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Gallery Peter Parker Has a Brand New Face in Stunning Spider-Man: Remastered PS5 Screenshots
Behind the mask
Good golly gosh, Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered looks unreal in these newly released PS5 screenshots. The original game already looked great on PS4, but the power of Sony's next-gen console is clearly going to have a noticeable effect on Spidey's adventure. Oh, and Peter Parker has a new face. Like, a totally new face. Developer...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered Looks Outstanding in 60FPS PS5 Footage
New Peter Parker face model
Insomniac Games promised it would give us a good look at Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered running on a PlayStation 5 before launch and boy has it delivered. Alongside a series of impressive next-gen screenshots, a new trailer shows off what the developer has achieved on Sony's latest system. In short: it's seriously...
News Gran Turismo 7 on PS5 Inspired by Franchise's Past, Present, and Future
A true celebration
Gran Turismo 7 looks set to be a complete celebration of the franchise’s two-decade history, with the upcoming PlayStation 5 instalment promising to “ignite your personal passion for cars with features inspired by the past, present, and future of Gran Turismo”. A new PlayStation website recap reveals that you’ll find...
Gallery New Astro's Playroom PS5 Screenshots Are Gorgeous and Adorable
Built-in PS5 game looking good
Astro's Playroom is a game that every prospective PlayStation 5 owner can look forward to. Just like PS4's The Playroom, this 3D platformer comes pre-installed on every PS5 console, aiming to introduce new players to all the next-gen machine's new bells and whistles. As you might expect, the game is also looking...
News PS5 Game Returnal Looks Amazing in New Screenshot, Plus More Details
Here's a story description
Returnal is a PlayStation 5 exclusive from Resogun developer Housemarque that seems to be going too far under the radar right now. This 2021 title is looking particularly impressive in both footage and screenshots, and today we've gotten even more of the latter combined with some new details. These tidbits come courtesy of...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PS5 Gameplay Promised Prior to Release
In the swing of things
It’s standard practice to show off your game before deploying it, but Sony decided not to release a single screenshot of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered recently, leading to lots of controversy last week. Many feel that the title should be a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade, but Insomniac Games has insisted it’s investing...
News PlayStation and Funko Collaborate Once Again on New Line of Vinyl Figures
More PlayStation POP! figures
Funko's ever-expanding range of POP! vinyl figurines has dipped into PlayStation territory before, and now it's happening again. The collectable desk-clutterers are back with a new line of official figures based on some of Sony's first party games. This time around, the focus is on God of War,
News PS Store Games of a Generation Sale Discounts Some of the Best PS4 Titles
Star Wars! CrossCode! Uncharted!
As we come to the end of one console generation before transitioning into the next, it's understandable to be thinking about which games really defined that period of time. Sony itself is quite clearly one of those going through the thought process as the PlayStation Store Games of a Generation sale kicks off today...
News New PS5 Features Discovered in PS Store's Source Code
Wishlists! Boost Mode! More!
Sony’s not telling us a huge amount about the PlayStation 5 at the present, so leave it to intrepid code junkies to extract the information out of the platform holder. New code uncovered on the web-based version of the PlayStation Store teases some of the tantalising new features we can expect to find on the next-gen...
News Golly! We've Sure Missed Sackboy Costumes Inspired by PlayStation Heroes
Suits you
Amid all the new Sackboy: A Big Adventure news, you may have missed the inclusion of four PlayStation-inspired costumes. Available as part of the game’s Digital Deluxe Edition, you’ll be able to dress your cutesy character as Connor from Detroit: Become Human, Deacon from Days Gone, Jin from Ghost of Tsushima, and Sa
Gallery Demon's Souls PS5 Screenshots Show an Insanely Detailed Launch Game
Next-gen
Crikey, heck – Demon’s Souls sure is a looker on the PlayStation 5, isn’t it? Alongside confirmation of some Digital Deluxe bonuses, Sony has showcased four new screenshots from Bluepoint’s upcoming remake – and it looks obscenely beautiful. We’re not going to do justice to these with words, so we’ll just embed the images for...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Details Digital Deluxe Edition
Includes items, soundtrack
The Demon's Souls remake on PS5 is getting a Digital Deluxe Edition, an update on the PlayStation Blog confirms. As the name suggests, it'll be exclusive to the PlayStation Store, priced at $89.99 / €99.99. The Digital Deluxe Edition comes with a bunch of in-game stuff, including armour sets, a weapon, a shield, and a...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Looks Adorable in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer, Special Editions Detailed
Pop it
Slow down Sony, you'll give yourself a headache. Hot on the heels of providing more details on Destruction AllStars, the platform holder has revealed a little more on another of its first party PS5 launch titles, Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Most of the new info is handily summarised in the new video above, which features some new gameplay to...
