Guide All Free PS Plus Games in 2020
A complete list of every 2020 PlayStation Plus game
News PlayStation Fans So Desperate for PS5 Stock They Brought Their Beds to GameStop
Camped for 24 hours outside store
Guide New PS5 Owners: How to Fix Common Problems
Simple solutions for PlayStation 5's most common issues
News Sony Banning PS5 Owners for Exploiting PS Plus Collection
Don't sell access to your system
News PS Plus December 2020 Free PS5, PS4 Games Announced
May the spirit of the season enchant you
News - 2020, Week 48
Sunday29th Nov 2020
Not everyone is so lucky
Update (29th November, 2020): An increasing number of customers are dissatisfied after Kohl’s voided the Kohl’s Cash they were promised after the company cancelled a wave of PlayStation 5 orders. To be clear, it seems that the company is still honouring the $180 credit earned from a single console order, but those who...
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for December 2020?
Plus or minus?
December 2020's PlayStation Plus games have been announced, and we've already seen a load of mixed reactions here on Push Square. Some think it's an okay lineup, others think it's a steaming pile of hot trash. Truth be told, we tend to fall somewhere in between, but as always, we want to know your opinion on the matter. December's...
News Streamer Beats Demon's Souls PS5 Without Taking a Single Hit
So the world might be mended
Completing a normal run of Demon's Souls is tricky enough, but what about beating the whole thing without taking a single hit? That's what Twitch streamer The_Happy_Hob managed over the weekend in front of thousands upon thousands of viewers. Hob, as he's more commonly known, had previously spent stream after stream...
News PS5 Enjoys Best Ever PlayStation Home Console Launch in Spain
Gracias
We don’t actually know how well the PlayStation 5 is selling, because Sony has stopped short of sharing numbers outside of its “biggest ever launch” rhetoric. However, we do now have firm figures for Spain, where the next-gen console is poised to dominate the market. The Japanese giant shipped 43,000 units, and they sold out. That...
Saturday28th Nov 2020
News PlayStation Fans So Desperate for PS5 Stock They Brought Their Beds to GameStop
Camped for 24 hours outside store
A fresh batch of PS5 stock was promised in-store at GameStop this Black Friday, and a couple of PlayStation fans were so desperate to get their hands on the next-gen console, they brought their beds and slept outside their local store for 24 hours. ABC reporter Eugene Daniel stumbled upon the desperate gamers, who...
News PS Plus December 2020 Free PS5, PS4 Games Announced
May the spirit of the season enchant you
December 2020's free PS Plus games have been announced. As has been the case since the PlayStation 5's launch earlier in the month, three titles are up for grabs — one of which is available on Sony's new console. The PS5 game in question is Worms Rumble — the latest entry in the long running series,...
News Sony Reduces Cyberpunk 2077's UK PS Store Price
Refunds those who already pre-ordered
Sony has knocked £5 off the PlayStation Store price of Cyberpunk 2077 in the UK, making it £49.99 as opposed to £54.99. That brings it right in line with the retail edition, which Amazon UK is flogging with some exclusive Night City postcards for £49.99 as well. In fact, if you purchase your PSN credit from...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Saves Can Be Transferred from PS4 to PS5
Confirmed by CDPR
Yes, you will be able to transfer your Cyberpunk 2077 save files from PS4 to PS5. This means that if you happen to start the game on PS4 and then play it on PS5 at a later date via backwards compatibility, you can take your progress with you. Lovely. CD Projekt Red says that as long as you're playing on the same PlayStation...
News PS1 Sci-Fi RPG SaGa Frontier Is Being Remastered on PS4 in 2021
A new frontier
Square Enix has announced SaGa Frontier Remastered, a remaster (duh) of the sci-fi JRPG that launched on PS1 all the way back in 1997. It was never officially released in Europe, so for a lot of players, this will be their first chance to experience the adventure. Much like other games in the SaGa series, SaGa Frontier has multiple...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 352
Remember Phogs? They're back
It’s been an outrageously busy month for everyone at Push Square Towers, but the time to unwind is finally nearing. Oh, who are we kidding? There’s still Cyberpunk 2077 and then Game of the Year to sort out. No rest for the wicked! Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ve somehow worked my way through the majority of Demon’s...
