Tag: Hardware
News Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Consoles, Controllers Announced, Pre-Orders Next Week
Nice PS5, bub
Sony has unveiled a series of limited edition Marvel's Wolverine PS5 hardware, including console bundles, cover plates, and DualSense controllers. You can get a glimpse of them in the video below: The bundle includes the PS5 Digital Edition in a yellow and black design, as well as a matching PS5 pad and digital game code for...
News Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
Important notice
If its recent earnings call wasn’t already evidence enough, Sony is not backing down on its decision to stop manufacturing physical games in January 2028. Proving it’s had this move in the hopper
News PS5 Crawls Past 95 Million Units, Sales Down 36% Year-on-Year
100 million on the horizon
Sony has published its latest financial results, meaning we have new sales data for PlayStation based on the last quarter. As of 30th June 2026, PS5 has now reached lifetime sales of 95.3 million; the console sold 1.6 million units last quarter (Q1 of financial year 2026), which is a drop of about 36% versus the same...
News This Revelation Should Terrify All Console Fans, Particularly Those Looking Forward to PS6
Xbox losing $150 on each console sold
According to a Windows Central report, Microsoft is losing ~$150 on every Xbox Series X|S console it sells right now – and it’ll continue to be in the red even after it increases the device’s price in August. Beginning this Saturday, a 1TB Xbox Series X will set you back $800 – an absurd sum for a...
News Sony's FlexStrike PS5 Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely, Now Launches After Marvel Tokon
Fight to make it right
FlexStrike, PlayStation's official fight stick peripheral, has been delayed indefinitely. In an update to a PS Blog post on the upcoming hardware, Sony confirms the fight stick will no longer launch on 6th August, 2026 — crucially, the same day as Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. "Due to unexpected production delays,...
News Sony Can't Stop Hinting at the Portable Nature of PS6
Meeting players' evolving needs
It’s becoming increasingly obvious at this point that the PS6 will have a portable element. Exactly how Sony is going to deliver this remains to be seen, but if you read between the lines of everything it’s saying, it keeps reiterating that one of its goals with the next generation is to expand out of the living...
Rumour PS6 Costs Sony Almost $1,000 to Make Right Now
Buckle up
Hardware snoop KeplerL2 predicts the PS6 may cost about $960 to assemble right now. You may recall he previously tipped a $760 Bill of Materials (BoM) earlier in the year and was bullish about a subsidised $699 launch price for the platform. But in an updated post today, the sneak – who’s accurately leaked a lot of console news over...
News PlayStation Boss Drops Biggest Hint Yet That PS6 Will Have a Portable Console
Manufacturer wants to "meet changing lifestyles"
PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino has given his biggest hint yet that the PS6 will include a portable model. This has been an open secret for some time now, with many reliable sources speculating the manufacturer’s next-gen console will come in two forms: one stationary designed for television use...
News Major Retailer Warns of PS5 Console Shortages in Light of GTA 6
More demand than supply
This holiday season will be very interesting to follow; not only are PS5 consoles more expensive than ever, but the biggest game of the generation, GTA 6, is on the way this November. These two facts are somewhat intertwined, as there will be many people looking to pick up a PS5 so they can play the latest Grand Theft Auto...
News Worrying News for PS6, as Memory Prices Tipped to Double by End of 2027
It's over
There’s a sobering statement in Microsoft’s post about today’s Xbox Series X|S price increases: “Console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027.” This concerning news comes on a day when even Apple has been forced to raise the price of various MacBook and...
News Sony May Mitigate Hardware Pricing Nightmare by Simply Selling Fewer PS5s
These are tough times
The cost of hardware is through the roof, and this isn’t a problem unique to Sony at all. Earlier this year, the Japanese giant announced insane price hikes to its console family, which has seemingly slowed hardware sales to a crawl. Rival products like the Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and even Steam Deck have all been struck...
News Switch 2's Price Hike Saves PS5's Blushes in Japan
But Sony's format is still floundering
In the last few weeks, the Switch 2 has been outselling the PS5 by more than 10:1 in Japan, as consumers have rushed to beat the price hike on Nintendo’s hardware. For those who missed the news, the flagship language-locked model of the Switch 2 went up to ¥59,980 (~$375) on 25th May, making it more...
News PS5 Price Hike Has Flushed UK Hardware Sales Down the Toilet
It's barely beating Xbox now
Sony’s been fighting fires all generation, from pandemic-induced supply shortages through to tariffs. But its latest PS5 price hike, powered by rising component costs, may be a headache it just can’t overcome. The Games Business journalist Chris Dring reports that sales of Sony’s console fell by 50% in the UK in...
