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It is reported that the PlayStation 4 CUH-2100 (Note: PS4 Slim model) series has stopped the after-sales service of the product at the end of October, Sony also claimed that it will stop the after-sales service of the PlayStation 4 Pro CUH-7100 series of consoles, PlayStationVR CUH-ZVR1, and PlayStation 4 Pro CUH-7100 series of consoles from December 20th, 2023 ‘s after-sales service.

▲ Sony PlayStation 4 CUH-2100 (PS4 Slim model)

▲ Sony PlayStation 4 Pro CUH-7100

▲ Sony PlayStationVR CUH-ZVR1

Sony discontinued after-sales service for the PlayStation 4 CUH-2000 in December of last year and the PlayStation 4 Pro CUH-7000 series in January of this year. This announcement is roughly the same as SIE’s previous official announcement of product retirement. Now that most of Sony’s PS4-era products have been retired, Sony SIE is continuing to promote the PS5 console ecosystem.

However, the first generation of PS5 has been on the market for three years, Sony has announced that the new PS5 Slim model will be launched on December 1 in the Chinese mainland market, equipped with ultra-high-definition Blu-ray drive optical version of the suggested retail price of 3,599 RMB, the digital version of the suggested retail price of 2,999 RMB.

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Sony’s official website and console announcement states, “After November 13, 2023, the integration of the PS5 and PS4 consoles with the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) will ‘no longer work,’ and users will not be able to view any content from the X platform directly from the PS5 and PS4 platforms, nor will they be able to view any content from the X platform directly from the PS5 and PS4 platforms, or from the PS5 and PS4 consoles. Users will then not be able to view any content on the X platform directly from the PS5 and PS4 platforms, nor will they be able to share screenshots and trophies from the PS5 and PS4 platforms to the X platform with a single click.”

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Sony did not specify why it will cancel the integration of PS5 and PS4 consoles with the X platform, but foreign media The Verge believes that it may be because Musk’s new policy requires Sony to pay more API fees to the X platform.

Sony also said that users can still use the PlayStation App to quickly get the player’s game screenshots and recordings, and manually share them on social media platforms.

In addition to Sony, it is found that Microsoft as early as April this year, has removed the Xbox “a key to share to the X platform” option, following Microsoft Sony, Nintendo may also in recent days in the Switch platform to give up the relevant functions.

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with this update content is as follows:

• No password is now required to log in to the PS4 console using the PS App. Players can log in by scanning a QR code on their mobile device, just like the PS5. Push notifications on the PS App are also available for certain authentication operations.
• Players can now see emoji responses to messages.
• Improved messaging and usability on some screens.

The last update, reportedly version number 10.50 and pushed out in March of this year, enabled players to access licensed Apps in Settings while adding support for Unicode 15.0 emojis.

Sony’s PS5 also received a new software update yesterday that includes all of the new features previously available in the beta system, including new accessibility features, Dolby Atmos support, a new way to play multiplayer sessions, increased M.2SSD expansion support up to 8TB, and a number of new features in the official version, such as support for PS Remote Play on Android devices, a new Voice Command option (U.S. and U.K. only), and new PS app enhancements, and more.

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The emulator has been able to run the PS4 version of the “Sonic Mania” game before, but it is not very stable, it can only run simply, and needs to be optimized and improved.

YouTuber “BrutalSam” has released a demo video of “Sonic Mania” a few days ago, confirming that the emulator already supports audio and PS4 gamepad.

Note: After 12 years of development, the RPCS3 simulator claims to have successfully simulated 2,500 games out of 3,500 PS3 games. The three veterans of DH, kd-11 and Nekotekina jointly promoted the RPCS3 simulator.

DH said that RPCSX is still in its early stages, but the ultimate goal of the project is to emulate all PS4 games.

Through the RPCSX emulator, PC players can theoretically run many popular PS4 games, including “Bloodborne”, “Dream Creation”, “Gravity Rush End Chapter”, “Infamous: Second Son”, “The Last Guardian” “Wanda and the Colossus” remake and more.

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Jumpship issued a press release today that the Xbox exclusivity period will end at the end of this month, and it will land on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game consoles on August 31. The game is currently still in the Xbox Game Pass library.