Friday27th Nov 2020
Guide New PS5 Owners: How to Fix Common Problems
Simple solutions for PlayStation 5's most common issues
So, you're a new PS5 owner, but you may be having problems getting started with the system. We've already provided a list of 10 Things You Should Do First with Your New PlayStation 5, but what if your console isn't working as expected? Namely, you're experiencing issues like coil whine,...
News Sony Banning PS5 Owners for Exploiting PS Plus Collection
Don't sell access to your system
If you own a PlayStation 5 and have an active PlayStation Plus subscription, then you can redeem and play 20 or so excellent PlayStation 4 games as part of the PS Plus Collection. It’s a great sweetener for next-gen early adopters, and you can actually enjoy all of the games on the company’s previous console once...
News PS5's Small Performance Advantages Over Xbox Series X Prompt Microsoft Statement
It wasn't supposed to be like this
On paper, the difference between the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X’s hardware specifications is smaller than any previous console generation, but early analysis from sites like Digital Foundry have pegged Sony’s next-gen system as marginally superior in some early multiformat face-offs. We’re talking...
News Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Reveal Now Planned for After Release
Multiplayer news coming Q1 2021
CD Projekt Red has decided to scrap its plans of revealing DLC for Cyberpunk 2077 before the game's 10th December 2020 launch, instead opting to wait until everyone has the title in their hands. This is because of the surprise delay the hotly anticipated RPG was hit with, pushing it back a couple more weeks. The...
News PlayStation Gamers Think PS5's DualSense Is Sony's Best Ever Controller
High praise
We love the DualSense here at Push Square. The weight feels just right, the buttons are pretty much perfect, and boy do we enjoy those haptics when they kick in. Phwoar! And it seems as though we're not alone. Earlier this week, we published a poll here on the site, asking our readers what they think of the DualSense controller. Around...
Soapbox Demon's Souls' Difficulty Shouldn't Deter You from Playing PS5's Best Game
Honestly, you're already good enough
I’m pretty average at games. Painfully average. Whenever there’s a leaderboard, I rarely find myself at the top; I rarely find myself at the bottom either. I’m always in the middle. If it’s an online shooter, I’ll never be the MVP, but I’ll find a way to contribute towards my team. In co-op games,...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (23rd November to 30th November)
Thanksgiving! Go eat turkey
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? It's Thanksgiving in America this week, which means it's an alarmingly slow week for new releases. For a full list of all new PS5 game release dates in 2020 and all new PS4 game release dates in 2020,...
News PS Plus Members Received Almost $800 Worth of PS5 and PS4 Games in 2020
Plus sized savings
You might not necessarily love every last addition to PlayStation Plus' lineup of complimentary games, but there's no arguing with the monetary value it offers. As well as online services, cloud storage, and exclusive discounts, the subscription service gives you access to dozens of games every year, and 2020 has been no...
News Climbing Run Speedruns in Astro's Playroom Are Mind Boggling
How is that possible?
How quickly can you climb in Astro’s Playroom? Not as fast as the world’s best, we reckon! This video posted on Reddit shows the eighth best time in the Climbing Run time trial and… Well, the results speak for themselves. We had to double check this video wasn’t playing at double speed for a few seconds. The...
Talking Point What Were Your Most Played PS4 Games?
The wall of shame
One of the more unexpected features Sony introduced with the PlayStation 5 is the ability to track your playtime across games. Now you can easily track how many precious hours have been invested into first-party titles or the big online shooters, and this also goes for past PlayStation 4 games. That could be either a blessing or a...
Poll What's Your Favourite PS5 Launch Game?
A lot to choose from
The PS5 has been out for more than a week now here in Europe — it's been a whole two weeks of next-gen gaming in the US — and we reckon that Sony's new system has enjoyed one of the best console launch lineups ever. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls lead the charge, but let's not forget about solid third...
News Official Ghost of Tsushima Action Figure Is All Kinds of Cool
Premium Act-Jin
Sucker Punch has revealed an official Jin Sakai action figure — the protagonist from hit PS4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima, in case you didn't know. The 6.1 inch collectable is fully posable and packed with detail — it even comes with an assortment of weapons. It's crafted by Japanese figma specialists Good Smile Company, and it's...
