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News Here's What PS5's Operating System Could Look Like
It's glorious
PlayStation 5’s operating system is a big talking point at the moment, after Sony patented new technology which will allow it to integrate game menus into the hardware’s main hub. It’s since emerged that the manufacturer wants to make playing its next-gen console as “easy as Netflix”, as
News Sony Wants Playing PS5 Games to Be 'as Easy as Netflix'
Load up games immediately
The PlayStation 5's operating system sounds like it's really going to prioritize speed and efficiency above all else, putting that high-speed SSD to very good use in the process. That's a far cry from the PlayStation 4's current dashboard, which almost instantly slows to a crawl as soon as y
News PS5's SSD Has Developer Dreaming Big and Thinking of New Frontiers
"My mind was racing"
Fans may be bickering about teraflops as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X comparisons continue to dominate social media, but developers are clear:
News Bloodborne Fans Celebrate Game's Fifth Anniversary with Lovely Artwork
Join the hunt
Five years ago to the day, PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne released in the US. Competing with the likes of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Game of the Year 2015, From Software's effort is still widely considered to be one of the very best titles you can only find on Sony's current-gen system. A hardcore community built up around that...
Reminder Predator: Hunting Grounds Free Trial Is This Weekend, and Here's a Trailer
Be the Predator
The PlayStation 4 release of Predator: Hunting Grounds has slowly crept up on us, situated rather snugly in between Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Last of Us: Part II. It represents Sony's first major foray into the world of multiplayer gaming for quite some time, and better yet, you can get a taste of it for free with an open beta...
Poll Does PS5's Teraflop Disadvantage Matter to You?
We appreciate power
Ah, teraflops. Where would we be without them? Well, truth be told, we'd probably just be comparing some other number that means very little to the vast majority of people who eventually go out and buy a next-gen console -- but that's not the point. We now know the on-paper technical specifications for both the PlayStation 5 and...
News PSN Download Speeds Restricted as Sony Works with Internet Providers in Europe
Coronavirus situation continues
With so many people stuck at home due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the internet is taking a beating. Services, such as Netflix, have already confirmed that they're limiting things like streaming quality in order to lessen the impact on internet providers. And now, Sony is also having to take action. In an...
News Death Stranding Photo Mode Officially Announced for PS4
Snapshot future
After all but confirming that Photo Mode will be added to the PlayStation 4 version of Death Stranding, Kojima Productions has now taken to Twitter to officially reveal the news. The feature will be "coming soon", with more details expected in the near future. It's been
Review Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Nathan Drake's Swan Song Is Another Stunner
Greatness from small beginnings
Republished on Tuesday 24th March 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the leak of April's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will not redefine the gaming landscape like its predecessors, but Drake's latest adventure is undoubtedly his greatest...
News Will PSN Be Restricted to Save on Internet Bandwidth?
What about PlayStation Now?
Netflix has lowered its streaming quality across Europe for the next 30 days, as coronavirus quarantine has prompted those in isolation to guzzle up more bandwidth than usual. While ISPs have been eager to stress that they can cope with the increased demand, the streaming giant has reduced picture quality across the...
Talking Point What Free April 2020 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will April 2020's PS Plus lineup be announced?
What’s the April 2020 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the April 2020 PS Plus games be announced? We suppose you could describe March 2020's lineup as a mixed bag, with the excellent Shadow of the Colossus accompanied by the cumbersome Sonic Forces. With coronavirus causing widespread...
