Sony announces limited edition "Dragon Quest" PS4 for Japan

Interesting variants and limited edition PS4s are starting to roll out, ideal for those who waited for something different. The Dragon Quest Heroes  PS4 was announced yesterday and will come to Japan next Spring and will likely be a rarity. Have to say this looks pretty amazing, specially with the Metal Slime Mascot hanging out over the USB ports.

Sony PS4 global sales surpass more than 5.3 million units

After putting up its PC business for sale and laying off 5,000 employees, Sony needs all the good news it can get. Thankfully, the PS4 sales figures are exceptional. Sony just announced that the PlayStation4  has cumulatively sold through more than 5.3 million units around the world as of February 8, 2014 (JST), and is continuing to demonstrate strong growth and momentum. 

“I am thrilled that so many customers around the globe have continued to select PS4 as the best place to play throughout and beyond the holiday season,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “We are delighted that according to  the NPD Group’s latest data, PS4 was January’s top-selling console in the United States.  The PS4 system’s momentum just keeps growing stronger, and we are extremely grateful for the continued passion and support of PlayStation® fans.  February 22 sees the launch of PS4 in Japan, and I’m looking forward to Japanese fans sharing the excitement of the deep social capabilities and entertainment experiences only possible on PS4.”

Rival console from Microsoft, the XBox One costs $100 more and has sold 3.6 million units. I also recently checked various stores and PS4s are in very short supply while you can find an XBox One quite easily. It is early in the game for these consoles but it looks like Sony's managed to grab momentum early on. Good for them.

Source: Sony Canada

Sony Canada previews the PS4 at pop-up locations in Toronto, Calgary and Montreal

Sony has just opened three pop up locations serving to demo their anticipated PlayStation 4 console. Interested parties can try out the new console as well as the DualShock controllers and play some of the launch titles before hand. A good way to stoke desire for the PS4, which comes to stores on November 15 the stores are located at Scarborough Town Centre, Calgary’s Southcentre Mall, and Montreal’s Complexe Les Ailes. Each of these locations will be outfitted with state of the art displays and sound, comfortable seating, and of course dozens of PS4′s primed and ready to go.

Sony previews PlayStation 4, new controller, some games but no box - coming in time for Holiday 2013

So Sony revealed more details of their PlayStation 4 console including the new DualShock 4 controller with a touchpad and various game demos. Sony didn't show what the console will look like or even drill down on the specific specs and features but did note that the next PlayStation would be more social, would have much faster game loading and resume times and would not be backwards compatible with PlayStation 3 titles (although it was hinted these games can be accessed and played via their cloud component. Hit jump for more highlights of this event.

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