News Final Fantasy 14 Announcement Showcase Planned for February 2021
Next expansion reveal likely
Square Enix will be hosting a special announcement showcase on 5th February 2021 for its grand online MMO Final Fantasy XIV, where a number of "cool things" will be shown. The broadcast will include a live interpretation from Japanese to English, meaning European and US players will be able to follow along. The live...
Mini Review Esports Life Tycoon (PS4) - Manage Virtual Athletes in Moreish Strategy Game
Repetitive strain injury
With last year’s YouTubers Life, Spanish studio U-Play Online transformed content creation into a kind of arcade strategy game, where your objective was to grow your subscriber count across a variety of different disciplines – from gaming through to cooking. Esports Life Tycoon is a similar sort of experience, marrying...
News PlayStation Partner Awards Return Next Week with New Categories
Celebrating Japan and Asia
PlayStation Japan will reconvene next week for the annual PlayStation Partner Awards, celebrating the latest and greatest titles from developers across the region. The ceremony focuses on PlayStation games that have sold the most amount of copies rather than their quality, with three awards up for grabs. You'll be able to...
Thursday26th Nov 2020
Guide All Free PS Plus Games in 2020
A complete list of every 2020 PlayStation Plus game
What are the new PS Plus games? Which free PlayStation Plus games have been given away in 2020? In this article, we'll be compiling a complete list of every 2020 PS Plus title provided as part of Sony's subscription service. This year is particularly interesting, as it should see the introduction...
News PS Store Black Friday Sale Has Awesome PS5, PS4 Deals
PS5 games! The Last of Us 2! Ghost of Tsushima!
When Black Friday is around, you know a big PlayStation Store sale is inbound. And boy is it! The PS Store Black Friday sale is live right now through until 30th November 2020, with deals live across Europe and the US as we speak. Even better, we've got a good amount of PlayStation 5 titles included in...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.004 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features Huge List of Improvements
Odin be praised
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.004 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. It's around 2.6GB in size. For the full patch notes, check out the rest of the article below. Original Story: As promised by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's next big update is arriving tomorrow — that's the 26th November, in case...
Soapbox PS5 Is Pushing Me Ever Closer to All-Digital
A slow and steady transition
I think Sony’s been so shrewd with the way it’s handled the transition from physical media to digital downloads. The company definitely would prefer you purchase all of its games from the PlayStation Store: it cuts out retailers and resales, removes physical overheads like manufacturing and storage, and ties you into...
News Why Does PS5 Pin Deleted Games to the Main Menu?
An irritating bug
Here’s a really irritating PlayStation 5 bug that Sony needs to fix: some games get pinned to the start of the main menu when you delete them. Obviously, when you’re managing your storage space, you generally want to remove the software from your system entirely. But while the next-gen console will delete the game from your SSD...
News PS5 Microphone Records Your Voice When You Get a Trophy
And it's making for some fun Demon's Souls videos
As you may know already, the PlayStation 5 records a short video when you unlock a Trophy, but if you’ve got your microphone on you may not know that it also captures your voice. One Reddit user realised that while playing Demon’s Souls, and uploaded his moment of victory for the world to enjoy...
Black Friday 2020 Best PS Plus Deals for PS5 and PS4
The best PlayStation Plus deals in Black Friday
What are the best Black Friday deals on PlayStation Plus? If you're looking to subscribe to PS Plus, now would be a great time to do it, as a 12-month membership is currently going cheap. If you've just got yourself a PS5, there's every reason to make sure your subscription is topped up. Not only do...
News PS5 Fans Are Giving Their Consoles Awesome Custom Paint Jobs
Anything but white
The PlayStation 5 is predominantly white, with two curvy panels sandwiching the main black box. It's visually quite striking, and a huge departure from the brand's previous designs. As you might expect, not everyone is a fan of the white outer shell, and they're taking matters into their own hands. The white panels are easy to...
News PS5 Allows You to Pin Web Pages Next to Your Game
You can also watch YouTube
Officially, the PlayStation 5 doesn’t have web browser support. However, the functionality is built into the console, and works really well. One thing we’ve discovered recently is that it’s possible to pin a web page to the side of your game. In the example embedded above, we’re using our excellent Demon’s Souls...
