Crowdfunding campaigns are excellent ways for companies that would otherwise not be able to develop a game to do so these days, and Sportsfriends is an excellent example of a very successful one. For those that have been waiting, it has been revealed that Sportsfriends will finally be hitting both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on May 6.
Sportsfriends is exactly what it sounds like, for your friends, with four separate multiplayer games within the one game. Releasing on the two platforms, each share features, but also have some of their own as well. Thanks to the official PlayStation blog, we have a full rundown of those features as seen below:
Both PS3 and PS4 versions feature:
-Four award-winning multiplayer games
-No-bulls**t — local multiplayer in its purest form
-Rich variety of modes and gameplay settings
-Build and save your own Hokra arenas
-Optional: PlayStation Move motion controller support for Johann Sebastian Joust
-Some of the weirdest Trophies on PSN
-Tons of secrets we can’t talk aboutPS4 version features:
-DualShock 4 wireless controller support for all the games
-Play JS Joust with up to four players
-Play JS Joust with DualShock 4, making special use of its speaker and LEDPS3 version features:
-DualShock 3 support for all the games
-Play JS Joust with up to seven players
-Play JS Joust with DualShock 3
-Load your own music files into JS Joust!
That is not all for the great news as it has been revealed that Sportsfriends has cross-buy as well, so if you buy the PlayStation 3 version now, you will also receive the PlayStation 4 version at no extra cost. Don’t forget to pick up Sportsfriends on May 6 for $14.99, and to get ready, you can check out the new trailer for the game below:
