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News Demon's Souls PS5 vs PS3 Gameplay Comparison Shows Great Upgrade
What an enhancement
As is customary now with Demon's Souls on PlayStation 5, today's gameplay trailer has been compared with the same section from the original game. YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits is once again the source of this impressive comparison, which makes sure to point out some of the smaller details you might not notice alongside the bigger...
News Sony Shares Up-Close Images of PS5 and Its Accessories
The personal touch
It is kind of mental to think that we're now just two weeks away from the launch of the PlayStation 5. Us lot in Europe will have to wait a further seven days (we're not jealous at all), but after an extremely unique year, it's nice to know that the console we've all been waiting for is just around the corner. And to keep us...
News Ghost of Tsushima a 'Commercial Delight' Beyond Sony's Expectations
Also a critical hit, obvs
Ghost of Tsushima has been a big hit for Sony, and as part of an interview with Games Industry.biz, boss Jim Ryan has admitted it actually exceeded the organisation’s expectations. Talking about the company’s approach to acquisitions and expansion, he said: “Let's talk about Ghost of Tsushima, which has been a...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Releases Some Crazy Gameplay Stats
The spirit dogs are happy
With gameplay stats like these, Ghost of Tsushima: Legends must be pretty darn popular. The co-op expansion, which launched for free earlier this month, has already racked up some seriously impressive player statistics. 11.7 million missions have been played, and 1.3 billion enemies have been defeated — 141 million of...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Has a Photo Mode, And a PS3 Filter
For those who prefer starkness and despair
Demon’s Souls will largely play identically to its PlayStation 3 predecessor on the PlayStation 5, but Bluepoint Games is making some subtle changes to improve the experience on Sony’s next-gen console. One addition is the now-obligatory Photo Mode, which creative director Gavin Moore told Polygon is...
News Unofficial PS5 Faceplate Seller Has to Rebrand After Sony Complaint
Now named CustomizeMyPlates
Last week, a brand new website caused quite a stir amongst the PlayStation 5 community as it promised to sell you unofficial, custom faceplates for the next-gen console just after it hits store shelves. Named PlateStation 5, you would be able to customise your PS5 with different coloured plates, including red, black,...
News Sony Adds a Bunch of New Avatars to PSN for Free, Including Spider-Man, Horizon, Demon's Souls
A nice new batch
As promised, Sony has added a load of new character-centric avatars to the PlayStation Network, and they're all free. Just head over to account management on your console and you should find all of the new pictures under the avatar section. Avatars based on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, Sackboy: A Big...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Features a Mirror Mode Called Fractured World
Flips the entire game around
Demon's Souls on PlayStation 5 is sounding like an incredible launch title. Not only does it make a classic game more accessible to a brand new audience, it's bringing new content to ensure fans of the PS3 original have something to explore as well. Chief among this new content is Fractured World, a game mode that allows...
News PS5 Launch Games Have 'No Comparison' to PS4, PS3 Line-Up, Says Sony
More, better games
Sony deserves some serious praise for the line-up of PlayStation 5 launch games it has managed to put together in the midst of a global pandemic, and it's a factor that Jim Ryan believes separates the console's release from what has come before it. In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, the PlayStation boss touched on how Sony...
News Principal Photography Wraps on Uncharted Movie
Sic Parvis Magna
Principal photography has wrapped on the Uncharted movie, meaning that filming is complete and the project will now go into post-production. Obviously, given the bombastic nature of the series, we can expect a lot of special effects, so the team will be busy right through until the film’s scheduled release date on 16th July, 2021...
Hands On The New PS App Is a Humongous Upgrade
There's an app for that
Hands up if you use the PlayStation App? It was pretty rubbish, right? We had it installed on our iPhone, but we barely used it because it was slow and functionally quite poor. All of the messaging features were contained in a separate app, and the PS Store effectively booted a Safari page. Yeah, you could see what your...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Has 'a Lot of New Content'
Bluepoint teases new stuff
The Demon's Souls remake on PS5 may not have the long rumoured sixth Archstone, but according to developer Bluepoint Games, it'll still feature new bits and pieces. Speaking to Polygon, creative director Gavin Moore says: "There’s a lot of new content that we’ve added to the game and for fans t
News Demon's Souls PS5 Doesn't Have Sixth Archstone, No Difficulty Modes
True to the original
In the original Demon's Souls game, the Nexus featured a broken sixth Archstone that hardcore fans believe contained a new world cut from the original PlayStation 3 release. Lore and speculation grew around it, and with the PlayStation 5 remake, many hoped the area would be restored on the next generation. However, that won't be...