News FIFA 21 Rights Row Rumbles on as FIFPro, Agents Weigh In
Top football body makes statement
Update (26th November, 2020): The footballer rights row is showing no signs of slowing, with both FIFPro and agents like Mino Raiola joining the discussion. First, the response from FIFPro, embedded below: In light of recent media reports, FIFPro wishes to clarify the manner in which it obtains the image rights of...
News GTA Online Embraces Black Friday with Big Discounts
How low can you go?
GTA Online will embrace the spirit of the season this Black Friday by discounting a bunch of sought-after vehicles across a range of Los Santos’ dealers. You’ll also be able to save this week on Nightclub properties, Garages, and Special Cargo warehouses. Meanwhile, there’s a cracker up for grabs at the Diamond & Casino...
News Worms Rumble Trophies Reveal a Straightforward Path to the Platinum
Incoming
Worms Rumble is coming to both PlayStation 4 and PS5 as a PS Plus game. It makes a ton of sense, given this is a purely multiplayer game, and we're eager to give it a try. In case you're not aware, this latest entry in the series ditches turn-based skirmishes in favour of real-time action, and includes battle royale modes to boot. But what...
News Intriguing RPG Greedfall Is Coming to PS5, Also Getting an Expansion
Greedy
Greedfall, the pretty-decent-but-also-a-bit-boring RPG that launched on PS4 last year, is getting a PS5 version. There are no further details or release date to go on yet, but we imagine that it'll be a pretty straightforward re-release with improved performance. What's more, Greedfall's getting an expansion. Again, we don't have any...
News Cuphead's Delicious Last Course Will Dine in 2021
Eat up
Studio MDHR has delayed Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course DLC until 2021, which is probably for the best considering the size and scale of our backlog. The add-on content – slated to release on the PlayStation 4 at the same time as all other platforms – was first announced all the way back in 2018, so it’s taking a little time to cook...
News Astro's Playroom World Records Are a Thing Now
Botta go fast
Astro’s Playroom is one of the more popular PlayStation 5 launch games, and subsequently there’s strong competition for the top spot on the title’s leaderboards. As you complete levels in the game, you unlock Time Trials, allowing you to compete against the rest of the world for the fastest finishes. And in the video embedded...
News Fall Guys Season 3 Will Take Us to a Winter Wonderland
It's cold outside
The buzz surrounding Fall Guys might have cooled down, but it remains a popular multiplayer party game. The colourful, 60-player platformer has been ticking along while we've all been getting giddy about PlayStation 5, with season 2 quietly playing out in the meantime. Now, it seems that talk has turned to season 3. In typical...
Random Watch as Fall Guys Players Join Forces to Form Hearts and More
Heartwarming
Fall Guys is a cutesy-looking game, but it's actually an intense competition. A large group of players join online matches and race to qualify for each round, until just one is crowned the winner. With everyone so hungry for success, it's nigh impossible to get others to do anything you want them to. Unless you happen to be a popular...
News Dreams' Second Annual Impy Awards Recognises PS4 Game's Top Creators
F*** the Oscars
We still dip into Dreams from time to time, and it's always fascinating to see what the community has come up with. Whether it's a PlayStation Store-worthy game or simply a stunning diorama, there's seemingly no end to the imagination of its player base. At the start of the year, the first ever Impy Awards took place — an awards...
Wednesday25th Nov 2020
Guide PS5 Controller Not Charging in Rest Mode - How to Fix DualSense PS5 Controller Charging Issue
Why isn't your PS5 controller charging properly?
Why is your DualSense PS5 controller not charging in rest mode? How can you keep your PS5 controller charged? In some cases, your PlayStation 5 might not be charging up your DualSense controller properly in rest mode. As part of our PS5 guide, we'll go over what's happening in these instances, and...
Guide Best PS Plus Collection Games on PS5
The PS4's greatest at no extra cost
What are the best PS Plus Collection games on PS5? What PS Plus Collection games should you play? Alongside picking up a PlayStation 5 and a PlayStation Plus subscription, you'll also gain access to the PS Plus Collection. This is a bundle of 20 PlayStation 4 titles playable on your PS5, from Sony's own studios...
