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News PS5 Pre-Orders Open in Egypt This Week for $1,000
In de-Nile
Sony will officially take pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 in Egypt starting 25th March, but you may need to raid a pyramid to afford the next-gen platform. The console will sell for 15,999 Egyptian Pounds, which on current exchange rates converts to just over $1,000. Presumably import taxes are to blame for the severe hike, but it’ll...
News Nacon Announces Suite of Life Simulators, Including Restaurant and Hotel Games
Grafter
Franchises like Farming Simulator have grown in stature over the past five or so years, and we’re big fans of titles like Train Sim World 2 as well. It’s not massively surprising to see Nacon recognise the potential of this fledgling category, then – and announce an entire suite of software that it’s putting under the umbrella of...
News A Hat in Time Doffs Its Cap at 60 Frames-Per-Second PS5 Update
Hat trick
Throwback platformer A Hat in Time is getting a PlayStation 5 patch, which will see its framerate bumped to 60 frames-per-second on Sony’s next-gen console. This is all part of a big update on 31st March, which will finally see its add-on packs – Seal the Deal and Nyakuza Metro – released for the PlayStation 4 version. Gears for...
News Realistic Carpet Tile Rendered in Dreams on PS4 Goes Viral
We're all floored
Things we didn’t expect to go viral this weekend: a realistic carpet tile rendered in Dreams on PlayStation 4. The image – which shows a square of cheap office flooring caught in the sunlight, complete with discarded lint and hair detailing – looks like a photograph at first glance, and we initially thought the watermark had...
Soapbox PSVR's Crap Load of Cables Has Put Me Off
Spaghetti city
I love PlayStation VR, I really do. I’m very proud of how we covered the system on Push Square over the years; I’d like to think we were one of the best sources for virtual reality gaming at its peak. All of the excitement surrounding next-gen PSVR has made me want to dive back in and finish up the dozen or so titles I missed –...
News Fallout 76 Unlocks the Vault with 2021 Content Roadmap
Rad
Bethesda may be gone, but Fallout 76 is not! The publisher’s committed continued support for the online RPG on PlayStation 4, and that means you’ll be able to enjoy its entire suite of 2021 content. The firm has released a roadmap today, which outlines a little bit of what you can expect, beginning with Season 4 this coming Spring. The...
News MLB The Show 21 Cinematic Trailer Is a Game Changer in 4K, 60 Frames-Per-Second
Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente teased
The marketing cycle for MLB The Show 21 has been intense for a few weeks now, but it’s just stretching to full stride. This new cinematic trailer showcases the game’s visuals on PlayStation 5 in 4K at 60 frames-per-second – and it’s certainly looking clean. If we’re nit-picking, you...
News Is RPG Octopath Traveler Coming to PS5, PS4?
Square Enix unable to provide comment
Octopath Traveler, the retro-style role-playing game originally developed for Nintendo Switch, has followed a curious release schedule. The title was billed as a big exclusive for the hybrid console, before eventually launching on PC and later Google Stadia. This week it’ll be added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game...
News The Last of Us TV Show Will Cover the Entire First Game, But Will Deviate in Places
Different medium
The Last of Us’ hotly anticipated television adaptation, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, will see some episodes “deviate greatly” from the PlayStation 3 game – despite lifting dialogue directly from the original script. Speaking to IGN as part of SXSW 2021, the Naughty Dog boss explained that the HBO adaptation will...
News Marvel's Avengers Is the Straw That Broke the Camel's Back with PS4 to PS5 Upgrades
Hulk smash
Poor ol’ Marvel’s Avengers just can’t catch a break, can it? This week was supposed to be its big next-gen relaunch, with new Hawkeye content timed to release alongside it – instead, all anyone can talk about is how bad PlayStation 5’s upgrade procedure is. For the record, we think the hyperbole being shared on social media is...
News Extended Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Trailer Breaks Down PS5 Enhancements
Next-gen niceties
Hyped for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s upcoming 10th June release date? You can pass the time with an extended trailer uploaded by Square Enix overnight. This compiles a chunk of the footage that we originally saw during Sony’s State of Play presentation earlier in the year, but it’s worth a second watch if you’re...
