Feature Inside Pearl Abyss, the Ambitious Studio Behind PS5's Massive Crimson Desert
Coffee, mocap, and the making of an epic
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Guide These 20+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games This Week (16th-22nd March)
Crimson Desert! The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin! MLB The Show 26!
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News 'An Even Smoother Experience': Developers Chime in on PS5 Pro's PSSR 2 Update
Pros talk about Pro
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News Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Gets a PS5 Pro Patch Very Soon
So too will Assassin's Creed Shadows
- CD Projekt Red
- PS5 Pro
- Cyberpunk
News PS5 Pro Firmware Update Adds PSSR 2 Upgrade to PS5 Games Today
Here's some of the supported PS5 games
- Sony
- PS5 Pro
- Firmware Updates
News Crimson Desert PS5 Trophies Leak, and They're Basically Nonsensical
35 Trophies with a Platinum to unlock
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TodayMon, 16th Mar 2026
News 'An Even Smoother Experience': Developers Chime in on PS5 Pro's PSSR 2 Update
Pros talk about Pro
It's a good day for those with a PS5 Pro, as Sony is rolling out the all-important PSSR 2.0 update today. While the enhanced upscaling tech can be enabled for all games with PS5 Pro support, a select few have been highlighted in a PS Blog post, with commentary from the development teams behind them. It's always interesting to...
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- PS5 Pro
Time Extension "They loaned us a Dreamcast hardware development system"
Bleem! was a really unique product for its time, allowing users to run PlayStation games on non-PlayStation hardware. Originally created with Windows-based PCs in mind, Bleem! would later come to the Sega Dreamcast as Bleemcast – a move which Sega was covertly in favour of. Randy Linden,...
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News Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Gets a PS5 Pro Patch Very Soon
So too will Assassin's Creed Shadows
CD Projekt Red has revealed it'll finally be bringing official PS5 Pro support to Cyberpunk 2077 in the near future, having previously stated it had no plans to. When the upgraded console launched, the Polish publisher stated it had "no plans" to support the system. However, with the recently announced PSSR...
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News PS5 Pro Firmware Update Adds PSSR 2 Upgrade to PS5 Games Today
Here's some of the supported PS5 games
Sony has confirmed a PS5 Pro firmware update that goes live today will implement the anticipated PSSR upgrade to the machine. Owners of the PS5 Pro have been able to sample the improvement in Resident Evil Requiem for a few weeks now, but once the firmware update has been applied, the following will also sport...
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News Crimson Desert PS5 Trophies Leak, and They're Basically Nonsensical
35 Trophies with a Platinum to unlock
Crimson Desert is shrouded in such mystery that even its Trophy list on PS5 will draw attention. However, this particular Trophy list isn't one you can glean many details from. In fact, it's the polar opposite. A leaker with access to the PS5 version of the game has shared the Trophy list with Polish website...
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Guide These 20+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games This Week (16th-22nd March)
Crimson Desert! The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin! MLB The Show 26!
We told you March was a big month for new PS5 releases, and this week proves it. All eyes will, of course, be on Crimson Desert. But keep a look out for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin and MLB The Show 26 – two other undeniably massive titles as well. Here’s everything coming out...
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- Features
News 'Unprofessional and Shameful': Tomb Raider Fans Hate 1-3 Remaster's New Outfits
"This is free and I still don't want it"
The Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered bundle on PS5 and PS4 got a patch last week, adding new challenges, Trophies, and costumes — but the content hasn't gone down well with the series' playerbase. While it was a free update, fans aren't pleased with the quality of the new outfits to the game, which were not part...
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- PS4
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News As Warner Bros' Future Looks Uncertain, Gotham Knights Dev Reportedly Cuts More Staff
More layoffs at WB Games Montréal
Warner Bros. is in an odd place at the moment, its fate hanging in the balance as it looks like Paramount is poised to acquire the entire business. It's a deal worth a whopping $110 billion, and while the main attraction is the conglomerate's vast movie and TV empire, its video game business is of course part of...
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- PS5
- Industry
News ARC Raiders Replacing Some of Its Controversial AI Voices with 'Better' Human Ones
No replacement
For as popular as ARC Raiders has become, it hasn't gotten away with it completely unscathed; the use of generative AI tools in its development certainly caused a stir. One way developer Embark Studios uses the technology is for voice lines. Using text-to-speech, some of the dialogue present in the game is not performed by human...
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- PS5
- Arc Raiders
News Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Flying Off Shelves, Now at 6 Million Sales
The fastest entry to reach the milestone
Resident Evil Requiem has now sold more than six million units since its 27th February 2026 release, and it's the fastest any entry in the series has taken to reach the milestone. The game managed to sell five million copies during its first week on the market across physical and digital storefronts, and...