News Second PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
Improving that stability
The second firmware update of the PlayStation 5 generation has arrived, weighing in at exactly 868MB. It's available to download on your console right now with the file name 20.02-02.26.00, but the question is: what does it do? Well, just like the first one, it's all about improving the system's performance. The patch note...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Arriving This Week
Should be a big one
Assassin's Creed Valhalla could do with a patch or two. Or three. The open world adventure runs much better on PS5 than it does on PS4 — as stressed in our Assassin's Creed Valhalla PS5 review — but it's still rather buggy, and we dare say that some gameplay elements could be adjusted for the better. Ubisoft had previously...
Review Just Cause 4 - An Explosive Open World Romp
Just bores
Republished on Wednesday 25th November, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of December 2020's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. There's moments playing Just Cause 4 when you'll almost certainly find yourself grinning from ear to ear in much the same way that you might watching a...
News DIRT 5 Dev 'Not Happy' with DualSense Haptic Feedback on PS5
Aiming to overhaul controller feedback
We really like DIRT 5 on PlayStation 5. It brings some easy-going, arcadey thrills and spills to the launch lineup, taking advantage of that souped-up hardware. However, one aspect that needs a little attention is its implementation of haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. Currently, the force feedback...
News Even the PS5 DualSense Charging Station Has Been Hit by Scalpers
More than double the price on eBay
Have you been trying to find a PlayStation 5 DualSense Charging Station in stock anywhere across the UK? You're not alone as online retailers across the island nation have entirely sold out in the lead up to Christmas, meaning the accessory has suffered the same fate as the console itself. Yes, scalpers are getting...
Review Observer: System Redux (PS5) – A New Coat of Paint Can Do Wonders
What’s old is new again
Observer was a polarizing title for us when it originally launched on the PlayStation 4. It was an experience that was maybe a little too bloated and more importantly it was absolutely littered with technical problems that made playing it a chore. This time around, we have some bad news for you and some good news. The bad...
News More PS5 Stock This Year, As Sony Enjoys Biggest Ever Launch
Biggest console launch of all-time
Update: Games Industry.biz has expanded on Sony's Twitter post, stating that the PlayStation 5 is not just the biggest console launch in PlayStation history – but also the entire industry. That seems reasonable, seeing as the PlayStation 4 previously held that accolade. Original Story: Sony has confirmed what...
Mini Review Rocket Arena - Competent Shooter May Be Fun for Free
Quake live
Republished on Wednesday 25th November, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of December 2020's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Electronic Arts put out a new PlayStation 4 game earlier this week and there's a pretty good chance you never even knew it existed. Rocket Arena is a 3v3...
News The Last of Us 2 Sweeps The Golden Joysticks with Five Awards
Naughty Dog bags best studio
Awards season is upon us and Cyberpunk 2077 hasn't even released yet. That puts us and a lot of outlets in a bit of an awkward position, but the Golden Joysticks have gone first with their celebration of 2020's best games. And The Last of Us: Part II came out on top by a very, very wide margin, bagging itself five awards...
News PSVR's Blood & Truth Receives Mouth-Watering Improvements on PS5
Cor, blimey
Blood & Truth is one of the best PlayStation VR games, and it’s been given some mouth-watering enhancements on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility. In this tech analysis, NX Gamer showcases the sharper resolution, better assets, and boosted framerate, all of which help to make this must-play even better on Sony’s next-gen...
News Godfall PS5 Patch 1.04 Out Now, Fixes a Load of Issues
Goodfall
Godfall, the self-proclaimed looter-slasher and PS5 launch title, has a new update on Sony's latest system. Patch 1.04 (for short) seeks to fix a whole laundry list of smaller issues. It's available to download now at around 650MB. Developer Counterplay Games says that a lot of these fixes are based on community feedback, so it's nice to...
Poll Is the PS5 DualSense Sony's Best Controller Yet?
It's time to Dual
The PS5 has been out for at least a week now (depending on where you live), and we want to know what you think of the DualSense — the console's high-tech controller. Featuring advanced haptic feedback functionality, adaptive triggers, and a built-in microphone, it's a premium piece of kit, and a key PS5 selling point. Here at...
