It’s nothing but smiles over at Sony as the Japanese company said on Thursday that it has sold more than 40 million PlayStation 4 consoles since launch. That’s a healthy increase from the 30 million units sold milestone it crossed just six months ago and likely further extends its lead over rival Microsoft and its Xbox One.
Microsoft has two new Xbox consoles on the horizon, according to reports on Kotaku that Polygon has corroborated with its own sources. Those sources also told Polygon that one of those new consoles will be over four times more powerful than the current Xbox One and that the announcement at E3 was triggered by, among other things, a faster-than-expected timeline for Sony’s own upgraded PlayStation 4. The other console, a slimmed-down version of the current hardware, will also be getting a redesigned controller.
Minecraft is available on almost every platform known to man, so when the Wii U version launched last December, most people responded with a shrug. Heck, you couldn’t even use the GamePad for inventory management. To makes the console edition a little more attractive, Nintendo has teamed up with Mojang for some special Mario-themed content. It’ll be available as a free update in May and offer a bundle of character skins, item textures and music ripped from the portly plumber’s world. There will also be a pre-made Super Mario-themed map, just in case your thumbs aren’t up to the challenge of crafting one from scratch.
After John Romero revealed a ton of unseen art, Rebecca Heineman has released the original 3DO port source code, along with an explanation of why it wasn’t so great.
Electronic Arts officially announced Battlefield 1 for PS4, Xbox One and PC, releasing on October 21st.
