{"id":2839,"date":"2013-06-11T13:50:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T03:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2013-06-11T14:19:35","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T04:19:35","slug":"playstation-4-to-support-used-games-and-doesnt-require-247-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/playstation-4-to-support-used-games-and-doesnt-require-247-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Playstation 4 $549 in Australia and will support Used Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2840\" alt=\"PlayStation 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As an event event held in Los Angeles this morning, and streamed across the globe, the shape and price of the Playstation 4 console was revealed with the Australian price tag set at RRP $549. \u00a0Fans were also more than happy to hear that Sony would continue to support the use of 2nd hand games.<\/p>\n<p>This would come as quite a relief to retailers who currently offer trade-in and sales of used games&#8230;.and for those gamers who prefer not to buy games on release day, instead picking up 2nd hand copy at a later date &#8211; at a reduced price.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it was announced that the <a href=\"http:\/\/playstation.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">Playstation 4<\/a> would not require 24\/7 internet connectivity to function&#8230;or for games to function. \u00a0 \u00a0View the announcement below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77GMtiFAor8?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an event event held in Los Angeles this morning, and streamed across the globe, the shape and price of the Playstation 4 console was revealed with the Australian price tag set at RRP $549. \u00a0Fans were also more than happy to hear that Sony would continue to support the use of 2nd hand games. 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