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Random Commemorative Launch Plaque of PS5 Catastrophe Concord Donated to Thrift Store
That's kinda sad
It doesn’t look like Chelsea Grace, an Outsourcing and Co-Dev Lead at shuttered developer Firewalk Games, has much love for Concord. She’s donated her commemorative launch plaque to US thrift store Goodwill, and you can now own this small piece of history. The framed piece includes the game’s box art and a copy of the PS5...
News PS5's Black Ops 6 Bundle Takes Us Full Circle After Xbox's Activision Buyout
The more things change, the more they stay the same
“Is this the end of PlayStation?” we dramatically pondered in a 2022 article, after Xbox had announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for a near-$70 billion. “This isn’t just a haymaker or a right hook,” we continued, “it’s the manufacturer slumped against the ropes, blood...
Reaction There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy a PS5
Sony's playing a different game
The narrative surrounding PS5 for weeks now has revolved around predicted price increases. With rival Microsoft significantly bumping the costs of its Xbox Series X|S consoles, many argued it was only a matter of time until Sony followed the Redmond firm’s lead. To be fair, there’s good reason to believe that:...
News The Order 1886 Could Have Been a Big Trilogy of PlayStation Games
The Order 1891 and The Order 1899 planned
PS4 game The Order 1886 was originally planned as the first entry in a trilogy containing The Order 1891 and The Order 1899, a member of the Ready at Dawn development team has revealed. In an interview with YouTuber Julien Chièze (via VGC), former creative director of the now-closed studio Ru Weerasuriya...
Guide Days of Play 2025 - All the Best PS5, PS5 Pro, PS Plus, PS5 Game Deals
Wallets out
Sony's big annual PlayStation promotion returns with Days of Play 2025, bringing prices down on a wide range of PS5 and PS4 games as well as consoles, PS Plus subscriptions, and more. Whether you want to upgrade to PS5 Pro, fancy giving PSVR2 a go, need some new accessories, or just want to snag a couple of cheap games, we've compiled...
News Sony Studio Insomniac Inviting Interns to Cut Their Claws on Marvel's Wolverine for PS5
Summer of '25
Work continues in earnest on Insomniac Games’ upcoming superhero outing Marvel’s Wolverine, which is expected to be one of the biggest games of the PS5 generation. While it’s been quite some time since the title was announced, the Burbank-based developer has announced that it’s inviting interns to “cut their claws” on the...
News PS5 Days of Play Sales Live from 28th May, Call of Duty Bundle Revealed
PS5 Pro price drop confirmed
Following strong rumours over the weekend, Sony has now revealed its annual Days of Play sale promotions shall begin tomorrow, 28th May 2025. The speculated PS5 bundle containing a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is indeed real, and it's included in a temporary price drop for the system. Available in the USA and...
News Sony Temporarily Cuts the Price of PS5 in China as It Seeks to Build Market Share
Strike while its hot
In the potentially lucrative market of China, mobile and PC rules supreme. But that’s not stopping Sony from working hard to attract local players to its console ecosystem. The company recently attained full control of its hardware distribution in the country – it was previously handled as part of a joint venture with the...
News Surprise PS5 Call of Duty Bundle Part of Days of Play Sale, Reportedly Out This Week
Bundle cheaper than current base PS5 prices
Two recent rumours from Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun have now merged into one, as the French poster has shared that the unexpected PS5 console bundle featuring the Microsoft-owned Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be included in the Days of Play sale from Sony, which is rumoured to start this week. Billbil-Kun...
Poll Do You Care About the Death of PS Stars?
Burning out
So, PlayStation Stars is going the way of the dodo — but how much do you actually care about its demise? The rewards program was first announced in 2022 before being rolled out to numerous regions over the course of several months. Basically, Stars was (technically still is) a loyalty scheme, offering extras to users who stay engaged...
News Sony's Huge Days of Play Sale on PS5 Consoles, Games, PS Plus Subs Starts Next Week
Discounts on base PS5, PS5 Pro leaked
Sony's annual Days of Play sales promotion is set to begin next week on 28th May, according to the ever-reliable leaker Billbil-Kun. In a fresh article on Dealabs, they state the discounts on offer will be live for two weeks, and are temporarily lowering the price of PS5 consoles, games, accessories, and PS Plus
News Sony Seemingly Readying Mobile Version of MLB The Show
Could be a home run
Sony’s been extremely slow embracing mobile, despite its best efforts to spin-up a new initiative in the smartphone space. The company recently shuttered German developer Neon Koi before it could even ship anything, and there’s been a ton of executive turnover in its floundering PS Mobile division. But a
News PS5, PC Live Service Fairgames Is a 'Super Clunky' Cross Between Fortnite and The Division
Feedback from pre-alpha test was very poor
Fairgames – formerly known as Fairgame$, of course – was announced alongside Sony’s disastrous first-person shooter Concord, as part of the firm’s wider live service push. However, recently we heard that developer Haven Studios’ founder Jade Raymond – a Ubisoft veteran who played a pivotal role...
