PS5 News (Page 7)
Wednesday4th Feb 2026
Rumour Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Skips PS5 Exclusivity, Will Be Multi-Platform Straight Away
Square Enix will "target everything" for Part 3
The final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy will not have any kind of PlayStation exclusivity tied to it whenever it comes out, a new report claims. Square Enix is in the process of bringing Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, following...
News GTA 6 on Course for November 2026 Launch, Marketing Starts in Summer
At least that's what's being said
The proof will be in the pudding, but Take-Two and Rockstar Games have reaffirmed their intentions to release GTA 6 in November 2026, as part of the company's latest financial call. In a press release (via IGN), Take-Two states: "Our execution throughout Fiscal 2026 has been extraordinary and we are highly...
News No, GTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Won't Be Delayed
"That's not the plan"
One rumour floating around in relation to GTA 6 is that physical copies of the PS5 title will not arrive until 2027 in order to avoid leaks prior to release. That claim has now been debunked by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick: "That's not the plan," he said in a new interview with Variety. As part of today's financial call, the...
News Overwatch Ditches the 2, Launches 5 New Heroes in Blizzard's Bid to Revive the Shooter
It ain't over(watch)
Blizzard's putting plans in motion to try and revive Overwatch 2 — or just simply Overwatch, as it'll now be named. Yep, the team's ditching the idea of this being a numbered sequel roughly three years after its initial launch. It's not quite accurate to say that Overwatch has been bombing since the arrival of Overwatch 2...
News MLB The Show 26 Pitches Lots of New Features and First PS5 Gameplay Footage
Hit ball with stick
Normally, this sort of thing is the remit of American sports enthusiast Sammy Barker, but he's off gallivanting, so it falls to this author to cover MLB The Show 26, which has just dropped a bunch of new info. San Diego Studio's annual baseball sim returns on 17th March 2026, and with just over a month to go, Sony has released...
News GTA 5 Gives ARC Raiders a Run for Its Money on the PS5 Download Chart
Still got it
You know the Grand Theft Auto 6 hype is getting to people, because GTA 5 is in the top three most-downloaded PS5 games for the month of January 2026. The PS5 port of the game is approaching four years old (GTA 5 originally launched on PS3 in 2013), so it's pretty impressive to see it going toe-to-toe with contemporary titles like ARC...
News Help Vampires Find Mental Wellbeing in the BAFTA-Nominated Vampire Therapist on PS5, PS4
Counsellor Dracula
Developer Little Bat Games has announced a console port for its acclaimed visual novel, Vampire Therapist. Published by Ultimate Games, the game comes to PS5 and PS4 on 17th February 2026 after its debut on PC about a year and a half ago. Here's a trailer from the PC launch to give you the gist: You play as a reformed vampire...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
Guide Best Action Games on PS5
PS5's best action titles, ranked and rated
What are the best action games on PS5? The best part about playing video games is they allow us to perform feats we can’t in real life, whether it’s working undercover in Hitman 3 or swinging through New York City in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Whether it’s performing death-defying stunts or...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 30+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's New Year Deals Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's latest sale is named New Year Deals, and it's another offer stacked with thousands of discounted games and add-ons for PS5 and PS4. It runs until 4th February 2026, so there's not long to go before it's over. To make browsing the sale a little easier, we've put together a list of...
News You'll Want to Play Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro for Dedicated Enhancements
The best version on consoles
Pearl Abyss has revealed that Crimson Desert will offer PS5 Pro support through dedicated enhancements designed to make the ambitious title look and run better. It is yet to confirm any graphical modes, so frame rates and visual settings are currently unknown, but a recent interview with Destin shares the upgraded Sony...
News February 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Redeem before 3rd March
All members of the PS Plus service — no matter the tier — have access to another four new PS5, PS4 games from today as part of the PS Plus Essential monthly refresh. Live now in the UK and Europe, with availability rolling out to the USA later in the day, here's a reminder of the February 2026 lineup: Undisputed (PS5) |
Rumour Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version to Release Within a Week or So
Kingdom Coming
The release of the rumoured PS5 port of Kingdom Come: Deliverance could be right around the corner, if fresh evidence is to be believed. As pointed out by PlayStation Game Size — the account that leaked the existence of this version in the first place — it seems highly likely that the PS5 edition will launch within the next week...
Guide Best Bethesda Games on PS5
The best PS5 Bethesda games ranked and rated
What are the best Bethesda games on PS5? Now owned by Microsoft after a historic acquisition, Bethesda has still released a bunch of fantastic games on Sony's console. Best known for its RPG franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, the company has also brought us a wide range of experiences from...
