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Rumour PS5 Will Run PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 Games
Allegedly
Here’s a rumour that won’t go away: PlayStation 5 will run games from all four previous PlayStation platforms. It’s not the first time we’ve heard something like this, but the rumour has been revived by notorious social media influencer HipHopGamer. According to the American host, who claims to have corroborated the story with his...
News Metacritic List of 2019's Worst Games Is Dominated by PS4 Titles
Oh dear oh dear
You can't have it all, can you? 2019 played host to numerous excellent PlayStation 4 games, all of which you can find in our set of Game of the Year features, but then some titles fall on the opposite end of the spectrum. Metacritic has put together a list of the previous year's worst-reviewed games, and it doesn't make pretty...
News You Can Now Buy a Gaming PC with a Built-in PS4 Pro
The Big O
CES is famed for the weird and wacky technological inventions which take to its showfloor, and PC company Origin has just gone and delivered a corker. Not to be mixed up with EA's Origin service, the hardware producer has managed to combine a gaming PC with the PlayStation 4 Pro -- meaning you can buy the two devices at once. Prices start...
News Sony's 'Target Microsoft from Day One' Strategy Will 'Probably' Work for PS5
Former Sony boss weighs in
At this point we could probably guess at Sony's PlayStation 5 strategy and not be too far from reality, but in an interesting new GamesIndustry article, former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Chris Deering, provides some insight into how the company handles the PlayStation brand from behind the scenes. Said...
News Dreams Has Gone Gold Ahead of Valentine's Day Launch on PS4
A dream come true
It's finally happening, everyone. Dreams, Media Molecule's PlayStation 4 exclusive about creating and sharing your very own masterpieces, has gone gold. Development is complete at last -- at least for the launch build -- and so it's time for Sony to start printing discs. If any game is geared up to live long after launch, it's...
Random Drink from the Holy Grail with Official PlayStation Trophy Glass
The hunt is on
Sony’s so deep in the merchandising market with PlayStation these days, you can even buy lava lamps. Trophy hunters will be particularly enchanted by this item, however: an official glass inspired by the platform’s Holy Grail – a humble trinket, which ships without that iconic ‘bling’ sound. It’s available now from Amazon...
News Download December 2019's Free PS Plus Games While You Still Can
Titanfall for one
Just a swift reminder: December 2019’s free PlayStation Plus games will expire on 7th January, so if you haven’t claimed them yet, you know what you need to do. As always, you don’t necessarily need to download the titles to grab them – you can just add them to your library, and then they’ll be available for as long as...
Guide What Time Is Sony's CES 2020 Press Conference?
When and where to watch Sony's CES 2020 showcase
What time is Sony's CES 2020 press conference? Just before the end of 2019, Sony teased its appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show -- or CES for short. CES 2020 begins on Tuesday 7th January 2020, and as per usual, the PlayStation-maker will be attending. But it's not just Sony's presence that...
Feature 12 PlayStation Predictions for PS4 and PS5 in 2020
Crystal ball gazing
2020 is shaping up to be an absolutely gigantic year for video games. The likes of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Last of Us: Part 2 are all on their way, but the magic of it all is that every heavy hitter arrives on PlayStation 4 before we even reach E3. Ghost of Tsushima will see us through the summer months,...
Rumour Is This Ape Escape Twitter Account Hinting at a New Game in 2020?
Going ape
The Ape Escape series has eluded PlayStation consoles for a long time now, and fans have been crying out for a revival. We haven't seen a game starring those puny primates since that PlayStation Move title in 2011, and even that wasn't quite the real deal. As with many of Sony's legacy IPs, Ape Escape seems to have been locked away in the...
News Sony Adds PS Plus Discounts, More PS4 Games to EU PlayStation Store's Huge January Sale
Spend wisely
The January sale on the European PS Store was monstrous already, but Sony's just made it even bigger. Today sees the arrival of dozens more PlayStation 4 titles in the epic offer. PS Plus is getting a price cut too -- it seems almost everything is going cheap. The 12-month PS Plus subscription is getting a 25 per cent discount. If you...
Soapbox Sony's First-Party Lineup Looks Sublime in 2020
Exclusive: read all about it
Between the likes of Days Gone, Death Stranding, and MediEvil, it’d be extremely difficult to argue that 2019 was a rare weak year for Sony’s first-party – but it’s a criticism that you’ll read online all the same. The Japanese giant is renowned for supporting its systems through until the bitter end, though,...
