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News Sony Confirms Spider-Man PS5 Remaster Is Not a Free Upgrade
It's not available standalone, either
If you've been keeping up with the news then this story won't come as much of a surprise, but it's still worth having it in writing. In a statement to Kotaku, Sony has confirmed that the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5 will not be available as a free upgrade to those who own Marvel's Spider-Man...
News That PS5 Placeholder Box Art Turned Out to Be the Real Thing
Demon's Souls, Sackboy, and more
At the start of this month, before we even knew the PlayStation 5 price and release date, a bunch of box art for upcoming exclusives hit the web that claimed not to be the final piece. It included the likes of Demon's Souls, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Destruction AllStars,
Rumour Bloodborne Remaster Is Real, Coming to PS5 and PC
Bloody hell
Whispers of a Bloodborne remaster have been doing the rounds for what feels like an eternity. Those familiar with the original game will know that it doesn't run perfectly on PS4 — it has some odd frame pacing issues and the frame rate does tend to drop during busier fights. Still, for our money, it's one of the the greatest games...
News Microsoft Ponders More Video Game Company Acquisitions
It'll all end in tears
Microsoft has bottomless pockets, and in the aftermath of its Bethesda acquisition, it looks to be reaching deep. The worry, of course, is that things could escalate both dramatically and rapidly – with other publishers potentially purchased by giants like Google, Tencent, Apple, and the aforementioned Redmond juggernaut...
Poll Has Xbox's Bethesda Buyout Made You Reconsider a PS5 Purchase?
Fus Ro Damn
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of days, you'll know that Microsoft has purchased Zenimax Media and all of its studios for a whopping $7.5 billion. They now belong under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella and so the release of future Bethesda titles on PlayStation 5 is no longer a sure-fire thing. Microsoft suit...
News Tweet Allegedly Sent from PS5 Goes Viral
Starved for news
Sony’s retreated to its underground lair following last week’s mammoth PlayStation 5 reveal, which has left fans starved for news on the next-gen system once more. Fortunately, when the platform holder’s not willing to speak, the community is able to build its own hype – like this tweet which has gone viral this week...
News Japanese YouTubers to Go Hands On with PS5 in Early October
Will other territories follow suit?
Because 2020 has gone the way it's gone, hands-on impressions of next-gen hardware are sorely missing. Unless you're Geoff Keighley, you won't have touched a DualSense controller or played any PS5 games. The console is less than two months away now, so it's about time Sony upped the ante. In Japan, at least, the...
News PlayStation Store Big in Japan Sale Has Some of the Best PS4 Bargains Yet
Resident Evil! Persona! Yakuza!
Phwoar, this is the type of sale we absolutely love to see. The PlayStation Store Big in Japan sale has returned to everyone's favourite digital storefront, and this time around, it's packed full of loads of great PlayStation 4 deals. We've got a lot to get through today. These discounts will stick around until...
News UK Retailer GAME Quietly Adds £10 Delivery Charge to PS5 Pre-Orders
Upping the cost
UK retailer GAME sold through its initial allocation of PlayStation 5 consoles, but should it get any more stock over the coming days, you’ll now have to pay an additional £9.99 delivery fee. This is despite the company previously promoting its free delivery policy. It’s worth noting that the alteration is not retroactive, so...
News Naughty Dog Rebrands Outbreak Day Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Now known as The Last of Us Day
Naughty Dog has branded 26th September – the fictional date referring to the spread of the cordyceps virus in The Last of Us lore – as Outbreak Day for some time now, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, the developer has committed to a name change. As part of a Twitter statement, the studio said that it will now...
News PS5 Pre-Order Mess Put into Perspective as Xbox Buyers Are Also Forced to Scramble
Bad for different reasons
Whether you're a part of the PlayStation Nation or a member of Team Xbox, pre-ordering a next-gen console has not been easy. Sony was slaughtered last week when PS5 pre-orders were unleashed without any real notice. The situation was such a mess that the Japanese giant actually had to
News Official PS5 Page Mentions 'Faster and Smoother Frame Rates' for Select PS4 Games
"Game boost"
Sony has mentioned this before, but the potential benefits of backwards compatibility are now in bold text over on the official PS5 webpage. Listed under the system's features, one bullet point, titled 'Game Boost', reads: "Enjoy faster and smoother frame rates in select PS4 and PS VR games." It's still a vague description, but it's...
