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News PS5's New Power Saver Feature Confirms Its First Supported Games
A trio of first-party titles
You may recall PS5’s new Power Saver feature, announced as a new option for Sony’s console. It’ll be included as a system toggle in a new firmware update, due out this week, as reported earlier today. But now we have confirmation of the first three games which will support it: Demon’s Souls
News Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Say goodbye to 175GB
Sony hasn't said a word about it, but the rumoured base PS5 model sporting less SSD space has now been confirmed to be real, as it's available now across Europe. Instead of 1TB, the updated digital version of the base PS5 now comes with an 825GB SSD in Europe. This loss in storage space is said to combat the need for yet another...
News Rumoured PS5 Showcase Seems Set for Next Week
So says reliable leaker
Sony has hosted either a major State of Play or a PlayStation Showcase every September for the past six years, and it doesn't look like that's about to change in 2025. Reports over the past couple of weeks have suggested the PS5 maker has something in store between now and the end of the month, and now the incredibly reliable...
News Everyone's Talking About How Little Physical PS5 Games Contribute to Sony's Bottom Line
But some crucial context is required
A new corporate report reveals just 3% of PlayStation’s revenue in its most recent fiscal year came courtesy of physical sales. That means of the ~$31.5 billion the manufacturer made, just ~$945 million could be attributed to boxed PS5 and PS4 software. It’s not a drop in the ocean by any stretch – but it...
News Sony to 'Advance Position as Creative Leader in Single Player Experiences'
A big corporate focus
Much has been made of Sony’s approach to single player games this generation, but the reality is it still very much remains at the forefront of great solo software. Last year it released the runaway Game of the Year winner in Astro Bot, and just next month it’ll deploy Ghost of Yotei. That’s not to mention all of the...
Rumour Wolverine PS5 Game Claws a 2026 Release, Venom Spin-Off to Follow
Insomniac is awake
Rumour has it Sony will re-reveal Marvel’s Wolverine in a State of Play later this month, and it could be targeting a 2026 release date. That’s according to a story from MP1st, which recently got the scoop on Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined months
News As Sony Doubles Down on Anime, Demon Slayer Breaks Box Office Records
New movie enjoys mind-blowing success
The new Demon Slayer movie set a new Box Office record for an anime title in the US, more than doubling the previous benchmark. Infinity Castle, which covers one of the key arcs in Koyoharu Gotouge’s hugely popular manga, has been distributed by Sony subsidiaries Aniplex and Crunchyroll in Japan and the US...
News Sony Removes Multiformat Revenue from Strategic Indicators
It's not a focus
Much has been made of PlayStation and its dalliance with multiformat releases. In a world where Microsoft has started releasing its entire portfolio to PS5, many suspect Sony to be following the same path – especially after unexpectedly porting games like Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S and LEGO Horizon Adventures to the Nintendo...
Up right down down down
The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing at an event in Utah this week is having a profound impact on the gaming industry. Just this week we reported how a social media gag by a Sucker Punch employee may have led to their immediate dismissal. And now it’s emerged that bullet casings discovered near the crime scene...
News Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses 'Dream Job' After Charlie Kirk Comments
"I would do it again"
It should be a time for celebration at developer Sucker Punch, with sequel Ghost of Yotei out in a matter of days. Instead, it looks like it may find itself at the centre of an employment storm, with a Senior Staff Character Artist allegedly let go for making comments about Charlie Kirk’s death. For those of you who don’t...
"There are various Last of Us things I'm working on"
You’ve almost certainly not seen the last of The Last of Us. While the media trained Neil Druckmann gave very little away in his interview with Variety, he hinted several times that there will likely be a third The Last of Us game. You just need to read between the lines. Pertinently, when...
And yes, Troy Baker's in it
Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann seems desperate to talk about his team’s next big project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. In an interview with Variety, where he also chats about his decision to step back from The Last of Us television show and focus on games, he said the upcoming sci-fi exclusive is the “most...
News Add Sapporo Beer's Iconic Logo to Atsu's Arsenal in Ghost of Yotei
Beer we go
Those of you who purchase specially marked packages of Sapporo Beer in the United States over the next few weeks will be rewarded with an additional item for protagonist Atsu in Ghost of Yotei. As part of a pretty appropriate partnership, Sony has paid to brand all boxes of the beer with the game. Sapporo is in Japan’s northern...