News Sony Signs K-Pop Superstar Kim Chaewon to Promote PS5 for Lunar New Year
Perfect Night (for PS5)
Sony has signed k-pop group LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon to promote PS5 across Asia this Lunar New Year, rounding out a trio of collaborations with Korean idols. Fans will remember the platform holder partnering with BLACKPINK’s Lisa as part of a global campaign last year; it followed that up with a music video featurin
News PS5 Open Worlder Crimson Desert Seems Destined to Be a Hit, Tops 2 Million Wishlists
The chosen one?
While we're still not quite sure on where we stand with Crimson Desert, it's starting to look like it'll be one of the most popular releases of 2026 so far. The open world title, which has looked hugely ambitious since day one, has managed to rack up over 2 million wishlists across all platforms. Wishlists certainly aren't a...
News Pirate RPG Sea of Remnants Has Some Seriously Ambitious Post-Launch Plans
Do you sea what I sea
Ambition seems to be the name of the game when it comes to these high budget offerings from mega publisher NetEase, and developer Joker Studio has big plans upcoming pirate RPG Sea of Remnants. This one was revealed back in the summer of last year, and even at the time, it sounded busy. It's both a single player and online...
News Helldivers 2 Adds a Tank in Major Update, More Hard-Hitting Weaponry in New Warbond
We march on Cyberstan
Arrowhead has today issued a major game update for its popular co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, and it comes with an explosive new addition to the arsenal. The Bastion tank headlines the update, a fondly remembered vehicle from the original Helldivers that makes its return in the sequel. Players will need to put it to good use...
News Highguard Player Count Is Actually Hanging in There as It Makes 5v5 Mode Permanent
Five alive
It really did look like the end was nigh for Highguard just a few days after its release, when its initial player count plummeted to concerningly low levels. However, based on the free-to-play shooter's current player tracking data via SteamDB, it's actually holding somewhat steady, averaging around 7,000 concurrent players over the last...
News Today in Weird Sony Patents: AI-Generated Podcasts Hosted by PlayStation Characters
Patently absurd
Like all companies of its size and scope, Sony is in the habit of acquiring patents for a wide range of new concepts, some of them more sensible than others. One that's been recently discovered presents the idea of bespoke gaming podcasts, generated by AI technology, hosted by characters from games you've been playing. Using a...
News Cars Feels Like a No-Brainer Addition to Free-to-Play Racer Disney Speedstorm
Ka-chow
Of all the movie series that could potentially make an appearance in Disney Speedstorm, a free-to-play kart racer, you'd think Pixar's Cars would be near the top of the list. Well, 18 seasons of post-launch content and updates later, it's finally coming. Here's a teaser trailer, confirming Lightning McQueen as a new playable character:...
Monday2nd Feb 2026
Guide These 10+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (2nd-8th February)
Dragon Quest! Nioh! Carmageddon!
The longest month of the year, January, is now over. And as we've been warning you for a while, the release schedule gets really hectic from here. This week, the big new arrivals are of course Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Nioh 3. But games like Carmageddon: Rogue Shift may also be worth keeping an eye on. Here are...
Review Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PS5) - A Tip-Top Remake of a Once Tedious RPG
Gone fishing
An infamously long RPG, Dragon Quest 7 has never quite been held up alongside the series' most revered instalments, but it's always been deserving of a second — or technically third — chance. Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined sets out to rework the adventure for a modern audience; many of its biggest alterations to the original formula...
Review Arknights: Endfield (PS5) - Automation Turns Busywork into Bliss
Come for the waifus, stay for the workflows
Did the PS5 need another all-encompassing live service gacha game? Probably not, no – and so our expectations for Arknights: Endfield prior to release were relatively low. While we’ve always appreciated its industrial aesthetic, we simply didn’t feel we had enough time in our schedule for another...
News PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026
Sells 200,000 copies in a few days
Newly released PS5 mountaineering game Cairn looks to have made a strong start to life sales-wise, with developer The Game Bakers confirming it's sold over 200,000 copies since launch last week. It released on 29th January 2026, meaning the milestone has been reached in just four days. "We couldn’t be happier to...
News Fans Hope This Mysterious PS Store Listing Points to a PS Stars Replacement
What are Wallet Credits?