News PS5's First Ever Official Speakers Promise 'Lifelike Audio in a Portable Form Factor'
No date or price yet, though
Sony is aggressively expanding on its suite of accessories, as detailed earlier today with the FlexStrike arcade stick and new 27” PlayStation monitor. But one product which will be of interest to many are the new Pulse Elevate wireless speakers.
News Sony's FlexStrike Fight Stick Launches Alongside PS5, PC Fighter Marvel Tokon This August
Release date and price revealed
Sony has revealed new details on some of its upcoming PlayStation accessories, including pricing and release dates for its fight stick and gaming monitor. The fight stick, named FlexStrike, was announced last year, and it's a wireless model compatible with both PS5 and PC. It comes with a sling carry case, and we...
News Sony's $350 Official PS5 Monitor Has a Very Cool Gimmick for Gamers
Pre-orders open this week
Sony says more and more players are beginning to bring their games out of the living room, and that’s the inspiration behind its latest 1440p IPS monitor. Due out in the US and Japan only on 27th August, this new panel comes with a very unique gimmick for PS5 owners: a DualSense docking station that you can use to charge...
News With PS5 at Its Highest Ever Price, There'll Be No Console Discounts for Days of Play
Damp squib
Days of Play has been a really positive sales window for PS5 in the past, coming right in the middle of the year, and giving Sony’s consoles a boost before Black Friday and Christmas. This year, while I anticipate there will be a decent amount of software sold through the PS Store, there’ll be no console deals at all. Of course,...
News This New PS5 Controller May Solve DualSense's Stick Drift Issues, But It Comes with a $220 Cost
Scuf Omega available now
The PS5's DualSense is an excellent controller for many reasons, but it's not without its flaws, one of which is the thorny issue of stick drift. Stick drift is a wear-and-tear problem that essentially means a pad's thumbsticks stop behaving properly, with characters or cameras moving without you touching the controls...
News Sony Ships 93.7 Million PS5 Consoles, But Recent Sales Down by Almost 50%
Nearly a 50% drop in sales compared to same quarter last year
Sony today revealed during its final quarterly results for fiscal year 2025 that total PS5 console shipments have reached 93.7 million units. This means a further 1.5 million PS5 units were sold during the fourth quarter (start of January 2026 — end of March 2026), but this is a...
News Now Even Refurbished PS5 Consoles Cost a Fortune
Prices increased by $100
Sony’s increased the price of refurbished PS5 consoles on PS Direct, meaning the options for obtaining an affordable console are now really running thin. Earlier this month, the company increased the price of disc-based PS5 consoles from $549.99 to $649.99. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition jumped from $499.99 to...
News You Can Now Install Linux on Your PS5, Transforming It into a Steam Machine
But there's a catch
Fans of the PS3’s infamous OtherOS feature – which was axed from the console, leading to a class action lawsuit – may be excited to learn there’s now a way to install Linux on your PS5. We saw footage of boffin Andy Nguyen’s custom installation earlier in the year, where he managed to get GTA 5 running
News US PS5 Hardware Sales Hit a 2026 High Prior to Huge Price Increase
The peak before the collapse
Unsurprisingly, US consumers flocked to stores to pick up PS5 hardware prior to the console’s enormous price increase earlier this month. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reveals that Sony’s console enjoyed its highest sales of 2026 so far during the week ending 4th April. The system’s price increase officially...
News PS5 Price Hike Hits Japan Hard as PS5 Pro Sales Sink to Xbox Levels
How low can you go?
There’s really no reason to purchase a non-language locked PS5 console in Japan after Sony’s latest price hike, and the market has responded. The latest Famitsu hardware sales data spanning the week ending 5th April shows that just 840 PS5 Pro consoles were sold during the period. A further 558 disc-based PS5 consoles were...
News PS5 Power Saver Yet Again Tipped as PS6 Handheld 'Trojan Horse'
More smoke
Hands up if you’re using PS5’s Power Saver mode? We’re not seeing many raised palms. Sony implemented this feature in a recent firmware update, linking it to its carbon neutral goals. And as we’ve seen from various implementations, enabling it
News Hardware Snoop Tips Rumoured PS6 Handheld to Be a Beast
Too hot to handle
Who knows what’s happening with Sony’s next-gen hardware plans at this point? The platform holder is going to have some big decisions to make if it really is still targeting a 2027 release. That’s because everything is getting more expensive, particularly in the tech space. A squeeze on components caused by AI companies, in...
