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News Gran Turismo Is Going to the Tokyo Olympics
Really
Gran Turismo is set to become a bona fide Olympic sport, as it’s been selected as one of the five official partners of the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series, which is slated to take place from 13th May through 23rd June. That’s prior to the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which is currently scheduled to start in July. This will mark the first ever...
News Sony Asking Suppliers to Increase PS5 Stock Production
Stock "will flow into the market this year"
With the limited PS5 Stock situation still ongoing throughout the first six months of 2021, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has sought to promise budding buyers that the company is trying its best to increase availability. Commenting during an interview with Nikkei that has been translated by
News Jim Ryan: PS5 Generation Will Have More Exclusive Games 'Than Ever Before'
Studio acquisitions still a possibility
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has stated in a new interview with Nikkei that Sony is making sure the PS5 generation will contain the most exclusives titles it has ever put out for a single console. Translated by VGC, he said: "We have been quietly but steadily investing in high-quality games for PlayStation, and...
News PS5's UK Launch Marketing Just Won an Award
Well deserved
PlayStation UK has, historically, created some iconic marketing campaigns, and its efforts with the PlayStation 5 were no exception. While lockdown threatened to disrupts its plans, the platform holder rebranded multiple London Underground stations – including Oxford Circus. Sure, coronavirus meant that less people were travelling...
Hands On Why You Should Be Hyped for Returnal, the Next Great PS5 Exclusive
Helios abandoned
Returnal is easily the biggest game Housemarque has made to date. It's important to remember that the team behind this sci-fi shooter is relatively small, but the game is being positioned alongside other key PlayStation 5 software like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls. In some ways, it's an unfair equivalence,...
News This PS5 Ad Isn't Going to Make Stock Any Easier to Find
Play like never before
Whoever made this PlayStation 5 commercial deserves double pay – the editing and animation is awesome. There are no games here, it’s a hardware spotlight which focuses on the format’s main features. Obviously, we’re all quite familiar with raytracing and 60 frames-per-second by now, but for the average consumer this...
Reminder It's Your Last Chance to Grab These Free PS4 Games with Play at Home
Final call
Sony's Play at Home scheme has seen the company provide PlayStation owners with a selection of games completely free of charge. During lockdown conditions over the last year or so, it's an initiative that's given people a handful of PS4 and PSVR titles to enjoy, no strings attached — you don't even need a PS Plus membership to claim...
Review MLB The Show 21 (PS5) - A Lead-Off Double But Not a Home Run
Ace of base
Sports games, for all the ire they attract, subscribe to some of the most brutal development cycles in the industry. Spare a thought, then, for Sony San Diego, which has not only transitioned from one platform to four with its annual baseball simulation MLB The Show 21 – but it’s also done it during a global pandemic. There are clear...
News No, Sony Didn't Pay for Performance Parity in Resident Evil Village on PS5, PS4
Don't believe everything you read
Leaked legal documents published online as part of the ongoing Capcom leak have started yet another social media sh*tstorm, as non-lawyers misunderstand the language and share their interpretations online. A clause in Sony’s marketing contract for Resident Evil Village mentions that “each version of the game...
News Days Gone Lead Designer Thanks Fans for Playing the Game No Matter How Much Money They Spent
"I appreciate you"
You more than likely already know what this is in response to. As part of the kerfuffle over a Days Gone 2 pitch being rejected by Sony, former Bend director John Garvin controversially said that fans should buy games "at f***ing full price" if they love them. "I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen gamers say ‘yeah, I...
News MLB The Show 21 Dev Responds to Road to the Show Criticism
Improvements incoming
MLB The Show 21 is, yet again, a really good sports game – review forthcoming – but there are some aspects which have attracted criticism since release. Road to the Show, the series’ popular rags-to-riches single player campaign, has been at the eye of the storm – especially in enthusiast communities, like on Reddit...
News Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2 Both Nominated for Six GDC Awards
Dreams up for three
The Game Developers Choice Awards are set to take place at the 2021 Game Developers Conference (commonly known as GDC) on the 21st July, and PlayStation's leading the way in terms of nominations. Both Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us: Part II are at the top of the pile, with six nominations each. Indie darling Hades (we're...
