Sony's next-generation console to launch in Asian territories this year.

The PlayStation 4 is launching in December this year in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) announced the release date during its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference today.

A localised price for the console, as well as specific launch dates for each of the Asian territories was not revealed. Details are set to be unveiled during SCEJA's local launch event in November this year.

The PlayStation 4 is scheduled to launch in North America on November 15, Europe on November 29, and Japan on February 22 next year.

Check out GameSpot's Tokyo Game Show 2013 hub for more from the show.

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Sony's next-generation console to launch in Asian territories this year.

The PlayStation 4 is launching in December this year in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) announced the release date during its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference today.

A localised price for the console, as well as specific launch dates for each of the Asian territories was not revealed. Details are set to be unveiled during SCEJA's local launch event in November this year.

The PlayStation 4 is scheduled to launch in North America on November 15, Europe on November 29, and Japan on February 22 next year.

Check out GameSpot's Tokyo Game Show 2013 hub for more from the show.

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Sony's next-generation console to launch in Asian territories this year.

The PlayStation 4 is launching in December this year in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) announced the release date during its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference today.

A localised price for the console, as well as specific launch dates for each of the Asian territories was not revealed. Details are set to be unveiled during SCEJA's local launch event in November this year.

The PlayStation 4 is scheduled to launch in North America on November 15, Europe on November 29, and Japan on February 22 next year.

Check out GameSpot's Tokyo Game Show 2013 hub for more from the show.

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Day one Gran Turismo 6 patch will update online features, but developer Polyphony Digital is still "overflowing with stuff we'd like to do."

Upcoming PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 6 will receive a "fairly large" day one patch, Eurogamer has reported.

Speaking in an interview, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi explained how the game will be updated following its release. "Everything's very tight. It's an incredibly tight schedule. As to being able to include everything we want to on day one, we probably won't be able to," he said.

"I think for the 12 months following the release we'll continue to update the software. Because in Gran Turismo 6 we're preparing a lot of different things we haven't even touched on yet."

Yamauchi elaborated that the game's online features are still being worked out before the game's launch. "I can be almost certain that there'll be a day one patch applied," said Yamauchi. "The online features are already working--we'll be updating it with a day one patch, and we're still overflowing with stuff we'd like to do. So I think the day one patch will be a fairly large patch."

Discussing the future of the series, Yamauchi also reflected on whether Gran Turismo could ever become a service-based game as opposed to a series of numbered releases, and added that studio Polyphony Digital is now able to work a lot faster. "I think you're sort of right in that we've really changed how we make games now," he said.

"Even now when we're near the end of development [of GT6] we're still creating features that will be provided in this game in updates later on. I think it's a possibility that one day these types of update will be continuing for our titles. More recently, the speed of our output is much, much faster."

Last week, Polyphony said that Gran Turismo 7 for the PlayStation 4 would be released in "a year or two".

Gran Turismo will be released for PlayStation 3 on December 6.

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Day one Gran Turismo 6 patch will update online features, but developer Polyphony Digital is still "overflowing with stuff we'd like to do."

Upcoming PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 6 will receive a "fairly large" day one patch, Eurogamer has reported.

Speaking in an interview, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi explained how the game will be updated following its release. "Everything's very tight. It's an incredibly tight schedule. As to being able to include everything we want to on day one, we probably won't be able to," he said.

"I think for the 12 months following the release we'll continue to update the software. Because in Gran Turismo 6 we're preparing a lot of different things we haven't even touched on yet."

Yamauchi elaborated that the game's online features are still being worked out before the game's launch. "I can be almost certain that there'll be a day one patch applied," said Yamauchi. "The online features are already working--we'll be updating it with a day one patch, and we're still overflowing with stuff we'd like to do. So I think the day one patch will be a fairly large patch."

Discussing the future of the series, Yamauchi also reflected on whether Gran Turismo could ever become a service-based game as opposed to a series of numbered releases, and added that studio Polyphony Digital is now able to work a lot faster. "I think you're sort of right in that we've really changed how we make games now," he said.

"Even now when we're near the end of development [of GT6] we're still creating features that will be provided in this game in updates later on. I think it's a possibility that one day these types of update will be continuing for our titles. More recently, the speed of our output is much, much faster."

Last week, Polyphony said that Gran Turismo 7 for the PlayStation 4 would be released in "a year or two".

Gran Turismo will be released for PlayStation 3 on December 6.

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In acquiring Index Corporation, Sega says it will "gain access to prominent IPs" and that it can "expect to achieve steady flows of revenue."

Sega has acquired bankrupted publisher Index Corporation, the owner of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei developer Atlus.

Announcing the deal, Sega said it will "gain access to prominent IPs" and "can expect to achieve steady flows of revenue."

Alongside developing games, Sega added that it would be able to maximise the value of its acquisition by "effectively deploying" its new IPs across its Pachislot and Pachinko Machines, Amusement Machine Sales, and Amusement Center Operations divisions.

Atlus was purchased by the Sega Dream Corporation, which the publisher established on September 5.

Bloomgerg reported that the deal could be valued at ¥14 billion (approximately £88 million/$141 million)

Index declared bankruptcy at the end of June, with ¥24.5 billion yen of debt.

Sega's buyout of Index is expected to be concluded by November 1.

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