Tag: Sony
News New PS5 Firmware Update with Anticipated PSSR 2 Toggle Available Now
Things can only get better
Sony has started to roll out the new PS5 firmware update which includes transformative new features for its supercharged PS5 Pro console. While the platform holder has warned the system software will proliferate worldwide over the “coming days”, you can attempt to force download it by manually checking for an update...
News Base PS5 Owners Should Download New Firmware Update Too for This Extra Feature
Welcome Hub gets a new mode
Today's new firmware update is mostly designed to add the upgraded PSSR feature to PS5 Pro, but the base PS5 hasn't been completely left out in the cold. Anyone who owns the standard PS5 console can still grab the system patch and apply it to their systems, and they shall find the Welcome Hub on their home page has a new...
News 'An Even Smoother Experience': Developers Chime in on PS5 Pro's PSSR 2 Update
Pros talk about Pro
It's a good day for those with a PS5 Pro, as Sony is rolling out the all-important PSSR 2.0 update today. While the enhanced upscaling tech can be enabled for all games with PS5 Pro support, a select few have been highlighted in a PS Blog post, with commentary from the development teams behind them. It's always interesting to...
News PS5 Pro Firmware Update Adds PSSR 2 Upgrade to PS5 Games Today
Here's some of the supported PS5 games
Sony has confirmed a PS5 Pro firmware update that goes live today will implement the anticipated PSSR upgrade to the machine. Owners of the PS5 Pro have been able to sample the improvement in Resident Evil Requiem for a few weeks now, but once the firmware update has been applied, the following will also sport...
Feature 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Mega March Sale (North America/Europe)
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
We're in the throes of March right now, and Sony's celebrating this revered part of the year with the Mega March sale on PS Store. It runs from now until 25th March, and as expected, the sale contains literally thousands of digital items going cheap. That can be hard to parse, which is where we come in...
Feature Going Platinum: I Only Got MediEvil PS4's Plat Because I Had To
Putting in the work
Platinum Trophy #16: MediEvil Date Earned: 23rd October 2019 Dopamine Index: stars:1 I never want to take my job for granted. What do you mean I get money for writing about and playing video games? Younger me would be beside himself. An interesting part of being in games media, and more specifically being a critic, is that...
News PS5 Exclusive Intergalactic's Alleged New Webpage Is No Big Deal at All
It's gone viral all the same
Fans are freaking out about a “new” Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet website, but it’s nothing to get excited about at all. We’re not sure why chatter about the PlayStation.com page started to circulate today, but a look back at Archive
News PS5's Coolest Collection of Controllers and Console Covers Are Out Now
Yeah, they've killed it with these
Sony’s learned this generation that accessories can butter its bread in a serious way. Credit where credit’s due: the DualSense has established itself as a hugely popular controller, while the PS Portal has become one of the biggest peripherals in the industry. The firm’s also found success with various...
News 'This Would Have Been $30 DLC by Most Studios': Players Praise Ghost of Yotei's Free PS5 Update
"This is absolutely insane"
“We criticise game companies when they f*ck up, and we should also praise companies when they do good.” Those are the wise words of one PS5 fan, writing on X (or Twitter) in response to the sheer scale of Ghost of Yotei’s new online multiplayer update. The anticipated Legends mode launched this week
News PS6's Rumoured Portable Could Be in Your Hands as Early as Next Year
Wrap your head around that
While a lot of the conversation lately has centred on PS6 and whether it will release in 2027 amid the ongoing RAMpocalypse that’s affecting all electronics manufacturers, Sony’s rumoured new handheld has gotten lost in the shuffle. The new piece of hardware has been
News Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
It's had worse ideas
We’ve all seen the Famitsu sales data by now, and we know Sony hasn’t got a hope in hell of fighting the Switch 2 at this point. That’s despite the manufacturer copying Nintendo’s homework and introducing a cheaper, language locked console model for its home region. It’s helped stop the rot, but it’s still getting...
Poll Has PS5's Dynamic Pricing Debacle Changed Your Relationship with the PS Store at All?
To buy or not to buy
An interesting exchange occurred on the Push Square Slack channel earlier this week, as we were putting the finishing touches to our Mega March sales guide. “What if our users are seeing different prices?” PS Store professor Stephen Tailby pondered. We, of course, double-checked as much as possible – but it was a...