News Demon's Souls Latest Trailer Shows Off Nearly Six Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
Now we're talking
Update: Well, the rumour proved to be true. Sony has just published a brand new gameplay trailer for Demon's Souls, giving us about six minutes of footage to gawp at. As expected, it looks absolutely gorgeous. The trailer shows us the location Stonefang, and gives us a good look at one of the updated bosses. Original Story: We've...
News The Japanese PS5 Launch Ad Actually Features Games
What are those?
The PlayStation 5 launch advert was designed to be "epic and iconic", but in doing so, it doesn’t actually feature any next-gen games. That’s a criticism you could leverage at the commercial, so why not pretend it’s Japanese counterpart is the one being beamed out to homes across the globe instead? It includes PS5 games! Check...
News Ooh, Look! It's the Obligatory PS5 Pallet Picture
Greatness awaits
Nothing screams next-gen console quite like the Pallet Picture™. It’s a bit like E3, in the pre-pandemic days, before it went a bit rubbish, and those poor professional graffiti artists would start painting that famous Los Angeles hotel – you know the one. Once you saw that, you knew sh*t was about to go down. And nothing...
News Astro's Playroom Runs at a Flawless 60 Frames-Per-Second in 4K
A new generation
The first hands on analysis from tech specialists Digital Foundry for the PlayStation 5 has been uploaded, and it of course centres around Astro’s Playroom. The main takeaway: the game’s running at a flawless 60 frames-per-second in full native 4K – a razor-sharp start to a new generation. We’ve also noticed that the title...
News Sony to Add More Free PSN Avatars Based on PS5 Games Tomorrow
Horizon, Sackboy, Ratchet & Clank
Here's a nice little treat: if you really want to get in the mood for some PlayStation 5 gaming ahead of next month, you'll be able to theme your PSN profile around an upcoming title from tomorrow. Sony will be dropping another batch of free avatars for you to customise your profile picture with and they're all...
News Days Gone Gets Huge 25GB Update Ahead of PS5
Get the patch notes here
The PlayStation 4 titles included in the PS Plus Collection will all take advantage of the PlayStation 5 Game Boost feature with improved framerates and load times, and Days Gone appears to be preparing itself for that right now. The Sony Bend-developed title has just received a gigantic 25GB patch on PS4 that is being...
Talking Point Happy 20th Birthday, PlayStation 2
A toast to the most popular console ever
There's no other way to describe it: PlayStation 2 was an absolute beast. Sony followed up the popular (and industry-changing) PlayStation with a more capable console in the year 2000, and little did we know it would go on to become the best-selling gaming machine ever. It's a record the PS2 holds to this...
News PlayStation Phone App Redesigned for PS5 with New Features
Voice chat, PS Store integration, and more
Later today, the PlayStation application for smartphones on iOS and Android will receive a major overhaul that brings it up to speed with the feature set of the PlayStation 5. Introducing new features such as voice chat, native PlayStation Store integration, and a smoother all-round experience, this is all...
News PS4 Sales Pass 113 Million Units, Sony Enjoys Another Strong Quarter
Raking it in
Sony’s financials continue to make for healthy reading as the coronavirus pandemic has boosted the PlayStation business to stratospheric levels. The manufacturer’s current flagship system, the PlayStation 4, shipped 1.5 million units in the three month period ending 30th September, meaning its life-to-date sales currently sit at...
News Sony Targeting Over 7.6 Million PS5 Sales by End of March
More than the PS4
Sony is aiming to sell over 7.6 million PlayStation 5 consoles by the end of March next year, as the company has raised its overall profit outlook by 13 per cent to ¥700 billion (~$6.7 billion). The organisation tends to be cautious with its hardware forecasts, so don’t be surprised if it eclipses that number. Nevertheless,...
News PS Plus Subscriber Milestone Closes on 50 Million
Active members increase again
At some point PlayStation Plus will peak, but the subscription service is still on an upwards trajectory. Sony hit a new active member milestone in its latest financial report, confirming it now has 45.9 million paying users. That’s up from 45.0 million earlier in 2020, and 36.9 million the same time last year,...
News PS5 Launch Advert Takes Us to Space
Narrated by Travis Scott
Sony has revealed the official advert that will accompany the PlayStation 5 as it launches across the world in just a couple of weeks time. Narrated by the Japanese giant's new strategic creative partner Travis Scott, the minute-long ad is full of inspirational clips before taking the viewer to space. It then signs off with...