Last year, Sony quite suddenly dropped support for its PlayStation rewards program, PS Stars. While it had its flaws, the system gave customers the opportunity to earn back a bit of money in the form of PS Store credit. Unfortunately, now PS Stars is no longer active, we're back to there being no reward scheme at all. Now,...
Rumour MindsEye Dev Splits From Hitman Publisher, Seeks to Fix 2025's Biggest Flop
Hitman crossover cancelled
We honestly didn't think that we'd still be writing about MindsEye here in 2026, but apparently, the drama surrounding one of last year's most prominent flops simply never ends. According to an Insider Gaming scoop, MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy will soon announce that it's parting ways with IO Interactive — the...
News Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Goes Live-Action for New Short Film Trailer
Starring Maika Monroe of Longlegs, It Follows fame
With its release now just weeks away, Capcom has taken a different approach to its Resident Evil Requiem marketing push today in the form of a live-action short film. The three-minute film depicts a mother living in Raccoon City on the day of the zombie outbreak, with the mum played by Maika...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Initial Sales Didn't Meet SEGA's Expectations
You're too slow
In a report from November 2025, SEGA revealed a little bit more about the sales performance of its big kart racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. At the time, the game had reached a worthy milestone of 1 million units sold, but it seems the publisher had higher hopes. "We recently announced that worldwide cumulative sales have...
Rumour Ace Combat 8 Online Beta Test Inbound, Pre-Order May Include a Whole Other Game
Flight of fancy
Real ones will know that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the most exciting games of 2026, and it seems fans of the franchise will be in for a treat. Bandai Namco announced the latest entry in its arcadey fighter jet action series during The Game Awards 2025, and we've yet to hear much else about it. However, eagle
Sunday1st Feb 2026
Feature 6 PS5 Games That Cut Through the Noise at Taipei Game Show
Nan-gangnam style
The packed halls of Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center play host to one of the lower-profile conventions of the gaming calendar every year. But while the Taipei Game Show may not be on your radar quite like Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show, where major announcements flow in droves, it still represents an exciting four days for all...
News Tekken 8 Season 3 Gameplay Balance Goes 'Back to Basics' as Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Return
A "fresh start" for the fighter
Season 3 for Tekken 8 has been officially announced, and Bandai Namco wants it to be a "fresh start" for the fighter. As you may already know, the game's big Season 2 update — which launched in the spring of last year — made controversial changes to the game's balance, buffing systems and mechanics that some...
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Gameplay Comparison Is Absolutely Crazy
2nd time around
Ahead of its release later this year — it's currently scheduled for a vague 'fall' launch on PS5 — western publisher GungoHo has dropped a gameplay trailer for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. If you're already familiar with the Trails games then you'll know exactly what to expect from this anticipated remake — but the real...
News New PlayStation Patent Could Let You Put Controller Buttons Where You Want
All positioned on a touch screen
Sony has been issued a new patent in the USA for a controller with most of its surface covered by a touch screen, which would allow users to position and alter the buttons to their wants and needs. This would allow you to change the location and size of the D-pad, thumbsticks, and buttons on the controller face to...
Saturday31st Jan 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026?
Plus or minus?
What?! It's February already?! No, we're being serious — and we've got the PS Plus Essential games to prove it. The second Essential offering of 2026 is almost here, and as always, we want to know if you're actually happy with what's up for grabs. So, first up, we've got Undisputed, the eye-catching boxing sim that came out...
News Highguard Already Trying Something Different as Player Numbers Plummet
New 5v5 time limited mode live now
After a fairly strong start for the free-to-play release, the number of active Highguard users has dropped dramatically (at least on PC, where the stat is trackable). One of the big complaints is how large the maps are, which, combined with the fact that the only mode is 3v3, means there's a lot of empty space. To...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 618
Take off
These weekends come around quick, don’t they? Not that we’re complaining! It’s another opportunity to spend a couple of days cuddled up with our favourite consoles. What are you playing? Aaron Bayne: I reckon I'll chip away a little at Cairn this weekend, but me and the lads have also been playing Left 4 Dead 2 on our Steam Decks...
Including a free monthly pass
All the way back when Zenless Zone Zero first released, HoYoverse teased idol group Angels of Delusion. And now, some 18 or so months later, they’re here. The next update, Encore for an Old Dream, will launch from 6th February. The group, who’ve appeared in recent events, will feature as part of a new lower-stakes...
