Weekly Recap: PS4 Sells 50 Million, Breaks Xbox One's Streak

Another week in the books. Here are some of the top stories and others you may have missed.

THE BIG STUFF:

After a massively successful Black Friday, Sony announced this week that the PlayStation 4 has passed 50 million systems sold worldwide. The company also announced that almost 370 million PS4 games have been sold, at retail and digitally, since the console went on sale in November 2013. [Full story]

In other PS4 news, the console was the best-selling home system in the US during November. That brings about an end to the Xbox One's win streak that dated back to July. [Full story]

THE OTHER STUFF:

What's on tap for Street Fighter V in 2017? A roundup blog post from Capcom has all the details about balance changes and tons more. Read the post to get all the details.

The Wall Street Journal has a very eye-opening story up about the ongoing video game voice actor strike. Specifically, the piece focuses on the fact that, for some voice actors, they have no idea what project they're working on. Read the story here.

A major update for Epic's Paragon launched this week, significantly changing how the game plays and more. Read this PlayStation Blog post to get all the details about the changes and more.

Might you soon play games on Snapchat? Possibly. The company has posted job ads for people with game design experience, suggesting it has more in the pipeline. Go to BusinessInsider to learn more about this story and what it may mean.

We've now learned a little more about Mass Effect: Andromeda, as BioWare has confirmed that a "minor" character from the original trilogy will be in the new game. Interesting...Learn more here at Eurogamer.

The Last Guardian is apparently running into some issues on the PS4 Pro. Thankfully, then, Eurogamer has put together a list of workarounds to help you.

No big surprise here: singer/songwriter Shawn James has revealed that his song, "Through the Valley" from The Last of Us: Part II's trailer, has shot up to No. 1 for Spotify UK. Good stuff!

Sony has announced its latest gaming endeavor. Project Field meshes physical and digital games for what looks like a pretty unique result. Get all the details here.

Have a wonderful weekend!