News Analyst Expects PS5 to Outsell Xbox Series X at Launch with Similar Price Points
Console to sell more than PS4
It's the very beginning of the year -- the perfect time to speculate what the next set of 12 months hold for the video game industry. Speaking of which, GamesIndustry.biz has gotten in on the action by asking various analytical experts what they expect to happen across 2020 and the effect next-generation consoles will...
Starfield cancelled too
We know that talk of acquisitions has never been more fierce, but this latest rumour is just a little bit too silly for our liking. A Reddit poster, who goes by the name Zenimaxinsider of all things, claims that Sony is in talks to buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim publisher ZeniMax Media along with every other developer it...
Random No, This Isn't Our Breakfast - It Was Made in Dreams on PS4
Now we're hungry
Sometimes, there's just nothing better than a full English breakfast. A greasy fry-up might be fatty, but when you're starving, no other meal hits the spot like these monstrous plates of hash browns, sausages, and beans. We know it, and Media Molecule dev John Beech knows it, too. Believe it or not, that glorious spread of grub on...
News PlayStation Gear Website Once Again Shuts Down Across EU Territories
Offline merch
We're not entirely sure what the deal is with Sony's PlayStation Gear online merchandise store. For the past two and a half years, passionate fans have been able to purchase officially licensed clothing, statues, and artwork from the hardware manufacturer across EU territories. However, much like when it returned to the internet in May...
Review Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection - An Essential Compilation of Adventure Classics
Sic Parvis Magnificent
Republished on Wednesday 1st January, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2020's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves changed everything. The critically acclaimed adventure not only went on to win copious awards following its...
Talking Point What Free January 2020 PS Plus Games Do You Really Want?
When will January 2020's PS Plus lineup be announced?
What’s the January 2020 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the January 2020 PS Plus games be announced? It’s going to be a big year for Sony’s subscription service, as the PlayStation 5 is scheduled to launch at some point within the next 12 months. Not only that, but the Japanese giant...
Soapbox How PS Now Saved Me When I Didn't Have a TV
Stream dream
There’s a reason the Nintendo Switch is so popular: it’s bleedin’ convenient. Being able to take the console out of its dock so that you can enjoy your games anywhere is a killer feature, and it’s why the device is lighting up the hardware charts. See, I’ve been in the unfortunate position of moving to a new house, and...
News PS5 Specs Leak Sends the Web into a Frenzy
Less powerful than Xbox Series X
There’s been an explosion on enthusiast forums over the festive period, as potential PlayStation 5 specifications have leaked. The source seems to stem from GitHub, where an AMD employee stored internal testing data from a variety of in-progress projects. These have since been confirmed as accurate by Digital...
News Hey, Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Has Lost Another Director
That makes six
Seriously, when is someone going to take this project out back and get rid of it for good? The Uncharted movie is never, ever going to hit theatres -- proven by the fact that it has just lost its sixth director. Yes, you read that correctly, six directors! Madness. Deadline reports that Travis Knight has left production of the video...
News Did Sony Just Tease the PS5 Reveal at Its CES 2020 Press Conference Next Week?
"The future is coming"
Hmmm, this is a tricky one. Sony's website has been updated with a teaser for its CES 2020 press conference, which is taking place on Monday 6th January, 2020. The website reads: "The future is coming." Ominous. Of course, it's difficult not to immediately think of the PlayStation 5's big reveal, which has long been rumoured...
Feature PSVR Had a Great Start, But It's Time to Up the Ante
How can PSVR improve in 2020 and beyond?
PlayStation VR was introduced to the world just over three years ago, and it brought the tech to the masses. Oculus Rift got the ball rolling on PC, of course, but it was with Sony's cheaper, more accessible headset that virtual reality became something attainable for everyone. It's for these reasons that...
News PS5 Is the Easiest Console Ever to Develop for Allegedly
Time to triangle
We get fed the same spiel every generation, but newly minted PlayStation indies evangelist Shuhei Yoshida has purportedly been waxing lyrical about Sony’s next-gen system in an interview with Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation. According to DualShockers, the former Worldwide Studios chief reiterated how complicated the...
News PS5 Controller Patent Potentially Explains DualShock 4's Back Button Attachment
Push where?