Out Today MLB The Show 21 Launches at Full Price on PS5, PS4
Sony's baseball sim is included with Xbox Game Pass
After an early access period for purchasers of the Jackie Robinson Edition, baseball simulation MLB The Show 21 is available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4 worldwide. Sony has decided to charge full price for the release, with the annual sports title commanding a fee of up to £69.99/$69.99 on its...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition Is Free to Download Now
Play At Home strikes back
Sony's Play At Home initiative returns today, and this latest update to the scheme just so happens to contain the biggest free PlayStation 4 game of the lot. Starting today through until 14th May 2021, you can claim and download Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for free. The only thing you need is an active PSN account...
News More Free PS4 Games and Offers Coming Soon, Sony Confirms
Play At Home update "soon"
If you thought Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition would be the end of Sony's Play At Home initiative for 2021, you might want to think again. As part of a PlayStation Blog post detailing exactly when the fantastic PlayStation 4 hit can be downl
Review Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (PS4) - Icy Expansion Is Excellent
Winter wonder
Review republished on 20th April, 2021: With Horizon Zero Dawn primed to be offered for free as part of Sony's Play At Home initiative, we're bringing our original review back from the archives. If it wasn’t for a couple of Nintendo franchises doing what they do best, Horizon Zero Dawn would be a front-runner for Game of the Year...
Review Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) - An Outstanding Open World Debut
Bloody Nora
Review republished on 20th April, 2021: With Horizon Zero Dawn primed to be offered for free as part of Sony's Play At Home initiative, we're bringing our original review back from the archives. Horizon Zero Dawn is both unusual and excellent. Killzone maker Guerrilla Games' first stab at the ever-popular open world genre lifts ideas...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Director Shaun Escayg Rejoins Naughty Dog
Old dog, new tricks
Shaun Escayg, the director on the critically acclaimed spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, has rejoined Naughty Dog. The industry veteran left The Last of Us maker to lead development on Marvel’s Avengers, but has announced on Twitter today that he’s returned to “the kennel” as a creative director and writer...
News Sony Backtracks PS3, PS Vita Online Store Closures
PSP storefront still closing in July
Sony has officially confirmed it will be backtracking its decision to close the PlayStation Stores associated with the PS3 and PS Vita consoles. The PSP online storefront will still close on 2nd July 2021, but the ensuing closure no longer affects the PS3 and PS Vita. Confirmed in a PlayStation Blog post, Jim...
News Here's When Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition Will Be Free
Red head redemption
Sony's Play At Home initiative returns today, granting absolutely anyone with a PlayStation Network account free access to Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. The PlayStation Blog post that confirmed the news stated the PS4 game will be free starting today, but at what time? Much like the previous titles included in the Play At...
News Returnal Trophy List Spawns Another Easy Platinum from Sony
Survey, progress, die
It has become very clear over the past few years that Sony wants its Trophy lists to be straightforward and achievable for the vast majority of players. When you even have some users who won't buy a game because the Platinum trinket is too tough to unlock, it's easy to understand why. And so after MLB The Show 21 revealed...
News Days Gone Director on Skipped Sequel: 'If You Love a Game, Buy It at F***ing Full Price'
"Don’t complain if a game doesn’t get a sequel"
Oh boy, this whole Days Gone thing just won't stop churning, will it? Speaking in David Jaffe's latest interview video, Days Gone director John Garvin has strong feelings on the sequel situation — as you'd expect. Garvin left developer Sony Bend around two years ago, so he's free to speak his...
News Returnal's Latest Dev Diary Discusses Enemies and Bosses, Shows New Gameplay
Almost there
The latest (and probably last) episode of the HouseCast is here. This dev diary series has shone a light on Returnal, the upcoming sci-fi shooter from Finnish studio Housemarque. Each episode contains some insight from the team, as well as some snippets of fresh gameplay footage. The most recent is all about the enemies and bosses...
News PS5 Doesn't Like It When You Put an Extra NVMe SSD Inside
It won't even boot
Sony has said that it will unlock access to the PlayStation 5’s M.2 slot later this summer, as it allows players to upgrade their console’s system storage with an additional NVMe SSD. But what happens if you try to install one right now? According to Digital Foundry, who tested out the feature, your console won’t even boot...
Feature 10 PS3, PSP, PS Vita Games You May Not Realise Had a Physical Release
Plug the gaps in your physical collection
After the news that Sony is closing down its older PlayStation Stores, we’ve been taking a look at the PS3 and PSP/Vita games you won’t want to miss out on. Players can continue re-downloading t
Swing king
Superhero spin-off Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales has already outsold PlayStation 4 juggernauts The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima in the United States – despite launching in mid-November. Naughty Dog’s survival horror sequel released in June, while Sucker Punch’s historical open world deployed in July – although...
