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PS4 Coming November 15

By TechTaffy Desk

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The PlayStation 4 gaming system will launch on November 15, 2013 in the Canada and U.S., and a fortnight later in Europe. The console will sell for $399.

By the end of December, Sony says it will have 33 titles available for PS4, including NBA 2K14, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Skylanders Swap Force, Need for Speed: Rivals, Battlefield 4, Madden 25, FIFA 14, NBA Live, Killzone: Shadow Fall, #DRIVECLUB, Knack, Assassins Creed IV Black Flag, Watch_Dogs, Just Dance 2014 and Lego Marvel Super Heroes.

Sony is working with some 620 developers and publishers from around the world, says the company. More than 180 PS4 titles are in development, including Destiny from Bungie, Activision Publishing, Mad Max: Fury Road from Warner Brothers, Witcher 3 from CD Projekt, The Division from Ubisoft Entertainment, Dragon Age from Electronic Arts, and also Helldivers and The Order: 1886 from SCE Worldwide Studios.

[Image courtesy: Sony]

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