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Both games on both systems
This was unexpected. While we were all watching the PS5 showcase, Sony announced some more details on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. First and foremost, the game is coming to both PS5 and PS4. Yep, turns out it's a cross-gen game. The standard version will be available for $49.99 on shelves and on PS Store. If you...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Gets Explosive PS5 Gameplay Demo
And it looks awesome
As expected, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales made its gameplay debut during the latest PS5 showcase, and boy is it looking good. Our first look at next-gen Spidey is a snowy walk through the city, but quickly transitions to an action sequence full of combat gameplay. The set-piece sees a suspension bridge slowly break down...
Live Watch the PS5 Showcase Event Livestream Right Here
All aboard the hype plane
Sony’s long awaited PS5 Showcase Event will give us our next glimpse into the future, promising a look at launch PlayStation 5 games – and some from beyond. There’ll be a mixture of first-party and third-party titles from a variety of different developers, and presumably that all-important PS5 price and PS5 release...
News Fans Believe God of War 2 Could Be Part of PS5 Showcase Event
Because of Cory Barlog
Honestly, you all do this to yourselves, sometimes! While we’re confident tonight’s PS5 Showcase Event will be worth the watch, we’ve been very reserved with our predictions because, well, we’ve seen how these things go before: Sony will put together a veritable smorgasbord of software, but it’ll never live up to the...
News PS Plus Double Discounts Plunge PS Store Prices for Subscribers Today
New lows
PlayStation Plus may primarily be about the monthly game giveaways and online gaming, but the discounts are also decent all year round, and through 30th September members will be able to save big on a bunch of behemoth titles – including Red Dead Redemption 2. While everyone will unlock up to 35 per cent off, subscribers can score savings...
Talking Point What Will Be Announced at PS5 Showcase Event?
Our predictions
Sony will pull back the curtain on the PlayStation 5 this week, after an agonising wait. Outside of some minor driblets of information, the PS5 Showcase Event will grant us our first in-depth look at the next-gen system’s launch titles – and, presumably, that all-important price and release date reveal. It’s going to be a big...
Guide When Is the PS5 Showcase Event?
Dates, times, and where to watch
When is Sony's PS5 Showcase Event livestream? Out of seemingly nowhere, the platform holder finally announced a new PS5 event, set to take place very soon indeed. So, what are all the details? When can you watch the PS5 showcase? In this guide, we're going to give you all the info you need. When is the PS5...
News Sony Says Troubled PS5 Production Rumours are False
Production remains unchanged
Update: Sony has denied rumours of trouble with PS5 production. In a statement sent to Games Industry, the Japanese giant said: "While we do not release details related to manufacturing, the information provided by Bloomberg is false. We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5 since the start of mass...
News PS5 Price May Dip Below $400, Analyst Speculates
Cheap as chips
How much will the PlayStation 5 cost? We should find out officially during the PS5 Showcase Event tomorrow, but Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Masahiro Wakasugi believes that the console could be priced as low as $449 – while its digital counterpart could “dip below $400”. That would be outrageously aggressive pricing for a...
Talking Point What Do You Want to See at PS5's Showcase Event?
Sony's big opportunity
Sony will spill the beans on the PlayStation 5 this week, with a PS5 Showcase Event that promises 40 minutes of updates from “Worldwide Studios and our world-class development partners”. According to a PlayStation Blog post, the stream will focus on next-gen titles coming at launch ??
News Sony Using Air Freight to Meet PS5 Demand This Holiday
Sky high expectations
Sony will fly PlayStation 5 hardware to the United States in order to meet demand this holiday, it seems. The story comes courtesy of Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, who revealed on Twitter that the company has booked flights from October to ship next-gen systems to retailers. This is obviously a faster method of haulage...
News PlayStation Travels to the Edge of the Earth in Flashy Brand Commercial
It's a bit weird
Sony’s recently switched to a more globalised marketing strategy, whereby all territories and regions share the same slogan and general promotional campaigns. And the company’s trying to enforce its new ‘Play Has No Limits’ tagline with a flashy brand commercial that sees people travelling to the edge of the world –...
Review Buried Stars - We Stan One K-Pop Mystery
A buried gem
Visual novel Buried Stars is an interesting one. With many saying online that the game has come from nowhere, its sudden release has surprised, and delighted, a lot of people. From Korean Studio Largo, Buried Stars follows the events of the titular reality show, which is set in the final stages of a K-pop talent contest. Unfortunately...
