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News PS5 and Astro Bot the Perfect Match in New Console Bundle
Available worldwide later this week
Sony has now made the PS5 Astro Bot console bundle first leaked by Billbil-Kun an official product, with select retailers receiving stock of it this week. This is a bundle that'll be available worldwide, and it comes with a base PS5 and a digital copy of Game of the Year winner Astro Bot. Pricing for the bundle...
News Death Stranding Music Will Tour the World Later This Year
19 dates confirmed so far
Kojima Productions has confirmed a worldwide Death Stranding tour will bring the franchise's music to 19 cities across the globe, beginning at the end of this year in November. Titled the Strands of Harmony world tour, a live orchestra and singers will perform songs from the two titles, synchronized to videos on-screen...
News Death Stranding 2 Puts Early Access Incentives Under the Microscope All Over Again
Are you really paying to play early?
Death Stranding 2 will release for PS5 on 26th June 2025, except it actually doesn't — if you wait until the official launch date, you'll already be two days late. Publishers are increasingly offering "early access" to titles in the pricier versions of their games, and now Sony has joined the trend with the...
Gallery Death Stranding 2 Is a Proper PS5 Stunner in New Screenshots
14 new images from a base PS5
Alongside a 26th June 2025 release date and a new trailer, Kojima Productions has revealed a fresh selection of Death Stranding 2 screenshots, all captured on a base PS5. They work to highlight new environments, characters, and scenes, including the mysterious new Solid Snake-like face with a bandana. We've embedded...
News Death Stranding 2 PS5 Release Date Set for 26th June
Revealed in epic 10-minute trailer
Sony and Kojima Productions have today announced Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch for PS5 on 26th June 2025. The release date was confirmed as part of an SXSW panel hosted by Hideo Kojima with a new 10-minute trailer to match, which you can watch above. Pre-orders will go live on 17th March, and a...
Live Watch the Death Stranding 2 SXSW Panel Right Here
Tune in for Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus, and more
Instead of working directly with PlayStation, the ever unique Hideo Kojima has chosen to take Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to SXSW. Joined by Norman Reedus and Troy Baker, the main man behind Kojima Productions shall "discuss and share new details about Death Stranding 2". The panel will begin in...
News 4 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Are At Their Lowest Prices Ever on PS Store
Get 'em while they're cheap
There’s no new PS Store sale this week, but EA has dropped the price of a bunch of its most popular games to their lowest prices ever. If you don’t like sports then you’ll probably be non-plussed by this batch of offers, but there are some good deals to be had if you do. All of the following games are discounted...
News PS Productions to Produce Resident Evil Movie Reboot by Barbarian Director
"One of our most important releases of 2026"
PS Productions will work on its first non-Sony intellectual property, as it’s been pulled in to produce a Resident Evil reboot by Barbarian director Zach Cregger. The film – set to release in theatres on 18th September, 2026 – was being shopped around, with Warner Bros allegedly interested in...
News Rumoured God of War PS5 Remasters Won't Be at 20th Anniversary Event
No reveals planned for the show
Santa Monica Studio has ruled out making any God of War announcements at a 20th anniversary panel for the series on 22nd March 2025, throwing into question recent speculation surrounding potential remasters of the original games. The potential re-releases gained traction when Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb suggested...
News Death Stranding 2 PS5 Release Date, Pre-Order Info Appears Imminent
All eyes on SXSW panel this Sunday
Sony and Kojima Productions are planning a Death Stranding 2 blowout this weekend, as with an SXSW livestream set for Sunday, reliable Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun has hinted at what details we should expect from the show. They say the announcement of the PS5 game's release date and pre-order information are...
News Ex-Xbox Boss Says Console War Has Lost Its 'Feistiness' as Microsoft Goes Multiformat
"If Microsoft had the choice, would they make hardware? No"
Peter Moore – famous for his stints at both SEGA and Xbox – has admitted in a Gamertag Radio interview that he “encouraged” the rivalry between Sony and Microsoft because he felt the console war was “healthy for the industry”, but believes his former employer has lost its...
News Rise of the Ronin's PC Port Panned by Media Ahead of Release
In the mud
Rise of the Ronin – one of 2024’s tentpole PS5 exclusives – is making its way to PC on 11th March, and a media embargo has lifted allowing press to discuss their experience. While the core campaign is identical to what’s already available on Sony’s system, the performance is attracting a lot of criticism. To summarise the...
News AMD Hypes Up PS6 Collaboration, FSR 4 Upscaling Tech
The origins of a new generation
In December, PlayStation architect Mark Cerny essentially confirmed the PS6 when he revealed Sony would be partnering with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Project Amethyst. This initiative will see the two tech companies collaborate to achieve various mutually beneficial outcomes involving machine learning. Today is...
News The Last of Us Gets Its Own Limited Edition DualSense PS5 Controller
Pre-orders begin soon
The Last of Us joins the select group of PS5 games to get its very own special DualSense controller. Sony made the announcement via the PS Blog, showcasing the black and white pad with the above trailer and a handful of snaps: As you can see, this DualSense swaps the regular controller's black and white colour placement,...