News PS5 Is Coming Sony Insists, As Official Website Is Updated
Holiday 2020 release window reiterated
The official PlayStation 5 website has been updated, following last week’s behemoth blowout from lead architect Mark Cerny. The page now says ‘PS5 is coming’ and reiterates the console’s Holiday 2020 release date. It also includes brief information on the device’s
News More Developers Sing PS5's Praises After Tech Specs Reveal
Sony potentially keeping more secrets
The difference between the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X’s tech specs has been discussed in detail all over the web since last week’s big reveal. We now know that Sony’s system is marginally less powerful in terms of teraflops, but
News PS5's Operating System Sounds Like a Thing of Beauty
Live and kicking
What will the PlayStation 5’s operating system be like? We know a lot about Sony’s next-gen system, like PS5's SSD hard drive and PS4 backwards compatibility – but we don’t yet know what it’ll be like when you power it up. M
News PS5 SSD Could Reduce Game Sizes and Save Storage Space
Another pro
A really nifty thing about the PlayStation 5’s SSD hard drive is that it could actually result in smaller game sizes, thus reducing the footprint of titles in its 825GB storage space. The way games are designed now, many assets are replicated dozens of times over in order to enable them to be drawn into the scene quicker us
Random Animal Crossing Player Proudly Displays PlayStation Characters in Their Home
For the players
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the only thing social media can talk about in a positive light at the moment, to the point where it's even got some residents of Push Square Towers turning their heads towards the Big N. It looks like a really good game, and our friends over at Nintendo Life certainly think so with a 10/10 review, but...
News God of War: Fallen God Is a New Comic Series Covering the Time Between Greek and Norse Eras
Where've you been, Kratos?
Many Kratos fans will no doubt have been wondering, what the heck did he get up to between the end of God of War III and his latest adventure on PlayStation 4? It's a huge span of time that we know very little about. How did Kratos end up in the realm of the Norse gods after what happened in the previous title? If you've...
News Nintendo Putting Pressure on Sony to Remove Dreams Creations on PS4
Never change
Nintendo despises it when its fans do cool, non-profit things with its intellectual property, so it’s no surprise it’s putting pressure on Sony to remove the awesome Super Mario-inspired creations being shared in PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams. One creator, Piece_of_Craft, was contacted by the legal department of Sony Interactive...
Feature Amazing Dreams Creations You Need to See - Issue #2
Stylish skeletons, realism, and Dreams within Dreams?
We're huge fans of Dreams here at Push Square Towers, but it's difficult to define what this PlayStation 4 exclusive is. With the possibilities almost limitless, the variety of experiences available within this title is ridiculous. There's no way everyone will have time to play everything. If...
News Much More PS5 News Coming in the Months Ahead
Are you Red E?
When do you expect Sony to talk about the PlayStation 5 next? That’s the question we asked in our regularly scheduled Friday poll today, but now we have a small indication from the manufacturer about when we can anticipate more on the next-gen device. As part of its
An update from Sony
Following all of the confusion surrounding Sony's plans for PS4 backwards compatibility on PS5, the company has added an update to its original PlayStation Blog post. Sony now says that "the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles wi
Poll Do You Plan on Buying a PS5 After Sony's Deep Dive Video?
Have your plans changed?
Sony's PlayStation 5 deep dive presentation was divisive to say the least. Originally meant to be part of Sony's GDC 2020 showing, the video featured system architect Mark Cerny, who spoke at length about the intricacies of the PS5 hardware. In truth, it was exactly what Sony promoted -- an in-depth look at its next-gen...
News PS5's Brain Melting Deep Dive Has Been Watched Over 12 Million Times
That's a lot of headaches
Proof that even with the worst marketing strategy since those wailing babies Sony can still command insane levels of attention: PlayStation 5 architect Mark Cerny’s fake Game Developers Conference speech has been watched over 12 million times since debuting earlier in the week. That’s
News Nioh 2 Update 1.05 Available to Download Now on PS4
Lots of bug fixes
PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh 2 has been available for exactly a week now, but that hasn't stopped Team Ninja from getting straight back to work and patching some of the game's minor problems. They're not issues which had any effect on our playthrough, something we chose to highlight in the glowing Push Square 8/10 review, although...
New swing mechanics! Venom! Playable Miles!
There's a rumour causing a big old stink online right now, and we're not entirely sure why. A subreddit dedicated to video game leaks currently has a popular post all about Insomniac's inevitable PS5 sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2. It makes some specific points about the unannounced game, and everyone is...
