The PS Portal is obviously meant to be a supplementary device, and some new data shows off some interesting play habits.
]]>One of the best games of the year, Astro Bot, served as a great reminder of how much great IP PlayStation has and doesn't use, but that might be changing.
]]>Oh dear, there's a new 30th anniversary video from PlayStation, and it might just be poking fun at all your Bloodborne remaster requesters.
]]>Shuhei Yoshida, former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios and champion of indies, has announced he's leaving the company after 31 years.
]]>Handhelds are clearly going to continue coming back in a big way, as now even Sony is reportedly developing a proper, non-cloud based portable console.
]]>You would have that the PS5 Pro's astronomically high price point might have had an impact on sales, but as it turns out, that's not the case.
]]>We all know that Sony's PSN requirement on PC is very unpopular, but the company has made it clear it has no intention to scrap it in the future.
]]>So, you’ve probably seen the reviews for the PlayStation 5 Pro. I’ve not had my unit long enough to give a full, critical breakdown yet, but I have had enough time with the expensive new bit of kit to figure out my early feelings on it. And it’s all quite easy to sum up: Sony is weird.
]]>It turns out that Sony was not particularly confident in the original PlayStation doing all that well.
]]>That PS5 Pro reveal wasn't great, and the following online buzz suggested the average PlayStation consumer didn't care much, yet here we are. The (admittedly really cool) PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundle has sold out within seconds.
]]>I'm all over the place when it comes to my thoughts on Sony's PS5 Pro. I want one, but I also can't do the financial calculations to justify buying one, even though I expect I'd save a whole load of mental energy if I just bite the bullet and get on with my life. Regardless of my own actions, many people will buy a PS5 Pro, and I expect a good chunk of those people might be Xbox Series X owners looking for the most powerful console on the market. Without Xbox releasing an Xbox One X equivalent for this generation, tech-hungry Xbox fans are left with only one choice: Abandon Xbox.
]]>Sony hasn't revealed the pricing for its 30th Anniversary PS5 collection, but one reliable leaker might have.
]]>I've gone through what I can only describe as emotional and financial turmoil over the PS5 Pro. My brain flicks between absolutely refusing to buy it and insisting I must buy it every other second I'm awake.
]]>I loved my Steam Deck. At one point I was using it daily as my main gaming platform. It fit my life better than consoles, gave me access to the wider (often cheaper) library of games on PC, and opened up a world of retro gaming. Everything was wonderful as long as I had my Steam Deck charged and nearby. But oh how quickly things change.
]]>Much like Premier League football clubs signing new players on ridiculous length contracts to (here comes a simplified and likely incorrect statement) spread the cost and avoid coming foul of financial fair play rules, I've started to look at the PS5 Pro as a cost/reward per year-type situation. In the end, it all comes down to when we're going to get the inevitable PlayStation 6.
]]>My first console was the SEGA Master System. It was awesome. My second console was the SEGA Mega Drive. It was awesome. My sort-of third console was the SEGA Mega CD. It was awesome (to me). My fourth console was the Sony PlayStation. It was awesome. My fifth console was the Nintendo 64. It was awesome. My sixth console was the SEGA Dreamcast. It was amazingly awesome. My seventh console was the PlayStation 2. It was awesome. My eighth console was the GameCube. It was awesome. My ninth console was the Xbox. It was awesome. My 10th console was the Xbox 360. It was awesome. My 11th console was the PlayStation 3. It was awesome. My 12th console was the Wii. It was awesome. My 13th console was the PS4. It was awesome. My 14th console was the Xbox One. It was awesome. My 15th console was the PS4 Pro. It was awesome. My 16th console was the Xbox One X. It was awesome. My 17th console was the Xbox Series X. It is awesome. My 18th console was the PS5. It is awesome.
]]>Let me fill you in on a secret. This morning I wrote the outline of a reaction to the PS5 Pro announcement that Sony had yet to make, including my desire to pre-order it. I felt I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. In many ways I was right. In one major way I was wrong. The following is that article, but now with added context around the PS5 Pro's release price.
]]>There you have it folks: Sony has finally announced that oft rumoured PS5 Pro, but you're not going to like the price.
