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News PS5 Firmware Update Adds Fancy New Animation for Earning a Platinum Trophy
Notifications never looked so good
Earning a Platinum Trophy on PlayStation is always a bit of an occasion; you've not only completed a game, you've (probably) gone out of your way to beat a range of additional challenges. For many, the Plat is the nice cherry on top of an enjoyable experience, and they're very satisfying to pop. Now, though, Sony...
News The Last of Us: Part I's PC Specs Will Make Mincemeat of Your Computer
Ultrawide monitor support and more
After a short delay, The Last of Us: Part I will finally make its PC debut later this month, from 28th March. The remake – which launched on PS5 late last year – is a looker, and its minimum spec requirements are quite high as a result. For example, you’ll need a 100GB SSD just to get the game started, and if...
News Sony Capitalises on PS5's Huge Japan Sales with Hype Software Montage
This is the punch line up
PS5 is pushing some extraordinary numbers in Japan, and is trending ahead of the PS4 and PS3 now Sony’s finally managed to get some stock onto store shelves. That means it’s time for one of the Japanese division’s trademark montage videos, this time with a police detective theme. The clips leads, as you’d expect, on...
News Gran Turismo Comparison Video Shows Huge Leap in Quality from PSVR to PSVR2
A new generation
We've been banging on about how much better PSVR2 is compared to its predecessor, but it's videos like the one above (from ElAnalistaDeBits) that really show the difference. With many years between iterations of Sony's virtual reality hardware, it was always going to be more impressive, but Gran Turismo amply shows off the huge...
News Some PS5 Fans Think This New Firmware Feature Is a Potential Spoiler
Depends on who you ask
Unless you've just emerged from deep underground, you are probably aware that that massive PS5 firmware update dropped yesterday, bringing with it Discord integration, VRR at 1440p and various other features and improvements. In addition, it also changed the way game discs work on a shared console.
News Sony Concerned Microsoft Could, Knowingly or Not, Sabotage Call of Duty on PlayStation
The knives come out
It's time to return to everyone's favourite ongoing story in games, namely, the war of words between Microsoft and Sony in regard to the former's intent to purchase publisher Activision Blizzard. In the latest turn, Sony has voiced concern that should the acquisition come to pass, future Call of Duty titles on PlayStation could...
News Widespread PS3, PS Vita Issues Preventing Fans from Downloading Games
It only does nothing
Sony’s legacy systems, the PS3 and PS Vita, are throwing a wobbly it seems. There are widespread reports, right around the globe, of purchased games not downloading properly from the PS Store. It’s unclear what the exact cause is: PS3 received a firmware update recently, which could potentially be related – but that...
News PS5 Firmware Update Finally Changes How Game Discs Work
Digital and physical games brought closer together
The latest PS5 firmware update is here, and you can see the full patch notes through the link. While the headline features bring Discord integration and other improvements to the forefront, one smaller change has flown a little under the radar, but it's worth highlighting. It's a tough thing to...
News International Baseball Takes Off in MLB The Show 23 on PS5, PS4
World Baseball Classic makes its debut
Since its inception, MLB The Show has been roundly focused on Major League Baseball, but this year’s addition will see the addition of the Negro Leagues as part of a new, documentary-style campaign mode – and international baseball, with the integration of the World Baseball Classic. Over 100 players will...
News PS5 Sold More Last Month in Japan Than a Chunk of 2022
Things are looking up
PS5 sales increased by an eye-opening 457 per cent year-over-year in Japan last month, as Sony finally managed to get the system’s stock situation under control. The new-gen console sold an incredible 366,982 units in February 2023, more than the first four months of 2022 combined. That’s despite an increase in price, too!...
News Sony Wants You to Sit Up Straight While You're Playing PS5, PS4
Patent posturing
A new PlayStation patent – filed a few years ago but published this week – hopes to fix your posture while you’re playing, so no more slouching or slumping while you grind out your Fortnite quests! The document’s abstract, as spotted by OpAttack, explains: “A game intervention server may evaluate, based on learning models,...
News PS4 Firmware Update 10.50 Available to Download Now
Happy firmware day
Not only has Sony released a big new update for PS5, its last-gen console, PS4, has also received new firmware. PS4 system software version 10.50 is available to download right now, weighing in at a pretty small 488MB. So, what does it do? Well, it doesn't have quite so many features as the PS5 update, but there's still more here...
News PS Store Remasters and Retro Sale Discounts Hundreds of PS5, PS4 Games
Turn back the clock
Today, Sony has set another new PS Store sale live. This promotion's theme is Remasters and Retro, offering up to 75 per cent off some old school-flavoured PS5 and PS4 titles. Skimming through what's included, however, the theming is relatively loose; there are some relatively recent releases included in this deal too. As...
