PS5 News (Page 6)
Thursday23rd Jul 2026
Sauceless
If you were hoping the American Pie-inspired sandbox game Agefield High: Rock the School would finally provide PS5 with a spiritual successor to Bully, you may want to recalibrate your expectations. A new IGN preview, which is probably one of the most scathing I’ve ever seen, says the game is “unpolished, uninspired, and flat”. It...
News STALKER 2 Dev Refutes Claims About Xbox's Funding for Timed Exclusivity
Money stalks
An interesting detail has emerged about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and its timed-exclusive launch on Xbox. Sergiy Grygorovych, founder of developer GSC Game World, spoke about how that deal came to be in a recent video interview. While he doesn't divulge any numbers, he says that Xbox paid a lofty sum to have the game as a...
News Physical Game Fans Won't Like This New Data About US PS5 Sales
It's just facts
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella got roasted this week for sharing legit US sales data about the state of physical games. If you believe social media, this is all part of a Sony-led propaganda campaign to silence criticisms of its decision to stop manufacturing disc-based g
News Horizon PS5 Remaster Updated for Probable PS6 Handheld Support
Patch 1.09 out now on PS5
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has today received a patch that adds a setting very few people on PS5 will actually use: support for the console's Power Saver mode. When activated, the Power Saver mode runs PS5 titles at lower settings in order to consume less electricity. As much as caring for the environment is becoming...
News There's No Doubt About It, Wolverine PS5 Looks Awesome
Watch the story trailer now
As part of its San Diego Comic-Con panel earlier today, Insomniac dropped the story trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine, ahead of its PS5 exclusive release on 15th September. This mostly focuses on in-game cinematics from the upcoming action adventure, and it looks awesome. We get a glimpse of both Sabretooth and Lady...
News EA Sports FC 27 Goes Full NBA 2K with New 'Social Football Playground' Mode on PS5
Football is life
Well, I’d heard it on the grapevine that EA Sports was exploring an online hub for its FC franchise a while ago, and here it is. Clearly inspired by NBA 2K, The Grounds is a new mode “representing a side of football that's never existed in EA Sports FC until now”. Set to debut in EA Sports FC 27 in the PS5 version only –...
News Prime Yourself for Marvel's Wolverine on PS5 with This Prequel Comic
Prior events
San Diego Comic-Con is going on right now, and as announced last week, Marvel's Wolverine is joining the festivities with a panel about the game. Prior to the event, which is scheduled for 11:15am PDT today, Marvel and Insomniac Games revealed a comic book that serves as a prequel to the PS5 exclusive title, telling fans what occurs...
First Light is "awesome"
Amazon has further clarified its position on future James Bond games in new comments about the series and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive. You may recall some confusion a little while ago when Jeff Gattis, head honcho at Amazon Games, passed comment on First Light and the future of the series. At the time, he...
News Marvel Tokon's First DLC Character Has Been Revealed, Launching This Fall
An unexpected addition
Sony and Arc System Works have revealed the first playable character that will join Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls in post-launch DLC. It's Phoenix Cyclops, and you can catch a brief glimpse of him in this teaser trailer: Phoenix Cyclops, voiced by Ray Chase, is the first fighter in the game's Year 1 DLC. He's scheduled to...
News Wolverine PS5, Marvel Tokon Will Feature Free Crossover Content
Lookin' good, bub
Sony wants to position PS5 as the place for superhero games, and two of its biggest 2026 titles will include crossover content. Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are collaborating on two new costumes, which will be available in each other’s games. For the Insomniac action adventure, you’ll be able to...
News Dragon Ball's Biggest Game, Sparking Zero, Gets Even Bigger on PS5 Next Week
Including an all-new single player mode to master
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the behemoth anime fighting game from Bandai Namco, will expand in scale once more next week – as the publisher has attached a 30th July release date to its Super Limit-Breaking Neo DLC. If you missed the reveal, this expansion will include more than 30 new playable...
News Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Brings Bombastic Xenomorph Blasting to PS5 Next Month
Let's rock
Daybreak Games has announced a release date for its sci-fi co-op shooter, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. The sequel is locked and loaded for launch on PS5 on 25th August, 2026. The news comes via the game's social feeds, with a brief gameplay teaser giving a glimpse of what to expect: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 ups the ante from the first...
News My Most Anticipated 'Train Sim World 6' Route Is Finally Almost Out on PS5
Next stop: Japan
Train Sim World 6’s most anticipated route by a Japanese country mile is finally launching later this month, on 30th July for PS5. The Tadami Line – first unveiled during the Train Sim World 4 era – has been in development at Union Workshop for an eternity, and is finally ready to bring 40 acres of scenic railway action to...
