PS5 News (Page 8)
Thursday29th Jan 2026
News Highguard Is Already Struggling to Hold Players' Attention
Steam concurrents have utterly collapsed
Highguard had a pretty enormous launch this week, but things already aren’t looking particularly good for Wildlight Entertainment’s debut project. As we reported earlier in the week, following the first-person shooter’s reveal at The Game Awards and subsequent social media silence, there was enormous...
News Play Nioh 3 Now in Free PS5 Demo
Carry your save data over to the full game
Anyone looking forward to playing Nioh 3 next month can get ahead of the game by sampling it in a free PS5 demo that is available now. You'll get to experience the opening sequences of the next Team Ninja title, and upon completion, you'll be able to keep your save data and pick up at that exact point in...
News This New PS5, PS4 School RPG from Persona's Co-Creator Might Tide You Over
Launching 25th May in Japan
Persona co-creator Kouji Okada has now officially announced his previously teased school RPG, which is being developed by Compile Heart. Villion: Code, as reported by Gematsu, will launch on 25th May in Japan. There’s currently no word on a Western release, but we’d be shocked if this doesn’t make its way oversea
News Historical Viking RPG Norse: Oath of Blood Could Be a Quiet Killer on PS5 This Spring
Bound by blood
Much like Odin himself, we've had our eye on Norse: Oath of Blood for quite some time, ever since it was announced for PS5 back in summer of last year. And now we've got some proper gameplay to go on, courtesy of the above trailer. Now, granted, it does look a little jank in places, but there's real potential here for something...
News Sydney Sweeney's Split Fiction Movie Has Its First Script, and Josef Fares Has Seen It
Probably still ages away though
In case you forgot, Hazelight Studio's excellent co-op action adventure Split Fiction is being adapted for the big screen. Josef Fares, head of the development team and director of the game, has provided a small update on the film's progress, and it sounds like it's still very early days. Speaking to Moviezine...
News GTA 6 Fans Reportedly Attempted Using Drones, Fake IDs to Get a Glimpse at Rockstar's Game
Extreme measures
Rockstar Games is on the approach to launching GTA 6, the most hotly anticipated game since, well, GTA 5, probably. While there are still several months to go, the open world action game has been in development for a very long time, and the studio has been predictably closed off, only releasing two trailers and a handful of stills...
News Tokyo Xtreme Racer Has Incredible PS2 Energy in Latest PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Sign us up
This year holds some promise for the return of racing games that do something a little different from the norm, and we're more than ready for it. Tokyo Xtreme Racer is first off the starting line, coming to PS5 on 25th February, and it has a brilliantly old school presence in this latest gameplay trailer: Everything from the visuals...
News Publisher Admits Bloodlines 2 Bombed, But DLC's Still Coming in 2026
Fangs for that
Publisher Paradox Interactive has just reported a heavy year-on-year decline in operating profit following the release of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 back in October. "The core business delivered strong performance with high revenues and solid cash flow," assures CEO Fred Wester, as per GamesIndustry. He continues:...
News The Future of Tekken 8 Teased as World Tour Finals Get Underway
Finally, Season 3
It's a pivotal weekend for Tekken 8, as the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals get underway. The tournament, which sees qualified players from all over the world compete for the tour's biggest prize, is just about to get started over in Malmö, Sweden (the initial group stage kicks off in about half an hour from the posting of...
News Unique Twin-Stick Shooter DAMON and BABY Takes Aim at PS5, PS4 in March
Demon soul
Developer and publisher Arc System Works has revealed the release date for its upcoming twin-stick shooter action adventure game, DAMON and BABY. The unique-looking title is coming to both PS5 and PS4 on 26th March, 2026, just under two months from now. DAMON and BABY was announced at the tail end of last year alongside the below...
Wednesday28th Jan 2026
News PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026 Announced
Boxing! Diving! Flying!
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for February 2026, of which one PS5 game leaked over the weekend. The announcement shares that Undisputed is indeed part of next month's selection, alongside three other titles. Available from Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, the February 2026 lineup on PS Plus...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
What does version 26.01-12.60.00 do?
It's an exciting day, as Sony has released a new firmware update for PS5, taking the system software to version 26.01-12.60.00. Does this one actually do anything substantial, or is it another featureless stability update? Well, while there aren't any major new features to shout about, the update does have a...
News New Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version Seems Real in PS Store Leak
4K resolution, higher frame rate mentioned
A native PS5 version of the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance appears to be on the way, according to newly updated PS Store pages mentioning the enhanced edition. On the UK PS Store page for the PS4 version of the RPG, the description now has the following: The PS5 version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance...
