Sony announces open invite, 2-day 'PlayStation Experience' event in Vegas

You know you want it

Sony has just announced it's hosting an event in December that it says will feature "two intense days of PlayStation gaming, content, and activities."

But the best part is that everyone is invited.

The "PlayStation Experience" will take place in Las Vegas December 6-7 this year and feature panels, mixers with developers, and hands-on time with upcoming PlayStation titles.

Attendees are also promised plenty of shwag and the chance to shop for collectibles and knick knacks direct from game developers.

"We've been planning this bad boy for some time… and with PlayStation's 20-year anniversary just around the corner, the timing couldn't be more perfect," Sony Social Media Manager Sid Shuman wrote in a PS blog post.

He added that PlayStation Experience attendees will also get "an exclusive first look at what's coming next in 2015" that they won't want to miss.

Tickets are $50 (about £30, AU$60) or $90 (about £55, AU$100) for one- and two-day passes, respectively, and it looks like they'll go on sale October 20. You need to be 18 to go.

A PlayStation-focused convention is not a bad idea - if you really love PlayStation. The rest of us can stick with our PAXes and Comic-cons.

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HTC invite teases 'world's first' octa-core 64-bit smartphone

HTC leaps into 64-bit (credit: Weibo)

Never mind the fact that Apple lobbed the opening 64-bit smartphone salvo nearly a year ago with the iPhone 5S - HTC plans to stake claim to a first of its own next week with a presumed successor to its Desire line.

HTC revealed plans to introduce what it calls the "world's first" Android smartphone powered by an octa-core, 64-bit processor in Berlin next week.

Judging from an official teaser posted on HTC's Weibo page, the event will take place a day before the annual IFA consumer electronics event kicks off on September 5, where many of the company's rivals are expect to also hold new product launches.

Aside from the September 4 media event and the "world's first" claim, little else is known about the mystery HTC handset, although it's not hard to connect the dots and come to a few logical conclusions about what the smartphone maker could be up to.

In a previous Weibo posting late last week, HTC more or less confirmed plans to introduce a new device codenamed 820, which sounds more than a little like a followup to the company's Desire 816 handset.

The same post confirmed all the requisite 820 specs, including a 1080p display with UltraPixel and Duo Camera 3D technologies on board. The phone could be bound for emerging markets, if the GSM and WiMAX 4G connectivity are any indication.

Needless to say, emerging markets typically nab less expensive, underpowered handsets, so it's a bit of a mystery why HTC would be touting an octa-core 64-bit chipset for a handset like the 820.

We only have a little over a week to ponder what this all means, but HTC's bold claims should be worth paying attention to in the hours leading up to IFA 2014, so check back for all the details on September 4.

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