Continuing with the rugged, proud history of fine, upstanding journalism set forth by giants like Hearst and Pulitzer, "The Sun" has continued the the legacy of muckraking and consummate reporting by featuring a topless young lady. All sarcasm aside, if the "New York Times" had a similar feature here in the states, there's a good chance more folks pick up the morning paper a bit more often.
The "Page 3" girl has been a feature of "The Sun" since the 70's, but the paper broke tradition yesterday with Sony's next-gen PlayStation 4 launching in the U.K. and Europe. Readers were no doubt befuddled to open to the page in question, only to find the place normally reserved for some buxom, leggy lass had been misappropriated by a glaring piece of shiny black plastic, seen above.
The ad was surely a disappointment to certain readers, as well as one Rosie, 22, of Middlesex, but anyone planning on picking up the console that day was surely quite pleased for the moment. The paper was back to showing ta-tas as of today.
That specific bit of press was no doubt was something of a shining moment for Sony. After all, it's not often that games overtake gazongas.
Still, there has been some problems. With the launch of the console overseas, and roughly all the brand new owners trying to take it for a ride, the PlayStation Network became jam packed, and many in Europe and the U.K. reported they weren't able to log in. Sony even disabled certain PSN features to keep help lighten the load, but too little avail. Sony has said the load is unprecedented.
In an update on Twitter and the PlayStation Blog, Sony has issued the following statement:
"We are aware that users are experiencing some disruption to the PSN service. To minimise the inconvenience we have suspended the 'redeem voucher' functionality whilst we investigate further. Unfortunately this means that money cards, product vouchers, PlayStation Plus vouchers, PS3-PS4 upgrade vouchers and any other vouchers for digital content are not redeemable at this stage. Other PSN features such as log-in, online multi-player gaming, PlayStation Plus trial, PS Store (excluding voucher redemption), trophies, messages, friends etc. are all available.
We apologise and will provide an update to this announcement soon."
For those unable to access the Network, but who still have to get the day onesystem update, you can still download it from your computer, and place it onto a flash drive, and install it on your console that way. In the mean time, I'd also encourage you grab the companion app as well, if you haven't done so already. It's another way of keeping track of what's going on without being logged on via the PS4, and Sony recently started giving outfree games for both the app and PS Plus members.
Sony recently revealed that a million PS4 consoles were sold during the first 24 hours of the North American launch. Today being Black Friday, and the console releasing overseas, and Christmas on the way, expect the numbers to climb even higher.
Under the hood, the PlayStation 4 boasts Supercharged PC architecture, X86 CPU, Enhanced PC GPU, and 8GB Unified Memory according to the official specs.
It supports the same PlayStation Plus service as the Vita and PlayStation 3. However, a Plus subscription is required for online multiplayer games, but not for additional media services like Netflix. Sony has also updated the Dual Shock controllers with a touch screen and improved shoulder triggers, and bundles the console with a headset.
Available titles for the system include Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Madden NFL 25,NBA 2K14, Need for Speed: Rivals, and more. You can check out a complete list of launch titles' prices and install sizes here. It currently retails for $399, and a PS4-PS Vita bundle package was also recently announced.
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