News Metro Exodus Gets PS5 Version, New Entry in Development
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
Developer 4A Games has announced that Metro Exodus will be coming to PlayStation 5 next year as a free upgrade to existing owners of the game, packing enhancements to both its resolution, frame rate, and more. Separately, the Ukrainian team also confirms it is hard at work on the next entry in the Metro franchise. This...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Adds the Klassic Movie Kast
Mortal Kombattt
In an attempt to save you from Ronda Rousey’s irritating Sonya ‘Ronya’ Blade, NetherRealm Studios has followed up the release of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate on the PlayStation 5 with the Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack, which revives the likenesses and voices of the legendary 1995 movie tie-in. That means Bridgette Wilson-Sampras,...
Talking Point Was 2020 PlayStation's Best Ever Year?
Not-so hot take, really
We awarded Sony three 10/10s this year. Three of ‘em. Before anyone attempts to play the fanboy (Activity) Card, we also gave the company a 4/10 – for Predator: Hunting Grounds, if you’d forgotten about that game’s existence – so it’s not like we purposefully inflated our ratings. In fact, the three titles we’re...
News Martha Is Dead Confirms PS5 Version in Seriously Creepy Trailer
Arriving in 2021
Talk about a trailer that will make you sit upright in the morning with your mug of coffee. The Town of Light developer LKA has confirmed that its next title will be coming to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 with a very unsettling reveal that you can check out above. Announced during last night's Golden Joystick awards, Martha...
News Fortnite Announces Subscription Service with Exclusive Bonuses
$11.99 per month
Starting next week with the arrival of Chapter 2 - Season 5, Epic Games will provide an optional subscription service for Fortnite players that bundles together the Battle Pass, a bundle of V-Bucks, and exclusive items. Dubbed Fortnite Crew, it'll cost users $11.99 per month to sign up and start earning more bonuses than ever...
News Demon-Slaying Rhythm Game Metal: Hellsinger Gets New Gameplay in Music Video
DOOT
Ever wondered what DOOM would be like if it was a rhythm game? Metal: Hellsinger is basically that. Coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4 next year, this interesting title has you slaying demons along to the beat of heavy metal music. In this new video, we're introduced to James Dorton, lead singer of death metal group Black Crown Initiate. He...
News Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Reveals Crossover Event with Upcoming Movie
Play as the Milla Jovovich character
Not only will next month's Monster Hunter film be hitting cinemas across the globe (where they're actually open), but Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is also saying hello to Milla Jovovich with a special crossover event that allows you to play as the character herself. Starting 3rd December 2020, two new quests...
News Watch Dogs Legion Delays Online Mode to Early 2021
To focus on single player fixes
Ubisoft has delayed the online mode planned for Watch Dogs Legion to early 2021 so that it can "focus on fixing issues with single player". The multiplayer offering, which plans to offer four-player co-op and the classic Invasion mode from the first game, was planned to arrive next week. There's no word on whether...
Tuesday24th Nov 2020
News UK Scalper Group Claims It's Snagged 3,500 PS5 Consoles
That's a lot
PS5 stock is borderline impossible to find right now, and consoles are selling for over £1,000/$1,500 on eBay – significantly more than Sony’s recommended retail price. Now an interview with Business Insider has shed light on the sordid reseller
Talking Point Which Free December 2020 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
The first update of the PS5 era
What’s the December 2020 PlayStation Plus lineup? When will the free December 2020 PS Plus games be announced? This is the first major PS Plus update since the PS5 released, but as Bugsnax will be available as a bonus game until 4th January, don’t expect any fresh goodies for your next-gen console. November 2020...
Poll Have You Experienced PS5 Coil Whine?
Whirred and wonderful
PS5 coil whine has been perhaps the biggest complaint of next-gen early adopters. While Sony’s new console is undoubtedly quieter than its PlayStation 4 range, some users are reporting an irritating whistling sound when playing graphically intensive games, like Demon’s Souls. This can range from a whining to a buzzing to a...
Review WRC 9 (PS5) - Haptic Feedback Helps Bring the World Rally Championship to the Next Generation
Good vibrations
WRC 9 is a superb rally sim. We said as much when we first reviewed it on PS4 three months ago. Bringing keen improvements to handling, lighting, and graphical fidelity – in addition to a selection of new rallies in Japan, Kenya, and New Zealand – such refinements in key areas helped define it as one of the best rally sims of the...