News PS5 Creeps Past 7 Million Sales in Japan
Lucky number 7
It's no secret that Nintendo has dominated the Japanese console market over the last decade or so, but contrary to somewhat popular opinion, the PS5 has found some success in Sony's homeland. The current-gen system has actually done fairly well for itself considering its initial stock shortages and subsequent price hikes, to the...
News Rare PS5 DualSense Controller Worth $1,300 'Completely Destroyed' in Transit
Alpine Green pad was an eSports World Cup exclusive
A rare PS5 DualSense controller has been "completely destroyed" whilst in transit, it has been revealed. The controller was purchased by Console Variations, a site devoted to documenting rare video game hardware, for $1,300 on eBay. According to the site, the 'Alpine Green' (also referred to as...
Poll Did You Buy a PS1 at Launch?
Flashback to 30 years ago
Allow us to apologise in advance for writing an article that's going to make some of you feel extremely old, but we just can't ignore the fact that the PS1 — the original PlayStation console — is now 30 years old (in North America and Europe). How time flies. This was the machine that changed everything, transforming...
News Keep Your Kid's PS5 Gaming In Check with the New PlayStation Family App
Child's play
Sony has just announced and released its new PlayStation Family App — a mobile app that lets you track things like playtime and spending across multiple PlayStation accounts. It's available on both Android and iOS. The main draw here is the ability to manage your child's — or children's — usage of the PS5. The app includes...
News 'It Saved the Game': Sword of the Sea Dev Praises Sony, Explains PS Plus Deal
Extra for extra
Sword of the Sea is one of our favourite PS5 games of the year so far — but without striking a PS Plus deal with Sony, it sounds like developer Giant Squid could have had a bit of a disaster on its hands. In a fascinating new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, studio co-founder Matt Nava gives some welcome insight into how Sword of...
News Sucker Punch Thinks Only 10% of Studio Would Be Hyped to Make Sly Cooper
"It's been a long time"
Those aching for a return to the PS2 era of PlayStation platformers may want to close this page immediately. In a quick fire interview with Ben Hanson from MinnMax, Sucker Punch creative director Nate Fox has said his team wouldn’t be all that impressed if it was tasked with working on a new Sly Cooper next. Asked...
News USA's Top 20 PlayStation Games of All Time May Surprise You
Modernity has not failed us
Did you know PlayStation is enjoying its 30th anniversary in USA today? These celebrations do tend to drag on forever due to the lag that used to exist between hardware launches. You may recall, we already commemorated PlayStation’s 30th anniversary last year, as it deployed a year earlier in its native Japan. Anyway,...
News 'The Game Looks Fantastic': Insider Shares Wolverine PS5 Tidbit Ahead of Rumoured Re-Reveal
Things are looking pretty good
Marvel’s Wolverine may be days away from its big PS5 re-reveal. That’s if speculation shared by the largely accurate Tom Henderson is accurate. He reported recently that Sony is plotting a September State of Play, and Insomniac’s highly anticipated action game will “almost certainly” be a part of it...
News GTA 6 Delay Caused Celebrations at Ghost of Yotei Developer Sucker Punch
Phew
The big Grand Theft Auto 6 delay of May 2025 will have caused countless developers to breathe a heavy sigh of relief. Rockstar's ridiculously anticipated open worlder was pushed into May of 2026, leaving the rest of this year relatively open. Indeed, the threat of GTA 6 was so great that even Sony's own PlayStation Studios were sweating...
News Ghost of Yotei's Latest Video Immerses You in 10 Minutes of Gorgeous Music and Landscapes
Mood setter
Sony's lead-up to the launch of Ghost of Yotei has been quite interesting; we've not seen a huge amount of the game, really, but it's drip-feeding new footage as October draws closer. The last few clips have been high-energy combat videos showcasing various weapons at your disposal in the action adventure game, but the latest video is...
Feature Last Chance to Get These 64+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Ready Set Play Sale
PS5 and PS4 games we recommend in the current sale
The PS Store's Ready, Set, Play sale is nearly over, concluding on 10th September 2025, so you don't have much time left to grab a bargain. It's yet another mammoth offering, with thousands of discounted PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons up for grabs. It's always a bit much to browse through all that,...
Rumour PS6 Will Have a Detachable Disc Drive, Much Simpler Design
Penny pinching
In an era of soaring hardware costs, Sony is working overtime to keep the price of the PS6 down. The company knows that it needs to actually get the console into consumers’ homes if it’s to repeat the success of the PS5 and the PS4, and it’s not going to achieve that with a $700+ system. There’s already been reports that the...