Reaction Bethesda Acquisition Is a Kick in the Balls for PS5, But Sony's Goals Won't Change
Content is king
Xbox has acquired Bethesda for a frightening sum of money, putting that oft-referenced Microsoft warchest to use at last. The purchase price, an eye-watering $7.5 billion, eclipses the sum Disney spent on Marvel and Star Wars combined – it’s a frankly flabbergasting figure. It’s also potentially a giant blow for the PlayStation...
News See the PS5 in Your Own Home with Augmented Reality Model
How does it measure up?
The PS5's size is well documented now, with Sony releasing the official dimensions and an illustrator offering some comparison drawings of the console. But if you're still trying to figure out just how big the nxt-gen console is, there's one more solution you can employ. A 3D artist has created a three-dimensional model of...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Special Editions Leaked Online
Some story details too
Sackboy: A Big Adventure will be heading to both PlayStation 4 and PS5 this November. The LittleBigPlanet spin-off ditches Create mode in favour of a fully fledged 3D platformer for up to four players, and it looks pretty solid. If the reveal trailer and screenshots haven't sold you yet, perhaps the special e
News Your Marvel's Spider-Man Saves Can't Be Carried Over to the PS5 Remaster
Treated as a new release
Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered sounds like a pretty significant upgrade on the original PS4 release, boasting 60 frames-per-second and numerous graphical enhancements. However, developer Insomniac Games has confirmed that you won't be able to carry your save data from the PS4 game over to the PS5 remaster. This is probably...
News The PS5 Digital Edition Might Be in Super Short Supply
Stats reveal all
We've been hearing reports over the past week that the PlayStation 5 digital edition might be hard to come by in terms of both pre-orders and units available on launch, but nobody has put together hard evidence on the subject until now. Website Ars Technica has crunched the numbers from a variety of different GameStop stores across...
News PS5 Size Put Into Perspective with Series of Scale Illustrations
PS5 compared to Xbox Series X, S, and other hardware
The PlayStation 5 is one of, if not the largest game console ever produced, but until you get it into your home, it's difficult to appreciate the scale. How will PS5 fit into your current setup? Are you going to have to do some adjusting to get the massive machine next to your TV? Fortunately, one...
News PS5 HD Camera Details Hint at Create Button Functionality
Get the picture?
What does the Create button on the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller actually do? Well, we know it's a replacement for PS4's innovative Share button, but the new name implies you'll be able to do more with it than upload photo mode captures and amusing video clips. On the official PlayStation website, details for the new HD...
News Devs Evangelising the Ease of PS5's Development Environment
Easy-peasy
Ever since the exotic architecture of the PlayStation 3, there’s always a lingering concern that Sony could concoct a console that’s impossible to work with. Back when it announced the PlayStation 4, system architect Mark Cerny tackled this point directly, and while most studios have suggested they’re thrilled with the PlayStation...
News Sony Apologises for PS5 Pre-Order Panic, More to Be Made Available
"We truly apologise for that"
If you haven't managed to get your hands on a PlayStation 5 pre-order just yet, your chances of doing so have just dramatically increased. Sony has today taken to Twitter to confirm that more PS5 pre-orders will be made available through various retailers in the coming days, as well as even more next-gen systems that'll...
News New PS5 Photos Show a Big and Weird Looking Console
Sony's biggest ever
The PS5 has already been confirmed as Sony's biggest ever console. This next-gen system is a beast, and these new photographs (via Roberto Serrano on Twitter) make its size very apparent. It's a weird looking console, isn't it? The white plates that sandwich the system's core have a serious curve to them, and depending on the...
News Horizon Forbidden West Built from the 'Ground Up' for PS5
Despite also being on PS4
Here’s a head-scratcher from everyone’s favourite video game executive Jim Ryan: Horizon Forbidden West has been built from the “ground up” for PlayStation 5. Except, as was revealed earlier in the week, the game is also coming to the PlayStation 4. We don’t quite know how that will work, but here’s what the...
News PS5 Game Install Sizes Revealed, And They're Enormous
But there are improvements compared to PS4
There was hope that the efficiency of the PlayStation 5’s super-fast SSD hard drive would reduce game file sizes, as titles wouldn’t need to duplicate data to ease read speeds. That, apparently, is not quite the case, as the minimum install requirements for a couple of PS5 launch games have been...
