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News PS Plus Members in the UK Now Get Money Off Purchases from PlayStation Direct
Every little helps
Here's a little bit of good news for any UK-based PS Plus members: Sony has introduced a new perk on its PlayStation Direct online store exclusively for subscribers. Essentially, members of PS Plus can save 5% on purchases across the site, the only exceptions being pre-orders and Flex leasing plans. Obviously 5% isn't huge,...
News 'We'd Love to Do It': Sounds Like NCSOFT Wants Horizon Steel Frontiers on PS5 as Much as You
Up to Sony, then?
Horizon is spreading its wings with a full blown MMO action RPG, with the caveat that it's only coming to mobile and PC. Yes, Horizon Steel Frontiers won't be released for PS5, much to the disappointment of fans. More than anything else, this seems to be the biggest bone being picked with this game; how come it's skipping PS5?...
News Ratchet & Clank Mobile May Be Okay Actually, First Gameplay Revealed
20+ minutes of gameplay now online
The thought of a Ratchet & Clank game on mobile phones instead of a big-budget Rift Apart PS5 sequel will have had some PlayStation fans turning their noses up, but give the new game a chance, and its debut gameplay videos actually look more than acceptable. Above you'll find 22 minutes of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger...
News Here's Why Sony Is Making a Japan-Specific PS5 Console
The sales numbers don't lie
The headline announcement out of this week's State of Play Japan livestream was a new PS5 console that's specific to the country. It only operates in the Japanese language, and it only works with Japanese PSN accounts. By doing this, Sony is able to offer the system at a vastly reduced price of ¥55,000 ($350), which...
News Sony Flexes Its Almighty Marketing Muscle with PS5 Promos Around the World
It happens on PS5
You could accuse PlayStation of a lot of things, but a lazy marketer is not one of them. While pundits will often reductively refer to Sony’s successes as fortuitous or by accident, the company invests millions upon millions of dollars into ensuring the general public knows about its brand. And with its new worldwide campaign...
News Another Horizon Online PS5 Game Is Coming Before Horizon 3, It's Claimed
Made to wait for Aloy
Anyone hoping to play the third instalment in the main Horizon series will have to wait for the rumoured online title from Guerrilla Games itself to release first. This is a second game that's separate from the newly confirmed Horizon Steel Frontiers for PC and smartphones. Both it and a second multiplayer Horizon project from...
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 Horizon Dev Guerrilla Won't Abandon PS5, Has 'More' Games Coming
"More on that to come"
Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO set in Aloy's universe, won't be launching on PS5. Instead, the Guerrilla Games and NCSOFT collaboration is targeting the PC and mobile phone market. This marks the first time a video game attached to the Horizon IP will not have any kind of presence on PlayStation, but that doesn't mean the...
News The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO for Mobile and PC, Prompting Fury from PS5 Fans
Watch the first gameplay footage
Sony’s fledgling mobile strategy is slowly coming into focus. Earlier this week, it announced Ratchet & Clank: Galaxy Rangers, an arena-based multiplayer shooter for mobile. And now, ahead of G-STAR in Korea, the long-rumoured MMO from NCSoft Horizon Steel Frontiers has been revealed. It’ll be available on PC...
PS5 years later
Many PlayStation fans would argue that this generation has never really got going, but that hasn't stopped the PS5 from being a commercial juggernaut. Sony's current-gen machine has basically dominated the US market since its release in 2020. And now, five years on, it's the second fast selling PlayStation device ever, beaten only...
News New Ratchet & Clank Game Announced, But Not for the Platform You Want
Ranger Rumble coming soon to mobile
There's a new Ratchet & Clank game coming soon! Insomniac Games is involved! And it's coming to... mobile! Yes, Sony has just announced Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, a "free to download", mobile multiplayer shooter heading to Android and iOS. A collaboration between Insomniac and mobile dev studio Oh BiBi,...
News PS5's Biggest Game Has Not Released Yet, PlayStation Boss Teases
Is that GTA 6 or something else?
As the PS5 turns five years old today, there's an increasing interest in what comes next from Sony. PS6 rumours have been rife over the past 12 months, and they all point to a more modest next-gen console with a portable device to go along with it. Sony isn't saying anything publicly just yet; in fact, it's doubling...