News This Is Cyberpunk 2077 Running on PS5, PS4 Pro
Finally
It's taken an age and a half, but we finally have footage of Cyberpunk 2077 running on PlayStation consoles. New gameplay from CD Projekt Red shows the open world RPG on both PS4 Pro and PS5 — the latter being the PS4 version of the game played via backwards compatibility. Thankfully, the game looks pretty good on PS4 Pro, but we did...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Will Let You Turn Off Nudity
Campaign could take 175 hours on hardest difficulty
We know that Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in a dark and sordid world, where humans augment and supplant their physical form with modifications. That means that, ultimately, you’re going to be exposed to a whole lot of nudity throughout the course of the campaign, which some may not be 100 per cent...
News Made in Chelsea Star Taking Heat for PS5 Resell, But Now He's Denying It
James Taylor explains
Update (24/11/20): You'll be pleased to know that James Taylor has now responded to the negative reaction to his PlayStation 5 shenanigans. In a statement to Metro, the Made in Chelsea star claims to never have received a promotional PS5 from Sony, and thus never sold the console for a tidy profit. Apparently, this was all...
Feature Our PS5 Impressions After One Weekend of Play
We welcome in the new generation
After having to take in the PlayStation 5 experience through online chatter and pre-release posts from editor Sammy Barker, the entire Push Square editorial team finally has its hands on Sony's latest console. And following a full weekend of play, we feel compelled to share all of our experiences so far. Some of us...
Review Katamari Damacy Reroll (PS4) - Roll 'Em Up Remake Rocks
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
We're sorry for the Limp Bizkit lyric in the tagline. But if we had to think about them while trying to come up with puns on rolling then it's only fair that you think about them too. If, by chance, you don't know who Limp Bizkit is then all you need to know is that the early 2000s weren't kind to rock music, but...
News FIFA 21 Goes for Goal on PS5 with DualSense Support, Better Graphics, and More
Top bins
EA Sports has given us a little more insight into how FIFA 21 will be improved on PS5. Naturally, the game's going to look better than ever — in part thanks to a newly implemented lighting system, which should give stadiums a noticeable boost in realism. There are even new pre-match cinematics, like seeing fans funnel into the arena. We...
News Red Dead Online Gets Standalone Version From Next Week
Introductory price of $4.99
Starting next week on 1st December 2020, you'll be able to purchase Red Dead Online as a standalone product, separate from Red Dead Redemption 2. From then through until 15th February 2021, it'll cost an introductory price of $4.99 on the PlayStation Store before the price is raised to $19.99. The download will eat up...
News Rainbow Six: Siege PS5 Upgrade Coming Next Week, Enhancements Detailed
4K, 120FPS
Ubisoft has confirmed that the free PlayStation 5 upgrade for Rainbow Six: Siege will arrive next on 1st December 2020 alongside Season 4, which is part of its fifth year of content. Yes, it's been chugging along for quite some time now. All of your progress and in-game items will carry over into the next-gen version, with support for...
News Warframe Deploys on PS5 This Week with Numerous Next-Gen Upgrades
This means war
Warframe has a PS5 release date, and it's very soon. The free-to-play action RPG arrives this week, on the 26th November. It brings with it a slew of improvements over its last-gen incarnation, including overhauled visuals — a brand new dynamic lighting system and remastered textures have been promised — and super fast load times...
News Hitman 3 Heads to Asia in Brand New Level Reveal
Plus close look at Glacier engine
Hot on the heels of its Project 007 reveal, IO Interactive has revealed another location Agent 47 plans to visit in the upcoming Hitman 3. Named Chongqing, the Asian setting features the bright lights of neon advertising as well as realistic rain effects to make puddles and drops hitting the silent assassin appear...
News Cracking Arcade Racer Hotshot Racing Gets Free DLC Pack Today on PS4
Big Boss
We're big fans of Hotshot Racing here at Push Square Towers. The indie arcade racing game wonderfully scratches that Ridge Racer/Burnout itch we've been having for most of PlayStation 4's lifespan. If you're after a fast, drifty, arcadey racer, it comes highly recommended. It's great news, then, that it's getting a little bigger with a free...
Monday23rd Nov 2020
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS5) - Next-Gen Upgrade Is One of the Best Games in the Series
The raven's call
Assassin's Creed Valhalla was a disappointment on PS4. Plagued by a constant and unending stream of bugs, an otherwise great open world adventure was held back on Sony's last-gen console. Thank the Norse gods for PS5, then. The new system improves Valhalla massively, to the point where we could actually sit back and enjoy the game's...