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC Fans Are Already Simping Over New Boss Character Scarlet
You better beli-Eve it
In the smartphone game NIKKE: Goddess of Victory from Shift Up, Scarlet is a high-tier Pilgrim unit who wields a Yedo sword. The game being a shooter, said blade functions more like an assault rifle, but it obviously makes the character a perfect fit for Stellar Blade. And now the Kore
News PlayStation State of Play Event for June Could Be on After All
Grubb weighs in
For pretty much all of the PS5 generation, PlayStation fans have come to expect that Sony will host some kind of digital event in the month of May. The firm has put on either a PlayStation Showcase or a State of Play around this time every year since 2019, but it's looking increasingly likely Sony will be bucking that trend in 2025...
Talking Point Does Sony Really Need Some Kind of Summer Showcase?
To E3 or not to E3
Sony doesn’t operate like it used to. We’ve had years to get used to this new era of PlayStation, which only speaks to consumers when it has something to say – and somehow still manages to underdeliver on the rare occasion it does. It’s no surprise to learn there’s unlikely to be any kind of PS5 presentation this...
News Days Gone Remastered Latest PS5 Update Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Fine tuning
Sony and Bend Studio have recently released a new game update for Days Gone Remastered, the PS5 rendition of the fan-favourite open world adventure. Bringing the game to version 1.025.809, the patch makes a number of further improvements to the overall experience, with some notable refinements for PS5 Pro users as well. Balanced mode...
News Death Stranding 2's PS5 Controller Up for Pre-Order Now
Priced at £74.99, out on 26th June
Sony has now opened up pre-orders for the Death Stranding 2 limited edition PS5 controller it has to offer alongside the game. The special pad launches on the same day as the game, 26th June 2025, and costs £74.99. Pre-orders are live in the UK and across Europe on Sony's official PlayStation Direct website,...
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC's NIKKE Minigame Looks Like Tremendous Fun
Gun game
For those who don’t play NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, it’s an arcade-style cover-based shooter, where pretty girls wield humongous firearms from behind convenient knee-high walls. And that exact same gameplay has been converted to Stellar Blade, as part of a new minigame which will feature as part of the release’s upcoming crossover...
News PlayStation Stars Rewards Program Shutting Down, Sony Confirms
Not accepting any new members henceforth
Sony has shared its PlayStation Stars rewards program, which never made it off phones and actually onto PS5 and PS4 consoles, will be shutting down. The full closure will take place in November 2026, but the program won't be accepting any new members, effective immediately. The news has been confirmed in a...
News Another 2,000 Must-Play PS5, PS4 Games and DLC Discounted on PS Store
What're yer buyin' this time?
Sony’s plunged the price of another 2,000 items on the PS Store, with a selection of must-own games among the options. In truth, this sale appears to heavily favour DLC packs, so if you’ve been looking for some additional items to extend the lifespan of your favourite games, now might be the time to grab some of...
News Helldivers 2's Major New Update Is Proving Wildly Popular on PS5, PC
Another win for democracy
Love it or loathe it, this is the live service model working as intended: Helldivers 2’s latest update has had a massive impact on the engagement of the Arrowhead developed co-op shooter. This week, the Swedish studio dropped Heart of Democracy, the uber-successful outing’s latest update. And unsurprisingly,
News Stellar Blade PC Dev Hopes to Share Good News About Region Lock Soon
Says DRM has no impact on performance
Stellar Blade will not require a PSN account when it releases on PC next month, as per Sony’s recently revised policy. You will be able to unlock an additional outfit for heroine Eve if you do sync up your username, but that’s completely optional and not mandated in any way at all. However, like practically...
