Fergal Gara

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• Sony: No Man's Sky "treated like a first-party release"

  PlayStation UK’s Fergal Gara has confirmed that indie title No Man’s Sky will have the full weight of PlayStation behind it.

• Vita's year-on-year growth proves it's "found its niche", says Sony UK's Gara

  PlayStation Vita has “found its niche” and is showing growth year-on-year, according to Sony UK MD Fergal Gara.

• Sony: we're treating Destiny as a first-party release

  Sony’s UK MD has said that it sees Destiny as a first-party PS4 title.

• Sony can't keep up with demand for the PS4 in Europe

  PS4 is still in short supply in Europe, with Sony mourning lost sales as it scrabbles to meet demand.

• PS4: UK supply to remain limited until April, says Gara

  PlayStation 4 consoles are expected to remain in limited supply across the UK until April, according to exec Fergal Gara.

• PS4 next-gen console war lead because Sony listened to developers - Gara

  PlayStation 4 has established and held a lead on the Xbox One because Sony built the console with ease of development in mind, according to Sony UK marketing director Fergal Gara.

• Nintendo decline could be detrimental to entire industry, says Sony UK boss

  Nintendo’s current run of slumping financials could prove damaging to the games industry as a whole, according to PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara.

• PS Vita: difference between new and old screens "relatively imperceptible"

  Sony defends switch from OLED to LCD screens, “technology is always full of compromises,” says UK MD.

• No discount on old Vita model, stock "all but sold out"

  Sony won‘t be cutting the price on the old model PlayStation Vita console in the run up to the PS Vita slim release.

• PS4 stock levels in the UK "still not enough," says Sony

  UK MD Fergal Gara moves to reassure consumers that demand will be met, global 4.2m sales is a “suppressed figure.”

• PS Vita: “People look at it as the iPod of handheld gaming,” says Sony boss

  Second screen for PS4 or console in its own right? UK MD Fergal Gara discusses the future of the PS Vita and why Sony has “done our damndest to do a good job” for gamers.

• PS4 was the UK's fastest-selling console in 2013, 3DS top overall

  PlayStation 4 was the UK’s fastest-selling console last year, while Nintendo 3DS emerged as the nation’s biggest-selling machine overall.

• PS4 stock available in UK for hardware replacements

  PlayStation 4 stock is pretty low in the UK, but Sony has kept a stockpile in reserve to ensure customers unfortunate enough to experience hardware failures can get replacement units as soon as possible.

• PS4 is fastest-selling console in UK history, beating PSP record

  PlayStation 4 launched last Friday here in the UK, and it has gone on to become the fastest-selling console in the nation’s history.

• PS4 demand is "phenomenal": Sony's UK boss talks to us at launch

  PlayStation 4 is rolling out across the UK and Europe now. Paul Davies spoke to PlayStation UK’s boss Fergal Gara to get a handle on just how big today is for Sony, and what comes next for the console.

• PS4 UK launch: Sony ready to smash day one sales record, says Gara

  PlayStation 4 is launching midnight across Britain, and PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara reckons the team is poised to smash the company’s fastest-selling sales record set by PSP.

• PS4: steep store pricing explained by Sony, Killzone & Knack £53 each

  PlayStation 4 digital titles have come under scrutiny this week, starting with EA titles FIFA 14, Battlefield 4 and Need for Speed: Rivals each selling for £63 a pop. Sony has now stepped forward to explain why its own titles Knack and Killzone: Shadow Fall cost £53 on the store.

• PS4 UK & European launch events detailed, consoles available without pre-orders

  PlayStation 4 will launch in the UK, Europe and Latin America this Friday, November 29. Sony has outlined its official launch event plans.

• PS4 "economics" closer to PS2 than PS3

  PlayStation 4 is likely to break even on manufacturing costs in a similar time span to the PS2, as opposed to the PS3’s long struggle to profitability.