News Sony's Sending Messages to PS4 Players Encouraging Them to Upgrade to PS5
"It's time"
A new message being sent out to PS4 owners is encouraging them to upgrade to the PS5. The notification, sent out by PlayStation in late January, was snapped by user Sahil Shaw and has since been shared around social media, as below. It says: “Whether you’re catching up with hits from 2025 like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ARC...
News Judas PS5 Dev Spent 5 Years Perfecting Its Core Mechanic
Release still sounds a while away
If you've been wondering why it's taking so long for Ken Levine and his team at Ghost Story Games to put out Judas, here's one reason: the studio spent five years purely on the research and development of the game's main mechanic. This feature, known as Villainy, is what dictates your relationship with three...
News Silent Hill F, Fatal Frame 2 Remake Adding Free Crossover DLC on PS5
And demo for PS2 remake imminent
Koei Tecmo and Konami will join forces to add free DLC costumes to their respective horror games, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake and Silent Hill F. The outfit DLC, planned for both games, will presumably drop following the former game’s release, on 12th March. There’ll also be a demo for the...
News Gran Turismo 7's Free Updates Keep on Coming After First Paid DLC, New Cars This Week
PS5, PS4 patch out in the next 24 hours
The most significant Gran Turismo 7 post-launch update ever dropped only last month, combined with a paid PS5 add-on called the Power Pack. That's not stopping team Polyphony Digital from continuing its regular free patches, though, as another drops for the PS5, PS4 title inside the next 24 hours. Update 1.67...
News You Stupid Idiot! Retro Ren & Stimpy Games Are Coming to PS5
Five of them in one compilation
If the absence of Ren & Stimpy from the recently dated Nickelodeon Splat Pack hit you hard like a slap to the face, then you’ll be excited to learn that Limited Run Games is bringing a bunch more 16-bit classics to the PS5 in the future. While there’s no release date for the newly announced Re
News Beat-'Em-Up Fans Rejoice: Scott Pilgrim EX Serves Up Retro-Tinged Bliss in March on PS5
From the makers of Shredder's Revenge
Developer Tribute Games has really made a name for itself as a purveyor of fun, retro-flavoured beat-'em-up action games, and its next title won't change that image. Scott Pilgrim EX is next on the agenda, and it's coming very soon. The new trailer below reveals the release date; it's hitting up PS5 on 3rd...
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
Review Code Vein 2 (PS5) - Repetitive Vampiric Soulslike May Still Sate Your Bloodlust
Mostly mediocre
Code Vein 2 is the latest in a long line of action RPGs chasing the lofty heights of FromSoftware's immortal Dark Souls series, and like so many others before it, falls well short of the mark. Bland visually and uninspiring narratively, Bandai Namco's latest soulslike foray (previously publishing the aforementioned Souls series,...
News Phantom Blade Zero Destined to Be a Worldwide Hit as Anticipation Grows
Over 50% of wishlists outside China
Phantom Blade Zero looks like it will be another landmark moment for the Chinese games industry, but interestingly, its potential appears to also be resonating with PS5 and PC players worldwide, too. More than 50% of the game's wishlists are from outside of China, developer S-Game has revealed. While it was a...
Hands On Highguard Is Real and Potentially Great on PS5
Get off your high horse
Highguard is, in fact, real, and we’ve played it. Wildlight Entertainment, a collective of ex-Respawn developers, has launched a free-to-play PvP raid shooter, and after a couple of matches, we’re intrigued to sink some more time into it. This is, admittedly, our very early impressions, but like many, we wanted to know...
News Resident Evil Requiem Sounds Like a Proper PS5 Pro Showpiece
Ray tracing dictates the frame rate
Capcom looks to be shipping Resident Evil Requiem with two different graphical modes on a PS5 Pro, with one offering ray tracing and the other 120 frames-per-second. From a new interview with director Akifumi Nakanishi on the Japanese PlayStation Blog, it is explained that whether you have ray tracing turned on...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Dev Explains Why It's Not Upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 for Third Chapter
"We've made a lot of modifications"
It’s really rather fascinating how open Square Enix is being about the third and final chapter of its Final Fantasy 7 Remake project. We know, for example, that the game now has a name. And we also know that, like its predecessors, it will be built using Unreal Engine 4. There had been some debate recently...