Review Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered (PS5) - Next-Gen Makes Insomniac's Superhero Romp Even Better
(Be) greater than ever before
It has been just two years since the original launch of Marvel's Spider-Man on the PlayStation 4, yet Insomniac Games has been hard at work improving the core game. Since then we’ve had three DLC packs, a Game of the Year edition, and a brand new console launch, which explains why Insomniac Games felt this was the...
Review NBA 2K21 (PS5) - An Ambitious Effort That Excels on the Court
Green release
Sports games go hand-in-hand with console launches like LeBron James and retweets. Except this hasn’t been an ordinary year at all: the basketball season only just concluded after being played in an empty gym in front of virtual crowds and NBA 2K21 is the only sports simulation available on the PlayStation 5 for now. That will change...
News Weirdly, a PS5 Bug Is Causing the Blu-ray to Spin Every Hour
No one knows why
While the PlayStation 5 is generally fine for primetime, there are a few weird bugs that Sony will be eager to mop up quickly. One that’s doing the rounds on Reddit right now is connected to the Blu-ray drive, and how it’ll spin every hour or so despite every game on the console being installed to the system’s super-fast SSD...
News NEO: The World Ends With You Brings the Stylish RPG Property Back on PS4
NEO Tokyo
Here's an announcement that we didn't expect to see today: Square Enix is bringing The World Ends With You back from the dead. You may remember the stylish role-playing property from back when it was a Nintendo DS title, a whole 13 years ago. It went on to become something of a cult classic. NEO: The World Ends With You is the name of...
News Retailer Error Revives The Last of Us 2 PS5 Upgrade Dreams
Next-gen version incoming?
The Last of Us: Part II received a disappointing amount of attention from developer Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 5’s launch. While titles like Days Gone and Ghost of Tsushima have been patched to take full advantage of the hardware, and others like Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla have received
Soapbox Having My PS5 Launch Day Nerfed By Amazon
Unexpected error occurred
This is not the article I was expecting to write after the launch of the PlayStation 5. Much like everyone reading Push Square I've been looking forward to the launch for months, if not years. 4K gaming is coming of age with the latest generation of consoles with more games running at 60 frames-per-second and beyond. For...
News Is Gone Home Stuck at the Top of Your PS5 Profile, Too?
Go home, please
Here's a bit of a strange bug both this scribe and Push Square editor Sammy Barker have encountered: Gone Home is stuck at the top of our PlayStation 5 profiles for seemingly no real reason. The walking simulator from 2016 hasn't been played by either one of us since its PlayStation 4 launch and we haven't tested it via backwards...
News PSVR Mega Pack Launching for Xmas in Europe, Includes PS5 Adaptor
A new reality
Sony’s releasing a massive PlayStation VR Mega Pack for Europe, Australia, and New Zealand this Christmas – and it’ll work on the PlayStation 5 out of the box. The gigantic bundle includes five games, spanning Blood & Truth (which is improved on Sony’s next-gen console), Everybody’s Golf VR, Astro Bot Rescue Mission,
News UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man Is PS5's Hero While Call of Duty Shoots to Number One
Coming out swinging
Last week saw the release of PlayStation 5 in the UK, and it's clear which of its launch games has risen to the occasion. In the latest boxed games chart, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is PS5's biggest launch game, maintaining a healthy position at number three with 60 per cent of sales on the next-gen version. Other PS5...
News FIFA 21 Confirms Dua Lipa, Zidane, Lewis Hamilton for Volta Mode
Mason Mount and Erling Haaland too
Off the back of a PC leak earlier this month, EA Sports has now confirmed a new set of Groundbreaker players for the Volta mode in FIFA 21. They consist of singer Dua Lipa, F1 race car driver Lewis Hamilton, and two NFL players this scribe has never heard of in his life. Those starlets will be accompanied by actual...
News Time Names PS5 One of 2020's Best Inventions
"Adds a new dimension to play"
Time magazine has named the PlayStation 5 among its top 100 inventions of 2020, praising its “small advancements that combine to create a revolutionary experience”. The publication runs a similar list annually, on the basis of products that it feels are “making the world better, smarter, and even a bit more...
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