News Sony's Poor PS5 Backwards Compatibility Clarity Prompts Damning Headlines
These stories could stick
PlayStation 5 will only play 2.5 per cent of the PlayStation 4’s library – or at least that’s the damning statement that Yahoo, via Business Insider, has published today. Sony’s l
News PS5's Backwards Compatibility with PS4 Still Has Fans Flabbergasted
Sony's not making sense
One thing fans wanted Sony to address during today’s PlayStation 5 deep dive is whether it’ll be fully backwards compatible with the PlayStation 4 – or any previous PlayStation platforms. While the latter always looked unlikely, the Japanese giant had already said that the next-gen console would be compatible with its...
Ups and downs
Much has already been said about how Sony's custom, super fast SSD could be a real game changer, with developers in particular expressing real excitement over the PlayStation 5 hardware. But with Mark Cerny's dry deep dive presentation, it's clear that Sony made a mistake -- at least from a marketing perspective. And interestingly,...
News Dreams PS4 Patch 2.07 Available Now, Makes Art's Dream Prizes Remixable and More
The dream never dies
The latest patch for Dreams on PlayStation 4 has just been released. Media Molecule has made a few tweaks to the game, and you can download the update right now. The patch, which takes the title to version 2.07, weighs in at only about 94MB, so you may as well get it installed before you next dive into the Dreamiverse. First...
News 'Lots of Chances' to Show PS5 Games in 2020, Says Sony
Patience
A quick and easy-to-miss quote from Mark Cerny's PlayStation 5 deep dive presentation suggests that no, Sony has not forgotten about the games. Said deep dive has not gone over particularly well with a lot of fans -- not after we've been waiting so long for new information on PS5 -- but let's not forget that we've got approximately eight...
News PS5 Changes Video Game Design, 3D Audio Is 'Dream Come True', Less Bugs and Glitches
How the devs reacted
Sony's PlayStation 5 deep dive reveal yesterday was targetted at developers instead of the consumer, so how did the development community across the globe actually react to the presentation? Well, it appears those who decided to post their thoughts to Twitter couldn't be more positive about the next-generation console. The ones...
Soapbox How PS5's Deep Dive Should Have Been Handled
Improving Sony's messaging
It’s always a pleasure to hear from system architect Mark Cerny, but yesterday’s PlayStation 5 deep dive was a mistake. I’ve already illustrated why it was misjudged in my reaction piece, but effectively I felt like Sony had the eyes and attention of its most rabid
News PS5 Should Bring an End to Disguised Loading Screens
No more boosting your buddy or crawling through cracks
We’ve all played a game where you’re frequently forced to squeeze through cracks in a wall or boost your buddy up a ledge. This form of game design can be found in dozens of titles, but Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and God of War are particularly egregious examples. While the PlayStation...
News PS5 SSD Represents 'Biggest Leap in My Career', Says The Last of Us 2 Co-Game Director
Gigantic strides in game design possible
While the Average Joes online have been bickering about PlayStation 5’s small teraflop disadvantage when compared to the Xbox Series X, developers have been quietly stressing how exciting Sony’s next-gen system really is. Kurt Margenau, the co-game director on The Last of Us: Part II, is one such industry...
News PS5 SSD Sounds Like a Beast, Sony First-Party to Take Advantage of it Most
More than double the Series X
Sony's PlayStation 5 presentation yesterday might have been incredibly dry, full of technical jargon that the vast majority watching didn't have a clue about. However, one of the few things you could really pick up on is how much of a game-changer the next-gen console's SSD truly is. It might only have 825GB of internal...
News Mega March Sale Marches Onto US PlayStation Store with a Ton of Discounted PS4 Games
Joining the party
Yesterday not only saw the arrival of fresh PlayStation 5 info, we also saw the start of the Mega March sale over on the European PS Store. Thankfully, the offer has now landed on the North American Store too, and it's typically stuffed with good deals on a wide variety of PS4 titles. Sony's MediEvil PS4 revival has had
News Fans Show Displeasure at Disappointing Road to PS5 Reveal
A non-event
Seven years ago, Sony put Mark Cerny up on stage to talk about the road to the PlayStation 4. It was a fascinating presentation that delved into the nitty gritty of designing the company’s uber-popular platform – the only difference is that it was publicly published several weeks after the full official reveal of the system itself...