News New PS Store Sale Has Some of the Last PS4 Deals Before PS5 Arrives
FIFA! Tales of! Borderlands!
Sony decided to another week off from discounting the latest and greatest games on PlayStation 4, so this new sale is the first one we've seen for 14 days. What also makes this fairly significant is that it's the final batch of price drops to conclude just before the PlayStation 5 launches, sounding off at midnight on...
News Sony Will Grow First-Party Organically, Could Bolster Portfolio with Acquisitions
Jim Ryan pocketing his cheque book for now
Microsoft’s spending spree in recent years has somewhat changed the status quo in the first-party forum wars. Sony is still very much home to an elite roster of teams with an unmatched production pipeline, but in terms of scale, Xbox’s acquisition of Bethesda means that PlayStation Studios is now...
News Sony Admits Not Everyone Will Be Able to Get PS5 At Launch
PS5 pre-orders took 12 hours to match 12 weeks of PS4
If you were still hoping to secure a PlayStation 5 ahead of the console’s launch on 12th November, you may want to lower your expectations: Sony’s admitted that not everyone in the market for the next-gen machine will be able to get their mitts on one from the off. “The demand as expressed...
Next-gen starts when we say so
We’re happy to confirm that this morning we received a PlayStation 5 from Sony, meaning that you can expect tons of coverage over the coming weeks. It’s been a year unlike any other really, meaning that this morning was our first opportunity to touch the next-gen console and its controller. We’ve obviously got...
Rumour Sony Bans In-Store PS5 Sales in Norway Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Stay at home
Sony won't allow PS5 to be sold at Norwegian retailers, says a report from Norwegian website Gamer.no. According to sources, potential buyers won't be able to simply pick up a next-gen console from their local outlets when it launches next month, as per orders from Sony. Supposedly, the Japanese giant doesn't want to put customers at...
News Astro's Playroom Is Absolutely Stuffed with PlayStation Easter Eggs
A real treat for fans
If you're a PlayStation fan, you'll absolutely want to take a look at Astro's Playroom on PS5. Not only are early impressions very positive, but it seems the game is being packed with love for the brand and its first-party games. In this gameplay video from IGN, it's easy to spot loads of references to other PlayStation...
News Astro's Playroom Previews Suggest a Great Showcase of PS5's Key Features
The future is now
A PlayStation 5 embargo has lifted, and the Western press is finally able to share some thoughts on Astro's Playroom. Pre-installed on every PS5, the game is likely to be one of your first experiences with the new console. So, how is it? According to these early previews, it's sounding like an excellent showpiece. The above video...
News PS5 Redesigns Trophy Sharing with Video Playback
More than a screenshot
Here's a neat little detail that shouldn't be lost amongst today's PlayStation 5 console embargo lift: the next-gen system has redesigned how you share a Trophy unlock with social media. Instead of just a simple screenshot at the moment the Trophy pops, the PS5 now saves a video clip a few seconds long detailing the lead-up...
News PS5 Unboxings Reveal the Hardware in the Flesh
Media goes hands on
As the first PlayStation 5 console embargo lifts, media outlets and YouTubers primarily in the US are able to unbox the next-gen system itself and reveal what it looks like in real life. The same goes for the PS5 DualSense controller and even the cables you'll use to hook the console up to your TV. We can confirm that Push Square...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Has Crossplay Co-Op Between PS5 and PS4
No sack left behind
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a key game in Sony's PlayStation 5 launch lineup, but it's also due for release on PS4. The LittleBigPlanet spin-off doubles down on being a tight-knit 3D platformer, and it supports up to four players in local or online co-op. It all sounds pretty good to us, and what little we've seen has been very...
News Will PS5 Support 1440p Screens? Fans Are Eager for Answers
Still unclear
A post on monitor manufacturer BenQ’s website over the weekend fuelled hopes that the PlayStation 5 would be compatible with 1440p screens, but the page has since been edited leaving fans eager for answers. Sony has confirmed that the next-gen console will, of course, work on 1080p and 4K displays, but it’s been conspicuously quiet...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has an Achievable PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophy
Separate lists for PS4 and PS5 versions
Sony’s generally made its Trophies much easier to unlock in recent years, and Marvel’s Spider-Man underlined that approach with a very attainable Platinum gong. It looks like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be following in its predecessor’s agile footsteps, with a relatively straight-forward...