News New PlayStation Studio Hiring for AAA Title, Seems to Feature Co-Op Multiplayer
Better together
A freshly spotted job listing at PlayStation's new LA studio reveals that the team is crafting a "high-profile AAA console title" — and it may revolve around co-op multiplayer. Said job listing is for a "game systems designer", which basically covers all kinds of player interaction on a fundamental level. The description reads:...
News The Order: 1886 Honoured in Today's New Astro Bot PS5 Level
Sir Galahad is the latest Special Bot
The chances of a sequel ever coming out are next to nothing, but Astro Bot has at least taken the time to remember the PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886 in today's latest speedrun level. As long as you beat the clock in Hard to Bear, available today as part of a new PS5 update, you'll find Sir Galahad, lead...
News Sony Expands Its PS5 Console Rental Service to the UK
Base PS5, PS5 Pro, PSVR2 and more on offer
First debuted in Japan late last month around the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, the PS5 console rental service Sony is offering has now expanded to the UK. On the PlayStation Direct website, you can now choose to lease a PS5, PS5 Pro, and a range of PS5 accessories via third-party firm Raylo. You can...
News PS5 Consoles May Cost More and Physical Games Could Be Killed by US Tariffs, Analysts Warn
Bleak
As pledged, the US government has introduced tariffs on goods imported from China, Canada, and Mexico. According to analysts, these measures will have a profound impact on the games industry at large, including PS5 games and consoles. For those who haven’t been following the news, the United States has placed 25% tax on virtually all...
News 'Don't Bet' on The Last of Us 3, Warns Neil Druckmann
"This could be it"
Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann has warned in a new interview that you should not expect The Last of Us 3 to be a surefire bet that actually gets made in the future. Despite the open-ended conclusion of the second game and his claim there's "probably one more chapter to the story", Druckmann suggests there aren't any...
News PlayStation Struck by More Layoffs in the Aftermath of Multiple Cancelled PS5 Games
Update: PS Studios Malaysia also affected
Sony may be healthier than ever when it comes to its balance sheets, but the pursuit of more profits never truly goes away. Sadly, that’s resulted in more job losses at PlayStation’s acclaimed Visual Arts division, a first-party development group which provides motion capture, art, animation, and much...
News PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
Sold 143,845 units in the UK in 2024, says data
Sony's own PS5 streaming device, the PS Portal, was the best-selling gaming accessory of 2024 across the UK in terms of revenue, and the sixth best-selling in terms of units sold, new research reveals. Based on GfK Entertainment data gathered by ERA, the handheld achieved this through 143,845 unit...
News PS5, PS4 Fans Baffled by Sony's Decision to Promote Shovelware
Oh no
There’s a lot of junk on the PS Store, as many of you will be aware. A recent report delved into why there’s so much crap on Sony’s storefront, and determined that the Japanese giant is not particularly meticulous when it comes to vetting the developers publishing content on its virtual plaza. While this isn’t brilliant to begin with,...
News Sony Remembers the PS3 in Surprise Firmware Update
Update 4.92 available to download now
Turning the clock back roughly 15 years to the heights of the PS3 generation, Sony has supplied its third home console with an unexpected firmware update as of today, 5th March 2025. The system patch updates the console to a version number of 4.92, but don't expect it to come with any dramatic changes for the...
News MLB The Show 25's All-Important Diamond Dynasty Looks Better Than Ever on PS5
New modes and more
While it’d never say it publicly, developer San Diego Studio knows Diamond Dynasty is MLB The Show 25’s bread and butter. This is the mode that undoubtedly gets the most engagement – and makes the most money. It’s no surprise to see it go hard on this year’s version of the team-building mode, then – especially after...
Dino hunter
Guerrilla Games is continuing to strengthen the team working on its online multiplayer adaptation of the Horizon franchise. The game – which has never been officially announced but has been acknowledged by the studio – has an all-star team working on it, led by Rainbow Six: Siege director Simon Larouche. But now it’s added...
News Be the First to Try New PS5 Games and Features with Sony's Beta Program
Register interest in future PlayStation tests
Sony wants you to be among the first to try out upcoming PS5 games and features, and it’s launching a new beta program to manage it all. While participating in betas has often required you to jump through various different hoops, the platform holder is launching an “easier, more consolidated way for...
News PS2, the Most Popular Console Ever, Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Live in your world, play in ours
25 years ago today, on the 4th March 2000 (we're going by Japan's current date here), the legendary PS2 was released. God, we're old. The successor to the already wildly popular PlayStation, the PS2 would go on to sell a staggering 160 million units over the course of its life cycle. It's still the best-selling...
Stream games you own on PS5, PS Portal
While it’s Sony’s competitor Microsoft who’s been promoting its cloud gaming initiatives heavily, PlayStation has been quietly pushing ahead with its own plans. The streaming quality on PS Plus Premium is underrated, and the Japanese giant has been expanding its support by making games you own streamable...
News Cancelled Twisted Metal PS5 Game Sounds Exactly As Expected
It was a Battle Royale title
The cancelled Twisted Metal live-service PS5 game from Firesprite was a Battle Royale experience that featured "third-person shooter mechanics wrapped with third-person vehicle combat with the objective of being the last one standing", to the surprise of no one. The description is taken from a developer's online CV,...
