{"id":97676,"date":"2020-04-16T10:34:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T23:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/?p=97676"},"modified":"2020-04-16T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T23:34:24","slug":"sony-caught-ps4-bribery-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/2020\/04\/16\/sony-caught-ps4-bribery-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Caught Up In PS4 Bribery Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has been caught up in a bribery scandal by offering free PS4 games to motivate owners of their gaming consoles to stay at home.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to encourage staying at home, the tech giant has come up with a bribery scandal that could well suck in millions.<\/p>\n<p>For a limited time only, you&#8217;ll be able to download Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free.<\/p>\n<p>All you need is a PlayStation 4 and to remember to download between April 15 and May 5.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the Nathan Drake Collection containing remastered versions of the first three Uncharted titles, you&#8217;ll technically be getting four games for the price of none claim gaming observers.<\/p>\n<p>The other good news is that once you&#8217;ve downloaded the games you can keep them forever claims Sony.<\/p>\n<p>There is one minor issue Sony has said that that download speeds might be slower than usual due to measures that are trying to safeguard internet bandwidths in several Countries.<\/p>\n<p>Sony has also sent up a A$14 million to fund support for independent games developers that might be struggling due to the current economic climate.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelnews.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sony_store_in_nex_mall_-_store_front-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has been caught up in a bribery scandal by offering free PS4 games to motivate owners of their gaming consoles to stay at home. 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