News 'No One Is Buying This on PS5': PC Port Begging Already Unbearable as Sony Switches Strategy
It's only going to get worse
The word on the street is that Sony will no longer port its single player first-party games to the PC, and fans are having a normal one in response to this news as usual. Earlier this week, Housemarque posted a pretty bad ass Saros gameplay clip, which we thought was so awesome
News Xbox Targets 2027 for Project Helix Dev Kits, Calling Rumoured PS6 Release Into Question
Here we go again
Xbox has come out and stated that development kits for its next console, currently codenamed Project Helix, will ship in 2027 onwards. This means that third-party developers — big and small — won't be getting their hands on the actual hardware until 2027 at the earliest. And Xbox is talking about alpha versions of the dev kit...
News The Hype for Saros Grows with Its Shortest PS5 Gameplay Video Yet
Efficient, you could say
Saros is just over a month away now on PS5, and we're itching to play it after all these tiny gameplay clips. The latest snippet of footage is here, and it's yet more proof this is gonna be a great follow-up to its predecessor Returnal. The video is the shortest one yet at only 14 seconds, but when the game looks this...
Hands On Ghost of Yotei Legends Is Big Enough and Good Enough to Be Its Own Game
Sucker Punch does it again
It's almost impossible to knock Ghost of Yotei's Legends update. It's free to everyone who owns the game, adding an entire online co-op mode, complete with a large number of missions, four playable classes, and loads of unlockable cosmetics. Sucker Punch has gone above and beyond here, and it wouldn't be for the first...
News Step Aside PS Portal! The Best Way to Use PS5 Remote Play Is Getting Better
Major update to outstanding unofficial app
We all know PS Portal has proved a massive commercial success, offering a convenient way to enjoy PS5 games around your home via streaming. But bizarrely, Sony’s own proprietary Remote Play method pales in comparison to PX Play, an unofficial alternative which is getting a big update on PC, Mac, and...
Rumour PlayStation Fans Could Be Building a LEGO PS1 Console This Christmas
LE(t's)GO
If you're a fan of LEGO, you're probably aware that the company has been looking to video games for some of its premium sets. Thus far, the majority of gaming builds have revolved around Nintendo, although there have been a couple of Horizon sets in the past, of course. Anyway, according to a LEGO leaker, one upcoming set from the...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.68 Adds Yet More Cars, Events to PS5, PS4 Racer
Monthly updates keep on coming
Another month, another Gran Turismo 7 update is the mantra at Polyphony Digital, as it readies patch 1.68 for the PS5, PS4 driving game. The update will go live within the next 24 hours, and it adds a further three cars and four race events to the experience. The new events added to the World Circuits menu are as...
News PS5's Helldivers 2 Goes Full WW1 in Upcoming Entrenched Division Warbond
Flamin' 'eck
Helldivers 2 is set in the far flung future, but for its latest premium Warbond, it's turning back time all the way to the early 20th century. The Entrenched Division Warbond launches on 17th March 2026, and it has lots of "vintage" inspired gear, including some pretty hefty weaponry. This includes the B/FLAM-80 Cremator, a new...
News Ghost of Yotei Nearly Stole One of Breath of the Wild's Most Distinctive Features
But it didn't fit the game
In a parallel universe, Ghost of Yotei is a very different game, one that includes a key mechanic from one of Nintendo's most highly praised games of the last 10 years: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In this reality, however, the idea was scrapped, as revealed during a GDC talk from Sucker Punch leaders Nate Fox...
News As PS6 Delay Rumours Swirl, Fans Debate Ray Tracing's Worth
Ray to go
A slew of viral posts on social media overnight have sparked a debate about the merits of ray tracing. As far as we can tell, the discussion was started by PlayStation power user Pyo, who some of you will be familiar with if you use X (or Twitter). He said: “Hot take but ray tracing is one of the most unnecessary things implemented to...
News Ghost of Yotei's Massive Legends Update Out Now for Free on PS5
Legends, reborn
It's a big day for Ghost of Yotei fans, because its Legends update has just arrived on PS5. It weighs in at a whopping 27GB. As promised, this sizeable patch adds the anticipated co-op mode, which, based on what we've been told, is seriously robust. And yes, it's totally free for all Yotei owners. Much like Ghost of Tsushima's...
News Hypothetically, Could Sony Stop Its PS5 Ports from Running on Xbox Helix?
The new era
We now know Xbox Helix, the next-gen system from Microsoft, will run PC games. This represents a dramatic change from the tried-and-trusted console business model, and it remains to be seen how the Redmond firm will square the circle. Platform holders like PlayStation and Nintendo have, historically, sold their hardware at a loss or...