News Action Game Lost Soul Aside Improves with New PS5, PC Patch
Getting better
As we noted in our Lost Soul Aside PS5 review, the game lacks a little polish to whole-heartedly recommend. It’s not without its positives, though, and so it’s great to see dev UltiZero Games respond to feedback and begin to iterate on the release. A new patch, available now, makes a string of improvements to the overall...
News Sony's Slowly Restoring Lost PS3 Avatars After Two Month Absence
You're 'avin' a laugh?!
If you’ve been spending money on the PS Store for over a decade, then you’ll probably remember it was once possible to purchase avatars on the PS3. While this feature eventually got replaced by the ability to make your profile picture whatever you want, legacy support for the classic PSN avatars does still exist, and...
Guide Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Closed Beta: All Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Marvel Tokon beta
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the Sony-published superhero fighting game, isn't due out until sometime in 2026, but you'll be able to check it out much sooner than that. The closed beta test will let you hop into some online multiplayer matches in the Arc System Works tag-team brawler, but what are...
News Sony Scraps Gameplay Restrictions for Marvel Tokon's PS5 Beta
Share freely
Sony will not stop Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls players from sharing their footage online when the beta goes live later this week. As we already reported, the platform holder has been sending out invites to the test, but previous communication mentioned that participants were prohibited from uploading footage online. This is a...
News PSN Service Playing Up, Minor Offline and Friends List Issues Reported
Thousands of reports say there's an issue
Whether the huge popularity of Hollow Knight: Silksong is having an effect on the reliability of the PSN service or not is unclear, after the events of earlier today. However, thousands of reports are flooding in of intermittent problems with the PlayStation Network this evening. The network itself isn't...
News Ghost of Yotei's Latest PS5 Gameplay Video Is All About the Brutal Odachi Greatsword
Call that a knife?
As we inch ever closer to the release of Ghost of Yotei, Sony has released another brief gameplay snippet — this time focusing on Atsu's odachi. The odachi is a Japanese greatsword that's effective against regular and larger brute enemies in the open world action game: As with the other videos, Atsu goes up against a group...
News Wolverine PS5 to Finally Be Revealed in Next State of Play, It's Claimed
Next trailer apparently ready to go
The long-awaited PS5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine shall be part of the next general State of Play livestream, according to Insider Gaming. Sources speaking to the outlet claim that the next trailer for the game is ready to go, and it'll "almost certainly" be part of a State of Play taking place towards the end of...
Beware the hivemind
We see it all the time: gaming communities on social media and Reddit being treated as though they're the singular source of player-based feedback for any given title. But of course, this simply isn't the case — especially when it comes to hugely popular games like Helldivers 2. Posting on Discord (as reported by
Rumour To Avoid Even More PS5 Price Increases, Digital Edition to Get Reduced SSD Space
At least in Europe on base PS5
In order to combat even more PS5 console price increases in Europe, Sony is reportedly looking at reducing the storage space of the SSD each system comes packaged with. According to Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun, the Digital Edition of the base PS5 will start to have 825GB of space as part of a new Chassis E series, as...
News Sony's Helldivers 2 on Xbox Gamble Is Absolutely Paying Off
Now the platform's "Top Paid" game
As Forza Horizon 5's sales on PS5 justify Microsoft's multi-platform efforts, Sony's decision to put Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S is also looking to be a worthwhile success. Just one week after release, the port is considered the "top paid game" on the platform and is in first place on the "best seller" list...
News Check Your Inbox! Beta Codes for PS5's Promising Superhero Fighter Are Being Sent Out
The moment of truth
If you’re part of PS5’s official beta programme, or specifically registered your interest in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, you may want to check your inbox now. Go on, you’re not being rude – we’ll wait. Did you get in? Well, if you already received an email then you’ll have your download code and time slot – but...
News PS5's Lovely Astro Bot Controller Gets a 'Joyful' Re-Release
New expression on touchpad
Sony is giving the limited edition Astro Bot PS5 controller a second run with an updated "Joyful" design, available from 30th October 2025. Pre-orders shall open up on 12th September at 10am in your local time zone on PlayStation Direct and participating retailers. Compared to the original design, which featured the two...
Review Lost Soul Aside (PS5) - Long Awaited Action Is Both Awesome and Painfully Awkward
Exit the dragon
Finally getting to play a game that you've been waiting on for years can be a daunting experience. Expectations can shift significantly in that amount of time depending on marketing, previews, and the project's own development cycle. Lost Soul Aside has walked a strenuous road to get where it is now. Originally a one-man effort, the...
News PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
Plus the cost of PS Plus
Over the course of this console generation, much has been said about the PS5's steep price point — and now, even the big publishers are pointing fingers. More specifically, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto believes that the cost of Sony's current-gen system has been a key factor in limiting software sales. Tsujimoto's...
News State of Play Confirmed for 3rd September, Deep Dive on 007 First Light
30+ minutes of James Bond action
Sony has announced a new State of Play livestream will take place this week, and it will focus entirely on the upcoming James Bond game from IO Interactive, titled 007 First Light. The deep dive will include more than 30 minutes of gameplay, and will feature "a playthrough of Bond’s first mission as an MI6...
News Sony's Troubled Live Service Game Fairgames Just Can't Catch a Break
Project loses its game director
Fairgames, one of the last remaining PS5 live service games Sony has in the works, lost its game director last month to WB Games Montreal. On LinkedIn, Daniel Drapeau confirmed his exit from Haven Studio after serving as game director for four and a half years on the project. "As of this week, I joined WB Games...
Feature Last Chance to Grab These 35+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's PlayStation Indies Sale
PS5 and PS4 games we recommend in the latest sale
The PlayStation Indies sale is live right now, but you only have until Wednesday 3rd September 2025 before it comes to a close. As always, there are thousands of games included, so browsing for the best stuff can be a little tricky. We're here to help, though; in this list, we have a slightly more...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Sales Estimates Predict a Helluva Start for Sony's Live Service
Will it change PlayStation's thinking?
We reported recently how the late port of Final Fantasy 16 – which wasn’t included in Xbox Game Pass – had flopped on the Microsoft machine, so all eyes have been on Helldivers 2 to see whether it would resonate on the green machine. Aside from MLB The Show, which is not technically publ
News Lost Soul Aside's Hilarious English Voice Acting Goes Viral as PS5 Action Game Launches
Maybe play this one in mandarin
With the long-awaited Lost Soul Aside now available worldwide – be sure to read our review in progress for an early verdict on the game – some scattered clips of the English localisation are beginning to go viral on social media. It should be noted that this title has been developed by a small team within China,...
Feature 15+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Weekend Offer
Limited time deals we recommend
Sony is going ham on PS Store discounts right now. Not only are the PlayStation Indies sale and the Ready, Set, Play sale both live at the moment, it's now set in motion a Weekend Offer. As the name suggests, the Weekend Offer is only available from now until the end of 1st September 2025, so there's
News Form Your Own Opinion on Lost Soul Aside with Free PS5 Demo
Two boss fights, but no save transfer
We’d strongly encourage you to read our Lost Soul Aside PS5 review in progress if you’re looking for an early verdict on Sony’s long-awaited character action game, but you’ll also be able to form your own opinion with a free demo, which is slowly rolling out worldwide now. At the time of publication,...
News Sony's Next Blockbuster Ghost of Yotei Goes Gold Ahead of October PS5 Release
No ghosting here
Developer Sucker Punch has confirmed that Ghost of Yotei — set to release in just over a month, on the 2nd October — has gone gold. For those unfamiliar with the term, going 'gold' means that the game is ready to ship. It doesn't always mean that the title's in prime condition — we do live in an age of prominent day one...
News Ghost of Yotei Focuses on Firearms in Latest PS5 Gameplay Video
Bang for your buck
Sony has been drip-feeding us new Ghost of Yotei gameplay in short videos, each one focusing on a different tool in Atsu's arsenal. The latest is out now, and it focuses on firearms: Set in 1603, Atsu wields a matchlock rifle as well as, we think, a flintlock pistol. In the clip, the very first shot sees her use the handgun,...
Rumour PS6 Handheld Device Can Be Docked Like Nintendo Switch 2
Dock dock goose
We've yet to hear anything official about PS6 and its supposed handheld companion device, but there has been lots of hearsay and "leaked" information flying around regardless — and the latest rumour is an interesting one. A recent video from YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead claims to have seen up-to-date documentation from tech...
News Sony Opens Up Ghost of Yotei PS5 Console, Accessories Pre-Orders Next Week
Secure them from 4th September
Sony has revealed pre-orders for the PS5 limited edition console based on Ghost of Yotei, as well as its accompanying accessories, will be available from 4th September 2025. The limited edition Gold version of the base PS5 system will be available from the PlayStation Direct website and select retailers, while the...