News Honkai: Star Rail's Kafka, Blade Coming to Fortnite in Future Update
A new type of Trailblazing
Fortnite is planning to add more gaming characters this year, as it continues to find ways to cross-promote the Epic Games Store. You may have seen recently, for example, that Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft and Crimson Desert’s Kliff are both coming to the B
Friday30th Jan 2026
News Promising Chinese God of War Game Will Be 'Optimised for PS5 in Collaboration with Sony'
Another console exclusive
Suzhou-based Chinese studio Genigods Lab has announced GeniGods: Nezha, a new single player action RPG with clear and obvious God of War inspirations. According to the press release – and a behind closed doors presentation, attended by Push Square – the game will be built in Unreal Engine 5 and will be “optimised for...
Rumour PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
Seeing (better) is believing
Sony is planning to release a new model of its PS Portal streaming device with an upgraded OLED screen, according to the latest online speculation. Via KeplerL2, who has shared various reports in the past, Sony is apparently looking to put out a PS Portal OLED version later this year. It's not stated whether there'll be...
Review Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
Master of none
Have you ever played a game that has a nugget of something special in there, but just isn’t quite hitting the mark? That basically sums up our time with Wildlight Entertainment’s Highguard. This is a PvP raid shooter, which may sound like something new, but in reality, there’s a little something of most popular shooters stuffed...
News GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
PC is king, though
In this year's State of the Game Industry survey, held by the Game Developers Conference, developers were asked which platforms they prefer to make games for, and the results are quite interesting. Over 2,300 individuals were questioned in the survey, and were asked which platforms interest them most as a developer. Respondents...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dodgy Visuals Will Be Fixed in a Launch Day Patch
Look out for update 1.11 on PS5, PS4
RGG Studio will have a PS5, PS4 update ready for the launch day of Yakuza Kiwami 3 to fix the graphical flaws and bugs that have been going viral across social media for the past week. A social media post from the developer confirms that version 1.11 — which will be available for launch on 12th February 2026...
News Snow Bros Classic Collection Brings a Trio of Frosty Faves to PS5
Cool
Toaplan’s iconic 90s fixed screen platform action game Snow Bros will ball up on PS5 next month, from 6th February. The Snow Bros Classic Collection will feature three versions of the classic, including its original 1990 arcade release, as well as its notorious NES port and Game Boy edition. The three titles included are as follows: Snow...
News Voting Is Now Open on Mega Man: Dual Override's Boss Design Competition
Pick your favourite robot master
Capcom is busy plugging away at its upcoming action platformer Mega Man: Dual Override, but it's delegated one job to the fans. You may recall the publisher has continued a long-held tradition in which it holds a design competition for one of the game's bosses. Submissions closed a while ago, and now, Capcom has...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 Director Passes Comment on Ubisoft's Major Reshuffle
"We remain committed and focused"
One of the first huge news stories of 2026 was Ubisoft's company-wide restructure, which saw it spread its various studios across specific sub-divisions, as well as cancel or delay numerous projects. To the surprise of many, Beyond Good & Evil 2 was not among the games affected. It was expected that it might be...
Thursday29th Jan 2026
Guide Best Co-Op Games on PS Plus
Best co-op PS5 games to find on PS Plus
What are the best co-op games on PS Plus? While there are countless excellent games to play solo on PS Plus, you can find many fantastic titles that feature co-op play in the service's catalogue. Playing a game alongside a friend or two is a completely different vibe to playing alone. It encourages teamwork...
Review Cairn (PS5) - This Uniquely Tactile Climbing Adventure Is Summit Worth Playing
Lonely mountain: uphill
Next to jumping, shooting, and dodge-rolling, climbing is an activity we spend an awful lot of time doing in modern games. It's sometimes surprising how few adventures dedicate themselves solely to this act, overcoming obstacles big and small by hauling yourself over them. While it's not the only game to ever do it, Cairn is...
News Crimson Desert Deep Dive Tries to Prove Its Crazy Potential Is Reality
15-minute gameplay video released
One of the most ambitious PS5 game set to launch this year, Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has started a deep dive gameplay series that attempts to properly explain the core mechanics and features of the RPG. The first episode is available to watch now above. There will be three parts to the overview series,...
News Has PlayStation Found Its Own Black Myth: Wukong? New PS5 Console Exclusive Is One to Watch
From the China Hero Project
The games industry in China is thriving at the moment, thanks in part to the success of Black Myth: Wukong. This year's Phantom Blade Zero could be another big moment for the country's development scene, and now it appears Sony's own China Hero Project is bringing promising titles to the table. A Whisper of Fall:...