News Sony Rated the Best Big Game Company to Work for in Japan, Beating Nintendo, Capcom, More
So says employee data
Sony — or more specifically, Sony Interactive Entertainment — is pretty much the best major gaming company to work for in Japan. Apparently. That statement's based on employee satisfaction data, as collected by analytics firm OpenMoney (via Automaton's translation). Said data highlights three important factors: average...
Rumour PS Plus Extra Tipped to Add Two Giant PS5 Games This Month
But is it true?
A rumour doing the rounds in Saudi Arabia claims two colossal titles will be added to the PS Plus Extra catalogue this month. The report, which is circulating on social media, claims both Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 and Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 will headline the lineup, making for one of the most impressive offerings in...
News PS5 Pro Sales Explode on the Back of PSSR 2 Hype, System Sells Out in Some Stores
Welcome to the party
PS5 Pro is enjoying a second wind over a year after it originally released, and Resident Evil Requiem’s outstanding use of PSSR 2 is probably to thank. Sony announced recently that it’ll be rolling out an updated version of its proprietary upscaler at some point in March. This will be available as a toggle for all existing...
News Ghost of Yotei's Free Legends PS5 Update Looks Generous in the Live Service Age
Sucker Punch to the rescue
In case you forgot, Ghost of Yotei Legends is out tomorrow, 10th March 2026, and it sounds like developer Sucker Punch has put its all into this multiplayer expansion. Much like the Legends DLC for Ghost of Tsushima, this will be available to all owners of the game for free — which is pretty crazy when you consider...
News Sony's Injecting More Story Than Ever Before into Your PS5 Roguelikes
Saros will tell you a tale in April
The roguelike genre is one that's traditionally almost entirely about gameplay, but in Returnal, developer Housemarque proved you can still craft an interesting story around the loop of starting over again and again. In next month's Saros, it appears to be leaning even more heavily into that aspect. The studio...
News 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
"That is f***in' dirty"
There’s no two ways about it: Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PS Store, and we’ve seen evidence of it ourselves. For those who aren’t aware, this works by adjusting the price of PS5 titles on a per user basis. So, a power user in one country may see a different discount to a casual player in another. The best...
Feature Last Chance to Get These 40+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Dealmania Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
Ring the bell, it's sale time on the PS Store — but not for much longer. Sony's latest bargain bonanza, named Dealmania, is upon us, and it runs until 11th March 2026, meaning there's only a couple of days left. There are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games with discounted prices, which can be a lot to browse...
They were originally designed by women
Alanah Pearce, a former Santa Monica Studio developer who worked on the God of War series, believes the God of War Trilogy Remake for PS5 should keep the controversial sex minigames from the original titles. Since the project's grand reveal during a State of Play livestream last month, it has been a topic of...
News Study Claims Sony's PS5 Games Are Leaving Big PC Sales on the Table
Late to the party
Flagging sales of Sony’s PC ports have been blamed on the platform holder’s reluctance to port games day-and-date, according to research from Newzoo. Up until recently, the manufacturer followed a strategy whereby its tentpole titles would debut first on the PS5, before deploying on storefronts like Steam at a later date...
Opinion God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Smaller PS5 Game Fans Want, and I Hope We See More
Are you backing it?
To put it lightly, PS Studios has a bit of a problem at the moment. The majority of Sony's first-party studios are busy making games that are pushing the limits — that is, the limits of PlayStation's pockets. Rapidly ballooning budgets mean some of the company's biggest titles cost multiple hundreds of millions of dollars...
News 'Sony Finally Understands': Over 70% of PS5 Fans Agree with Decision to Scrap PC Ports
All in agreement
The PS5 fandom can be a divisive place at the best of times, but it seems almost everyone’s in agreement on one thing: Sony’s right to scrap its PC ports. In a Bloomberg report earlier this week, it was claimed that PlayStation will cease releasing its tentpole first-party exclusives on storefronts like Steam, although it will...
Opinion I Wonder if Xbox Helix Will Force Sony to Break Its PS6 Silence
Noisy neighbours
In a poll I published about PS6 late last month, almost 60% of you said you didn’t want it until at least 2029. In fact, an incredible 12% of you said Sony should wait until 2031 or later – five years from now! I’d be interested to run a similar poll in the aftermath of Project Helix’s announcement, which was confirmed by...