News PS5 Controller's Haptic Feedback Improved in PS4 Games
Now simulates DualShock 4's rumble motors
This week’s PlayStation 5 firmware update was also accompanied by new system software for the DualSense controller itself, but what does it actually do? Well, after some fairly strenuous testing over the past 48 hours, we can conclude that it’s changed the way haptic feedback is utilised in backwards...
News The Last of Us TV Show Casts Gabriel Luna as Tommy
Terminator, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor
HBO and PlayStation Productions' TV adaptation of The Last of Us has recruited another actor, this time for the role of Tommy. Joel's younger brother will be played by Gabriel Luna, who is best known for his work in Terminator: Dark Fate and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He is, of course, joined by Pedro Pascal as...
Random Kinda Funny's Blessing Show Gets the Dreams Treatment in Awesome New Video
#MadeInDreams
We know we've waxed lyrical about Media Molecule's Dreams about a billion times by now, but we're not the only ones. Blessing Adeoye Jr., host of The Blessing Show on Kinda Funny Games, is also a big fan of the Play-Create-Share title, and has talked it up plenty of times. However, he's outdone himself with the finale episode of his...
News PS5 Firmware Update Fixes Game Deletion Debris
No more irritating grey squares
By far one of the biggest issues this author has had with the PlayStation 5 firmware since launch is how virtually every game deleted from the console would leave behind a little grey box before the PS Store icon. There were ways to resolve this: you could begin reinstalling the game and then quickly cancel it, or you...
News Over 15,000 People Have Signed a Petition for Days Gone 2
Ain't gone yet
A Change.org petition asking Sony to "approve" Days Gone 2 has been doing the rounds online for the past couple of days. At the time or writing it sits above 15,000 signatures, and it's climbing quite fast. The petition itself is in response to the recent news that Sony wouldn't greenlight the supposed Days Gone sequel (which
News Days Gone Is Still a Stunner in PC Features Trailer
Releases on 18th May
Good grief, Days Gone certainly still looks absurdly beautiful – especially running on a high-power PC gaming rig. This new trailer published by Sony showcases all of the features that players can expect when the Sony Bend title launches on storefronts such as Steam and the Epic Games Store from 18th May. Some of the headlines...
News MLB The Show 21 on PS5, PS4 Is an Easy Platinum Trophy
Double play
After some challenging lists in the past, MLB The Show 21’s Trophies have been getting easier and easier over time. This year’s game is perhaps the most straightforward yet – in fact, you could probably pick up the Platinum on PlayStation 5 and PS4 in a weekend. Most of the virtual gongs can be collected naturally through gameplay,...
News There Have Been a Lot of Sonic Remakes in Dreams, But This Is the Best So Far
Fast and furry-ious
Dreams creators really like Sonic the Hedgehog, as it can sometimes feel like there’s a remake going viral every single week. However, this one – by RichMenace_94 and 1collaborator – is comfortably the most impressive thus far. Inspired by Sonic Adventure, it’s a reimagining of the Dreamcast-era gameplay, complete with a...
Poll Do You Use These Two Forgotten PS5 Features?
Accolades and Dust Catchers
Today's PlayStation 5 firmware update added a number of new features to Sony's current-gen console, allowing you to transfer PS5 games over to an external hard drive and Share Play between PS4 and PS5 systems. There are even some hidden
News PS5's Hourly Disc Spinning Sound Seems to Have Been Reduced
A whir of relief
One of the more frustrating PlayStation 5 firmware issues is how, when you have a disc inserted, it’ll spin it every hour and make a load of noise. While the console is generally very quiet during operation, its Blu-ray slot can be extremely loud; this is mostly fine when you’re installing something, but when it randomly kicks...
News Sony to Test Recycled PS5 Physical Game Cases in Europe This Year
As company goes green
Sony will be testing the inclusion of “polypropylene recycled from post-industrial waste” in its physical PlayStation 5 game cases in Europe this year, as it endeavours to make its product line greener moving forwards. As part of a blog post on the division’s corporate website, it explains how it’s reduced its use of...