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- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Sales
Guide Crimson Desert Release Times: When Can You Start Playing?
All the Crimson Desert release times and pre-load info
One of the most anticipated games of 2026, Crimson Desert has built up a lot of excitement thanks largely in part to its ambition, scope, and potential. Its release is now right around the corner, so this Crimson Desert guide is designed to give you all the information you need to learn when you...
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- PS5
Feature 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Mega March Sale (North America/Europe)
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
We're in the throes of March right now, and Sony's celebrating this revered part of the year with the Mega March sale on PS Store. It runs from now until 25th March, and as expected, the sale contains literally thousands of digital items going cheap. That can be hard to parse, which is where we come in...
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- PS Store
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News Beloved PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Adds Key Features with Free Update
Level UP!
Hot off the heels of an audacious declaration of love for PSVR2 earlier this year, Kluge Interactive has announced its next free update to Synth Riders. With this latest update, dubbed Level UP!, Synth Riders is adding a major suite of features to the long-supported title. As the name suggests, the new update includes a levelling system,...
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- PS5
- PSVR2
- Synth Riders
- Updates
News Always Online, Live Service PS5 Gacha Zenless Zone Zero Is Getting a Physical Retail Release
Sure, go on then
Love them or loathe them, live service games lend themselves well to digital downloads because, well, they constantly change. Take a game like Zenless Zone Zero: at launch it was a kind of roguelike-style menu-based visual novel with action segments. These days it’s more like a traditional adventure game. But that’s not...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
YesterdaySun, 15th Mar 2026
News These 10 Major PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in March and April
You've been warned
With each passing the month, the number of impending PS Store delistings stack up. And this period is a particularly big one for imminent server closures and delistings. Here’s everything you need to be aware of for the remainder of March and the entirety of April: The Finals (PS4): 18th March (Online Services Disabled) WBSC...
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- PS4
- Delistings
Feature Inside Pearl Abyss, the Ambitious Studio Behind PS5's Massive Crimson Desert
Coffee, mocap, and the making of an epic
When I stepped inside the hallowed halls of Korean dev Pearl Abyss’ purpose-built Seoul complex last November, the promise of PS5 open world action adventure Crimson Desert was obvious but its sheer ambition was still unclear. Several months later, the benefit of hindsight has put my whistle-stop tour of...
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- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Travel
- Features
News Starfield's PS5 Release Seems Practically Inevitable at This Point
Expect news next week
The stars finally seem to be aligning for Starfield on PS5. The game, once coveted by Sony as a PS5 console exclusive, was part of Microsoft’s big Xbox push following its acquisition of publisher Bethesda. But a lot has changed since the space-faring RPG’s release in 2023, and now a PlayStation version seems all but...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 15th 2026)
Time Extension ThunderPass! Castlevania! Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. 35 Years After Street Fighter II Changed Everything, The ZX Spectrum Finally Gets A Half-Decent Port: ZXPresh's Sweet Fightin' +2...
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Feature Going Platinum: I Only Got MediEvil PS4's Plat Because I Had To
Putting in the work
Platinum Trophy #16: MediEvil Date Earned: 23rd October 2019 Dopamine Index: stars:1 I never want to take my job for granted. What do you mean I get money for writing about and playing video games? Younger me would be beside himself. An interesting part of being in games media, and more specifically being a critic, is that...
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- MediEvil
- Going Platinum
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Saturday14th Mar 2026
Time Extension "Work-for-hire is not the way we should be doing things"
Charles Zembillas isn’t the type of person to stay quiet when he feels he's been disrespected. He’s aware that may make him seem like a bit of a “firebrand” to some. But it’s something he feels has been necessary to set the record straight, given how several of his contributions to...
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News 'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy
Inconsistently incosistent
Square Enix has been telling us for quite some time that it’s going full multiformat, with its strategy seemingly shifting after “disappointing” sales of timed PS5 exclusives, like Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The publisher’s presumably realised that releasing its games elsewhere at a later date...
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- PS5
- Industry
News 'We Know They Want It': The Simpsons Showrunner Tops Up Hopium for Hit & Run PS5 Remaster
"Never say never"
There has been a demand for The Simpsons: Hit & Run to return for what feels like an eternity, and while it seems we're no closer to that becoming a reality, the sitcom's showrunner doesn't want to rule it out, either. Speaking to People, Matt Selman — who helped write the fan favourite PS2 game — has recently made some new...
- Disney
- The Simpsons
News PS5's Coolest Collection of Controllers and Console Covers Are Out Now
Yeah, they've killed it with these
Sony’s learned this generation that accessories can butter its bread in a serious way. Credit where credit’s due: the DualSense has established itself as a hugely popular controller, while the PS Portal has become one of the biggest peripherals in the industry. The firm’s also found success with various...