News Some PS5 Users Really Are Paying More for Their Games on PS Store Than Others
Sony's still testing out dynamic pricing
A few months ago, we reported on some strange, inconsistent pricing spotted on the PS Store, and it seems this hasn't gone away — and may have become even more widespread. Over on good old Reddit, someone shared their experience while looking at Assassin's Creed Unity, which recently received an update...
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 PS Studios Show Support for Marathon's PS5 Launch with Brilliant Artwork
We are family
It's the launch of a Sony first-party game, and that means a bunch of lovely artwork from the rest of PS Studios. Today sees the launch of Marathon, Bungie's new survival extraction shooter. To celebrate the game's arrival, a few other first-party studios have conjured up some great art depicting characters crossing paths. So far,...
News After LEGO Horizon, Don't Expect Any More PS5 Games on Switch 2
Switching it up
We were all a bit shocked when LEGO Horizon Adventures was announced, and not because the game itself was a surprise, but because of the platforms it was coming to. Co-developed by Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo, the plastic action platformer was released simultaneously on PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Obviously, making the game...
News After Cancelling Most PC Ports, Sony Promotes New 'PC Ready' Controller
It's a PS5 pad and a USB cable
In terms of its public face, it's business as usual at Sony: it's not the one that reported on the cancellation of PlayStation games being ported to PC. However, on the same day it's reliably suggested single player first-party efforts won't appear elsewhere anymore, it's perhaps a little funny to see Sony advertise a...
News Nothing Was Ever Going to Catch Resident Evil Requiem in PS Store's February Chart
Barnstormer
Resident Evil Requiem has been a huge success for Capcom already, and Sony's latest PS Store download charts only serve to echo that fact. The new horror action title is number one on both the North American and European PS5 charts, beating out February's other new releases like Nioh 3, Reanimal
News Sony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei
No longer on the agenda
As part of a wider story on Sony’s decision to pullback PC ports of its single player games, it seems planned versions of Saros and Ghost of Yotei have been scrapped. While the former isn’t even out on PS5 yet and was likely up to a year away, it’s possible Sucker Punch’s sequel – which originally released last...
Opinion Sony's PC Pullback Is the Right Move for PS5
The importance of being exclusive
Sony is scaling back its PC strategy, and I think it’s made the right call. The platform holder has spent the past few years clumsily walking a tightrope between true PS5 exclusivity and the spoils of a growing Steam install base, but it’s never really found a way to satisfy both sides. In my opinion, the...
News Saros Offers Up Another Crumb of Delicious PS5 Gameplay Footage
Can't wait for the full meal
It seems as though part of Housemarque's marketing strategy for its upcoming shooter Saros is to drip-feed snippets of gameplay as we approach the game's release. After last week's tiny video, the studio has returned with another, and it's whet our appetite for the PS5 exclusive once again. The footage takes place in...
News Sony Returns to PlayStation Exclusivity and Stops Single Player PC Ports, New Report Says
Live service games will still be ported
Sony will no longer port its first-party single player games to PC and other platforms, a new Bloomberg report reveals. Following on from claims the h
News Marvel Tokon Making Refinements Based on Player Feedback in the Run Up to Launch
Beta making it better
Sony and Arc System Works' exciting fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, finally got a release date (and a few more confirmed characters) at the recent State of Play, and it seems to be shaping up very nicely. There are just a few months between now and the game's launch on 6th August 2026, and it seems the developer...
Opinion If Sony's Doubling Down on Its Most Popular Franchises, Where's Uncharted?
Safe bets
It isn't a new observation to declare we're very much in the age of IP, revisiting the same popular franchises over and over again. There's a good reason it's happening — games (or any media) following this tactic sell, and fresh, new ideas are risky business when budgets are now many hundreds of millions of dollars. PlayStation is at...
News Stellar Blade Dev May Cut Sony's Support and Self-Publish the Sequel
Beli-Eve in yourself
It'll be interesting to see how involved Sony is with Stellar Blade's inevitable sequel, because it looks like the Korean developer is in the process of setting up its own publishing arm. Sony and PlayStation obviously played a major role in selling Stellar Blade; there's no doubt the action title greatly benefited from a...
News Shocking: PlayStation Studios Are Hiring for New Games
No way
We hope you're sitting down for this: Some of Sony's developers are hiring for their next projects. It's hard to believe, we know, but just take a moment and let it sink in. Take a quick breath, have a think about Sully's moustache, and you'll be alright. Okay, sarcasm out of the way, it has indeed been pointed out that a number of PS...