News PS5 Upgrades God of War with Up to 60FPS Support
Favor Performance mode
Phwoar, this is the sort of stuff we love to see from Sony's first-party developers. If you're planning on replaying God of War or even experiencing it for the first time (you're a lucky one) on PlayStation 5, then you'll be treated with support of up to 60 frames-per-second. Santa Monica Studio confirmed the news in a tweet,...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Has Hardcore Levels to Beat Alongside the Campaign
Knitted Knight Trials
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is the darkhorse of the PlayStation 5 launch game line-up, and we're incredibly excited to get our hands on it alongside Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls. What's even better then is that there's so much more to do after you beat the base campaign, including a new set of levels that...
News PS5's Destruction AllStars Free with PS Plus, Delayed to February 2021
New trailer and information next week
Destruction AllStars, the vehicular combat title from Lucid Games, has been delayed out of the PlayStation 5 launch lineup into February 2021 – where it’ll be available free for PlayStation Plus subscribers for two full months. This means that you’ll have two months to add the release to your game library,...
Uncharted territory
Sony is recruiting talent to its recently established Malaysian first-party studio, and it’s looking for a Cinematic and In-Game Animator to help with its work on one of PlayStation’s most “well-known and well-loved franchises”. This is a support studio setup to help out the company’s various teams around the world,...
News PS5, PS4 Architect Mark Cerny Is a Better Gamer Than You
Cerny not
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 lead system architect Mark Cerny broke his Twitter hiatus overnight to confirm that he’s unlocked the Platinum Trophy in rock-hard run-‘n’-gun indie Cuphead. It was the Marble Madness creator’s first post on the social media platform since last year, when he unlocked the Platinum in Invisible Inc –...
News Until Dawn PS4 Improvements Are Unfortunately Wishful Thinking
Game hasn't been patched in years
There are some reports swirling that Until Dawn’s loading times, like The Last of Us Remastered, have been improved on the PlayStation 4. This all started with a post on Twitter, but it’s since been upvoted on
News Demon's Souls PS5 Apparently Went Gold Last Month
Anticipated remake on track
If you’ve been waiting for confirmation of the completion of Demon’s Souls’ development, then… Well, there’s no need to worry, because according to Souls specialist Lance McDonald, the title went gold all the way back on 24th September. That was a little over a month ago, but it seems reasonable, considering...
News Mark Wahlberg Gives Us Our First Glimpse of Sully in the Uncharted Movie
Lookin' good, kid
Movember will be “mo” problem for Mark Wahlberg, as he’s ‘tached up to play Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan in the upcoming Uncharted movie. We’ve already seen Tom Holland as Nathan Drake – whose performance has been given the seal of approval by mocap star Nolan North – but this is our first glimpse of the iconic...
News The Last of Us Remastered PS4 Loading Time Improvements Are Extraordinary
Pre-PS5 patch cuts loading times enormously
Update: Wow! We now have video proof of just how much Naughty Dog has improved the loading times in The Last of Us Remastered on PS4. As demonstrated below, it takes just 14 seconds to load a new game, compared to 1 minute 30 seconds previously. That's an absolutely insane difference. Loading a save takes...
Quiz Can You Name All These Uncharted Characters?
Who's who?
There are a ton of characters across the Uncharted series. We're obviously very familiar with a few of them, but lots of personalities weave in and out of Nathan Drake's adventures. Some leave more of an impression than others, but can you remember their names? In this quiz, we'll be testing just that. Can you put a name to all the...
News The New PS Store for Web, Mobile Is a Dramatic Downgrade
It beggars belief, honestly
Before we’re too critical, we should stress that this article comes with a caveat: the new PlayStation Store for web and mobile still isn’t live for everyone yet, so it’s possible it may still be being adjusted on the fly. Still, it’s been available for a good 12 hours for us now, and we’re shocked this is what...
News PS5 Controller Unboxing Reveals Premium Product, Doesn't Work with PS4 Yet
A closer look
PlayStation 5 has exploded into life today, with influencers and media in the United States receiving consoles earlier this morning. That’s been followed by an Austin Evans video, in which the tech YouTuber has unboxed a DualSense controller and done a bunch of tests with it. It’s a full 10 minute video, but to summarise he...
News Travis Scott Presents PS5 Is the Most Extraordinary Marketing You'll See in 2020
TS5
Update: Okay, we now have some context for this commercial from PlayStation. According to a PlayStation Blog post by Eric Lempel, the rapper has signed with the company as a “strategic creative partner”. Here’s a bit more: “We heard Travis is a huge PlayStation fan, so we started a conversation with him that led to this unique...