]]>Do you like boxes that can play the video games? Well, if so, you'll probably want to tune into the PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation that's set to air later today, September 10, and you can find all the details as to how to do so right here.
]]>PlayStation has just announced a special livestream for tomorrow, and it just couldn't be anything other than the PS5 Pro, right?
]]>Have you even been made to take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain? Ricky Martin claimed that he had back in 1999, via Livin La Vida Loca, a song that you may well not like, but have almost definitely heard. The folks at PlayStation definitely seem to have heard it, having included the tune in a playlist that's arrived alongside what looks like it could be the first official tease of the PS5 Pro's design.
]]>PlayStation appears to be testing user-written reviews on the PS Store, meaning you'll be able to do more than just rate your games with stars.
]]>I've been having a tough time figuring out what I want to play recently, so I thought a good cure for that would be to play something a bit nostalgic. A favourite from my childhood, maybe, and while watching a very fun Ratchet and Clank speedrun from this year's Summer Games Done Quick, I quickly came to the conclusion that this was the one I wanted to revisit. It had been a while, after all, and despite getting right to the final boss, I never actually managed to beat the game, so I wanted to set myself the challenge of beating it.
]]>It didn't go down well with Helldivers 2 players, but the upcoming hero shooter Concord will require PC players to connect a PSN account.
]]>The PlayStation VR2 is only a little over a year old, but it's sounding like Sony is already winding down its investment in VR titles.
]]>Don't worry, your PlayStation VR2 won't be gathering dust for too much longer, as you'll soon be able to use it on PC - if you're happy to spend more money, that is.
]]>I love video games. It's fair to say that I am obsessed with them. From an early age I was drawn to what they offered, their ability to push forward technology, to wow, to entertain, to make me excited like nothing else. As a child I used to read maybe 10 video game magazines a month (maybe more if I wasn't shooed out of my local WHSmiths that I was using like a library). I took joy in telling my friends about video games, and I knew I wanted to turn that into my career. And I did. There have been ups and downs, for sure, but I'm still here, 20 years later, still obsessed.
]]>As part of the details Sony Interactive Entertainment's recent earnings call that came out yesterday, the company shared some sales numbers for the PS5. While these figures didn't meet Sony's lofty goals and are expected to keep declining going forwards, according to a estimates from an industry analytics firm, the console may have outdone Xbox's Series X/S sales-wise in the last business quarter.
]]>Following the retirement of former CEO Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that a pair of Playstation execs will serve as his replacements going forwards. As of June 1, Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will step up into new roles that'll fill the departed exec's boots.
]]>The PlayStation Portal for the PS5 is now in stock at Best Buy for $199.99 with free shipping.
]]>A recently published patent from Sony has revealed that the company is considering introducing a method to let your games play themselves.
]]>Hello there, a whole bunch of games are set to leave Playstation Plus next month. There are 25 of them, to be exact, and some pretty big names are on that list. A smorgasbord of Final Fantasy titles, for example. Though, that's not what you should be most concerned about. Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 is leaving too, and to be honest, I don't think the service will ever recover from that.
]]>This month, PlayStation Plus members can dive into the ocean with Dave the Diver and explore mystical realms in Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Plus, more games are coming to PlayStation as part of the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Game Catalog.
]]>Years after Sony stopped making them, the now former PlayStation boss Jim Ryan might have finally revealed the total number of PS2s sold.
]]>The latest PlayStation Stars digital collectible is a bobblehead of Jim Ryan, the soon to be former PlayStation boss whose last major act at the company is laying 900 people off.
]]>Remember the PlayStation VR2? No? That's understandable, as it seems that Sony is struggling enough to sell units that it's reportedly paused production on them.
]]>Get ready for a fun month with PlayStation Plus this March.
]]>Unicode 15.1 emoji support was added, meaning you have 118 emojis additional emojis available to use in messages. Released in fall 2023, the contents combine existing emoji characters with various skin colors for four new family emojis, six people emoji characters with direction variations, and more.
]]>Deviation Games, a AAA developer backed by PlayStation, has been shut down before it was able to ship its first game.
]]>PlayStation has announced plans to lay off 900 people from its global workforce, as part of a reduction of the company's overall headcount by 8%. Several PlayStation-owned studios - including Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, and Guerilla Games - will be affected, with PlayStation Studios' London Studio set to be closed entirely.
