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News Supremely Skilled God of War Player Beats Hardest Boss with No Upgrades
Kratos would be proud
Taking on the hardest optional boss in God of War is tough. Beating Sigrun, the final Valkyrie, demands concentration, know-how, and patience even when you've got Kratos kitted out with all of his endgame upgrades -- but what if you had to fight her with no upgrades whatsoever? That's what YouTuber GBG did -- and he actually...
Rumour PS5 Reveal Planned for May 2020, But Sony Might Have to Reschedule
Coronavirus uncertainty continues
Sony has yet to fully reveal the PlayStation 5. We know quite a bit about the console already -- and we've been given a good look at the PS5 DualSense controller -- but we're still waiting on the big next-gen showing. However, with the ongoing coronavirus situation undoubtedly upsetting PlayStation's plans, it's...
News PS5's Launch Aiming to Be Simultaneous Worldwide
Jim Ryan has apparently requested it
While it doesn't sound like there'll be many PlayStation 5 consoles to go around when it launches this Holiday 2020, there's hope you may not have to wait for the system to arrive in your country. You may recall that Sony staggered the release of the PlayStation 4 in 2013, making it available in North America...
Random Sony's Experimenting with a Robot Buddy for Lonely Gamers
Forever alone
The Sony of today may not be quite as batsh*t crazy as it was in the Rolly era, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely given up on outlandish concepts for good. A new patent filed by the platform holder introduces the idea of a robot companion who will watch you play your PlayStation and react to your emotions. Apparently, research...
News Grab a PlayStation Now Subscription with This 25% Discount
A year of games
As the PlayStation 4 release schedule begins to slow down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of you will be turning to your backlogs for some video game entertainment. However, what if you've got so much time on your hands that you don't actually have one in the first place? That's where a PlayStation Now subscription comes into...
Random The Last of Us Made a Surprise Appearance on Quiz Show Jeopardy
Fingers on the Clicker
You know your entertainment brand is popular when it becomes a question on legendary US quiz show Jeopardy. That’s exactly what happened to The Last of Us last night, as footage of the title’s sequel was shown during a semi-final round focused on the ‘World of Video Games’. Contestant Xiaoke knew the answer, so...
News PSN Download Speeds Are Starting to Slow for Some PS4 Users
Sony's coronavirus plan kicking in?
The PlayStation Network appears to be dealing with the coronavirus situation quite well. Sony's online infrastructure seems to be holding up despite what must be a significant increase in usage as people are forced to stay at home. However, back at the end of March, PlayStation did state that PSN download speeds...
Reminder Claim Your Free Copies of Uncharted, Journey Even If They're in Your PS4 Library
You can own them forever
As part of its Play at Home initiative, Sony has made Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey available for free on the PlayStation Store until 5th May. Of course, many of you may already have claimed these games as part of
News Sony May Cut PS4's Price to Stimulate PS Plus Subscriptions Amid Limited PS5 Launch
New tactics
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Sony had iterated on multiple occasions that it plans to transition PlayStation 4 owners to its next-gen system as quickly as possible. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that plans may be changing behind-the-scenes, however, due to a
News PS4 Firmware Update 7.50 Is Available to Download Now
What does it do?
Sony knows we're all stuck indoors right now, and it's doing its best to help out. The platform holder has established a $100 million fund to fight the coronavirus, it's put aside a further $10 million for indie developers, and two free games have just been made
Rumour PS5 Will Have Shorter Supply Than PS4 at Launch, Delay Unlikely with High Price
COVID-19 disrupts reveal plans
Overnight, Bloomberg has shared a report which could give us some insight into Sony's plans for the launch of PlayStation 5. Of course, none of this is confirmed nor official, but the website goes into great detail about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the hardware manufacturer's reveal plans and what that...
News Free Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey Downloads Available Now on PS4
Play At Home begins
Following the recent announcement of Sony's Play at Home initiative to combat the Coronavirus, the two PlayStation 4 games being made available for free can now be downloaded from the PlayStation Store. Those being Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey. Players residing in EU territories can grab the two titles right...
News Sony Confirms Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo Sport PC Listings Are Fake
Pack it all up
Update: You can put those pitchforks down for good now because Sony has just confirmed to IGN that the PC listings for multiple PS4 exclusives on Amazon France are fake. In a statement, the Japanese giant said: "The listings are not accurate. We have made no announcements to bring these games to PC." Update: It's not just Days Gone...