Sony has filed a patent for an updated DualShock controller, which will potentially be the design that ships with the PlayStation 5 next year. Interestingly, the documentation reveals four additional buttons on the rear of the unit – particularly pertinent considering the organisation has
News For Some Reason, the PS4 Back Button Attachment Is Exclusive to GAME in the UK
Get your pre-order in
UK folks will already know the drill. If the collector's edition of a hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 game decides to launch on British shores, it's probably going to be exclusive to GAME. The retailer pretty much has the market on lock, but we don't ever recall it being the only place you can purchase an officially produced...
News PSN Survives Christmas Day Relatively Unscathed
Stayin' online
Did you have a good Christmas Day? Spare a thought for the Sony engineers who’ve spent the majority of their Xmas keeping the PlayStation Network’s servers online. Historically unstable, it’s fair to say that PSN is much more reliable these days, and while it’s not without its hiccups – well, it’s been a fairly flawless...
Talking Point What's Your Favourite PlayStation Game of the Decade?
Defining moments
You’ve read the articles on our defining PlayStation Games of the Decade, but what’s your favourite? Our list was compiled on the basis of overall industry impact, so you may not necessarily agree with our shortlist. But between the likes The Last of Us, Journey, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – well, it’s safe to say we...
News Patapon 2 Marching Closer to PS4 Release As Art Hits Sony Servers
Pata-pata-pata-pon
Patapon 2 was announced for the PlayStation 4 an eternity ago, but the rhythm role-playing game has been missing in action for literally years. Now it looks finally set to release, as artwork has been scraped from the PlayStation Store servers suggesting the PlayStation Portable sequel is mere weeks away. Obviously nothing’s...
Interview Getting Our Head on Straight with the Composers of MediEvil
Spooky scary skeletons
Next up in our ongoing series of composer interviews, we have the esteemed company of MediEvil composers Andrew Barnabas and Paul Arnold. They were the composing duo for the original release back in 1998, and we'll discuss how it felt to return to such a long-dormant property, why a new dynamic click track had to be made, as...
News PS Plus Members Received Nearly $900 Worth of Games in 2019
That's a plus
This year represents an interesting turn for PlayStation Plus, Sony's premium service that grants access to online features, cloud storage, and a bunch of complimentary games. By March of 2019, PS Vita and PS3 games were dropped from the PS Plus lineup entirely, leaving members with just two PS4 titles to look forward to each month...
News Bluepoint Games Happy to Continue Working with Sony After First PS5 Project
What comes next?
Remake masters Bluepoint Games is probably working on bringing Demon's Souls to next year's PlayStation 5 as we speak, but what project could the developer set its sights on after that? It doesn't look like the studio has any concrete plans just yet, especially concerning what title it would bring back from the dead next following...
Game of the Decade The Last of Us Changed the Face of Interactive Storytelling Forever
It can't be for nothing
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
Random Dozens of Developers Deliver Delightful Christmas Day Messages
Season's greetings
It's very nearly Christmas, which means everyone is playing festive tunes in the office, wearing paper hats, and taking things easy. Maybe it's even time to start doing some holiday shopping. The point is, everyone is winding down as the attention turns to the big day. In fact, a whole bunch of game studios big and small have had...
News Death Stranding Gets in the Christmas Spirit with Festive Santa Hats
Ho ho ho
Death Stranding might be a rather bleak game, but those who decided to stick around following the apocalypse aren't about to forget about Christmas just yet. The game's 1.08 patch has given protagonist Sam Porter Bridges a lovely Santa hat to wear as he goes about his deliveries -- almost emulating Father Christmas himself. Pay a visit to...
News Free God of War DLC Can Be Yours This Christmas
Grab the pre-order bonuses
It's a shame that 2018's God of War never received any major DLC expansions, but if you're looking for a little something that could add to a new playthrough over the Christmas season, Sony has you covered. The game's pre-order bonuses are now available for free on both the EU and US PlayStation Stores, giving you access...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Comic Book Series Sounds Like a Precursor to PS5 Sequel
First issue is free
Look, we all know that Horizon: Zero Dawn will get a sequel on the PlayStation 5, but Titan Comics’ upcoming comic book series sounds like a precursor to what we can expect from the follow-up. Free as part of Comic Book Day 2020, the synopsis explains that “Talanah, Sunhawk of the Hunters Lodge, struggles to find purpose...