News Returnal Dev Commits to 'Premium' PS5 Experiences as Sony Continues Live Service Push
The plan is to be "fully-focused on single player"
With all the recent talk about Sony's live service push not stopping any time soon, PlayStation's Returnal developer Housemarque has spoken out about how it intends to remain "fully-focused on single player and premium experiences", at least in the foreseeable future. During
News Stellar Blade Sequel Announced, Out by 2027
At least Shift Up hopes it will be
Stellar Blade team Shift Up has officially confirmed it now has a sequel to the PS5 fan-favourite in the works, revealed in an investors' presentation. On one of the slides in a May 2025 powerpoint, it is shared the studio is working on Nikke, Stellar Blade, and something called Project Witches throug
News Helldivers 2 Fights Back on the Streets of Super Earth in Major PS5, PC Update
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Prepare yourself for Helldivers 2 to explode in popularity all over again, as a major update bringing the battle to the streets of Super Earth has deployed today. “Despite the valiant efforts of our Helldivers to push back the fleet, the Illuminate have reached Super Earth,” community manager Katherine Baskin declared on the PS...
News Stellar Blade PC Appears Poised to Be a Humongous Hit
Rocketing up Steam sales charts
Stellar Blade may not be for sale in some 129 countries due to publisher PlayStation’s policies, but it looks set to explode on PC when it releases next month. The game is currently the fifth best-selling title on Steam’s global charts, behind only evergreen Counter-Strike 2, the Steam Deck handheld, the imminent...
News Neil Druckmann Confirms Involvement in Second Unannounced Naughty Dog Project
He'll be in "more of a producer role"
There's been speculation in recent times about Naughty Dog's upcoming projects and now in a slight update, The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann has revealed he's involved in a second title at the studio. Druckmann has not only been locked in as one of the directors of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet but...
News PlayStation, Hideo Kojima's Next-Gen Physint Game 'Five or Six' Years Away
See you on PS6
We are only a month away now from the next Hideo Kojima game releasing on PS5, but if you're more interested in what Kojima Productions has for the future, then you'll almost certainly need a PS6 to play it. When discussing film projects with French outlet Le Film Français, Kojima provides an overview of when he might get to make a...
News Intergalactic Recruits New The Last of Us Season 2 Actor for PS5 Game
Welcome aboard Tony Dalton
Naughty Dog has revealed an actor from the latest episode of The Last of Us on HBO will also star as a character in the developer's next PS5 game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Spoilers for the latest episode of The Last of Us - Season 2 on HBO follow. The Price, the penultimate episode of the series, focuses on...
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC Will Add a Boss Battle with One of NIKKE's Most Popular Characters
Here comes a new challenger
When the Stellar Blade Complete Edition was officially announced, developer Shift Up mentioned there’d be a new boss battle against Mann, the beefy personal bodyguard of Orcal from the main campaign. But now new language on PlayStation.com confirms we’ll also be facing off against one of
News We Were Oh So Close to Getting Soul Sacrifice 2 from Sony
Freedom Wars 2 was also in the works
Soul Sacrifice, and especially its expanded re-release Soul Sacrifice Delta, was superb. Released exclusively on the PS Vita, we suspect many of you may never have played this, but it deployed when Sony was looking to fill the gaping hole left by Monster Hunter’s sudden decision to transition from PSP to...
News Like It or Loathe It, This Is Why Sony Won't Stop Trying to Make Live Service Games for PS5
Almost 30% of record-breaking revenue from microtransactions
Disruption to the development of Fairgames has inevitably brought live service doubters out of the woodwork once more. It’s ironic, considering this week saw Sony announce its financial results for the fiscal year which finished on 31st March, where the PlayStation division registered...
News Sony to Focus on PS5 Engagement, First-Party Showing Greater Financial Discipline
Monthly active users key to company's ambitions
Sony has gone through a series of leadership changes of late, with hardware bigwig Hideaki Nishino promoted to PlayStation CEO and temporary boss Hiroki Totoki taking the top job at the Japanese giant overall. Ex-SIE exec Lin Tao has also been given a seat at the big table, assuming the role of Chief...
News Just 4% of PS5, PS4 Fans Think PS Plus Premium Represents Good Value for Money
Bleak
PS Plus Premium’s offering in May is awful, with forgotten PS2 first-person shooter Battle Engine Aquila the only new addition. In fact, subscribers are losing more this month than they’re gaining, with streaming support
News Helldivers 2 Dev Breaks Away from PlayStation, Next Game Will Be Self-Funded
The Warbond is broken
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios has confirmed that it will not be partnering with PlayStation for its next game. According to CEO Shams Jorjani on Discord, the co-op shooter has been so successful that the company can now self-fund whatever's next — and whatever it is, it's probably going to be multiplatform. "Game...