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 No New Characters Revealed for Marvel Tokon, PS5 Beta Returns in December
X-Mansion added as new stage
An uninterrupted Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta will get underway from 5th December, and will run for 72 hours without any breaks or pauses. If you participated in the previous beta, then you’ll be eligible to play this one as well. Similarly, if you registered and were unsuccessful last time, you may be selected...
News Gran Turismo 7 Gets First Paid DLC in the Power Pack, Out 4th December
It's only for PS5, no PS4 version
More than three and a half years after its PS5 and PS4 release, Polyphony Digital is launching the first paid DLC for Gran Turismo 7 to go alongside its free Spec III update. Called the Power Pack, it's out on 4th December 2025 and will only be available on PS5. It's said to be designed for "racing purists", where...
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...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's State of Play Japan Here (November 2025)
40+ minutes of Japan, Asia reveals
Probably the most unusual of any State of Play livestreams up until now, Sony today plans to share 40+ minutes of PS5 news and reveals designed for the Japanese and Asian markets. This will result in announcements for "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other exciting updates". There'll also be...
News Stellar Blade Success Helps Korean Games Thrive, Ex PlayStation Boss Believes
Shu Yoshida praises Shift Up title
The success of PS5, PC action title Stellar Blade is the sort of catalyst that could propel the Korean games industry into the mainstream, former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida believes. In an interview with Minimap at the G-Star games exhibition in Busan, Korea, the former PlayStation lead discussed the...
News PS5 Fans Say Ghost of Yotei Plays Better, But Can't Match Ghost of Tsushima's Story or Hero
Jin wins over Atsu
At the end of last week, we published a public poll, asking Push Square readers to ruminate on Ghost of Yotei, and whether it really is a better game than its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. Nearly 10,000 users voted in our poll, making it one of the biggest we've ever ran here on the site. And with that in mind, the results are...
News PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
"We are planning to expand it even further"
An interesting comment from Sony exec Lin Tao has PlayStation fans weighing up the potential of an expanded lifecycle for the PS5. As we all know by now, Sony's plans for the PS5 were significantly impacted by the pandemic, which disrupted production and effectively stalled the opening years of this...
News Sony Speaks on Bungie Acquisition Disaster, Takes an 'Impairment Loss'
Sales, user engagement fallen short of expectations
Sony's $3.6 billion purchase of Destiny 2 developer Bungie has, for all intents and purposes, been an utter disaster, and the PS5, PS4 hardware maker all but knows it at this point. Having bought the studio to assist its push into the live-service space, Sony has cancelled multiple multiplayer...
News PS5, PS4 Userbase Keeps on Getting Bigger, Attracts More Players Year-on-Year
Monthly Active Users count on the rise again
The graph charting Sony's userbase growth on PS5 and PS4 is only going up, as another fiscal quarter comes to a close with the number of Monthly Active Users on PSN higher than the same period of time last year. During the Q2 quarter for fiscal year 2025 (1st April — 30th June), the PlayStation Network...
Guide What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan?
Dates, times, and what to expect
Sony's latest State of Play is on the way, and this one has a special focus on Japan. It should be an interesting watch for PlayStation fans, but when exactly is the livestream? On this page, we'll explain all you need to know about the upcoming State of Play Japan. What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan...
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...
News Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Surpass 3.3 Million Units, Crush Boycott Nonsense
Exactly Atsu expected
Ghost of Yotei has crushed any lingering social media narratives, selling 3.3 million units as of 2nd November. That’s the total number of copies sold through to consumers, and spans the full 32 days since the game’s release. By comparison, Ghost of Tsushima sold 2.4 million units in three days, and crossed five million...
News 'It's Been a Dream': Marvel Boss Raves About PS5 Fighter's ArcSys and PlayStation Team-Up
Fighting goals
Marvel Games' general manager, Haluk Mentes, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In an interview with Game Informer, Mentes only has glowing comments for the collaboration between his team and the aforementioned publisher and developer. "Others have said...
Hands On PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
To the cloud
The PS Portal is one of Sony’s biggest surprise hits. Released back in 2023, this remote player — which lets you remotely control your PS5 from anywhere with an internet connection — has continued to improve itself with countless updates. The latest, and potentially greatest, is the ability to stream games that are in your PS5...
