Just days before the PlayStation 4 goes on sale on November 15, Amazon has refreshed its digital PlayStation offerings with the newly named Amazon PlayStation Network Store. The new digital storefront offers digital games, downloadable content (DLC), and season pass subscriptions for the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita alike.
Amazon first offered PlayStation Network games and content in 2009. Now, however, the e-tailer offers full-blown games, including triple-A titles, rather than just DLC and gift cards—and Amazon's offering some nifty discounts to prime the PlayStation 4 pump.
Dumping discs for digital downloads
While discs are still popular among gamers, Sony is focused on ramping up direct game downloads with the PS4. One of the most touted features during Sony's first PS4 introduction earlier in 2013 was a new game streaming feature that gets you playing before the entire game is stored on your console's hard drive.
But future PS4 owners apparently can't grab downloadable digital games from Amazon just yet. At this writing, there were a total of 68 full games for PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita, but nothing for the PS4—not even on pre-order.
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