Rumour The Last of Us 2's New Release Date Just Got Leaked, But Probably Not
We seriously doubt it
Earlier today, eagle-eyed fans discovered that a new release date had popped up on The Last of Us: Part II's Amazon product page. The PlayStation 4 exclusive was delayed indefinitely a couple of weeks back due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Sony has not yet issued a new release date. Anyway, the aforementioned Amazon...
Talking Point What Do You Want PS5 DualSense's Create Button to Do?
Making magic
It doesn’t get half the credit it deserves, but the PlayStation 4’s ingenious Share button is comfortably the greatest innovation of the current generation. The oft-pushed input allows you to store screenshots and short video clips, which can then be shared directly to social media. It also enables you to broadcast gameplay directly...
News PlayStation Store April Sale Expands with New Selection of Great Discounts
Tetris Effect! Spyro! Crash!
Sony had always promised that more PlayStation 4 games would be added to its bonanza of an April sale, and the Japanese giant has now delivered with even more discounts to sink your teeth into. These deals are now live in both Europe and the US. Hunt: Showdown has already had 30 per cent knocked off its asking price,...
News Sony Earmarks $10 Million to Support Indie Developers Impacted by Coronavirus
Doing the right thing
Sony’s response to the coronavirus has been very impressive. The company has been extremely swift in its action against the disease, even as far back as PAX East 2020, when it controversially pulled out of the show weeks after announcing an enormous showcase. It’s since insisted employees work at home,
News Sony Makes Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection and Journey Available for Free on PS4
Play At Home initiative is go
Sony is attempting to make the coronavirus lockdown a little more bearable with its Play At Home scheme. The new initiative, announced today by PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, has been put in place to benefit PS4 owners cooped up indoors as well as indie game developers who find themselves in a difficult financial situation...
News PS5 Game Case Cardboard Mock-Ups Are Surprisingly Stylish
Eco-friendly playing
We've had a great time covering some of the fanmade mock-ups of the PlayStation 5 console, its controller, and game cases here at Push Square, and now you can add one more to the list. This creation comes from Reddit user ruddi2020, who has taken it upon themselves to sh
News PS5 Devkit Meets DualSense Controller in Another Great Mock-Up
V for victory
The DualSense PlayStation 5 controller is really getting graphic artists hot under the collar, it would seem. Just last week, Giuseppe Spinelli graced us with this cracking concept design inspired by the bold new pad, but he wasn't the only one struck by the white and black look. Over the Easter weekend,
Poll Do You Think Ghost of Tsushima Will Be Delayed Too?
Samurai showdown
Following the unfortunate delays to The Last of Us: Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR, the release calendar for AAA titles on PlayStation 4 is looking rather barren. Some pockets of the internet have even theorized that Final Fantasy VII Remake will be the last big launch of 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We're not quite sure...
Guide 15 Secret Things You Might Not Know Your PS4 Can Do
PlayStation 4's best kept secrets
The PlayStation 4 is nearing the end of its lifespan, and over the years it's changed quite a lot. Through countless system software updates, Sony has added all kinds of bells and whistles to the console's interface -- so many, in fact, that a lot of people may not even be aware of some of them. No matter how long...
News PS4 Exclusive Ghost of Tsushima Won't Have Waypoints Telling You Where to Go
Free as a ghost
Ignore the burning buildings and Ghost of Tsushima’s feudal backdrop clearly looks idyllic. Sucker Punch wants you to drink in the PlayStation 4 exclusive’s scenery, so it’s doing away with irritating waypoints, hoping that you’ll explore its open world naturally. The tidbit comes courtesy of an Official PlayStation Magazine...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake's Launch Has Been a Disaster in Some Parts of Asia
Language issues ruin release
Amid the chaos of coronavirus, Square Enix deserves kudos for getting Final Fantasy VII Remake out on time – but in parts of Asia, the digital launch hasn’t gone particularly smoothly. Players in countries such as Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore are furious with Sony after they mistakenly purchased the...
News Remember That PS5 Spider-Man Tech Demo? That Was Running on an Early, Low-Speed Devkit
Marvelous
You can always rely on the users of Reddit to dig deep into their favourite topics. While we wait to get our first proper glimpse of PlayStation 5 gameplay, then, here’s a fascinating tidbit: the Marvel’s Spider-Man tech demo which emerged last year demonstrating the speed of Sony’s next-gen system was based upon an “early,
News PSN Continues to Cope Admirably with Coronavirus Crisis
Stayin' online
PlayStation Network may have earned a reputation for being unreliable in its earlier days, but Sony’s really shored up the service in the past five or so years. We’ve got to give the company kudos for keeping the console online these past couple of months, then, as the ongoing coronavirus crisis means there’s more people playing...