News PS Plus Premium Members Stunned at Dramatic Decline in Quality
Nonplussed
PS Plus Premium is slumping back into old habits. The top-tier subscription service, which arrived with the grand promise of cloud streaming and retro classics, had been on a bit of an upwards trajectory – but a series of subpar updates has since seen it come crashing down to Earth. This month’s sole new addition is PS2 first-person...
News Sony Makes Stellar Blade Complete Edition for PS5, PC Official, Some Outfits Revealed
Out on 11th June
Shift Up has revealed it's releasing a Complete Edition of its excellent PS5 game Stellar Blade on 11th June 2025, which also marks the title's debut on PC. The release will bundle together the base game, all of the original pre-order bonuses, the two expansions themed around NieR Automata and NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, an
News Ghost of Yotei Dev: As Americans, We Knew How Ignorant We Were of Japanese Culture
Sucker Punch on doing things right
If you've been keeping up with Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of Yotei developer Sucker Punch over the years, you'll know that the studio takes its work very seriously. Although Ghost of Tsushima wasn't utterly grounded in historical accuracy — taking heavy inspiration from samurai cinema — Sucker Punch still...
No interest in a game that "appeals to everyone"
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review codes aren't available for press outlets like ourselves yet, but Sony and Kojima Productions will have been conducting internal reviews for months now. These are more designed to offer the studio feedback on what areas they could improve and give a rough estimate...
News Death Stranding 2 World Tour to Visit 12 Cities Around PS5 Release
From LA and London to Tokyo and Lucca
Just as it did with the first game, Kojima Productions has announced it is taking Death Stranding 2 on a worldwide tour before, during, and after the game's PS5 release. Called the World Strand Tour, there'll be 12 stops, and they'll offer "a celebration of all things Death Stranding as part of a World Tour,...
News Days Gone Remastered Gets Better with PS5 Update, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Biker game updated with balanced mode
Days Gone Remastered is a great version of the game, with its relit environments adding a real horror edge to the outing’s open world. One issue with the re-release, however, is that its resolution has taken a step backwards at 60fps, compared to the original backwards compatible PS4 edition. A new patch...
News God of War Fans Are Still Demanding Remasters of Kratos' Earlier Games
Keep your expectations low, boy
Kratos has an epic history on PlayStation but some of the older entries in the series could benefit from a refresh. Fans were hoping to hear something during the God of War 20th anniversary celebrations earlier this year following some juicy rumours, but Sony poured cold water on their excitement – confirming ahead...
News More Cars, More Events in Latest Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update 1.59
New patch drops in the next 24 hours
Polyphony Digital has today confirmed the details of the latest Gran Turismo 7 update on PS5 and PS4, which will bring the racing game up to version number 1.59. The main additions are four new cars and three new events, most of which you can see in the trailer above. The patch implementing these new additions...
News Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
As a result of Trump's tariffs
Sony has confirmed it is considering more PS5 console price increases and moving manufacturing of the system to the USA, as a result of tariffs implemented by president Donald Trump. As part of its financial forecast for the coming fiscal year, Sony said it expects roughly 100 billion yen (~$680 million) in tariffs...
News PS5 First-Party Game Sales Will Increase Over Next Year, Sony Says
A big year for exclusives
Sony is predicting a big year for first-party PS5 software moving forward, as it forecasts an increase in sales for its own exclusive software. We already know, of course, that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is due out in June and Ghost of Yotei will follow in October. Other announced titles that could contribute to the...
News PS5 Takes Another Giant Stride Towards 100 Million Units Milestone
Getting closer
PS5 added another 18.5 million units to its overall hardware total in the fiscal year ending 31st March, 2025. Of that total, 2.8 million units were tacked on throughout the company’s fourth quarter. That takes the worldwide total of current-gen system’s sales up to 77.7 million units lifetime. Launch aligned, the PS5 is still...
Rumour New PS5 Pro Update Could Give Frame Rates and Resolutions a Massive Boost
Back to the PSSR
If a new rumour is to be believed, Sony is prepping a significant PS5 Pro update that could push game performance through the roof. PSSR, the AI-driven upscaling software that's always been a key PS5 Pro feature, is at the crux of these supposed enhancements. According to in-the-know YouTube tech channel Moore's Law Is Dead (as...
News Helldivers 2 Continues to Be Sony's Most Successful Live Service by a Mile
Big update brings players back in droves
Now that the initial interest has died down, it’s easy to forget Helldivers 2 remains an enormously successful game. While the likes of MLB The Show 25 and Gran Turismo 7 continue to perform, there’s not another game in Sony’s stable that’s attracted the kind of live service longevity of Arrowhead’s...