Gallery Destruction AllStars Detonates Four PS5 Screenshots
Explosive
Considering it’s a PlayStation 5 launch game, we still don’t know anywhere near as much about Destruction AllStars as we’d anticipated. Sony failed to include the title in its recent next-gen showcase, and the initial trailer was more of a cinematic than a full-scale gameplay reveal. Judging by
Soapbox Screw Sony's PS5 Game Pricing, I'll Just Wait for Sales
For the payers
The price of games is going up. Sony, along with 2K Sports, may be an outlier right now, but make no mistake: other publishers will follow. It means the widely accepted price point of $59.99 in the United States is coming to an end; in Europe, you’re looking at price points of up to €79.99 for blockbuster PlayStation 5 gam
News Amazon Contacting Customers with PS5 Pre-Orders Warning Launch Day Delivery Is Not Guaranteed
Uh-oh
Oh no! So much for peace of mind, eh? Amazon has been contacting customers with PlayStation 5 pre-orders, warning them that there’s no guarantee they’ll receive their console on launch day. While the correspondence does appear to have been sent to virtually everyone with a pre-order, the message notes that “you may not receive this item...
News Sony Considered Xbox Series S-Style PS5, Doesn't Think Lower Spec Models Have Had Success
PlayStation weighs in on disruptive Microsoft strategy
Sony considered creating a lower specification, cheaper PlayStation 5 – but ultimately decided against it because the company recognised that “low-priced, reduced spec” consoles have “not had great results in the past”. The Xbox Series S represents the first time a manufacturer has...
News Fans Want to Know if They Can Upgrade from PS4 to Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5
No answers from Sony yet
Many publishers are offering free upgrades for the next-gen versions of their games, meaning that you’ll be able to play the PlayStation 5 editions of titles you already own on the PlayStation 4 without needing to pay again. You can find a full and comprehensive list of all PS4 to PS5 free upgrades through the link – it...
News PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
Hot cakes
You might've noticed already, but PlayStation 5 is proving to be extremely popular. PS5 pre-orders have been going up on a shop by shop basis, and everyone's been scrambling trying to secure their console. As we've seen several times over the last few days, however, stock allocations are vanishing within minutes of store pages going live...
News Rayman Creator Michel Ancel Retires from Games, PS4 Exclusive WiLD Going Super Well
Beyond Good & Evil 2 also still in development
Industry icon Michel Ancel has officially retired from game development after more than 30 years in the industry. The Rayman creator confirmed the news on Instagram, explaining that he’ll be focusing full-time on his other passion: wild life. “My new project takes place in the real world and...
News Is This Our First Glimpse of PS5's User Interface?
Patent potentially reveals new details
Excuse the crude patent diagrams, but this could very well be our first glimpse at the PlayStation 5’s user interface. Sony bigwig Jim Ryan has promised that all will be revealed soon, but this documentation submitted by the platform holder potentially reveals some of the things we can expect to experience...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' First Alternative Suit Revealed
Pre-order bonus
Marvel's Spider-Man has a whole bunch of optional Spidey suits to unlock, so it's inevitable that the follow-up will be the same. In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, you play as the titular younger hero, but that doesn't mean he won't have his own alternative outfits to wear. The very first of these, aside from his regular black...
News PS5 Pre-Orders Are Live on UK Retailer Box Right Now
Get the page ready
Update: The site seems to be having technical trouble due to high traffic. Hopefully it comes back soon. Original Story: Have you managed to get your PS5 pre-orders in yet? Sony's next-gen machine is proving to be highly sought after, would you believe it, and stock allocations are running out in minutes. If you're in the UK, a...
News The Dream Is Dead: PS5 Will Not Play PS3, PS2, or PS1 Games
Sony confirms
We’ve known all along that the PlayStation 5 won’t play PS3, PS2, and PS1 games – but apparently some needed it spelling out for them. So here we go: the PS5 won’t play PS3, PS2, and PS1 games. Confirmation comes courtesy of an interview with Sony chief Jim Ryan that was conducted by Japanese game bible
News Sony's First Year, First-Party PS5 Lineup Blows PS4's Away
There's no contest
Sony promised it wouldn’t rest on its laurels when it comes to PlayStation 5 software, but that’s one sound bite it was clearly serious about. While delays are always a possibility, we have to take the organisation at face value, and it announced last night that God of War Ragnarok will accompany Horizon Forbidden West and...