News Huge PS5 Firmware Adds Discord Voice Chat, VRR at 1440p, Much More
Available now
Sony has just released the latest system software update for PS5. If you're keeping tabs on the version number, we're now at version 23.01-07.00.00. What does this 1.1GB update actually do, though? Quite a lot, as it turns out. This is the official release of the firmware that's been in beta for a while, integrating Discord as well as...
News Sony Has Approximately $5 Billion Left for Acquisitions and Investments
But not specifically for PlayStation
All the way back in 2021, Sony revealed that it had earmarked around ¥2 trillion (~$18 billion) for strategic investments across its entire company, which expanded to the acquisition of developers like Housemarque and Bungie, as well as anime streaming service
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2023 Available to Download Now
Roll the DICE
New month, new PS Plus games. As March, er, marches on, PS Plus Essential's selection of monthly games has been refreshed, giving members a new trio of titles to enjoy. They're available to download right now on PS Store. As a reminder, this month you're getting multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042 (PS5/PS4), blocky dungeon crawler...
News Marvel's Wolverine Rumours Sparked by Resurfaced Steve Blum Video
Is he reprising his role?
Voice actor – and long-time Wolverine star – Steve Blum could be reprising his role for Insomniac Games’ upcoming PS5 game, Marvel’s Wolverine. At least, that’s what some fans believe! A video shared on the veteran’s Instagram page resurfaced on TikTok this week, where he talks about shooting performance capture...
News Sony Ordered to Pay Refunds As Austrian Court Declares FIFA Gambling
Result
Sony has been ordered to pay refunds after an Austrian court ruled FIFA Ultimate Team a form of gambling. The controversial game mode sees players spending money on digital card packs, which include virtual footballers. These can then be traded, sold for in-game currency, or used to assemble teams, which fans can use to compete online. But...
News PS Plus Is Up to 85% Off for New Subscribers This Weekend
But only in Europe
You can get a month of PS Plus Essential for just £1.00 this weekend, as Sony tries to tempt back lapsed members. The deal – live in Europe but not in USA – offers savings of up to 85 per cent across all of the one month options, active through 5th March. If you want to sub to one of the higher tiers, then a month of PS Plus...
News PSVR2 to Receive Renewed Competition from Meta Quest 3 This Year
Will emphasise mixed reality experiences
PSVR2 is by far the most advanced virtual reality headset currently on the market, but it’ll receive renewed competition from Meta this year, as the organisation plots the release of the Quest 3. The company’s standalone Quest 2 has shipped more than 20 million units to date, and is the most successful...
News God of War Ragnarok Nominated for Record-Breaking Number of BAFTA Awards
Sony shows up big in nominees
If you though awards season was over, think again. BAFTA Games is back, reflecting on 2022's software lineup in its list of nominees. The biggest story here is that God of War Ragnarok, Santa Monica Studio's grand sequel, has been nominated for the most awards in the award ceremony's history. Including six nods for...
News Sony Must Share Details of Exclusivity Deals with Microsoft in FTC's Court Hearing
The saga continues
We hope you're not bored of this yet, but it's time once again to talk about Microsoft's industry-shaking attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard. The deal, worth a ridiculous $69 billion, would see the company absorb ActiBlizz and all its intellectual property. The convergence of two such large publishers has caused concerns about...
Review The Legend of Dragoon (PS1) - A Flawed But Charismatic Classic
The legend lives on
For many, the PS1 was defined by the global recognition of Japanese role-playing games. Final Fantasy VII obviously led the charge in this regard, but it was flanked by now legendary properties like Breath of Fire, Wild Arms, and Suikoden. It's easy to see the impact that the JRPG boom had on the gaming landscape of the late 90s...
News Sony Wants to Make PlayStation the Best Place to Play Third-Party Games
For both PS5 and PSVR2
Third-party exclusives are becoming less common these days, which means platform holders like Sony need to find savvy ways to entice players into their ecosystem. This can be done, one exec says, by making PlayStation the best place to play. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, head of third-party portfolio and...
News Riding High on PS5 Success, Sony Was AMD's Biggest Customer Last Year
Making money moves
Sony was AMD's biggest customer in 2022, accounting for a whopping 16% of the semiconductor-producing company's revenue, perhaps best known in the video game space for its graphics cards. Both Sony and Microsoft use AMD hardware in their current-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. AMD sold Sony some $3.776...
