{"id":57516,"date":"2013-08-20T20:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=57516"},"modified":"2013-08-23T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:27:43","slug":"playstation-4-launch-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/57516-playstation-4-launch-date-announced","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 4 launch date announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During their Gamescom 2013 presentation, Group CEO of Sony<em><\/em> Computer Entertainment, Andrew House announced the launch date for the PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p>PS4 will be hitting US shelves on 15 November 2013. In Europe, the PS4 will be available from 29 November.<\/p>\n<p>The PS4 is pegged at US$399 in the United States. This is US$100 less than the Xbox One launch price of US$499. EU price points are typically set by retailers.<\/p>\n<p>House said that the PS4 will be launching in 32 countries around the world in November. We are waiting on confirmation from PlayStation SA on whether South Africa is included in the launch wave.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-57516 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-1-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55076\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55076'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-2-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-3-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55078\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55078'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-4-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55079\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55079'>\n\t\t\t\tThe PS4 comes bundles with a headset\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-5-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"PlayStation 4\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55080\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55080'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4 will launch on 13 December 2013 in South Africa, with the Xbox One still awaiting an SA release date.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-6-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>More PS4 news<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/57394-playstation-network-to-earn-sony-billions.html\">Playstation Network to earn Sony billions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/57121-the-order-1886-screenshots-show-ps4-power.html\">The Order: 1886 screenshots show PS4 power<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/56346-ps4-dev-kit-reveals-juicy-hardware-details.html\">PS4 dev kit reveals juicy hardware details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/56325-ps4-info-20-things-you-didnt-know.html\">PS4 info: 20 things you didn\u2019t know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has finally dropped a date for its next-gen console, the PlayStation 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