News PS5's DualSense Microphone Makes Creating in Dreams So Much Easier
Audio recording simplified
Dreams is already an incredible product on PlayStation 4, but through backwards compatibility, bringing your creations to life on PlayStation 5 is going to be even easier. Sure, there's the high-speed SSD to improve load times and adaptive triggers that will emulate the tension upon a bow and arrow. However, it's the...
News PS5's DualSense Controller Has Vastly Improved Analogue Sticks
Stick it to the man
We’ve posted plenty of articles about the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller this week, but one teensy tiny detail we missed pertains to the analogue sticks. Sony appears to have retained the general shape of the sticks, but it’s added a textured surface to the rim and smoothed the central section, which should help...
News Did You Know There's An Easy Way to Turn Off Your PS4 Controller?
One button shortcut
This week may have all been about the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller, but even as the PlayStation 4 nears the end of its life, we’re still learning new things about it. For example, did you know that if you hold down the DualShock 4’s PlayStation button for 10 seconds it’ll turn off? It’s true – try it for...
News Could Astro Bot Be An Early PS5 Star?
Platfoming mascot planning PS5 comeback
One of our first thoughts when the DualSense controller was revealed this week was Astro Bot. While the PlayStation 4 generation may have started with Knack as its mascot, Japan Studio’s cutesy VRobot has definitely oofted the shape-shifting brute aside. A real Game of the Year candidate like PlayStation...
Reaction DualSense Reveals Sony's Unrivalled Ambition for PS5
Going further
You could forgive Sony for offering more of the same with the PlayStation 5 – after all, its current generation console is one of the most successful platforms of all time. While the PlayStation 4 will be hard pushed to match the PlayStation 2’s astronomical install base, it will end the generation much more profitable, thanks to...
Rumour Sony Has Been Working on Silent Hill Reboot for 18 Months
The hills have eyes
There’s a lot going on with Silent Hill at the moment, and it’s actually becoming quite difficult to unpack. Here’s what we think we know: Japan Studio is working on a series reboot for Konami, with Gravity Rush creator Keiichiro Toyama directing the project. He obviously started his career working on the original Silent...
News PS5 DualSense Controller Will Make You 'Immediately Forget About' the PS4 Pad
Devs are excited
As you can probably tell, we're a little bit smitten with the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller here at Push Square Towers. It looks absolutely fantastic, the features its packing could make for even better games, and developers certainly seem to be on board. Bethesda's Pete Hines is one such developer who has been raining down...
Random PS5's DualSense Has Already Been Reimagined As a Sexy Anime Girl
Gamers
We’re not the only ones milking the PlayStation 5 controller’s reveal dry, as it seems some budding artists have been… Well, milking themselves while creating fanart inspired by the pad. DualSense has a very distinctive futuristic look, and that’s served as inspiration for some particularly, er, interesting sketches.
News Fans Are Hopeful DualSense's D-Pad Has Been Inspired by PS Vita
Click clack
What’s the best d-pad of all time? Many would probably point to the SEGA Saturn, but here’s an outside shout: the PlayStation Vita. Sony’s ill-fated handheld boasted a mechanical d-pad that had just the right amount of resistance to make it seriously satisfying to push – and now PlayStation 5 fans are hoping that DualSense will...
News PS5's Controller Sounds Cool, But It's a Shame Sony Couldn't Squeeze in Patented Biofeedback
We know the company experimented with it
It’s really exciting what Sony’s doing with the PlayStation 5 at the moment. While the next-gen console is clearly building upon the successful foundations of the PlayStation 4, we’ve been happy to see the platform holder embrace a few more exotic features, like the outrageously fast
News The Microphone in PS5's DualSense Controller Will Identify Users and Eliminate Crosstalk
Noise cancelling
By including a microphone as part of the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller, Sony is making voice chat easier than it’s ever been before. Of course, with a low barrier for entry comes the potential for irritation, as gamers can be known to play loud music and have personal conversations in the lobbies of online titles...