]]>Sony has announced it is currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access VR games available on PC.
]]>You shouldn't be expecting any big exclusives on PS5 for a while, but you should expect more PlayStation games popping up on PC.
]]>February’s lineup for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium features plenty of must-play titles.
]]>With the recently-announced espionage action game Physint, Hideo Kojima is going back to where it all began. Not literally, of course. He’s not cracking out the MSX, even if Sony did also have a hand in that. Nor is he going back to Konami (can you imagine?) No, Kojima is back to his spiritual home, PlayStation, and quite rightly the console maker is making all the right noises about that.
]]>Xbox really shot itself in the foot. Let’s just say that the company chose the worst time in video game history to deliver an underpowered, miss-messaged, device-laden console in the Xbox One. Riding high off the Xbox 360, Xbox was poised to go to-to-toe with Sony’s PS4, and then... it didn’t.
]]>Xbox doesn’t have the legacy of Nintendo or PlayStation. Despite Microsoft’s video game platform turning 23 this year, there’s no denying that for most people the Xbox’s legacy is little more than Halo. That’s clearly not true, but Xbox plays third fiddle to almost everyone who doesn't like to shout a lot on social media and @PhilSpencer like they are old school buddies.
]]>Are you sitting down? Good. Xbox is reportedly considering bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield to PS5 down the line.
]]>The first State of Play of the year takes place this evening - or afternoon, depending on your time zone - and you can watch it right here with us.
]]>Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for January.
]]>The original Nintendo PlayStation prototype was found a few years ago, but it sold for a ridiculous price, so a YouTuber took it upon themselves to make their own.
]]>Quite a few games are leaving PlayStation Plus this month and in January - 20 to be exact.
]]>Nine games will soon be pulled from the PlayStation Plus Extra service.
]]>How well Sony’s PlayStation VR2 sells is a bit of a hot topic. For some people it seems to be absolutely essential that this new headset and controller package sells to a large percentage of the PS5 userbase, as if failure to become mainstream signifies that the whole thing is a failure. I don’t think that’s true at all.
]]>My family wasn’t particularly well off when I was a kid. I picked up my PlayStation from an uncle that had gotten bored of Tomb Raider and its sequels, and most of my games were inherited from family friends that ‘grew out of’ Digimon, or ‘didn’t have the patience’ for Final Fantasy. Shame on them. In a small village somewhere on the outskirts of the UK’s grey, drizzly hinterlands (read: Derby), I relied on games to entertain myself. But there wasn’t a steady stream of them available.
]]>Sony has officially announced its May 2022 PlayStation Plus line-up – and it's a good one. As ever, the actual line-up leaked a little while ago, but now that we've had official confirmation from Sony about what to expect, we've been mulling it over and we've come to a conclusion – this really is a pretty good month for the subscription service.
]]>Ever since Microsoft came out swinging with its industry-changing Xbox Game Pass subscription service, many wondered when Sony would rise to meet it. Up until now, Sony has been offering two very distinct subscription services: PS Plus, which is a more traditional monthly free games library, and streaming service PS Now. On March 29, Sony finally revealed its updated PS Plus service, made up of three tiers of escalating features and pricing.
]]>Sony and PlayStation has announced its latest acquisition in the form of Haven Studios: a new development studio lead by Jade Raymond – perhaps best known as being the Assassin's Creed co-creator.
]]>You may be wondering "is Gran Turismo 7 offline for everyone, or just me?" If you've tried to boot up the game at all in the last 24 hours, you'll have been met with error screens and messages telling you that 'no, you cannot play the game right now.'
]]>Dying armor in Horizon Forbidden West seems simple, but it’s locked behind a bit of a process.
]]>The Horizon Forbidden West Deep Trouble quest is one of the game’s first side quests, and it’s also one of the more vague ones.
]]>During Horizon Forbidden West, you'll run into Greenshine. Greenshine is a rare resource that you’ll need for certain upgrades as you journey through barren wastelands and into the unknown.
]]>Wild, the prehistoric shamanic title from Wild Sheep Stuido is no longer in development, it seems.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
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