Will easily push 4K, 120fps
In the aftermath of Project Helix’s announcement yesterday, notorious hardware leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead has reiterated he believes the PS6 will launch in late 2027. There’s been a lot of speculation recently suggesting Sony may push back the unannounced platform, potentially into 2028 or beyond. Some of our...
News 'It's the Real Deal': Tech Experts Praise PS5 Pro's Upgraded Upscaler
"The results are beautiful"
PSSR, or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, is getting a behemoth upgrade – and you can test it right now in Resident Evil Requiem. Sony’s confirmed that a universal toggle will be added to its supercharged system in Ma
News Despite Its Price, PS5 Pro Enjoyed a Very Respectable 2025 in USA
Nothing to sniff at
Of all the PS5 consoles sold in USA last year, approximately 13% of them were PS5 Pro models. That’s a very respectable number for the superpowered system, and roughly right in line with the PS4 Pro, which accounted for around 13% of the PS4’s lifetime sales in America. It’s worth remembering that the PS5 Pro – at an...
"You'd think it would be possible"
Sony announced a new collection of console covers for the PS5 this week, and these ones look seriously nice. The HYPERPOP collection – which also includes DualSense controllers – relies on strong, vibrant colours and a gradient effect, which kinda makes the design look like negative photos or X-Rays or...
News PS5 Enjoys a Decent November in the UK, Even Excluding Black Friday
But still down year-over-year
After some pretty apocalyptic console sales in the US this November, there were a few heart attacks this week when The Game Business initially erroneously reported some dreadful results for the UK. Fortunately, it was an error, and PS5 did decent for the month overall – even if it was down year-over-year. According...
It's still getting trounced
Reports suggest new PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino couldn’t stand to see Sony’s floundering status in its native Japan, and so rushed through approval of a cut-price language locked model in order to stimulate sales domestically. Under previous management, the manufacturer had purportedly accepted its status in its...
News PS5 Wins a Nightmarish November for All Console Hardware in the US
The worst on record since 1995
PS5 may have won the big Black Friday battle in the US this November, but the hardware market is in a bit of a mess. The latest Circana industry report reveals that hardware spending dropped 27% year-over-year, with just 1.6 million consoles being sold in total. That number combines all devices from all...
We're all connected
Hardware sneak Moore’s Law Is Dead has kickstarted a fresh chain of rumours about PS6’s purported portable incarnation. On a recent YouTube video, he shared an anonymous email from a dev about PS5’s recently added low power mode. According to them, Sony is eager for more devs to take advantage of it, and provided...
News 'It's a Huge Upgrade': PS5 Pro Poised to Improve Massively in 2026
PSSR U Red E?
Sony’s not been shy about the fact that it’s actively working on improvements to the PS5 Pro, and specifically its PSSR upscaling technology. Support for the system has been mixed since the supercharged system’s release in 2024: some games benefit greatly from the enhanced hardware, while others have undoubtedly underwhelmed...
News PS5 Dominates USA and UK on Black Friday, Comfortably Outsells All Its Rivals
On top
PS5 absolutely obliterated its rivals in the UK this Black Friday, selling an outrageous 62% of all console hardware during the week ending 30th November. To put the number into perspective, the newly released Switch 2 – in its first Black Friday – made up 23% of the sales, while the Xbox Series X|S occupied 10%, and the original Switch...
News PS5 Outsold by an Unexpected Rival in the Run Up to Black Friday
Well bam, there it is
An interesting datapoint from Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reveals the PS5 was outsold by an unexpected US-based rival in the run up to Black Friday last week. While the Switch 2 being top-selling hardware SKU for the week ending 22nd November won’t come as a massive surprise, the NEX Playground Interactive Gaming System...
News PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
With a big Black Friday expected
There’s no beating around the bush: the Switch 2 has enjoyed an outstanding launch. In most countries, Nintendo’s new hybrid hardware has broken records, aided by excellent marketing and ample supply. It’s proven so successful in its first six months on the market that the Mario maker has actually increased...
News Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
Early sales from Spain paint a positive picture
It’s particularly early days, but it looks like Sony’s various global PS5 price promotions are going to do the business this Black Friday. Sales data from Spain confirms the company sold 41,000 units in the country for the week spanning 17th November through 23rd November. By comparison, the...