News This PS5 Mock-Up Is Inspired By the DualSense Controller, and It's Gorgeous
White is right
Until Sony shows us the actual PlayStation 5 console, we'll just have to make do with all the fan made mock-ups circulating the internet. That's cool with us, because some of them are genuinely great — including this latest creation from graphic artist Giuseppe Spinelli. Last seen imagining what the retail box for the PS5 could...
News PS5's DualSense Controller Explodes on Social Media, But Can't Break Insta Record
Sitting at 4.3 million likes so far
Update: So, 24 hours after Sony's surprise DualSense reveal, the statistics are in: 4.3 million likes on Instagram. That's less than the 5 million likes the PS5's logo attracted, although it did set a new record on Twitter with over 300k likes. Original Story: You can’t really argue with Sony’s PlayStation 5...
Feature The Evolution of the PlayStation Controller
How Sony's pad has changed through the years
We're on the brink of the next generation, which will see PlayStation 5 step into the spotlight. Among other headline features such as a speedy SSD, 3D audio, and a seriously streamlined UI, Sony's new console will of course sport a revise
News Sony Welcoming Feedback on PS5 Controller Accessibility Concerns
So everyone can play
While we’re all very excited about the possibilities enabled by the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller, it’s perhaps worth keeping in mind that various disabilities may mean not everyone can enjoy it as intended. Fortunately, the Japanese giant is on the case, as the organisation’s accessibility specialist Mark...
Random PS5's DualSense Controller Shares a Name with Washing Machines, Gas Detectors, and Hair Serum
Mattress toppers, too
Sony may have (Dual)Shocked us all with the reveal of the PlayStation 5’s new controller overnight, but perhaps more alarming than its form factor and colour scheme is its name: DualSense. To emphasise the idea of “touch”, the manufacturer has decided to reboot its long-running DualShock branding for the first tim
Gallery PS5 Fans Are Getting Creative with DualSense Colour Combos
Makeover artist
Whatever your thoughts on Sony’s new DualSense controller for the PlayStation 5, we can probably all agree that it’s striking to say the least. The Japanese giant’s opted for a bold two-tone design, with the lightbar integrated alongside the perimeter of the touchpad. The hardware inside the pad is impressive to say the least,...
News Don't Worry, the PS5 DualSense Controller Still Has a Headphone Jack
One of many features
The internet was ablaze last night with discussion surrounding Sony's new PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, but one of the questions which might have been drowned out by all the noise was whether or not the pad has a headphone jack. Fans couldn't quite work out if it was there or not through official shots. However, a...
News PS5 Controller Revealed, Named DualSense with Create Button and Built-in Microphone
Share button replaced
On a random Tuesday evening, Sony has officially revealed the PlayStation 5 controller. It's named the DualSense, features a Create button instead of the PlayStation 4's share functionality, and has a built-in microphone which negates th
News PS5's DualSense Controller Will Have 'Strong' Battery Life
Tested on a variety of hand sizes
Sony’s promised that the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller will have a “strong” battery life, although it resisted comparisons with the DualShock 4 and failed to give an estimated number of hours. Obviously, there are a lot of new features packed into the pad, including resistant triggers and haptic...
News PS5 Will Be Transformative for Games, Console Design Revealed in Coming Months
Still on track for Holiday 2020
The more we learn about the PlayStation 5, the more it becomes obvious that Sony is not simply willing to retread old ground. While the next-gen console will retain the hallmarks of what made the PlayStation 4 a success, the Japanese giant is moving in some bold new directions, introducing hardware specifically...
News PS5 Won't Require a Headset for Communication in Online Multiplayer
Microphone included with DualSense
You won’t need a headset or microphone to communicate with friends or teammates in PlayStation 5 multiplayer, as the DualSense controller includes a microphone array built-in. While this feature had previously been touted by the platform holder, it’s now confirmed that the technology can be utilised for voice...
News PS5 Will Get You Sharing with New Create Button on DualSense Controller
Play, Create, Share
We’d argue that the PlayStation 4’s Share button is the greatest innovation of the current generation, so it’s no surprise to see Sony completely upgrade the feature for the PlayStation 5’s all-new DualSense controller. “With Create, we’re once again pioneering new ways for players to create epic gameplay content to...
News PS5 Reaches Major Milestone As Devs Receive Final DualSense Controllers
A sense of touch
Teams making PlayStation 5 games will now be working with the final DualSense controllers, as Sony has reached an important milestone and its shipping the final unit to studios. “Based on our discussions with developers, we concluded that the sense of touch within gameplay, much like audio, hasn’t been a big focus for many...