News Yes, Sony Helped Optimise Final Fantasy 16 for PS5
And it shows
We noted in our Final Fantasy 16 PS5 preview that the upcoming action RPG feels on par with a first-party production in places, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Sony engineers helped Square Enix with the development of the game. The platform holder has, of course, purchased timed exclusivity for the title – but producer Naoki...
News Sony and LeBron James Join Forces with Limited Edition PS5 Accessories
DualSense and console cover revealed
Well, we weren't expecting this today. Or any other day, really, but we are where we are. Sony has announced a collaboration with NBA athlete and MultiVersus character LeBron James, revealing a unique set of limited edition accessories for PS5. Designed by LeBron James himself, you'll soon be able to buy a...
News Thousands of PS5, PS4 Discounts Come to PS Store with Mega March Sale
Pinch, punch
Sony is kicking off the new month with a bang, bringing yet another huge sale to PS Store. The Mega March promotion, beginning 1st March 2023, includes thousands of deals on PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons. It'll run for the next two weeks, with the end date being 15th March. As always, there are far too many discounts for us to...
News Sony's Creator to Creator Series Digs Deeper into the Making of The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal! Bella Ramsey! Neil Druckmann!
Sony’s decision to bring some of its major brands to film and television may have looked like a huge risk initially, but following the enormous success of both Uncharted and The Last of Us, it must be feeling pretty satisfied with its decision right now. Of course, in the case of Joel and Ellie’s...
News Analysts Expect PS5 to Extend Lead on Xbox Series X|S in 2023
Well, yeah
In arguably the safest prediction since “the sun will rise tomorrow”, analysts are predicting that the PS5 will increase its lead on Xbox Series X|S in 2023. According to data analysis group Ampere, Sony commanded about 45 per cent of the console market last year, but shortages of its new-gen console caused it to cede some ground to...
News What Year Is It? There's a New PS3 Firmware Update Out Now
Strong and stable
The year may be 2023, but Sony’s just released a new firmware update for the PS3! No, that’s not a typing error: the Japanese giant has just updated its 17-year-old last-last-gen system. Don’t expect any major new features in version 4.90, though: this one is all about that all-important stability. “This system software...
News Horizon Fans Can't Believe How Short Aloy Is in PSVR2
Tough as nails, though
We’ve got to be honest, we noticed it too: Aloy is short. While you never really get a sense of the character’s height in the main PS5 and PS4 games, we’d always assumed she was a towering young lady, given her superhuman acts of strength. But no, PSVR2 launch title Horizon Call of the Mountain confirms the opposite:...
News The Legend of Dragoon PS5, PS4 Patch Should Solve Performance Issues
Available to download now
A new update for The Legend of Dragoon is available to download now, supposedly fixing the recently released RPG's technical issues. As you might have read last week, the emulated PS1 classic, which is part of PS Plus Premium, launched with a bunch of performance problems. These issues ranged from bugged visuals to full-on...
News PSVR2 Early Adopters Are Struggling to Find the Sweet Spot
All a blur
While there’s been a ton of positivity surrounding this week’s PSVR2 launch, one of the dominating discussions has pertained to how to fix blurry or unclear image quality. A large proportion of early adopters – both virtual reality veterans and complete rookies – are struggling to find the “sweet spot” in the lenses, which is...
Rumour Sony Saving PS5's Good Stuff for PS Showcase Prior to E3 2023
It's coming
It’s been over 18 months since the last proper PlayStation Showcase, and you count the number of announced first-party projects from the platform holder on one hand. After a low-key State of Play, many are wondering just what the eff the manufacturer is thinking? Well, according to industry snoop Jeff Grubb – who’s been consistent...
News Sony Somehow Screwed Up The Legend of Dragoon on PS5, PS4
Memory leaks, softlocks, and more
It's the news that no one wanted to hear: The Legend of Dragoon — that is to say, the emulated version that's currently available on PS5 and PS4 — has some pretty serious technical issues. We first read about these problems over on the PSNProfiles forums a day or so ago, but with no way of knowing how widespread...
News God of War Ragnarok Cleans Up at DICE Awards, Elden Ring Takes Game of the Year
Godly
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has just held its annual DICE Awards event, regarded as one of the more prestigious industry awards ceremonies. Looking back on the games released in 2022, it's all the usual suspects taking home trophies, with God of War Ragnarok claiming the most wins. Sony's sequel takes home a total of seven...