News Catch a Couple Seconds of PS5 Exclusives Destruction AllStars, Returnal
Blink and you'll miss 'em
For whatever reason, Sony decided not to show Destruction AllStars and Returnal during its PS5 Showcase Event overnight – despite the former being a launch game. However, if you had eagle eyes, you may have noticed a few seconds of gameplay from both games during the closing sizzle reel for last night’s livestream...
News Demon's Souls Gets the Ultimate Glow Up in PS5 vs PS3 Comparison
Cult classic gets insane upgrade
Demon’s Souls, arguably the flagship PlayStation 5 launch game, looks extraordinary running on Sony’s next-gen system – but how does it compare to the original PlayStation 3 game? Well, as you probably may imagine, the delta between the two versions is extraordinary, with Bluepoint’s remake bursting with...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Has Been Completely Remastered for PS5
Next-gen Peter Parker model, 60fps, and new Trophies
Insomniac Games is probably the busiest studio in games right now, as it’s working on PlayStation 5 titles Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart simultaneously. But this is one of the most industrious teams in the industry, and it wasn’t going to stop there:...
News Sony Reiterates Ongoing Commitment to PS4, Like All Other PlayStation Consoles
Ten year lifecycle
People read what they want to read, it seems, and some of Sony bigwig Jim Ryan’s comments about the PlayStation 4 got completely twisted overnight by a blood-thirsty community hunting for gotchas. In the wake of some surprise cross-gen announcements – including Horizon Forbidden West – the executive told Washington Post that...
News Sony Won't Follow Game Pass Model on PS5, Doesn't Believe It's Sustainable
"It doesn't make sense for us"
Sony has ruled out any hopes of PlayStation 5 exclusives being bundled up as part of a subscription service and effectively given away at launch. Asked about Microsoft’s own Game Pass initiative – which sees all Xbox Studios titles added day one – PlayStation boss Jim Ryan suggested that it makes “no sense”...
News PS5 User Interface Reveal Is Coming, Says PlayStation Boss
"There's some really cool stuff to come on that"
As exciting as the recent PS5 Showcase was, it's a shame we didn't see anything of the console's user interface. It's a part of the puzzle that needs to be filled soon, especially as the PS5 release date is less than two months away. Fortunately, it sounds like we'll get to see the UI in the coming...
Reaction The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Today's PS5 News
What Sony's doing right and wrong
Sony peeled back the PlayStation 5 curtain a fraction more today, confirming the PS5 price and PS5 release date, as well as its selection of launch games and more. It was a strong showcase overall,
Round Up What Was Announced at the PS5 Showcase Event?
All the latest PlayStation 5 news
Sony’s been dreadfully quiet in the build-up to the PlayStation 5, but with its PS5 Showcase Event it gave us all the information we need to know about its next-gen system. The manufacturer started with games like Final Fantasy XVI and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and also confirmed the
Talking Point Did the PS5 Showcase Event Deliver?
Happy or not?
Sony’s just closed the curtain on its PS5 Showcase Event, where it confirmed that the console will launch on 12th November from $399.99 in the United States. The showcase also included full gameplay demonstrations of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls, and confirmed Final Fantasy XVI. There were also surprise...
News PS5 Pre-Order Situation Is a Mess as Sony Sends Unclear Statement and Retailers Open Early
Tomorrow, tomorrow
PS5 pre-orders are now live... Kind of. To be frank, the whole situation's a mess at the time of writing. Sony didn't give a defined pre-order date or time during its PS5 showcase, where the console's price and release date were revealed. Instead, it posted a tweet after the online event was over, saying that PS5 pre-orders would...
Crisscross-gen
If you haven't already heard, both Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West are set to launch on PS4 as well as PS5. The confirmation has come as a bit of a shock, especially considering that Sony's been touting its belief in defined console generations. But PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is adamant that this is a good...
News You Can Pre-Order a PS5, But We Still Don't Know What Its Main Menu Looks Like
Erm
Sony’s big PS5 Showcase Event finally revealed a lot of key information about the PlayStation 5, including the PS5 price and PS5 release date. However, with less than two months until the device debuts, there are still some serious questions about the console – like what does its user interface even look like. The Japanese giant has t
News PS5's Retail Packaging Is Obscenely Attractive
Lookin' good
We’re not huge fans of the PlayStation 5’s physical appearance, but give credit to Sony’s designers who have concocted some stunning packaging for the next-gen system. The standard PS5 ships in a sleek white box, but in order to differentiate the two models, the PS5 Digital Edition comes in an elegant piano black carton. You can...