News Embrace Your Inner John Hammond with Dinosaur Park Tycoon Game Parkasaurus on PS5
Chaos theory
Publisher Atari has announced it's bringing Parkasaurus to PS5 in just a few weeks. As you might have guessed from the game's name, it's a management sim in which you fill enclosures with various species of dinosaurs and maximise your profits to make your park even bigger and better. Here's the trailer: Parkasaurus originally...
News Marvel Tokon's Intro Movie Is Anime as Hell, and I Love It
This is the stuff
Okay, now I demand Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gets a new anime adaptation for Crunchyroll. At the San Diego Comic Con today, Arc System Works debuted the opening movie for its upcoming PS5 and PC fighter. And it looks like it belongs to a time when I spent lazy Saturday mornings lounging around eating cereal in my pyjamas. We...
Wednesday22nd Jul 2026
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa says fans cherish their physical games
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa doesn’t believe Sony has “considered what physical editions mean to the people who value them”. The Japanese giant has announced plans to cease manufacturing physical discs in January 2028 – a decision which has attracted widespread criticism,
News Here's How Much Better Metal Gear Solid 4 Looks on PS5
Master Collection Vol. 2 tech specs revealed
Konami has today revealed the resolutions that Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will run at when they launch on PS5 via next month's Master Collection Vol. 2 package. It's important to recognise these new versions are much, much closer to ports than they are proper remasters, but...
News Sony Imposes 'Strictest Ever Social Media Guidelines' on Staff Due to PS5 Disc Debacle
"They knew everyone would be p*ssed off"
According to ex-Santa Monica Studio employee Alanah Pearace, Sony has imposed the “strictest social media guidelines” ever on its employees due to PS5’s disc debacle. Earlier this month, the manufacturer announced plans to cease manufacturing physical media in January 2028. This has created one of the...
News Black Ops Fans Sure Showed Up for PS5's Overpriced Call of Duty Ports
Back in Black Ops
Activision’s overpriced Call of Duty: Black Ops ports have sold like crazy on the PS5, with Circana analyst Mat Piscatella revealing both games breached the organisation’s Engagement Tracker for the week ending 11th July. This data is accurate for the United States, and takes into account total weekly players on Sony’s...
News US PS5 Sales Down Almost 20% Year-Over-Year, Rounds Out Tough Month for Industry
Meccha Chameleon punches well above its weight
June 2026 was always going to be a difficult month for the US games industry, as last year plotted the record breaking release of the Switch 2. Nintendo’s console registered an expected 79% year-over-year decline, contributing to a 21% decrease for the industry at large. The price adjusted PS5 also...
News MindsEye's Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League
Well, kind of
A big new update has arrived for MindsEye, the infamous PS5 action game that had a disastrous launch and is still trying to claw things back. Update 8's main attraction is Grenade Football, marking the debut of cross-platform multiplayer in the game. Grenade Football is a colourful, arcadey spin on soccer in which two teams of 5...
News NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes
Time to upgrade
Sports games tend to support last-gen consoles longer than most, but 2K Sports has finally pulled the plug on PS4 with NBA 2K27. This year’s game, available from 4th September, will only be available on the PS5, so if you’re a hooper who’s been holding out, it’s time to upgrade. There’ll be a trio of cover stars this...
News Namco's Arcade Oddity Armadillo Racing Makes Its Console Debut on PS5, with Trackball Support
PS1 tycoon title The Conveni also coming
1997’s outlandish arcade oddity Armadillo Racing will make its console debut on PS5 and PS4 this week, on 23rd July, courtesy of industrious Japanese dev Hamster. Part of its Arcade Archives offering, the trackball-controlled System Super 22 racer sees you guide a rolled up armadillo through a series of...
Guide Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Cheats: All Cheat Codes, Including Scorpion Skin
Town Scryer
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a genuinely enjoyable PS2 third-person shooter, elevated by its integration of over-the-top psychic powers. But if you’re looking to extract the most out of this classic action game, particularly now it’s available on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium, you may be looking for its cheat codes...
Familiar but fresh
The thing I really appreciate about Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is that it’s providing a different spin on familiar characters and concepts. For example, we’re all familiar with Iron Man, right? But Arc System Works’ interpretation of the character incorporates elements from mecha manga and anime, like Gundam and Getter...
