Microsoft announced the official release date today for their next-gen gaming console, the Xbox One. The console will be launching Friday November 22, 2013 in 13 initial launch markets, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and USA. With more to come in 2014.
We can now adjust our schedules accordingly thanks to Sony, who has confirmed the release date for the Playstation 4. The console will be priced at $400 and will launch on November 15th in North America and November 29th in Europe.
According to the NA press release, 15 Blu-ray Disc titles will be released between the launch of the console and December 31st along with additional downloadable content. Altogether, there are already over 180 titles in the works. Some of the most anticipated titles include Watchdogs from Ubisoft, for which a new trailer was just released (see video here) and Destiny from Activision.
Blizzard Entertainment is trying to ramp up excitement for their upcoming console release of the popular action-arcade style RPG, Diablo III. To accomplish this they have created this funny commercial, it’s actually not too bad. Diablo III will be appearing on store shelves no later the September 3, 2013 for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.