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- PS5
- Accessories
News Crimson Desert's Mandatory PS5 Update Sparks Debate About Games Which Break Street Date
"Hopefully this becomes the norm"
You won’t be able to play physical copies of Crimson Desert without downloading an update. According to the game’s official FAQ, once you’ve pulled this data from Sony’s servers, the title will be fully playable offline. But it’ll need that initial connection in order to boot. This has sparked lots of...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Industry
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026?
Plus or minus?
Another 8 games are headed the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week, with Sony confirming the full lineup just a few days ago. But as always, we want to know if you're actually happy with what's on offer. Let's begin with Extra, which seems to just keep on delivering the goods. Sony's middle tier subscription appears to have...
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- PS4
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News PS5 Exclusive Intergalactic's Alleged New Webpage Is No Big Deal at All
It's gone viral all the same
Fans are freaking out about a “new” Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet website, but it’s nothing to get excited about at all. We’re not sure why chatter about the PlayStation.com page started to circulate today, but a look back at Archive
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 624
Gaming finds a way
It’s the quiet before the Crimson Desert storm, which is good news for those of you who need a little extra time to clear your backlog. Here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: Back in WAYP 622, Ristar24 kindly recommended the Game Boy's Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues on the Jurassic Park Classic Games...
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
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News 'The Whole Team Is Working on the Final Stages': Onimusha PS5 Release Date Can't Be Far Away
"Please look forward to our next announcement"
It’s shaping up to be a historic year for Japanese publisher Capcom, with both Resident Evil Requiem and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection attracting outstanding reviews. Next up is Pragmata, which based on what we’ve played is going to be among the best shooters of the year. And then,...
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- Onimusha
Friday13th Mar 2026
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? There’s never a shortage of new games to play, but if you want to plan out your purchases, we’re keeping tabs on all 2026 PS5 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is updated...
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- Release Dates
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? PS4 is certainly getting towards the end of its life, but there's still plenty of software on the way, and we'll be tracking all 2026 PS4 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is...
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Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
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Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PSVR2 launch dates
What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? Sony's virtual reality headset has been receiving a steady stream of releases since launch, and we'll be keeping tabs on all 2026 PSVR2 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and...
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News As PSVR2 Fades into Obscurity, VR Specialist Reveals Its First Ever Non-VR PS5 Title
PSVR2 not required
Vertigo Games, a studio that's made a name for itself within the virtual reality space, is dropping VR for its next release. The 7th Guest Remake has been announced, and it's a regular, PS5 version of the company's PSVR2 rendition from 2023. As far as we're aware, this marks the first time Vertigo has not included virtual...
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Opinion Crimson Desert Could Be PS5 Game of the Year, or a Total Mess
Watch out for that Kliff
Ah, Crimson Desert, the game that seemingly does everything. It's honestly been a long time since I was so interested in seeing how a title turns out — and I mean that on a fundamental level, as you can probably tell from the headline. Sitting here now, it feels like Crimson Desert has the potential to be something truly...
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News Experience Two of PS5's Best Games with a 'New Level of Visual Fidelity' on PS5 Pro
Above and beyond
Legendary dev Remedy is updating two of its best games to take advantage of the PS5 Pro’s upgraded upscaler. Both the excellent Alan Wake 2 – a rare Push Square 10/10 – and the equally enjoyable Control Ultimate Edition will be patched to take utilise PSSR 2. For those who haven’t been keeping track, Sony h
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News 'Imagine Being Such a Loser': We've Hit Rock Bottom with Website Dedicated to 'Failing' Games
'Flopathon'
Good grief. We've reached new lows today, as video game anti-fans have established a new website that's all about tracking Steam player numbers to determine just how badly a game has flopped. If there was any doubt about the website's intentions, it's literally named Flopathon, and we won't be linking to it. Essentially, the site is...
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- PS4
News Crimson Desert PS5 Concern as Physical Copies Won't Run without Download
But will play offline after initial update
If you’re planning to go physical with upcoming RPG Crimson Desert, then keep in mind you’ll need to connect to the Internet to fully install the game. With wild copies beginning to circulate ahead of the release’s PS5 launch, we can now confirm that the game won’t run off its Blu-ray disc...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
News That Awesome PS5 Marvel Compilation Is Just Days Away
Assemble this month
We’re wise to your tricks, Limited Run Games. We knew when the Marvel MaXimum Collection was announced late last month, its release date wouldn’t be too far away. This is a tactic it’s been leveraging for a little time now. And right we are, because the compilation – which features Konami’s iconic X-Men arcade game...