News Awesome Beat-'Em-Up Absolum Slaps February Release Date on Huge PS5 Patch
Reaches 500,000 sales
Absolum was one of our favourite games of 2025, and so it's great to see the somewhat overlooked beat-'em-up schedule a huge update for the near future. Titled 'Threads of Fate', the patch is due out on the 12th February, and as alluded, it's packed with new content and various improvements. Here's a quick summary of the...
News 'These Guys Are Top of the Line': Actor Tony Dalton Talks Up Naughty Dog and Intergalactic
Better call Tony
We've not heard very much about Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet since its announcement in 2024, but it sounds like Tony Dalton is having a good time working on it, at the very least. Speaking in an interview on YouTube channel Culture Wave Media, the actor provides his perspective on the project. This will be his...
"I've dedicated the last three years to this"
An actress who appeared to work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s now cancelled PS5 remake said she found out about the situation through WhatsApp. In a new YouTube video, Eman Ayaz talks at length about the “grief” she’s facing following the scrapping of a project she worked on for three...
News One of PS5's Most Promising Adventure Games Gets a Playable Demo
Lost in the dark
Dark Auction now has a playable demo on PS5, if you're interested. The adventure title's been in our periphery for a while, having originally been targeting a 2025 release date. It was, of course, pushed back, but we're now just days away from its launch on the 29th January. Based on everything we've seen of it, Dark Auction has...
Poll Are You Playing Highguard?
On your guard
Highguard is the talk of the town right now, but if the initial player feedback is anything to go by, it might not be for much longer. This is the title that infamously closed out The Game Awards 2025 — on host Geoff Keighley's recommendation, apparently. And now the free-to-play shooter is here, tempting people in with its...
News More Licensed 16-Bit Classics Are Coming to PS5 This Week
Preservation banquet
This year has already plotted the arrival of the Earnest Evans Collection and the Fighting Force Collection, but Limited Run Games is not stopping there with its retro revivals. From 30th January, you’ll be able to purchase the Nickelodeon Splat Pack digitally, which features three 16-bit classics based on Saturday morning...
News Blackmail Is at the Centre of This Potentially Unsettling PS5 Game
Demo available now
There’s a glut of FMV games available on the PS5 these days, many of them stemming from British companies like Wales Interactive or various Chinese studios who make titillating romance titles. Hacked: The Streamer is the first project by Istanbul-based Buttons Interactive, and it’s teasing a potentially unsettling story set...
News MLB The Show 26 PS5 Release Date, Cover Star Officially Revealed
Play ball
Traditionally, each new entry in Sony's MLB The Show series features a new baseball player on its cover. However, things will be different for the upcoming game, MLB The Show 26. A few days ago, the game's official social accounts stated there would be no new cover athlete for the next game, leading to all sorts of responses from fans...
News Highguard Doesn't Do a Concord, But Reception Is Lukewarm
Gets 97K concurrent players on PC
As we said in our Highguard Hands On article: "Highguard is, in fact, real". After more than a month of silence, the fresh PvP raid shooter did indeed release on PS5 yesterday, combined with a developer showcase sharing what it's all about. Will it still be around in a year or two, though? That's the question...
Out Today Rebellion Revives Retro Arcade Sports Game Speedball on PS5
Bitmap Brothers favourite returns
Developer and publisher Rebellion has launched its reimagined rendition of the classic sports game Speedball on PS5 today, 27th January 2026. Following a lengthy stint in early access on PC, the game has finally arrived on consoles, and the studio has marked the occasion with a new trailer: Speedball is an...
News Bloody PS5 Brawler Invincible VS Adds Two New Characters to Its Growing Roster
"2026 is going to be a huge year for the Viltrumites"
Comic book fighter Invincible VS will launch in around three months, but its roster keeps growing as we edge closer to release. Now dev Quarter Up has confirmed Anissa and Lucan will be playable characters in the title come launch on 30th April. To acknowledge the announcement, series...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Sells 11 Million in Just Under a Year, But May Lack World's Momentum
Capcom updates numbers
Despite the game's ropey reputation, Monster Hunter Wilds has been another big success for Capcom. In a new financial report covering the company's third quarter of its financial year 2025, the publisher states the game has now surpassed 11 million units sold. It's reached that figure in about 11 months, putting it roughly on...
Monday26th Jan 2026
The best PS5 first-person shooters, ranked and rated
What are the best FPS games on PS5? Well, what do you think? In this evolving list, it's down to you and the Push Square community to decide PlayStation 5's top shooters. There are plenty of options for those who enjoy wielding heavy weaponry and unloading lead into bad guys. The following list...