News Microsoft Responds to PS5 Deep Dive with Confidence in 2020 Launch for Xbox Series X
Cut the turkey
Update: And just as quickly as this story got out, Geoff Keighley is here to debunk it. He says on Twitter: "Sources tell me the Xbox Series X release date is unchanged and still "Holiday 2020." There is no announcement today about a release date." We don't know how this update to the website managed to get out all of a sudden,...
News PS5's 3D Audio Could Quietly Be a Game Changer
Surround sound
No one ever talks about audio when announcing new consoles, so it’s refreshing for Sony to place a huge spotlight on an oft-overlooked component. Those of you who’ve experienced sound on PlayStation VR will know what a huge game changer 3D audio can be, and it’s one of the core tenets of the PlayStation 5 courtesy of the Tempest...
Talking Point Did Sony's PS5 Deep Dive Live Up to the Hype?
PlayStation presents
The PlayStation 5 has arrived. Sony just lifted the lid off its next-generation console with a livestream that focused on the system architecture and what that means for the future of video games. Helmed by the console lead Mark Cerny, we got a good look at the 825GB solid-state drive and some more details on how many Teraflops...
Reaction PS5 Deep Dive Was As Expected, But Was Shockingly Misjudged
Are you Cerny?
Even if Sony’s big PlayStation 5 deep dive was exactly what the platform holder said it would be, it was not what rabid fans wanted to see. The manufacturer has been blue-balling gamers for months now, keeping the most intimate details of its next-gen device underwraps. It’s now pulled back the curtain
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's PS5 Deep Dive Reveal?
All the PS5 announcements
Sony has finally fully revealed the PlayStation 5 console to the world, debuting some of the new features which are set to change the gaming industry forever as well as talking up the specs which will define the next generation. It's shaping up to be a fantastic platform, but what did the Japanese giant actually announce at...
News PS5 Gets Rid of PS4 Game Installing and File Copying
As we know it
The PlayStation 5's custom SSD sounds seriously impressive. Not only does it apparently allow the console to eliminate load times, it also fundamentally changes how the system deals with data. During the PS5 deep dive with Mark Cerny, the soft-spoken host details how annoyances like game installations and update file copying will be...
News Here's How PS5 Handles Expanded Storage
External HDDs, NVMe drives to work with PS5
The PlayStation 5 comes packing an 825GB SSD, where you'll be able to store all your PS4 and PS5 games. However, with lots of big titles being the size they are these days, that's going to fill up pretty quickly. Will you be able to expand PS5's on-board storage? The answer is a definitive "yes", and...
News Fan Noise Shouldn't Be a Problem for PS5
Sony adopts a new system
The PlayStation 4 can get really loud. Chances are that if you're a regular user, you'll have heard your PS4's fans kick into gear at some point, and with older consoles, it can be especially noticeable. But dreaded fan noise may be a thing of the past when it comes to the PlayStation 5. During the PS5 deep dive with system...
News PS5 Backwards Compatibility Will Support 'Almost' All PS4 Games
No sign of PS3, PS2, or PSone
As part of its PlayStation 5 deep dive reveal, Sony reiterated that the next-gen console will support backwards compatibility with PlayStation 4 games. However, it doesn't sound like every single game released for the console will be supported at launch. As part of the presentation, system architect Mark Cerny stated...
News PS5 Comes with 825GB of Internal Storage on SSD
Save your games
While the PlayStation 4 initially came with a 500GB hard drive upon its launch back in 2013 and the PS4 Pro doubled that to 1TB, the PlayStation 5 will sit in between the two. The next-gen console will have a custom 825GB solid-state hard drive. What's important to note here is that SSDs are known to be far better than the standard...
News PS5 'Blindingly Fast' SSD Enables 'Instantaneous' Load Times
Blink and you'll miss it
"Blink and you'll miss it," says Mark Cerny, chief architect on the PlayStation 5. During the new developer-focused deep dive, Cerny broke down what could possibly end up being the system's biggest selling point outside of games: the custom SSD. Said SSD sounds seriously impressive. Without getting too technical, the...