After inquiring about the Steam page, and there were 567 reviews in total, with a comprehensive review of “mixed reviews”; and 25 recent reviews, with a comprehensive review of “particularly favorable”.

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The game was created by Dragon Knight 07, the author of “The Time of the Cicada”, and tells the story of several teenage girls who are trapped in the “vortex of time” and want to escape from the infinite cycle of “today”.

The game was released on PC on May 28, 2021, on iOS and Android on July 20 of the same year, and on Nintendo Switch on June 2 of this year.

The PS4 version will be released on February 16, 2023, in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese for 3520 yen (tax included) for the physical version and 2970 yen (tax included) for the digital version.

The story of this game is based on a high school student who is passionate about GPS scavenger hunting games, Hirara Akira is the main character, in a treasure hunt he and his companions fell into the vortex of time, imprisoned by the infinite cycle of time, where they also met the same as themselves caught in this cycle of teenage girls, they will work together to escape from the prison of time.

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At the end of 2020, Sony released the official Linux driver “hid-playstation” for the PS5 DualSense handle. Since then, many users have been looking forward to the official expansion to support more handles, and now this update has finally arrived. This support has been merged into HID’s for-next branch and will be introduced later with the Linux 6.2 kernel.

The new driver brings USB, Bluetooth connection, touchpad, battery, vibration, accelerometer, gyroscope, LED brightness, light bar, adapter, etc. support to the Sony PS4 handle, which is relatively complete.

Other Linux developers have previously launched hid-sony drivers for Sony PS4 controllers, and this solution can still be used at present, but when official support is launched, everyone can compare which is better and make a decision. own choice.

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In Sony’s current game list, there is no officially confirmed cross-platform game after “God of War: Ragnarok”, but this is not a sure thing. In an interview with the media, PlayStation studio boss Hermen Hulst said that Sony does not want to leave the PS4’s huge user base behind, and may continue to provide games for this platform. Whether the next game is cross-platform will be based on The specific game is judged.

He said: “We certainly don’t want to forget the thousands of gamers on the PS4 console, and we also promise to continue to provide great game works for these players. Next, we will evaluate and judge according to the specific game.”

Of course, apart from “God of War: Ragnarok”, there is no Sony first-party masterpiece with a confirmed launch date. There are also “Marvel Spider-Man 2” and “Marvel Wolverine”, which are currently planned to be exclusive to the PS5 platform. However, “God of War: Ragnarok” and “GT Racing 7” were also said to be PS5 exclusives at the beginning, so there is still a possibility that Sony will change its mind.

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Sony told Bloomberg on Tuesday that Masayasu Ito, 60, executive vice president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the unit responsible for PlayStation and Sony’s other gaming initiatives, will leave the company on Oct. 1. In addition, Sony’s personnel changes announcement also confirmed the news.

Public information shows that Masayasu Ito joined Sony in 1986, first developing audio equipment for cars, and then transferred to the game console division in 2000. During his tenure in the PlayStation division, he presided over the development of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, which also gave birth to the PlayStation 4 Pro.

▼ Sony PlayStation 4

According to Sony’s last announced figures, total sales of the Sony PS4 have surpassed 117.2 million units and total sales of the PS5 reached 21.7 million units. Sony has set a target of selling 18 million units in the current fiscal year and plans to strengthen the supply chain for the PS5 to enhance availability before Christmas.

▼ Sony PlayStation 5

In addition, at an investor meeting in May this year, Sony said it would no longer make first-party games for PS4 in 2025, which means the company’s efforts will be fully shifted to the PS5 platform.

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As for PS4 sales, this earnings report for the first time by Sony cancels the relevant data, which means that the life of PS4 has reached an end, replaced by PS5 is the general trend, after all, in 2025 PS4 platform will not have new games.

PS4 since its release in 2013, VGChartz statistics show that its sales reached 116.96 million units, nearly 120 million units of sales is already the fourth in the world, PS2 firmly in the first unrivaled, Nintendo DS ranked second, Gameboy is in the third.

The total sales of PS5 are currently 21.7 million units, and the target for the fiscal year 2022 is 18 million units, now the main problem is still supply can not keep up, and at the end of this year, the Christmas shopping season will improve.

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