Guide Best Fighting Games on PS5
The best PS5 fighting games ranked and rated
What are the best fighting games on PS5? If you're looking for some challenging battles that'll really test your limits, fighting games take that to the extreme. It's a genre that has a reputation for being difficult to penetrate, with a hardcore community and large esports scene making these titles seem...
Guide Best Arcade Games on PS5
PS5's best arcade games, rated and ranked
What are the best arcade games on PS5? The arcade may not be the defining destination that it once was in the 80s and 90s, but the spirit of arcade games is very much alive – even on the latest crop of consoles. This list has been determined by the Push Square community and will continue to grow and...
News PlayStation State of Play Is Locked in for February, It's Claimed
So says NateTheHate2
Sony has hosted a State of Play livestream every February for the past five years, so the chances it would have another for next month were always high. However, the reliable leaker NateTheHate2 has now shared word one is indeed taking place in February 2026. In response to a simple question of whether there'll be a State of...
News Sony Set to Delay PS6 Release Date, Claims Financial Report
PS5's life could be extended
Buried in a new financial report, a senior analyst strongly suggests that Sony is planning to delay its PS6 release plans. Said analyst is David Gibson of MST Financial, who's reported on Sony's recent performance via a Japan-facing company
News Starfield 2.0 Overhaul Mentioned Yet Again as Wait for PS5 Announcement Continues
Reading the stars
The inevitable PS5 port of Starfield must be close, because word of the game's supposedly huge 2.0 update is doing the rounds yet again. All of this 2.0 talk started last year, when reports of a significant overhaul to the title's space traversal system began to surface. Then, the rumours evolved into this being part of an even...
Guide These 12+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (26th-1st February)
Code Vein 2! Highguard! Cairn!
We're closing on February, where an outrageous number of new releases will arrive. But the last week in January still has some heavy hitters, like Code Vein 2. All eyes will be on Highguard as well, which has endured an unusual road to release. Here are all the new games coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
Preview Resident Evil Requiem Is the Ultimate PS5 Horror Game
We play three hours of Grace and Leon's adventure
Believe it or not, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is a decade old this time next year. An instalment that changed the game for Capcom's survival horror series, it made first-person the standard for mainline titles and brought proper terror back after the failings of Resident Evil 6. It's fascinating,...
News Sony Is Still Patching Trophies into Retro PS Plus Premium Games
Off the rails
There’s hope for the likes of SoulCalibur 3 yet, as Sony is continuing to update retro games added to its PS Plus Premium subscription with Trophies. Thrillville: Off the Rails – the 2007 PSP sequel to Frontier’s rollercoaster tycoon title – is the latest of the organisation’s emulation efforts to unexpectedly add gongs,...
Rumour GTA 6 Might Not Launch Physically at First to Avoid Leaks
Could be digital only for a while
The question on everybody's lips right now is whether Grand Theft Auto 6 really will launch on 19th November, 2026, or if it'll be delayed again. Here's another question, though — how will it launch? One would presume, for a game of this magnitude, a simultaneous physical and digital release would be appropriate...
News PS5 Fans Just Can't Wait to Play Xbox's New Fable Game
Teaser trailer tops one million views
Fable looks like it’s going to be a big hit when it makes its PlayStation debut later this year, day-and-date on PS5. The game’s teaser trailer, which was released late last week, has now topped more than one million views on the official PlayStation YouTube channel, with more than 26k likes. It’s more...
News Today, You'll Finally Get to Form Your Own Opinion on PS5 Shooter Highguard
Download for free later on
After close to a month of silence, following a controversial reveal at The Game Awards, you’ll finally be able to form your own opinion of embattled first-person shooter Highguard later today, when it releases on the PS Store for free. It’s difficult to determine exactly why the game – developed by an all-star...
News Xbox Will Try to Deliver PS5 Ports on Launch Day More Consistently
"We're going to work on that"
Playground Games will have a PS5 version of Fable ready to go on its launch day along with Xbox Series X|S and PC, but Forza Horizon 6 won't. The reason for that is purely down to development timelines and changes in strategy. Though, Microsoft is aware of the inconsistencies in its PS5 ports and is actually looking to...
Guide Best Bandai Namco Games on PS5
Bandai Namco's best PS5 games
What are the best Bandai Namco games on PS5? Following a merger that saw the mighty Namco join forces with Bandai, the Japanese publisher has been a major force, bringing legacy franchises and brand new experiences to players. With storied series like Pac-Man, Tekken, and Ace Combat still kicking and a plethora games...
