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PlayStation 4 is celebrating its fifth anniversary today, November 15, and to mark the occasion Sony has shared some notable stats and thoughts from some game developers. Those include some new sales data among light-hearted points about popular controllers.
An infographic on the PlayStation Blog tells the story. The PS4 has sold 86.1 million hardware units, along with 777.9 million software units. The system has also received 11 major software updates amid countless smaller “stability updates.” The data also shares some popular games, but lists them alphabetically rather than ranking them against each other.
In terms of hardware, the top DualShock color schemes are flat black, blue, red, white, and camo. Finally, the rarest PS4 is the PS4 Pro 500 Million Units Edition, which was limited to just 50,000. Sony also announced a brand-new PS4 bundle, which includes Black Ops 4.
Sony also released a lengthy blog featuring favorite games of top developers from studios like Guerrilla, Insomniac, Sony Bend, and Naughty Dog. Lots of PlayStation 4 exclusives like God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn were named as standouts from fellow developers, along with a healthy selection of third-party and indies like Red Dead Redemption 2, Bloodborne, and Inside.
Square Enix’s Luminous Productions is apparently working on an unannounced “new AAA title for PS5”.
As spotted by ResetEra user nolifebr, a since-removed LinkedIn profile for 3D character model lead artist Tomohiro Tokoro included the next-generation game as part of his work at the studio, alongside a “new mobile title for China” and now-cancelled DLC for Final Fantasy XV.
Luminous is a new studio at Square Enix, originally set up by Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata specifically to develop AAA games.
The newest chapter of The Avengers just dropped a major bombshell regarding the resurrection of Wolverine.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Avengers #10!
It was writer Jason Aaron who first revealed that Wolverine had returned to life in last year’s Marvel Legacy #1. Since then, other Marvel books have been exploring the fallout of that return, most notably the crossover event Hunt for Wolverine and the current miniseries Return of Wolverine. This issue marks the first time in over a year that Aaron himself has explored the current whereabouts of Wolverine. And in the process, readers learn that there are actually two versions of Wolverine co-existing in the Marvel Universe (and that’s not even counting Old Man Logan).
We’ve reached the midpoint of November, which means Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now download two new games for free. The games in question are Race the Sun for Xbox One and Dante’s Inferno for Xbox 360. As with all Games with Gold, the latter is also playable on Xbox One thanks to backwards compatibility. And if you hurry, you can still grab Assassin’s Creed and Victor Vran for free; they’ll go back to regular price on November 16.
Race the Sun is an endless flying game in which you pilot a solar-powered aircraft that soars toward the setting sun on the horizon. If the sun goes down, you’ll run out of power, ending your run. To keep flying (and accumulating points), you need to avoid the many obstacles in your way and make good use of speed boosts and other upgrades you can collect.
In GameSpot’s 8/10 Race the Sun review, Chris Watters wrote, “The smooth sensation of flight through the austere landscape is both relaxing and intense, bringing with it the joy of escaping danger and the agony of meeting with disaster. Objectives and relays capitalize on these core mechanics, building out ways to enjoy the game beyond the basic play experience.”
Dante’s Inferno is a God of War-like brawler that’s inspired by an Italian epic poem. You play as Dante, a Templar knight who battles through nine circles of Hell to rescue his beloved from Lucifer himself. In our 6.5/10 Dante’s Inferno review, Tom McShae wrote, “Dante’s Inferno is certainly fun during those hectic first few hours, but there is little reason to play beyond those parts. It’s not worth visiting hell without the promise of heaven on the other side.”
And if you haven’t picked it up yet, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can still grab Battlefield 1 for free between now and the end of November. It might whet your appetite for Battlefield V, which launches later this month.
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Today marks five years since Sony launched the PlayStation 4, and the company took the opportunity to release some sales info and to announce a new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 bundle.
In a PlayStation Blog post, Senior Vice President of PlayStation Worldwide Marketing Eric Lempel revealed Sony has sold more than 86.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles and 777.9 million pieces of software to date. Lempel also shared PlayStation 4’s five best-selling games (in alphabetical order):