News State of Play Announced for 11th November, Focus on Japanese PS5 Games
Over 40 minutes of news and reveals
Sony has confirmed it's hosting a new State of Play livestream tomorrow, 11th November 2025. This will be a showcase focusing on PS5 games from Japan and Asia, dubbed "State of Play Japan", and will run for more than 40 minutes. It'll focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other...
Livin' the stream
PS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA. Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, al
News The Real Star of Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Is a 312km/h Minivan
A place in Espace
Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina circuit is coming to Gran Turismo 7 as part of its free Spec 3 update next month, where it’s sure to dazzle in Polyphony Digital’s hands. But the return of a fan favourite vehicle teased in an all-new trailer is what’s got fans talking: the ludicrous Renault Espace F1. The car previo
News After GTA 6 Delay, Wolverine PS5 Doubles Down on Fall 2026 Release Date
Not going anywhere, bub
Rockstar’s decision to delay GTA 6 to 19th November will have led to some high-pressured publisher meetings these past few days. One game that seems unaffected by the announcement is Marvel’s Wolverine, however. The title had already thrust its claws into a Fall 2026 release date, and it doesn’t look like that’s...
Poll Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
The Ghost with the most
Sequels are be better than their predecessors. Or at least, they should be. This is expected in video games — especially modern video games. Big budget sequels in particular are usually iterative; they build on what the last game got right, and on paper, that leads to a better overall experience. Sony has done a lot of...
News Physint, OD Teams Are Staffing Up for Development of Anticipated Games
Kojima Productions on a recruitment drive
Kojima Productions appears set for a hiring spree in the coming months, as it's advertising numerous positions working on its upcoming projects in OD and Physint. The studio is advertising open positions across its programming, art, administrative, localisation, sound, marketing, and writing departments in...
News Sony Cracks Down on Fake PS5 Gear, Sues eBay Seller for $2 Million
Objection
Sony is waging a war against counterfeit PlayStation products, and one particular eBay seller has found itself in the company’s crosshairs. The Game Post – which has recently reported on the platform holder’s legal battle against Tencent – reveals the organisation filed a lawsuit on 24th October against one specific retailer on...
News Start Your MLB The Show 26 Journey Now, Ahead of PS5 Launch Next Year
Play ball
Like the sun rising and Shohei Ohtani finding himself on base, MLB The Show 26 has been announced. As was the case last year, San Diego Studio has revealed the game early, although this time it’s not having to do so with its bat between its legs. Fans may recall MLB The Show 25 was also unveiled early in response to scrutiny about its...
News Sony's Zelda Movie Starts Shooting in New Zealand
Will be there until April 2026
Sony and Nintendo have started filming their co-financed film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda in New Zealand, it has been revealed. On the Film and Television Industry Alliance website, the project's status has been updated to "in production", where previously it stated "pre-production". The starting shoot date of...
News Some PS5 Owners Might Be Paying More Than Others on PS Store
Evidence of dynamic prices found
We keep an eye on the PS Store a lot, especially as new sales come and go every couple of weeks or so, but it seems Sony might be toying with the idea of dynamic, per-user pricing. It's difficult to say definitively, of course. However, there are now a couple of cases in which somebody has discovered the same game...
News Pay $150 for a Ghost of Yotei Jacket in Sony's 'Rewards' Scheme Update
$25 for a pin, $30 for a t-shirt
If the announcement of Sony's new "rewards" scheme didn't go down badly enough with a Ghost of Tsushima line, then it's back again to prove it's committing to making you pay for them. You can now pay for some Ghost of Yotei merchandise on the Ghost Rewards website, depending on whether you've unlocked specific...
News One of PlayStation's Best Developers Marks 40 Years of Incredible Games
Naughty Dog pats itself on the back
Naughty Dog has uploaded a new retrospective video to celebrate the developer's 40 anniversary that's been packed full of developer interviews and clips from its classic and modern games. From studio head Neil Druckmann and studio manager Alison Mori to co-head of art Erick Pangilinan, the video charts the...