News Nonsensical Rumour Claims PS5 Won't Have Any Exclusive Launch Games
Here we go again
Here’s an amusing one: the PlayStation 5 won’t have any exclusive launch games when it releases next year. Despite platform holder Sony’s continued commitment to generational transitions, one Russian YouTuber reckons that the organisation will rely on “upgraded” PlayStation 4 titles when it deploys its all-new system in 12...
News US PlayStation Store Holiday Sale Boasts Over 1,500 PS4 Discounts
The big one
The European PlayStation Store gets a mammoth January sale, and now it's North America's turn to get in on the action. Dubbed the Holiday sale, the US Store's gargantuan offer includes over 1,500 PS4 games and add-ons, which is frankly ludicrous. What's more, this is only "Round 1" of the sale, with even more discounts to come at the...
News Gigantic EU PlayStation Store January Sale Offers Discounts on a Huge Range of PS4 Games
Time to spend that Christmas money
We're not done with December just yet, and Christmas is right around the corner, but that won't stop Sony from pushing an enormous January sale. The European PlayStation Store has begun its epic post-holiday bargain fest, with over a thousand games and add-ons reduced. The range is huge, with big, small, old, and...
News PS4 Firmware Update 7.02 Is Ready for Download Right Now
You'll never guess what it does
It's a Christmas miracle! Sony has found the goodwill in its collective heart to bless us all with another PlayStation 4 firmware update, 7.02, just in time for the holiday. Unlike the previous patch, this update is mandatory, so you'll have to install it if you want to access network features during the Christmas...
Game of the Decade Journey Proved Once and for All That Games Can Be So Much More
Less is more
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the industry...
News Death Stranding Dominates PlayStation Blog Awards with Game of the Year Victory
Wins five more categories
The US PlayStation Blog has just revealed the winners of its Game of the Year categories for the year of 2019, and as you'd expect, Death Stranding has claimed the top spot in a large number of them. With nearly one million votes counted in total, the game won six different awards. Hideo Kojima's latest masterpiece came in...
News ReadySet Heroes Is Free to Play This Weekend on PS4, New Modes and Features Added
Surviving
ReadySet Heroes arrived on PlayStation 4 a couple of months back to little fanfare, but don't go thinking the developer has dropped it. Quite the contrary -- Robot Entertainment has just deployed a big update to the multiplayer dungeon crawler/party game mashup. What's more, the game has a free trial running from today that'll let you...
News Some European Developers Feel Like PlayStation Is Leaving Them Behind
US contact is much better
A few months back, it was reported that numerous European PlayStation employees had been laid off as part of a company-wide restructuring in an effort to centralise the business in the US. We've heard conflicting reports of whether this is actually true or not in the time since then, but for some developers and publishers...
News PS4 Back Button Attachment Proves Demand for PlayStation Pro Controller
Sony should be listening
Sony made the rather unexpected announcement of a back button attachment for the PlayStation 4 controller earlier this week, allowing the pad to map two buttons to padels placed underneath where your fingers would usually rest. It's an accessory which has been implemented into the past two versions of Microsoft's Xbox Elite...
Green with envy
One of the big points of forum discussion in recent years is how Microsoft plans to improve its first-party output. The organisation has responded by purchasing a bunch of previously independent teams, such as Ninja Theory and Obsidian. Many of these studios seemed on the precipice of financial ruin, so the Redmond firm’s...
News Artist's Rendition of PS5 Controller Is Our Best Look Yet at the DualShock 5
Is this what it will really look like?
We've had several clues about what the PlayStation 5's controller may look like. Whether it's reports from Wired or directly from patents, the DualShock 5 has been described in pretty clear detail. According to the aforementioned publication, it looks very similar to the PS4's pad, which shouldn't come as a...
Random PlayStation's Most Iconic Characters Are Together in This Awesome Festive Fan Art
Everyone's invited
Remember those amusing art pieces that saw Untitled Goose Game cross paths with various PlayStation exclusives? The artist responsible, pandamusk, returns with something a little different to celebrate the holidays. Clearly a fan of Sony's output, the artist has depicted dozens of the platform's biggest stars gathered together for...
PayStation
A couple of months back, it was revealed that the owner of the only privately-held Nintendo PlayStation prototype, Terry Diebold, was looking to sell it off. In a new report from Kotaku, it turns out he'll be bringing the extremely rare machine to auction in February 2020. It seems this is somewhat out of necessity, as Diebold and his...