News New Returnal PS5 Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Some Creepy Enemies and Bosses
Tentacles everywhere
Update 2: It looks like Sony's found the right button to push at last. The new Returnal trailer is back, and we've embedded the YouTube video above for your viewing pleasure. What a kerfuffle! Update: Ah. It seems the video made it to the Internet a little earlier than planned, as it's just been pulled. We did suspect it was a...
Feature PS5 Firmware Update: All the Features You May Not Know About
The subtle improvements in PlayStation 5's new system software
Sony has released a new PlayStation 5 firmware update, officially named 21.01-03.00.00.38. Confusing naming conventions aside, this system software refresh brings with it some key new features, including the ability to offload next-gen games onto
Hands On PS5's External Storage Feature Offers Speedy Solution to Launch Fears
Commitment issues aside
The PlayStation 5's internal SSD does not have anywhere near enough space to last hardcore gamers the entire generation — we all immediately recognised that the moment its storage capabilities were confirmed. Roughly 667GB of space is all Sony could muster up, which isn't even enough to house all of the system's launch...
News PS4 Firmware Update 8.50 Is Available to Download Now
What does it do?
It's all go today! Not only has PlayStation 5 just received a massive update, Sony's also updated PS4 with a new firmware update. The last-gen console can now be updated to system software version 8.50, with the patch available to download and install right now. It weighs in at 481.7MB, so it shouldn't take you too long to get up...
News There's a New Software Update for PS5's DualSense Controllers, Too
Take back control
The PlayStation 5 just received a big firmware update today, adding in a batch of new features and improvements to the experience. After installing the update, you'll be prompted about updating your DualSense controller as well. There's no information on what the software updates for DualSense controllers do exactly, but as...
News PS5 Firmware Update 21.01-03.00.00.38 Is Available to Download Now
Here's what it does
The latest PlayStation 5 firmware update is now available to download and install on your console. System software version 21.01-03.00.00.38 is ready to roll, and it's the biggest update to PS5 yet. Sony announced yesterday that this firmware update was coming, and it's packed with quality of life changes that will make some...
News PS Store Spring Sale Refresh Adds Another 250 PS5, PS4 Discounts
Iron Man VR! Crysis! Indie games galore!
The PlayStation Store Spring sale has gotten a welcome refresh halfway through its existence for 2021, bringing a further 250 PS5 and PS4 deals to the online storefront. Much like a handful of discounts from the initial batch, these new price drops will be live through until midnight on 29th April 2021. They...
News PS5's April Firmware Update to Feature Many Unlisted Tweaks and Improvements
Just scratching the surface
Sony has, historically, always stuffed its firmware updates with “secret” features – and it looks like PlayStation 5 will be no different. The platform holder published a list of the biggest changes we can expect to find when the next-gen console’s big April update is introduced imminently – but don’t expect...
News PlayStation Phone App Will Get More Features in Future Update
Manage console storage from your phone
The official PlayStation application on smartphones was massively improved when it got a facelift to coincide with the launch of the PS5, and now it's going to be further enhanced with updates landing "in the coming weeks". The headline addition will be the ability to manage your console's storage from the...
News Sony Invests Another $200 Million into Fortnite, Unreal Engine Creator Epic Games
Unreal
Epic Games has raised a further $1 billion in funding, with Sony signing the cheque on another $200 million investment. You may recall the manufacturer pumping $250 million into the Fortnite maker less than a year ago – but now it’s followed that up with another nine figure sum. “[The investment] builds on the already close relationship...
Share Play PS5 games on a PS4 console
Sony has announced that the first major PlayStation 5 hardware update will take place tomorrow, adding in support for PS5 games to be stored on external storage devices. You still won't be able to actually play those titles via the external device — they'll need to be copied back over to your PS5 internal SSD...
News PS4 Clock Battery Problem Proven, But Don't Panic Right Now
Physical and digital games unplayable
As reported recently, an oversight in the PlayStation 4’s firmware could render your physical and digital games unplayable in a hypothetical, faraway future. A simple clock battery inside the console is used to verify the time and date that Trophies are unlocked in order to prevent cheating, but these will die...
News Naughty Dog Wishes It Was Working on New Jak & Daxter Game
"We still love the characters"
What will the next game from The Last of Us and Uncharted studio Naughty Dog be? Probably not a new entry in the classic Jak & Daxter franchise, but co-president Evan Wells wishes it would be. Speaking alongside Insomniac Games' Ted Price during an episode of the Game Maker's Notebook series and picked up by