News Nintendo's New Playtime Tracker Has the Granular Gameplay Activity Data We Want from PS5
Hour power
Nintendo’s released a new Switch app today, which by our calculations means the ecosystem now has a grand total of, what, three? Bit overkill, guys. This new app is actually closer to PlayStation’s, as it allows you to browse the eShop and purchase new games. Honestly, it would have been a godsend on the original Switch as browsing...
Poll Is PS Portal the Biggest Surprise Hit of the PS5 Generation?
Step on through
It feels like the PS Portal has smashed all expectations. Sony's streaming-based handheld, which first launched back in 2023, has sold far better than most would have ever predicted, to the point where the firm's clearly been allocating more and more resources to the device over time. Case in point, a huge new PS Portal update...
News Shameless Clones of Viral Hit Games Like Megabonk Continue to Plague PS Store
We have Megabonk at home
While it's not the only platform with the problem, the PS Store is riddled with cheap knock-offs of successful games, and it continues apace. This September saw the arrival of Megabonk on PC — it's a Vampire Survivors-esque horde survival game, only in full 3D and with its own ideas thrown on top. It didn't take long to...
News Another PS5 Advert Focuses Fully on the Games
Ghost, DS2, Fortnite all feature
After opting for the unusual in its first three adverts in the new "It Happens on PS5" marketing campaign from Sony, the company has reigned things in and put the focus back on the games. This new TV advert, called Unmissable Games, is viewable above. Still leaning into the marketing slogan of "It Happens on PS5",...
News Reebok's PS1 Sneakers Are So Good They'll Boot Up Your Nostalgia
Get your kicks
As part of PlayStation's continued 30th anniversary celebrations, it partnered with Reebok on a range of PS1-themed shoes. Three regional variants were produced and are available now, and having seen the footwear out in the open, we must admit, they're really well done, with lots of great details that PlayStation fans will appreci
News PS Portal Gets So Much Better Today in Huge UI, Cloud Streaming Update
Access available for PS Plus Premium members
Sony has today announced a game-changing update for its handheld PS Portal device that gives you the ability to cloud stream PS5 games directly from your console library. The patch for PS Portal devices goes live today, and the feature is available for PS Plus Premium subscribers. More than 2,800 PS5...
News Leaked Cross-Buy Icon on PS5 Hints at Mysterious Pro-Consumer Move from Sony
Something is afoot
A mysterious new cross-buy icon has been datamined on the PS5. The symbol – discovered on the console itself – was first shared by Amethxst on X (or Twitter), who says he believes it has been added since March 2025. While other icons discovered by the user are already in use – such as for the Power Saver mode – the...
News Marvel 'Proud' to Collaborate with Spider-Man, Wolverine Maker for 'Many Years to Come'
No sleep for Insomniac
It sounds like Sony studio Insomniac will be making Marvel games for many years yet. As part of an interview with Game Informer, Marvel Games general manager Haluk Mentes described the Burbank-based dev as “dear friends”, and insinuated that its collaboration will persist long beyond next year’s Marvel’s Wolverine...
News New PS5 Ad Campaign Starts to Take Over Global Landmarks
Sol Square becomes a spaceship
The physical side of Sony's new PS5 marketing campaign is starting to materialise, as a Madrid metro station has been transformed into a spaceship on both the inside and outside. Documented by the PlayStation Spain marketing team, the metro station at Puerta del Sol (or Sol Square) in the middle of Madrid has been...
News PS2 Set to Remain King of Consoles as Nintendo Switch Sales Start to Stall
For now, at least
For years, it's seemed as though the Nintendo Switch was destined to overtake the PS2 in terms of lifetime sales — but right now, it's no longer looking like such a formality. For the first time since it hit the market, the Switch has failed to break 1 million console sales within the latest quarter, suggesting that the hybrid...
News As PHYSINT Begins Early Development, Hideo Kojima Visits Long-Time Ally Guerrilla Games
New Horizons
Hideo Kojima was in Italy this weekend for the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 convention, a European twist on Comic Con. But seeing as he was nearby, he stopped off at long-time collaborator Guerrilla Games’ office in Amsterdam, where he paused for photos with Sony bigwig Hermen Hulst and studio director Jan-Bart van Beek, among others...