Reaction Sony Continues to Fumble the State of Play Format
We've been here before
The curtain has closed on another State of Play, and this wasn’t a vintage one, to put it politely. In fact, at the time of writing, just 21 per cent of you said it was better than okay in our Push Square poll – a statistic we can’t imagine the bigwigs at PlayStation will be particularly impressed with
News PSVR2 Sense Controllers Aren't Working for Some Early Adopters
Teething troubles
A huge number of PSVR2 early adopters are having issues with their PSVR2 Sense Controllers, with a massive Reddit thread outlining the issue in meticulous detail. While we haven’t been able to replicate it ourselves, the post has over 700 upvotes at the time of typing, and is filled with disgruntled fans who are unable to get the...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's State of Play Livestream Right Here (23rd February, 2023)
Suicide Squad! PSVR2! Surprises?
Eager to watch Sony PlayStation’s State of Play livestream today? You’ve come to the right place! We’re knee deep into a New Year, and it’s time for a State of Play livestream. This one will focus on Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad, but will also spare time for third-party, indie, and PSVR2 trailers and...
Talking Point State of Play Predictions February 2023 - What Do You Expect?
A strong start to Sony's 2023?
Sony's next State of Play airs tonight, and we're sat here trying to predict what might be shown. In truth, it's a hard one to nail down. While the Japanese giant has provided an outline of its plans (which we'll examine shortly), there's been no clear indication as to what games will actually be featured — barring...
News PS5 Records Another Good Week of Sales in Japan, 2.5 Million Sold Since Launch
Hogwarts Legacy still sells best
As the PS5 Stock situation has less of an effect on consumers' ability to purchase the system, sales of the console have continued to grow in Sony's native country of Japan. It's now topped the region's hardware sales chart for five weeks in a row, with this latest round of purchases meaning over 2.5 million consoles...
Out Today PSVR2 Brings Next-Gen VR to the Masses
The future is now
Just over 13 months after its official unveiling, Sony's new PSVR2 headset has officially launched worldwide. Pre-orders weren't nearly as hard to come by as PS5, so the next-gen devices should be in plentiful supply should you decide to buy one today. However, the release still represents a big step in the right direction for the...
News Destiny 2: Lightfall Invades Champions League Tie Between Liverpool, Real Madrid
Launch trailer coming during State of Play
Real Madrid scored two more goals after these screenshots were captured, by the way Liverpool fans may not have enjoyed their trip to Anfield this evening, but Bungie will be stoked to see Destiny 2: Lightfall take top billing during the game. Very little has come of Sony’s acquisition of the legendary...
News Xbox Series X|S Is Getting Trounced by PS5, Microsoft Weirdly Reveals
The solution? $69 billion
The funniest thing about the never-ending Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is how it’s prompted tech giants Microsoft and Sony to undermine their own businesses. Case in point: during a media briefing in Brussels earlier today, the Redmond firm proudly (?) declared that Xbox has a global market share of just 30 per...
Feature PSVR2 Review: Is It Worth It?
Next-gen virtual reality arrives
Back when Sony originally released PSVR in 2016, it felt like magic. The headset – which also repurposed the existing PS Camera and PS Move controllers in order to operate – enabled you to exist within virtual worlds, unlocking innovative new gameplay opportunities, as observed in some of the device’s biggest...
News State of Play Confirmed for Thursday with PSVR2, Indies, Third-Party Games, and Suicide Squad
Come out to Play
PlayStation has confirmed that a new State of Play broadcast will take place this Thursday — that's the 23rd February — at 9PM UK time / 10PM Central Europe / 4PM Eastern US / 1PM Pacific US. Setting expectations as always, official channels say that the stream will comprise of: Five new PSVR2 games "from partners" Indie and...
News Sony Adds Nine More PSVR2 Games to the Launch Window
Now over 40 titles planned
Sony really isn't letting up with the PSVR2 announcements this week as it's revealed another 9 games that are planned to release for the headset in the coming months. Since there's so much to get through here, we're going to largely quote from the PlayStation Blog, embed the accompanying trailers, and provide any other...
News PlayStation Characters Are Being Put on Postage Stamps in Croatia
Ship your package with Kratos
PlayStation Croatia has revealed an initiative with the country's postal service where famous faces from PS5, PS4 titles will appear as postage stamps. It's the first issue in a Popular Culture series that's designed to mark "the importance of postage stamps which tell stories by travelling the globe, this time about...
News Massive Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 Patch Available Now
Also includes classic track and superhuman AI
Update: The gigantic Gran Turismo 7 patch, featuring PSVR2 support and much more, is available now. It weighs in at 7.35GB on PS5, and includes multiple cars as well as a new track. If you're still playing on PS4, then the update is around 7.4GB. If full PSVR2 support and four extra cars weren't enough...