wraggster
June 11th, 2013, 23:00
Worldwide Studio boss confirms that Sony’s next console without be region locked
PS4 will be region free and will come with a 500GB upgradable hard drive, it has been confirmed.
Shuhei Yoshida, Sony’s Worldwide Studio president, revealed (http://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/344357778288152576) the news on Twitter (http://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/344364530333274112) hours after Sony’s E3 briefing.
Following last night’s Sony press conference, more details on PS4 have emerged, including its form factor, lack of built-in DRM and the option to play used games on any console.
Xbox One also comes with a 500GB hard drive, however, it has confirmed that that will be non-removable.
As for region locking, Sony is so far the only console manufacturer that has maintained region free for all of its current and upcoming machines. Both Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U are region locked, while report suggest that Microsoft’s Xbox One will be region locked (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44313/Report-Xbox-One-to-be-region-locked), or will at least leave it up to developers to implement.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44482/E3-2013-PS4-to-be-region-free-gets-upgradeable-HDD
PS4 will be region free and will come with a 500GB upgradable hard drive, it has been confirmed.
Shuhei Yoshida, Sony’s Worldwide Studio president, revealed (http://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/344357778288152576) the news on Twitter (http://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/344364530333274112) hours after Sony’s E3 briefing.
Following last night’s Sony press conference, more details on PS4 have emerged, including its form factor, lack of built-in DRM and the option to play used games on any console.
Xbox One also comes with a 500GB hard drive, however, it has confirmed that that will be non-removable.
As for region locking, Sony is so far the only console manufacturer that has maintained region free for all of its current and upcoming machines. Both Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U are region locked, while report suggest that Microsoft’s Xbox One will be region locked (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44313/Report-Xbox-One-to-be-region-locked), or will at least leave it up to developers to implement.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44482/E3-2013-PS4-to-be-region-free-gets-upgradeable-HDD