News Tom Holland Can't Stop Gushing About the Uncharted Movie
"It's everything I dreamed it would be"
The tale of Push Square to date has been the Uncharted movie and how it’s seemingly never coming out. We’ve been writing about this film for over a decade now, but shooting is underway after a temporary coronavirus hiatus, and star Tom Holland says
Quiz Guess the Launch Prices of These PlayStation Products
That's Jimbo's job
The PlayStation 5 price and release date are the two most important details Sony is yet to reveal as we close in on the launch of the next-gen console, but before we can get to that, we need to take a trip down memory lane. Do you know the prices of previous PlayStation systems and peripherals when they launched? Have you done the...
News Project Nimble Was the Codename for PS5 Showcase Event
Agile organisation
According to the dictionary, nimble means “quick or light in movement or action”. Interestingly, it seems Project Nimble was the codename for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 Showcase Event internally. The moniker is mentioned as part of the file name for the livestream’s lead image on the PlayStation Blog, so it gives us a...
News PS5 Showcase Event Confirmed for This Wednesday
Games at launch and beyond
Well, would you look at that! On the weekend, Sony has confirmed its second big PlayStation 5 event for Wednesday 16th September 2020. It all kicks off at 9pm BST / 1pm PDT / 10pm CEST, and will focus on PS5 games coming at launch and beyond. This also has to be the place we get the price and release date, right? The...
News PS5 Comes with Display Stand, Other Box Contents Confirmed
Stand up
PlayStation 5 will ship with a display stand – in Hong Kong, at least. The item – named ‘Base’ here – has been listed alongside other contents that will be included in the console’s box on a distributor’s website. It was uncovered by analyst Daniel Ahmad, although there’s no mention of a PS5 price and
News Sony Has a Mystery Event Planned for PAX Online Next Week
PAX the way I like it
Update: Sony has announced that it'll be hosting a PlayStation 5 'showcase' this Wednesday. It's now fair to assume that the untitled PAX event will tie into whatever this showcase is (Sony says it'll be presenting PS5 games, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to get a price and release date as well). The announcement also...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Fall Guys Can't Top Madden 21 in US, But It's a Knockout in Europe
Getting the dub
Sony has posted the PlayStation Store charts for last month, and to nobody's real surprise, Fall Guys performed very well indeed. The little indie game that could reached number one in Europe, while it's a little further down in North America, taking fourth place. It's Madden NFL 21 that scoops the win in that region, naturally...
News PS4 Boxes Will Have PS5 Upgrade Banner for Compatible Games
PS5 upgrade available
A growing selection of PlayStation 4 games are not only coming to PS5, you'll also be able to upgrade them for free. Many publishers are hopping on this bandwagon, maximising value for consumers who plan to jump to next-gen. If you were wondering how this PS5 upgrade path would be made clear to customers, it seems Immortals...
News PS5 Media Remote Includes Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, and Disney+ Buttons
Shortcuts
A Brazilian blog appears to have obtained the instruction manual for the PlayStation 5’s previously announced Media Remote, and the four previously unmarked buttons look to be for the following services: Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, and Disney+. Located on the bottom half of the controller, older promo shots had no icons on these buttons,...
Random Villain Turns Hero in Amazing Spider-Man PS4 Mod
Here comes the Spider-Fisk
Listen, it's perfectly simple: people just want to play as Spider-Man in their Marvel's Spider-Man PlayStation 4 game. We want to feel powerful and speedy like the spandex-clad superhero, swinging between buildings with grace before hitting bad guys like a train. But what if you could play as the villains? That'd be pretty...
News New PS4 Console Bundles Include FIFA 21 in Europe
Plus a controller package
Yes, we finally have a release date for a new PlayStation console hitting the market this year! The PlayStation 4 system bundle that includes FIFA 21 in Europe, that is. What did you think we were talking about!? From 9th October 2020, football fans (that's the real type of football) will be able to pick up a brand new PS4...
Reaction Why Hasn't PS5's Price and Release Date Been Revealed Yet?
What are we waiting for?
Why hasn’t the PS5 price and PS5 release date been announced yet? We’ve been talking about the same topic for the best part of the year now, and we’re still none the wiser really. Sony had an excellent PlayStation 5 unveiling, but outside of some minor driblets of information, it’s failed to really follow up on the...