News Neil Druckmann Visits 'Insane' Uncharted Movie Set with Tom Holland
Production seemingly going well
So, what's the latest on the Uncharted movie, then? Tom Holland, who stars as a young Nathan Drake in the upcoming flick, was last seen singing the praises of the film. What's the enthusiastic actor been up to since? Having a chinwag with none other than Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann. Holland was able to speak with...
News PS5 Fans Are Curious if $70 Destruction AllStars Has Microtransactions
In-game currency causes concerns
Sony finally gave us an update on Destruction AllStars today, which forms one-fifth of the PlayStation 5’s first-party launch game lineup. The Lucid Games developed title – which has been shrouded in mystery since it debuted earlier in the year – blends car combat with parkour, and is clearly gunning for the...
Get your Sony cross-gen games
Get your wallets ready: it's pre-order time. Sony has started making its cross-gen first party exclusives available to pre-purchase on PlayStation Store. Pages for the PS4 versions of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Sackboy: A Big Adventure are up on the digital storefront in its Coming Soon section. This is...
News Destruction AllStars on PS5 Finally Detailed, But No Gameplay Trailer
We take what we can get
What is this?! Details about an upcoming PlayStation 5 game?! Wow! Yes, Sony has finally decided to tell us what Destruction AllStars is. However, it's through the PlayStation Blog rather than with a simple gameplay trailer. That is said to be coming in the near future so, for now, we'll have to make do with the power of...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Demo Running 1440p, 60 Frames-Per-Second
Performance mode lookin' crisp
Demon’s Souls is a true next-gen showcase for the PlayStation 5, and its recent demo is running at 60 frames-per-second on Sony’s new hardware. A Digital Foundry analysis concludes that the title, presumably utilising some kind of performance mode, is leveraging 1440p resolution – although it stresses that due to...
News PlayStation China to Spotlight China Hero Project Updates This Week
New announcements, footage, and progress
PlayStation China will provide an update on its ongoing China Hero Project this week, meaning titles like Lost Soul Aside could get new trailers. Writing on its Twitter account, the Sony-funded initiative explained that it’ll host a domestic online event from 7PM Beijing time (12PM BST) on 30th September,...
News Sony Begins Advertising Spider-Man Films as PS5 Essentials
Homecoming, Far from Home, and Into the Spider-Verse
Sony clearly loves the grasp it has on the Spider-Man IP, and so alongside the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, it will also begin advertising the recent films based on the
News PS5 Pre-Orders from Some Retailers May Not Be Fulfilled Until 2021
Stores telling customers PS5 orders might be late
GameStop's Irish stores won't be able to send PlayStation 5 consoles to all pre-orders in time for release day, reports VGC. The retailer has been sending messages to some PS5 pre-order holders, informing them that their next-gen console won't be with them until sometime in 2021. It cites...
Rumour Your PS4 Saves May Not Work on All Upgraded PS5 Games
Backwards compatibility should be fine
Update: Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson has now stated that, in the case of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales at least, your PS4 save will carry across to the PS5 if you utilise the title's free next-gen upgrade. This situation seems to suggest that cross-save has not been mandated by Sony...
News This Is What a Bloodborne PS5 Remaster Could Look Like
Fan creates 4K 60fps video
Rumours of a Bloodborne remaster have been doing the rounds for a long, long time — but what would such a remaster actually look like? YouTube channel SnazzyAI gives us some idea, using AI to render some Bloodborne gameplay in 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second. God does it look good. According to some sources, a PS5...
News Unofficial DualSense PS5 Controller Images Show Us the Tech Inside
A look inside the DualSense
Are you waiting patiently for Sony to provide a teardown of the PlayStation 5? Us too, but until then, take a look at this. A South American tech company named Evzen Elite Technology has posted some interesting images of the DualSense PS5 controller on its Instagram, and they appear to give us our first look inside the...
Deal PS Plus Subs Available for $29.39 in the US
Better than half-price
If you’re eager to extend your PlayStation Plus subscription ahead of the PlayStation 5’s launch, then you probably won’t find a better deal than this in the United States. CD Keys currently has 12-month codes available for $29.39, which is effectively a 52 per cent saving. That means you could, in theory, get two years...
News The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Will Be Worth the Wait, Says Neil Druckmann
Have a little patience
Many Naughty Dog fans had been hoping that yesterday's celebration of The Last of Us would also bring with it a reveal of the long-awaited multiplayer component for The Last of Us: Part II. That never happened, with the studio instead focusing on its community with a set of new GIFs,
News The Last of Us Day Marked with a Clutch of GIFs
The Meme of Us
Naughty Dog’s celebrations for The Last of Us Day get bigger and better every year, and despite a coronavirus-inflicted name change, 2020 is no different. Fresh from yesterday’s selection of pre-announcements, the world-class developer has followed up with a
News Metal Gear Artist Creates Stunning Last of Us 2 Illustration, Perfect for Wallpaper
Mobile and desktop versions released
Yoji Shinkawa, the supremely talented artist best known for his work on the Metal Gear franchise, has crafted an amazing illustration of Ellie, Joel, and Abby to help celebrate The Last of Us Day 2020. Both mobile and desktop versions have been released, making it a tempting proposition for your next wallpaper...
