth 1-3 Dungeons.
  • Increased the amount of Blood Echoes dropped in Chalice Dungeons.
  • Co-op partners joining a cursed dungeon will only see their HP reduced by 50%, and not by 65% as it was before.
  • When starting co-op in a chalice dungeon, you will now spawn in the lantern room.
  • Weapons with special names like “uncanny” and so forth can now be purchased from the Bath Messengers once found.
  • Adjusted the brightness of the screen when finding a pool of Blood Echoes on the ground.
  • Corrected the bug that disconnect you from online mode when in stand-by.
  • Corrected a bug that caused enemies not to be displayed correctly for co-op guests when moving fast.
  • Further tweaks and bug fixes.

 

English translation of patch notes thanks to DualShockers
Source: DualShockers

What Could Be at Sony’s E3 Presentation

Sony's let a lot of first party exclusives slip into next year, hopefully they'll have a few surprises at this year's E3 to keep gamers busy until its other AAA titles come along. We'll examine what we know about the PlayStation E3 2015 experience after the jump!
  • Project Morpheus games could be announced as soon as E3, according to Sony's Shuhei Yoshida: "We haven’t talked about these games yet. We are waiting for the right time. Starting probably at E3, we will start to show the actual games."

 

 

  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Battleborn, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Destiny Expansions, Disney Infinity, Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition, Doom 4, Guitar Hero Live, Hollowpoint, Magic Duels: Origins, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Rock Band 4, and Star Wars Battlefront are PS4 games that are confirmed by IGN to be at E3 in some form.

 

  • Sony expects for a total of 232 new titles to be in the PlayStation 4 library by the end of the year, and some will be announced and perhaps released during E3. 72 PS3 and 79 Vita titles are also on track for release during the year.

 

  • No Man's Sky will probably show up. Sony has recently said it wants to treat the title as it would a first party game, and "put the full weight of PlayStation" behind it.
  • A price cut to $350 for the PlayStation 4 and $90 for the PlayStation Vita could be announced.

 

Is there anything you're wishing to hear about or see at Sony's 2015 E3 conference? Perhaps The Last Guardian, or a new Jumping Flash? Let us know in the comments!

The Evil Within’s Final Piece of DLC Coming May 26th

The Evil Within's final episodic download will be released May 26th, priced at $4.99. Different from the previous story-focused and stealth-heavy DLC, this add-on will pit players in battle arenas against signature enemies, earning you new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
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You play as The Keeper, and this safe-headed maniac's back story will be uncovered as you explore the Manor House of the Victoriano Estate. Brutal melee attacks can be executed in the first person, offering a new gruesome perspective on the mayhem.
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Source: Gematsu

Octodad on Vita Next Week

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Octodad's portable port is coming out May 26th for the PlayStation Vita. If you've already bought it for the PlayStation 4, you'll be able to pick it up for free, otherwise the price will be $14.99. Although the title is cross-buy, it is not cross-save.
The Vita version includes new trophies, and a local co-op mode with one player on each side of the Vita.
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Source: Gematsu

PSA: PSN Extended Play Sale

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The PSN Extended Play sale is on until the 25th of May, with selections up to 60% off, or up to 80% off if you have Plus. A ton of great titles are available, from about $5 to $25 for most games depending on their original prices and how recent they may be.
If you've missed any of these games, they can be quite fun; Deadly Premonition Director's Cut, Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, Sound Shapes Ultimate, and Max Payne 3 Complete are all around $5 for Plus users.
Source: US PSN Store

New PlayStation Store Releases: The Witcher 3

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The Witcher 3 has arrived! And it looks pretty sweet! Now if only I had an extra $60 and enough time to finish The Witchers 1 & 2. Oh, well. Hopefully, some of you are enjoying it. As for me? One day... Also out this week, a farming simulator, a pair of shmups, and...HOLY $#!+, the Vita has a new game!?! Sorry. It's just such a rare occurrence that it's a bit shocking when it actually happens. Anyway, go oil up your blades, accept a hunting contract, and then jump past the break to see the complete list of new releases.
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[Image: CD Projekt RED]

Sony Opening North West Studio

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Sony is starting up a new first party located in England, which will be focused exclusively on developing VR games. All Games Beta broke the news after spotting a job listing on playstationjobs.co.uk.
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Sony's getting serious about building a launch library for their VR headset, although with a launch in early 2016, it'll be a challenge for a studio that hasn't been finalized to build content so quickly.