Reaction PS5 Price Under Scrutiny After Disruptive Xbox Series S Reveal
A new challenger approaches
Sony’s yet to announce the PlayStation 5’s price, but it’s going to have to execute whatever it’s been planning flawlessly after overnight revelations. If you’ve been living under the sea, then you may not be aware that the oft-rumoured Xbox Series S leaked overnight. Regardless of whether the Redmond firm...
News PlayStation Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in the US Today
Happy birthday
We already had a big PlayStation 25th anniversary party last year to coincide with the PS1’s launch in Japan, so there’s very little fanfare been reserved for the device’s United States debut. Despite that, 9th September was the release date for Sony’s first console in USA, and will no doubt hold special memories for some of...
News Sony's PSVR Reveals This Week Aren't Proving Popular
Have a little patience
There's no way of knowing whether or not Sony was privy to Microsoft's Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X reveals from the past few days, but taken at face value, its own set of announcements could be seen as particularly tone-deaf given how close we are to the launch of the PlayStation 5. The Japanese giant is, of course, free...
News PS5 Placeholder Box Art for Returnal, Gran Turismo 7, and More Revealed
Sackboy and Destruction AllStars too
It looks like Sony has released some new assets to online retailers around the world as a bunch of new PlayStation 5 box art has just appeared on Amazon Australia. We stress that this is said to not be the final art, so the images you see below may be changed as we approach the release of each of these PS5...
News Two New Demon's Souls PS5 Screenshots Have Shown Up Alongside Placeholder Box Art
Soul of the mind
We're all dying to see Demon's Souls in action on PS5, but until that inevitable gameplay trailer arrives, we're going to have to make do with screenshots. Two new pictures have turned up on Amazon Australia, as reported on ResetEra. The screens are accompan
News PS5's Haptic Feedback Will Add to the Immersion in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
And the game will look better on Sony's next-gen console
The haptic feedback that you’ll find in PlayStation 5’s controller DualSense is dramatically different to the rumble motors found in the DualShock 4. Instead of simply jolting your hands, developers can create textures using wave files; these may pan from your left hand to your right hand,...
News PS5 Too Big? Save Space Under Your TV with PS5 Wall Mount
Accessory to launch alongside PS5
Word on the street is that the PlayStation 5 is a bit of a giant. Sony has yet to disclose dimensions for its curvy white console, but basic estimates pin it as the company's largest machine yet. Will it fit into your gaming setup? Until Sony decides to open its mouth, it's all a bit of a guessing game. It wouldn't...
News Dreams Is Getting All Spooky with All Hallows' Dreams Event
Submit your very own haunted house room
It'll soon be October, and as we all know, Hallowe'en isn't just a one day holiday — it takes place throughout the month. As we brace ourselves for the onslaught of spooky shenanigans, it seems Media Molecule will be joining the festivities via Dreams. An event named All Hallows' Dreams is coming to the...
News PlayStation Store PSVR Spotlight Sale Is Packed with Great Deals
Astro Bot! Ghost Giant! Tetris Effect!
This week's PlayStation Store sale isn't really much of a surprise since Sony announced it a few days back, but still, cheap PlayStation VR games is always something worth celebrating. The PSVR Spotlight sale is now live across both the European and US storefronts, lasting through until midnight on 23rd...
Poll How Much Are You Willing to Pay for PS5?
Money matters
We’ve tackled this topic on numerous occasions before, but the PS5’s price announcement must be nearing and so it’s always worth revisiting things and getting a feel for where people’s preferences lie. So in the wake of the Xbox Series S reveal today: how much are you willing to pay for the PlayStation 5? The conversation is...
News PS5 Fans Think Sony Is Trolling Them with Ghost of Tsushima Gifs
Relax and reflect
We're all waiting for the PlayStation 5 price and release date right now, and every hour that ticks by is now only made worse by this morning's Xbox Series S reveal. We now know the cost of one of the consoles launching this year, but Sony has remained tight-lipped on its own line-up of systems at the time of writing. The wait has...
News PS5 Pre-Orders Reportedly Imminent, But Retailer Removes Tweet
Patience is a virtue
GAME Guildford, of all places, set the Internet alight earlier today by urging customers to “standby for updates” regarding PlayStation 5 pre-orders. In a tweet, which has since been deleted, the UK games store claimed that Sony has scheduled an “announcement” tomorrow and that things are about to “kick off this...
Random How PS4 Saved a Japanese High School Student's Life
System savior
PlayStation 4 has saved us from boredom countless times, but we’d never counted on the system saving a high school student’s life. In Japan, a young girl was abducted for a month after meeting with her 44-year-old pen pal – but he didn’t count on his crafty quarry using his console to call emergency services. NHK News reports...