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- PS5
- Marvel MaXimum Collection
- Release Dates
News PS6's Rumoured Portable Could Be in Your Hands as Early as Next Year
Wrap your head around that
While a lot of the conversation lately has centred on PS6 and whether it will release in 2027 amid the ongoing RAMpocalypse that’s affecting all electronics manufacturers, Sony’s rumoured new handheld has gotten lost in the shuffle. The new piece of hardware has been
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- PS6
News Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
It's had worse ideas
We’ve all seen the Famitsu sales data by now, and we know Sony hasn’t got a hope in hell of fighting the Switch 2 at this point. That’s despite the manufacturer copying Nintendo’s homework and introducing a cheaper, language locked console model for its home region. It’s helped stop the rot, but it’s still getting...
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- PS5
- Japan
- Trailers
News 'This Would Have Been $30 DLC by Most Studios': Players Praise Ghost of Yotei's Free PS5 Update
"This is absolutely insane"
“We criticise game companies when they f*ck up, and we should also praise companies when they do good.” Those are the wise words of one PS5 fan, writing on X (or Twitter) in response to the sheer scale of Ghost of Yotei’s new online multiplayer update. The anticipated Legends mode launched this week
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- Ghost of Yotei
News Tell Us if You Love or Hate Stupid Never Dies, the Most Divisive Action RPG Coming to PS5
Launches later this year
You may have forgotten about this one, but back at The Game Awards 2025, developer GPTRACK50 announced Stupid Never Dies, a fast-paced action RPG that looks mad in the best way. Headed up by ex-Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, the game is looking like complete mayhem in its latest gameplay trailer: It really strikes...
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- Trailers
Time Extension A Netflix show was rumoured last year, but so far remains unconfirmed
It's somewhat hard to believe, given the character's popularity over the years, but Crash Bandicoot has somehow never had a starring role in his own TV show or animated film. To our knowledge, there has been at least one attempt to turn Crash into a TV show, with Amazon...
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News Timed Exclusive The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Will Play Best on PS5, and Here's Why
Britannia's very best
New gacha spin-off game The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is not only a timed PS5 console exclusive, it’s also launching first on Sony’s system, ahead of its mobile counterpart. Unsurprisingly, the game will take full advantage of the PlayStation format’s flourishes, as detailed in the brief trailer embedded below. Among...
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- The Seven Deadly Sins
- Trailers
News Little Nightmares Explores PSVR2 Horror in New Game, Out Next Month
Enter the Altered Echoes on 24th April
Bandai Namco has announced a fourth game in the Little Nightmares series will utilise PSVR2, and it's right around the corner. Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a VR-exclusive game, with a PSVR2 version, that launches next month on 24th April 2026. In a PlayStation Blog post, it is confirmed that the new...
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- PS5
- PSVR2
- Little Nightmares
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News Silent Hill, Slitterhead Creator Begins Work on Another 'Original' Game
Bokeh Game Studio on its second project
Slitterhead developer Bokeh Game Studio is now in the early stages of its second game, a Japanese recruitment page has revealed. Led by Keiichiro Toyama, who is credited as the creator of Silent Hill and the 2024 horror title Slitterhead, Bokeh Game Studio has begun work on its next project, and is now...
- Bokeh Game Studio
News What Year Is It?! Neopets Is Coming to PS5 with a Minigame Collection This Month
The noughties called
For those who grew up in the noughties and the Internet's earlier years, Neopets was one of several popular online destinations for kids. You may be surprised to learn the virtual pet site is still very much alive, and more than that, it's got a PS5 game coming very soon. Yes, you'll soon be able to play Neopets: Mega Mini...
- Sidewalk Games
- PS5
- Neopets
Thursday12th Mar 2026
News 'No One Is Buying This on PS5': PC Port Begging Already Unbearable as Sony Switches Strategy
It's only going to get worse
The word on the street is that Sony will no longer port its single player first-party games to the PC, and fans are having a normal one in response to this news as usual. Earlier this week, Housemarque posted a pretty bad ass Saros gameplay clip, which we thought was so awesome
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- PS5
- PC
News First Crimson Desert PS5 Pro Analysis Calls It 'A Phenomenal Experience'
Console footage is finally here
It's finally time to take a look at Crimson Desert running on a console. Our friends over at Digital Foundry have been lucky enough to play the game on PS5 Pro, and have delivered a lengthy, in-depth analysis of how the open world adventure performs. As you may know, all of the uncut Crimson Desert gameplay footage...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Crimson Desert
News Fastidiously Multiformat Square Enix Skips PS5 with Yet Another Game
Surprise, surprise
Ever since Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet its lofty sales expectations as a timed PS5 exclusive, Square Enix has been on a tear promoting its new multiformat business. Funny, because as far as we can see, it still covets exclusivity where it suits. Nintendo DS remaster Bravely Def
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