"The number of reservations of PlayStation 4 in Portugal is overwhelming" - TeK.sapo

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. The PlayStation 4 began to be officially sold in Portugal since the 00 hours this Friday, November 29th. The responsible communication on the PlayStation Portugal, Sandra Easter, does not hide his satisfaction at the domestic market be among the first in Europe to receive the console: “demonstrates the importance that the Portuguese market has for the PlayStation and that takes into account the link strong that exists among Portuguese consumers and the brand. “

Sandra Easter declined to reveal specific figures on pre-booking and how many consoles Sony expects to sell by the end of the year in the Portuguese market. But the director said to TeK that “the number of people who have booked the PlayStation 4 across Europe is overwhelming and Portugal is no exception.”

Expectations are the best and high demand can lead to problems stock availability. PlayStation Portugal side everything is being done “to ensure maximum PS4 in stores by Christmas,” explained Sandra Easter also said that “everything will depend on demand.”

About Xbox One the communication officer made no comment, preferring to highlight the elements that differentiate PS4 remaining supply of the market -. though the Microsoft console has no scheduled debut in Portugal

Sandra Easter highlights firstly the bet located on the Portuguese market. “There are already quite a few years that almost all games distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment are available entirely in Portuguese, giving more people the opportunity to have a more complete gaming experience.”

“Additionally, we have staked much , together with Spain, the local production of games, something that has caused the most relevant content for Portuguese consumers. matches as PlayEnglish, Invizimals or Geronimo Stilton are examples of this, “he added.

Immediate processes in console, the ability to share experiences online and ways to use second screen, guaranteed by the PS Vita and the mobile applications are other factors highlighted by Sandra Easter. That and some 180 games are in development for the console.

Sandra Easter still lifted the veil a little about how the PS4 will evolve in Portugal in terms of content. Portuguese users will only have available the VidZone application, but the TeK was told that “very soon PlayStation waiting to hear about a local partnership.”

In the online broadcast that Sony has prepared for the event launch of the PS4 was possible to see after midnight several dozen people lined up in a retail store waiting for the console. The DN Wood also reports that several shops in the island queues were also recorded with dozens of buyers.

As revealed this week the Public PlayStation 3 sold about 500,000 units in the domestic market so far, numbers help Sony to have 65% market share of the consoles in Portugal.

To discover if the PlayStation 4 is right for you to read articles that TeK prepared console on the factors to be taken into account in buying a gaming machine and on first impressions the PS4.

Rui Ferreira da Rocha

Written under the new Orthographic Agreement