Soapbox The Week After PS5's Showcase, Sony Told Us Nothing About Its Next-Gen Console
And it's getting boring now
Sony’s big PlayStation 5 Showcase Event was an entertaining watch from a software perspective last week, but we said at the time that it’d need to kickstart a flow of constant communication from the Japanese giant. I’d expected it to take the momentum from its livestream into this week, as it utilised the remaining...
News Rapper Travis Scott Has a PS5
Goosebumps
As this very scribe pointed out on Twitter last night, it's kind of crazy to think that every YouTuber and their dog now has an Xbox Series X while the only person outside of Sony to even touch a PlayStation 5 DualSense controller is Geoff Keighley. However, just a couple of hours later, that take was rendered completely outdated. So, who...
News This Free The Last of Us 2 PS4 Theme Can Be Downloaded Right Now
Make it to Santa Barbara
Naughty Dog celebrates The Last of Us Day starting tomorrow, but you can kickstart the party right now by downloading a brand new PlayStation 4 theme via the PlayStation Store free of charge. The dynamic theme, pictured above, is taken from the main menu screen that players see upon completing The Last of Us: Part II. The...
News Celebrate The Last of Us Day with Statues, Merch, and Contests
PlayStation Store discounts too
Tomorrow marks The Last of Us Day, formerly known as Outbreak Day, and the occasion brings with it a variety of purchases and activities to participate in. From a free PlayStation 4 theme and discounts on the games themselves through to lovely statues and even an Abby cosplay guide, it has the lot. Naughty Dog has...
News Second Wave of PS5 UK Pre-Orders Are Quick to Sell Out
And they're gone
After a number of UK retailers confirmed they would today have extra PlayStation 5 pre-orders available for those who missed out last week, the second wave has also sold out at a speedy pace. The likes of Amazon UK, GAME, Smyths Toys, Currys, and Argos all made their latest PS5 allocation available throughout Friday morning, but it...
News PlayStation Girl Pokes Fun at PS5 Pre-Order Scramble
Sell out
Securing a PS5 pre-order has proved particularly problematic for some gamers, and PlayStation Girl is here to illustrate the struggle. In the embedded comedy sketch, the personified next-gen platform flaunts all of her new features, while her predecessor is forced to sit and watch. Unfortunately, actually obtaining the new console turns out...
News More PS5 Pre-Orders Live in the UK, with the US, Canada to Follow
GAME, GameStop, Walmart with second wave
Update: The second wave of PS5 pre-orders are going live across the UK right now, with the likes of GAME accepting pre-purchases on its website via mostly costly bundles. Smyths Toys has also gone live with their own set of PS5 pre-orders, including the consoles themselves and bundles. Meanwhile, the US and...
News New Sony Patent Shows Potential Next-Gen PSVR Controllers Once Again
Move it
It's hardly a secret at this point, but Sony is definitely looking to create some brand new virtual reality controllers. The PlayStation Move wands have served well, but the tech is 10 years old, and PSVR deserves better. Presumably, the platform holder is set to produce a brand new VR headset for use with PS5, but until we learn more about...
News Sony Launches SIE Blog for Behind-the-Scenes Insight into PlayStation
Corporate puff pieces
Sony has launched a new SIE-themed blog page to accompany its existing PlayStation Blog. The corporate website aims to provide readers with a “view into the company behind PlayStation”. The first post explains: “We’ll share the latest company news, stories about the people behind the products and experiences you love,...
News Nioh 2 Darkness in the Capital DLC Confirmed for 15th October
Explore Kyoto City
Nioh 2 is still chugging along with its DLC plans after the PlayStation 4 exclusive released back in March, and this latest piece takes us to Kyoto City where the Heian Palace takes centre stage for more intense combat and levelling. The Darkness in the Capital expansion will be out on PS4 on 15th October 2020, and given the price...
News This Could Be the First PS5 Compatible SSD
Storage space
Samsung has announced its new uber-fast SSD hard drive, and it could be the first that Sony whitelists for use in the PlayStation 5. As expected, it’s not cheap: 250GB will cost you $89.99, 500GB will retail for $149.99, and 1TB will set you back $229.99. Compared to the $219.99 cost of the Xbox Series X’s expandable storage, this...
Reaction Spider-Man PS5 Debacle Shows Sony Is Out of Touch
Read the room
You know you’ve done goofed when you’d get a better response by not doing anything at all. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the PlayStation 5 re-release of 2018’s open world smash hit, has been handled atrociously by Sony – and it’s emblematic of a disastrous week for the Japanese giant, that’s seen it scramble from one...
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...