News Quick Thinking from Sony Should Shield PS5 from RAM Shortages for Now
But Xbox expected to increase prices again
According to reliable hardware leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, some quick thinking from Sony should prevent the PS5 from being impacted by impending RAM shortages. The YouTuber claims the Japanese company gobbled up a large supply of GDDR6 RAM while prices were low, shielding it from potential scarcity...
News 'I'm So Happy': Japanese Players Rejoice Over Finally Buying Cut-Price PS5
"We've finally arrived"
Sony released a language-locked cut-price PS5 in Japan this week, and social media is full of excited players posting pictures of their purchases. While the system started out fairly strong domestically, the weakening yen paired with soaring hardware costs has killed the machine’s momentum locally. Reports suggest previous...
News Sony Targeting Big Holiday Sales with New PS5 Fortnite Bundle, Includes Exclusive Cosmetics
PS5 is for life, not just for Fortnite
We already knew this, but recent sales reports have pegged PS5 as a major success. It's the second fastest-selling PlayStation in US history, and the console recently surpassed 84.2 million sales. Capitalising on this momentum, then, Sony has unveiled a new PS5 console bundle that includes exclusive goodies...
News PS5 Is Getting an Official 27" Monitor with DualSense Charging Functionality
Screen it all before
Sony is all-in on the PS5’s product family, so it’s really not a major surprise to see it reveal a new 27-inch gaming monitor. Due out next year in the “US and Japan”, the panel follows the same design philosophy of the console, and will feature a DualSense charging hook which will allow you to store away your...
News Sony to Stimulate Japanese PS5 Sales with Cheaper, Language Locked Model
A massive price cut
Sony will attempt to get PS5 sales moving in its domestic Japan with a new cheaper language locked model. The system will only work with Japanese PSN accounts and will only support Japanese as a language. It will include 825GB of storage space. The new-gen PlayStation console has been struggling against Nintendo’s family of...
News PS5 Sales Now Top 84.2 Million Units, Well on Way to 100 Million Milestone
Keep rollin'
PS5 shipped another 3.9 million units in the quarter ending 30th September, pushing the console above 84.2 million units lifetime and closer to its inevitable 100 million units milestone. Sales were up 100k units year-over-year, meaning the system’s performance remains flat, despite higher prices and a challenging economic...
Random Turns Out the PS5 Can Be a Lot Smaller, and You Can Build One Yourself
In theory
The PS5 is a chunky bit of kit, even if you own one of the later, more slender models. If you've ever looked at your console under your TV and thought, "I wish this thing could be much smaller, and would ditch that weird-looking design," you're in luck. YouTube channel Not From Concentrate has proven the PS5 can be squeezed into a...
News PS5 Black Friday Bundle Will Knock $100 Off the Price
That should sell
Sony’s hoping to fatten a few stockings with PS5s this Black Friday, as word of an upcoming Fortnite bundle comes courtesy of the ever-reliable billbil-kun of Dealabs. According to the snoop, the platform holder plans to introduce the new console on 21st November, a week prior to the busy Black Friday shopping period. The...
News PS6 Could Be Less Than Half the Price of Microsoft's 'Very Premium' Next-Gen Xbox
No brainer
We’ve already reported on how the PS6 – due out in 2027 – is expected to be less powerful than Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox, but that difference is going to come at a significant cost it seems. Earlier this week, in an interview with
News PS6 Manufacturing Scheduled to Get Underway in Early 2027
Next-gen is coming
Sony will begin manufacturing PS6 in early 2027, ahead of a launch later in the year. That’s according to hardware leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, who claims to have seen documents confirming exactly when the console will hit the production line. While the YouTuber didn’t publicly publish those papers for obvious reasons, he...
News PS4's Record-Setting US Sales Pace Is Being Comfortably Beaten by Switch 2
5% ahead over first three months
PS4 is no longer the fastest-selling console in the US, according to Circana sales data. As we touched upon earlier in the week, over its first three months on the market, the Switch 2 has beaten Sony’s sales record by 5%. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, writing on
News New PS5 Slim Is Cheaper in Every Way Except the Retail Price, New Teardown Video Reveals
Sony's tightening its belt
Hardware revisions are extremely common throughout PlayStation's history, and while some are more substantial than others, they typically make for consoles that are cheaper to make, and thus cheaper to buy. However, due to global conditions outside the company's control, Sony's latest version of the regular PS5 (the...