Tuesday21st Jul 2026
News 9 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for August 2026 Confirmed
Goodbye my (undead) lover
This month's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are out now (or a portion of them are if you are in the UK, USA, and Japan), which signals Sony's turn to reveal what PS5, PS4 titles will be leaving the service in August. The following nine games are set to leave PS Plus Extra on 18th August 2026: Earth Defense Force...
News Sales Data Paints a Very Grim Picture for Physical PS5 Games in the USA, UK
Just 7 PS5 games sell over 100k boxed copies
According to new sales data from Circana director Mat Piscatella, only seven PS5 games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in 2026. In the week that ended 11th July 2026, just two PS5 titles managed to sell over 10,000 physical units during that seven-day timespan. The two new statistics are...
News No PS5 Version of Heavy Rain Dev's PS2 Classic Indigo Prophecy, as Sony Mucks Up Again
Old PS4 port included with PS Plus Premium today
Heavy Rain maker Quantic Dream will re-release its wildly ambitious PS2 adventure game Indigo Prophecy – better known as Fahrenheit in Europe – on the PS5 later this month. The game, already available on the PS Store as part of Sony’s PS2-to-PS4 program, will be updated in the platform...
News The Witcher 3's Big New Expansion Makes Its Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Songs of the Past shows itself
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is over a decade old, but even so, it's getting a brand new expansion next year, Songs of the Past, and our first chance to see it arrives next month. As it does every year, Gamescom takes place in late August, and it always kicks things off with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live showcase...
Review Palworld (PS5) - Expansive Catch 'Em All Gives Pokémon a Run for Its Money
PokéPARK
If ARK: Survival Evolved and Pokémon Legends Arceus had a child it’d come in the form of Palworld, a monster-taming, base-building, survival adventure title which wears it’s Pokémon inspiration proudly in the form of a medal on its breast. Palworld has been available since September 2024 on PS5 in the form of an early access...
News 4 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Pandora's box
Sony's staggered PS Plus Extra and Premium schedule means you're getting fresh additions to the catalogue throughout the month, and today sees the arrival of a few more games to the lineup. After adding Rise of the Ronin last week (in select regions), four more games join the fun (g
News Indie Publisher Will 'Safeguard' Devs by Making PS5 Physical Games for All Eligible Titles
"We will continue till the last day"
In a rather dramatic – dare I say borderline performative – statement of intent, Chinese indie publisher Astrolabe Games has released a “manifesto”, pledging its commitment to PS5 physical games until Sony stops manufacturing them in January 2028. The so-called ‘A-Go Manifesto’ promises to...
Mini Review 70's-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (PS5) - Zany PS1 Shooter Is a Real Treat
Retro oddity
70’s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X has simply got to be the best kind of retro re-release. I’d never heard of this Japan-only PS1 scrolling shooter from 1999, but I had an absolute blast playing through its enhanced PS5 version, lovingly repackaged by Implicit Conversions – the studio behind PS Plus Premium’s emulated catalogue...
News PS5's New Commercial Goes All-In on Marvel
Superheroes happen on PS5
Sony’s released a new commercial spotlighting its increasingly strong alliance with Marvel. The trailer focuses mostly on console exclusives Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls – but it also includes clips of Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Cosmic...
News Your Latest PS Plus Extra Game Just Got a Massive Free Update
Fire starter
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite may not be the most eye-catching new PS Plus Extra addition, but it’s worth pointing out the game is getting a major free update today, alongside its inclusion with Sony’s subscription. Available to download right now, the free Shannondale Update includes “five new missions and additional...
News The Witness Dev's Next Game, Order of the Sinking Star, Revealed for PS5
Releasing later in 2026
Order of the Sinking Star, the next game from The Witness studio Thekla, has been knocking about in development for some time now. With the plan to release the puzzle game this year, though, it's now finally been confirmed a PS5 version is planned. The game is promising over 1,000 "interconnected, hand-crafted" puzzles from...
News Real Madrid, France Star Kylian Mbappe Fronts FC 27 Cover Art
Full reveal on Thursday
Hot off almost helping to overturn a 4-0 half-time lead, France forward Kylian Mbappe has been announced as the cover star for FC 27. A full reveal with a trailer and additional information will take place this Thursday, 23rd July 2026. For today, we have the boxart which Mbappe will front, with the below being the Ultimate...
News Against All Odds, Disappointing Arcade Racer Wreckreation Is Getting a PS5 Sequel
Wreckreation 2 announced
A sequel to Wreckreation was not on my bingo card, but that's exactly what we're getting. Simply named Wreckreation 2, the game was recently announced for PS5 and other platforms, coming from the newly-established studio When Tides Turn. When Tides Turn appears to be largely the same dev team that made the original, just...
