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As suspected, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Activision’s upcoming skateboarding game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 will not have “seamless online multiplayer.”

The publisher confirmed the news to VideoGamer on Wednesday.

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game–which are priced at $60 compared to $40 for the last-gen versions–use the “seamless online multiplayer” feature to allow players to jump in and out of online sessions with friends and other players.

There are both competitive and cooperative aspects to multiplayer, including the ability to complete missions and level up the character you use online and offline.

It was suspected that the last-generation versions of Pro Skater 5 wouldn’t have the online mode last week, when numerous retailer listings showed “seamless online multiplayer” as a feature only for the Xbox One and PS4 versions.

Activision did not offer any kind of explanation regarding why the previous-generation versions of Pro Skater 5 don’t include the online mode. It also remains to be seen if there will be any further differences between the current- and last-gen versions outside of, presumably, the visuals.

Pro Skater 5 is being developed by Robomodo, the developer of Tony Hawk Ride, Shred, and Pro Skater HD, as well as Disruptive Games. The game will launch this year, but a release date has yet to be announced; Activision says that will be “shared in the upcoming weeks.”

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End developer Naughty Dog has discussed the improvements made to its facial animation systems since Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us, saying that face models now animate with “between 300 and 500 bones.”

In an interview with GamesTM , writer Josh Scherr contextualised the improvements by comparing them to previous Uncharted games and The Last of Us, which he said used “about 90 and 100 ‘bones’ in their faces.”

“We’ve completely revamped our facial animation systems,” he said. “Think about that, how detailed Joel and Elli’s pained facial expressions were, how well the game captured the respective actors … Now, the faces have anywhere between 300 and 500 bones.”

“[This] lets us emote more, with all the ‘bones’ we can put onto [faces] – you pan round the camera to look at Nate’s face when he’s climbing and you see him grimacing and all this kind of stuff … we’re pushing detail on a macro and micro level that I think people are really going to respond to,” added lead designer Ricky Cambier.

Unlike previous Naughty Dog titles, for which “some of the animations might have been sample at 10 or 15 frames per second to save memory,” which code would then interpolate to run at 30 frames per second in-game, the new tech can “afford to record [animations] at 30 frames per second so that [they] look that much smoother.”

Speaking about the visual fidelity of other PS4 exclusives, Cambier said Killzone: Shadow Fall was “pretty damn impressive looking for a launch title,” while The Order: 1886 is “one of the best looking games [he’s] seen on any system ever,” but says developers are still in early days with Sony’s latest console.

“If you look at the first Uncharted and how that looked versus how The Last of Us looked … I have difficulty fathoming that we’ll have that kind of graphical leap in the next several years. The reality is, we probably will as we learn the systems better, so it’s all up from here, and that’s exciting.”

Naughty Dog has said it is targeting 60fps for Uncharted 4, but the studio won’t push the PlayStation 4 game that far if it compromises the overall experience. According to director Bruce Straley, the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Gameplay Demo was locked at 30fps, though the game is now achieving a higher frame rate.

In March, Sony delayed the Uncharted 4 release date until Spring 2016. Take a look below for a gallery of up-close shots of Uncharted 4’s characters.

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Nintendo has release a selection of new screenshots for its upcoming Wii U platformer Yoshi’s Woolly World and, predictably, they’re adorable.

The screenshots show the unbearably cute Nintendo character adventuring in a colourful knitted world. Take a look below.

Considered by many as a spiritual sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Mario’s little green companion will once again be able to swallow enemies. However, instead of just producing eggs to throw, Yoshi produces little balls of yarn which have a number of platforming applications.

Nintendo has announced a series of new Amiibo for Yoshi’s Woolly World. Three figures, all which have the knitted look, will be available, each spawning a second Yoshi when used on the Wii U’s NFC reader. The Yoshi Amiibo will be available in green, blue, and pink.

Nintendo is expected to announce its plans for E3 2015 today at 9 AM PDT / 12 Noon EDT. The company has already said it won’t be talking about NX, smartphone games, or its quality of life experiences at E3.

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