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DualShock 4s Share button was pitched to SCE bosses by Sony Santa Monica creative director Nathan Gary, Shuhei Yoshida has revealed. As part of a far reaching interview on PS4s creation in which he also explained why Knack was revealed first at PlayStation Meeting Sonys president of Worldwide Studios recalled that the new pads headline social feature was pitched after months of discussion about PS4s social features and implemented into the new DualShock design almost immediately. After the core hardware, the CPU and GPU, had been decided the project shifted to designing and discussing what should be the user experience of people who be playing games on PS4, Yoshida told us. So we formed the cross-functional groups of people from SCEI hardware group and Worldwide Studios and Sony network services teams to meet every month, almost. And Mark [Cerny] was heavily involved and leading some discussions. And the idea of sharing and seamless integration with social networks...

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Welcome to episode double-oh-seven of PlayStation LifeStyles Morning Wood. This week Chandler begs his wife for the Pulse Elite Edition Wireless Stereo Headset, rants about how bad he wants Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and finds out that reading out emails each week is like the crack-cocaine to some fans named Chris. Its Saturday morning, and you dont even need to put pants on to enjoy this weeks episode of Morning Wood.

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Black Rock Shooter is finally set to arrive in the U.S., hitting the PlayStation Network next Tuesday, April 23, for $19.99. Anime-infused shooting action on the PlayStation Portable? Check!

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A lot of racing-simulation games put equal emphasis on drizzling the car porn along with the actual driving experience. Now the genres new core pillar is social interaction. DriveClub, from Motorstorm developer Evolution Studios, earned a staring role at Sonys PlayStation 4 announcement event for an attention to fine detail that bordered on outright lust and a focus on collaborative, asyncronous gameplay that drops you into an actual racing team of friends facing off against other player teams. Were making the game weve always wanted to make, said game director Matt Southern.

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Considering that this is the last year the PlayStation 3 will have before the PlayStation 4 bursts onto the scene, many franchises will be making the leap to the next generation. At the same time, however, theres also many that wont, so we decided to ask the PSLS staff: Which Popular PS3 Franchise Do You NOT Want to see on the PlayStation 4? - PSLS

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All MMOs get better over time so we're really only evaluating the starting point for the newly released Defiance. That starting point is decent, though.

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We talk to Evolution Studios Art director Simon OBrien about MotorStorm and PS4s DRIVECLUB

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Theres a rumor going around that the new Xbox will be an always-on machine; i.e., users will have to be connected to the Internet at all times to play games (even those that arent being played online). When the PSXE community was asked how they would respond to an always-on PlayStation 4, the results were pretty decisive- Most would just hate it. And that might in turn affect their ultimate purchase decision.

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EDGE - This months cover feature tells the story of PS4s creation through the studios that helped make it; Killzone studio Guerrilla Games and Drive Club developer Evolution reveal how they influenced Sonys approach to its fourth home console, and Sonys president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida explains the wider vision.