Welcome to another instalment in our weekly news digest where the team at PSU Towers picks our favourite slices of PlayStation-related gossip from the past seven days. See below for the week’s highlights by clicking the links provided.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Metal Gear Rising 2 teaser shot down by Kojima Productions
Kojima Productions has dismissed reports that a teaser for Metal Gear Rising 2 was shown off at the Taipei Game Show over the weekend.
Hideo Kojima would love to see an open-world Metal Gear Solid 1
Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima has expressed his desire to see a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid featuring an open-world Shadow Moses Island.
Watch the first 18 minutes of PS4-exclusive Bloodborne
Care of IGN, the very first eighteen minutes of From Software’s PlayStation-exclusive title Bloodborne is now available for viewing pleasure.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Sony Online Entertainment becomes multiplatform studio, Daybreak Game Company
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has this week been acquired by Columbus Nova, with the former PlayStation-exclusive developer now known as the multiformat studio, Daybreak Game Company.
Rumor: PS4 and Xbox One to get 4K support in 2015
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be receiving 4K capabilities at some point in 2015, according to the Huffington Post.
Borderlands 3 confirmed, will launch ‘specifically on next-gen consoles’
No sooner than a week after teasing its potential reveal, Borderlands 3’s existence has been all but formally confirmed by publisher Take-Two Interactive during its Q3 financial report.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Sony sells 6.4 million PS4s in Q3 2014
Sony Corporation has announced that it sold 6.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles during the third quarter of its 2014 financial year, which accounts for the period October – December.
Uncharted 4 dev says getting to 60fps will be ‘really f***ing hard’
Naughty Dog has admitted that getting its upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive adventure sequel, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, to run at 60fps will prove "really f***ing hard."
Sony won’t cut PS4’s price to counter Microsoft
Sony has said it has no intention of slashing the price of PlayStation 4 to counter Microsoft’s recent move with the Xbox One.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
The Order: 1886 apparently takes more than five hours to beat
Reports that The Order: 1886’s single-player campaign takes just five hours to complete have been rubbished by a user lucky enough to get their hands on a copy of the game.
Borderlands franchise ships 23 million
The Borderlands franchise has shipped an impressive 23 million copies worldwide, Take-Two has announced.
Slick Persona 5 trailer debuts gameplay, new characters & more
ATLUS pleased fans attending the Persona Super Live 2015 concert in Tokyo with the reveal of a new Persona 5 trailer that gives the world its first glimpse at gameplay, the main cast, and more.
Treyarch Studios developing ‘exciting’ new Call of Duty, due out 2015
In a spate of news that’s not at all surprising, it’s today been confirmed by publisher Activision that Treyarch Studios is developing the latest iteration in the Call of Duty franchise.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida isn’t a fan of annualized video game franchises
Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), has made it clear he’s not a fan of annualized video game franchises.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD gets earth-shattering final trailer
Square Enix has released the final trailer for its high-definition revamp of Final Fantasy Type-0 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Project CARS new weather effects need to be seen to be believed – is this PS4’s best-looking racer?
It looks as if developer Slight Mad Studios’ decision to postpone the release of its premier racing simulator Project CARS has paid dividends – that is, if its latest video showcasing the fastidious racer’s new weather effects are anything to go by.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare dev: ‘we were snubbed at DICE’
Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield has expressed his disappointment over the fact Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare failed to nab a single gong at the recent DICE Awards 2015.
The Order: 1886 dev wants you to read up on your history
Ready at Dawn, the creator behind the upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive action title, The Order: 1886, has said it’s eager for players to brush up on their history after playing the game.