News No PS5 News This Week as Part of PSVR Spotlight, Sony Confirms
Virtual insanity
Today marks the beginning of a week-long PlayStation VR promotion. Just announced by Sony, said promotion will feature VR game updates, a big PlayStation Store sale, and more. But whatever you do, don't expect any PS5 news as part of this spotlight. "And as mentioned, this is all about the games. So to manage expectations,...
News A Big PlayStation Store Sale Focusing on PSVR Starts This Wednesday
VR spotlight
Throughout the entirety of the upcoming week, Sony will be shining the spotlight on all things PlayStation VR. The Japanese giant will have a piece of news to share every weekday at 3pm BST/7am PST all about previously announced PSVR titles, and that includes a big PlayStation Store sale on Wednesday. It'll run through until midnight on...
Talking Point Could PS5 Be Delayed?
Change of plan
Here’s a daunting tidbit: the PlayStation 5 is two months away. No, we don’t have any inside information, we’re just working off our own expectations and rumours we’ve read over the past few weeks. Sony, allegedly, has booked significant marketing spend for the week commencing 13th November in the UK, suggesting it may have a...
News PlayStation Launches New PS5 Game Pages on Official Website
Next-gen
With the PlayStation 5 still set to launch before the end of 2020 -- November, if rumours and educated guesswork are to be believed -- Sony must be going all-out behind the scenes to ensure that everything's ready to go. Manufacturing, marketing, online infrastructure -- there are countless factors to consider when releasing a new console...
News PS5 Exclusive Returnal Looks to Be Targeting a 2021 Release Date
Another one
It’s becoming increasingly clear that every exclusive announced at Sony’s big PlayStation 5 reveal showcase earlier in the year is scheduled to release within the next 12 months or so, and while plans can change – especially with a global pandemic still very much in effect – it’s quite exciting to see just how much software the...
News Spider-Man PS4 Has an Unused Spider-Cop Suit That Uses Stan Lee's Moustache
Yuri will be thrilled
There’s a recurring Spider-Cop gag right the way through Marvel’s Spider-Man, but was Insomniac Games planning a secret suit as the final punchline? It certainly looks like it, as one modder has discovered a partially completed police-themed outfit in the release’s source code. While the character is stuck in a T-Pose, we...
News Sony's Sending Out Yet Another Wave of PS5 Emails
Go deeper
Okay Sony, we get it. We know the PS5 is coming. We just want to know when and for how much. The Japanese giant appears to be sending out yet another wave of PS5 marketing emails, this time inviting fans to "discover a deeper gaming experience". The message links once again to the official PS5 webpage, which has all of the feature details...
News Fans Think Demon's Souls PS5 Is Close to Release
Launch lineup?
Demon’s Souls was recently rated for release on the PlayStation 5 in Japan and Korea, suggesting that it may make the next-gen console’s launch lineup. Since the system’s reveal event earlier in the year, the platform holder has been particularly secretive, only really elaborating upon Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. However,...
News Polyphony Digital Is Open to Suggestions for Gran Turismo 7's Cover Car
Take your pick
Polyphony Digital is requesting suggestions for Gran Turismo 7’s cover car on Twitter. The social media post – which is more likely to be community engagement than stealth market research – ponders which vehicle should star on the upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive’s box art: Gran Turismo Sport focused primarily on...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 Is One of This Year's Most Anticipated Games
Bring home the bacon
We’ve only seen one trailer, but Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is one of the most anticipated games of the year. That’s according to research group Nielsen, which ranked the title alongside Marvel’s Avengers and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as one of the top three most wanted titles of 2021.
News PlayStation Store Essential Picks Sale Discounts Some of PS4's Best Games
The Last of Us 2! Dreams! FIFA!
It's Wednesday morning, so you already know what it is time for. The PlayStation Store has, as usual, updated itself with a new selection of offers, and this time around it's the Essential Picks sale. The range of PlayStation 4 discounts will stick around until midnight on 16th September 2020, so you've got exactly...
News PlayStation Returns to Facebook, Instagram After Two Month Hiatus
Back to life
PlayStation has resumed activity on Facebook and Instagram after a two month hiatus from the platforms. Sony boycotted sponsored and non-sponsored posts on the platform after adding its voice to the #StopHateForProfit campaign, which was also backed by other juggernauts like Coca-Cola, Ford, and Starbucks. The companies want Facebook to...