Soapbox Sony Needs to Bang Down Valve's Door to Get Half-Life: Alyx on PS5's PSVR
Steam works
Sony surprised us all this week by revealing its next-gen PlayStation VR controllers. It mentioned in the PlayStation Blog post that they’re being sent out to development partners imminently, which is perhaps why it decided to unveil them – there’s always a chance they’ll leak once they arrive in studios, right? To be fai
News MLB The Show 21 Debuts PS5 Gameplay in Fielding Spotlight
Off the wall
MLB The Show 21’s fielding gameplay has been massively overhauled, with developer Sony San Diego adding thousands of animations. As part of another fascinating livestream, the team details how it’s incorporated new mechanics like strafing to help you better position yourself to catch balls off the wall – and completely reinvented...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 368
Unwind
This week saw Sony purchase Evo the fighting game tournament and unexpectedly reveal its next-gen PSVR controllers, which we don’t think anyone expected really. We also got updates on a ton of indie games, as well as the announcement of Life Is Strange: True Colors. We’ve definitely earned a weekend of gaming after all that. Sammy...
Reaction Why Did PlayStation Buy Evo?
Kings of competition
In single player focused communities like Push Square, esports get overlooked. But make no mistake, this sector of the market is enormous: BBC regularly hosts Rocket League and League of Legends tournaments live on its website now, while UKIE pegs the sector’s overall global revenue at $1.1 billion as of 2020 – and that...
Soapbox PGA Tour 2K21 Has Quietly Become One of PS4's Best Sports Games
Hole in one
2K Sports’ recent acquisition of HB Studios encouraged me to revisit PGA Tour 2K21 this week, a game which I liked a lot when I reviewed it last year but felt was still one iteration away from excellence. To be honest, I’ve been blown away by many of the improvements made, and while there are still obvious weak areas, I think the...
Guide All EA Play Games on PS5, PS4
Every EA Play game in the PS5, PS4 Vault
What games are included as part of EA Play's subscription – formerly known as EA Access – on the PS5 and PS4? And how much does it cost to subscribe to EA Play on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4? The behemoth publisher’s subscription service has been rebranded on the PS5 and PS4, and in addition to...
Deal New PS Plus Subscribers Can Get Free PS Store Credit Now
When you buy a 12 month membership
Credit where credit’s due: Sony has taken PlayStation Plus to new heights this year. The perks – particularly if you’re a PS5 owner – are the strongest they’ve been since the PS3 days, and it’s clearly a concerted effort from the platform holder to retain its highly lucrative userbase. Of course, while...
News Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Adds Full Facial Mocap on PS5, PS4
And all content
Life Is Strange Remastered Collection will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 later this year, and it’ll feature new visuals and animations that promise to “breathe new life into the great cast of characters and gripping stories”. The bundle – available as part of new game Life Is Strange: True Colors’ Ultimate Edition and as...
News Marvel's Avengers Adds Black Panther: War for Wakanda Expansion on PS5, PS4 This Year
Wakanda forever
Apart from Spider-Man, it’s the big update Marvel’s Avengers fans have been hoping for: Black Panther War for Wakanda is launching later this year. The expansion – like all other add-ons – will be free for existing owners of the game. It’ll include the “Wakandan Jungle Biome, new enemies, and much more”. There are no...
Live Watch Square Enix Presents, Featuring Life Is Strange, Right Here
Announcements and updates from Square Enix
Square Enix is hosting a livestream today, featuring a handful of upcoming titles, including the next Life Is Strange game. You can watch the whole thing unfold live on this very page, with live chat and a live blog. The entire show will get underway from 10AM PDT / 5PM GMT, so make sure you join us for all...
News Rustler Is Retro Grand Theft Auto in Ye Olde Days for PS5, PS4
Medieval madness
It’s surprising to us that more indie developers haven’t looked to the classic style of Grand Theft Auto gameplay, but Rustler is wearing its inspiration on its chain mail. Billed as a Medieval sandbox for PlayStation 5 and PS4, this is a throwback isometric experience featuring an “historically inaccurate world”. The blurb...
News Sony Acknowledges Fans' Patience As LittleBigPlanet Remains Offline
"We are working to get the issue fixed"
It’s been a week since LittleBigPlanet’s servers went offline, and there’s been no change in the Imagisphere since. Eurogamer.net has republished its previous report with a comment from the Japanese giant, which confirms that it’s working on a solution: “We are aware of server issues with
News PSVR's Next-Gen Motion Controllers Tracked by Headset
No more PS Camera
For as much as we love PlayStation VR here at Push Square – and we genuinely are big fans – its flaws have become more and more obvious as time has passed. One of its biggest problems is the way it relies on the PlayStation Camera to track your movements. This is obviously fine in titles like Beat Saber, where you’re mostly...