Monday20th Jul 2026
Guide These 20+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th July)
Avatar Legends! Disgaea Mayhem! So much more!
This week is huge for PS Plus Extra subscribers, as there's really a ton of great games to download. But even if you're not, I think new releases like Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game should definitely demand your attention. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5 Games This Week (20th-26th...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Looks Set for PS5 Upgrade at 4K, 60FPS
Along with a new mission
Ubisoft appears to be preparing an updated and enhanced version of PS4 open worlder Ghost Recon: Wildlands, as per a new graphic uploaded to its Xbox Store page. On the listing for the Definitive Edition, an image highlights a "major update" that's yet to be released or confirmed by the French studio, which talks of 4K and...
New Game Plus and more incoming
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced launched only recently, but already, its director is promising more to come for the highly acclaimed remake. Speaking in a video interview, Ubisoft Singapore's Richard Knight is asked about post-launch support for the open world pirate adventure, and while he doesn't make any...
News Insomniac's Spider-Man Games 'a Great Inspiration' for Brand New Day, Says Director
Marvellous
Insomniac Games has produced a trio of great games based on Marvel's most popular superhero, and it seems the series has become a source of inspiration for other Spider-Man media. The web-slinging hero is about to hit theatres with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and its director, Destin Daniel Cretton, has shared how the games have had an...
News Marathon's Rescue Mission Begins with This New Roguelite Mode, Playable Solo or Co-Op on PS5
Return to the Cryo Archive
Marathon is a superb FPS, but it’s failed to resonate with a meaningful number of players. That’s left it floundering on its most popular platform Steam, while sales have been negligible on PS5. Turmoil at dev Bungie has seen it cease supporting Destiny 2, lay
Keep those saves intact
Make sure to keep your PS5 save data for The Blood of Dawnwalker on your console's SSD (or uploaded to the PS Plus cloud); you'll want to transfer it to future instalments in the series. Emulating what Mass Effect did with its own trilogy of games, it has been confirmed that a save data transfer option for the series Rebel...
News PSVR2 Fans Are Having a Good Day as New Game Announced for the Headset
It's called I'm Having a Bad Day
There aren't too many games launching for PSVR2 these days, but every now and then PlayStation will promote one on the PS Blog or its YouTube channel. A recent case is I'm Having a Bad Day, coming soon to PSVR2. Here's the trailer: The game appears to be entirely about laying waste to the environment in which you...
Review K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (PS5) - Dreams Come True (If the RNG Co-Operates)
Lucky Girl Syndrome
I originally intended to get real creative with my K-pop Idol Stories review. I had this idea of recreating my favourite girl group NewJeans and documenting the process, but after a few hours with this PS5 tycoon title I realised it didn’t really have the flexibility to fulfil my concept. This isn’t necessarily a criticism...
News Give Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 a Go in Its PS5 Beta Next Month
Full open beta runs 28th Aug - 1st Sep
Activision has announced its annual beta for the next Call of Duty title, this year being Modern Warfare 4, shall begin for those who pre-order on 21st August 2026. Five days of access will be provided, at which point the beta will go down for a few days and then return available to everyone from 28th August...
News Green Goblin Joins Marvel Tokon's Stacked Open Beta on PS5, PC
Not easy being green
The open beta test for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is coming up very soon, and it's a super generous one — but it's about to throw in a surprise bonus. Developer Arc System Works has confirmed that Green Goblin will be playable during the test, announced with this short video on social media: The open beta's playable...
News PS5's Once Upon a Katamari Is Getting Bigger with Paid DLC Based on the Mobile Game
Rolling Live Highlights
I feel like it flew a bit under the radar, but a brand new Katamari Damacy game launched last year on PS5. Called Once Upon a Katamari, the time-travelling arcade adventure is due to receive some premium DLC later this year. The DLC is based on the mobile entry, Katamari Damacy Rolling Live, introducing content from that...
Sunday19th Jul 2026
News 'I Need to Take Time to Reset': Award-Winning Actress Leaves One of PS5's Most Promising Games
"We have truly enjoyed this journey together"
Tides of Annihilation, the London-set fantasy action game from Chinese studio Eclipse Glow Games, looks awesome. But there’s another reason to be excited for it: Jennifer English, star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was set to feature as protagonist Gwendolyn. English, of course, won awards for her...