News Sony Targets Indian Indie Talent with Two New PS5 Titles
Part of PlayStation's commitment to innovation
Sony recently revealed its strategy for growing its brand and unlocking the Chinese market: help local developers succeed worldwide. And now it’s applying the same tactics to another country, as part of its India Hero Project. Today, it announced two new indie games for the PS5, developed and...
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2025 Include Some Massive Names
A shockingly strong month
Sony’s confirmed the latest selection of PS Plus Essential games members can expect in March 2025. As always, there are three PS5 and PS4 games to grab, with the trio scheduled to be available to download from Tuesday, 4th March. The offering is as follows: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) | Review Teenage
News All Your Friends Can Play Midnight Murder Club for Free on PS5
Guest Pass means only one person needs to own the game
Midnight Murder Club is not free-to-play, but you’ll only need one copy to play with all your friends. A little bit like Split Fiction, developer Velan Studios has announced a Guest Pass for the game, which means only one person will need to own it to play with five friends. Here’s the...
Talking Point Is PSVR2 Worth Buying In 2025?
New price, same old headset
Sony is permanently reducing the price of the PSVR2 this March, so it begs the question: is the PSVR2 worth buying in 2025? Dropping the price of admission to £399.99 / £399.99 / €449.99 is one of the least surprising things to happen in a fairly surprising couple of years for the PSVR2. With very little of the...
News PSVR2 Gets Enormous Price Reduction Starting March 2025
Virtually giving it away
Sony has announced new price points for PSVR2, its current-gen virtual reality tech for PS5. Revealed via the PS Blog, the headset's RRP is being significantly reduced, with the new prices going into effect starting next month, March 2025. PSVR2 comes in two SKUs; one that comes bundled with a voucher code for Horizon...
News 'Expect the Unexpected' in Anticipated PS5 Exclusive Death Stranding 2
New details emerge ahead of SXSW showing
Sony’s updated its official PlayStation.com page for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach days before Hideo Kojima’s panel at SXSW. While it’s all very vague, the descriptions do give us some firmer details about what we can expect from the PS5 exclusive when it launches later this year. “Sam – with...
News Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Adds 3 New Cars and More Single Player Content
Keep drivin'
For all the chatter about Sony’s failed live service initiative, Gran Turismo 7’s post-release support has been nothing short of superb. A new free update launches this week with three additional cars and some other bells and whistles for franchise fans. But first, let’s get to when you can expect to enjoy it: <time...
News Ex-PS Studios Boss Shuhei Yoshida Is Eager for an Invitation to Nintendo HQ
"I've never been"
Shuhei Yoshida has officially left Sony after an awesome 31-year career with the company, and while he hasn’t retired from games entirely, he’s enjoying his new-found freedom. Recently, we’ve heard him speaking candidly on a slew of different podcasts. And in an interview with Japanese publication Gamer.ne.jp, he revealed...
News Over 1,000 PS5, PS4 Games You May Have Missed Going Cheap
Better late than never
The latest PS Store sale is not necessarily filled with gargantuan names, but there are some good games included here that may have been on your wishlist for a while. And the prices are low – oftentimes all-time lows, in fact. We’ve collected some of the highlights below, but we’ll update with a big list of...
News Ghost of Yotei Dev Eager to Push Creatively and Technically with Anticipated PS5 Sequel
"Each game is building off the work from previous games"
Despite being due to release this year, we don’t know a lot about Sucker Punch’s hotly anticipated Ghost of Tsushima sequel, Ghost of Yotei. Boss Brian Fleming wasn’t giving much away in his Creator on Creator chat with Nicolas Doucet of Team ASOBI, but he did touch upon the...
News Sony Steps Up PS5 Shipments in an Effort to Avoid Shortages Amid US Tariff Uncertainty
And other hardware products
In its latest earnings report, Sony has stated some of its planned changes in response to the USA's new tariff policies. The White House has recently introduced a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from China, described by President Trump as an "opening salvo", with many inferring that harsher levies may follow. This...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Speculation Intensifies After Star Offers Brief PS5 Threequel Tease
Spoilers within
We probably won’t be playing Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 for a while, as the PS5 sequel is still relatively new and Insomniac Games is heads down on Marvel’s Wolverine. We know the game’s coming eventually, though, and speaking with The Direct at MultiCon this weekend, voice actor Yuri Lowenthal – who plays Peter Parker in the...
News PS5 Maker Faces Lawsuit Over So-Called 'Sony Tax' on Digital Games
Company accused of behaving like a monopolist
Sony has been accused in the Netherlands of having a monopoly over the price of digital games on its PS Store. In what could become a headache for the company, a class action lawsuit claims that it’s violating Dutch and European competition laws by not allowing third-party retailers to sell digital...
News Sony Is Now the Second Largest Company in Japan by Market Cap
Big in Japan
Known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo when first founded in 1946, the company we now know (and occasionally even love) as Sony, or more appropriately, Sony Group Corporation, has come a very long way, indeed. Not even the costly efforts of some of its top executives to torch money in the name of live service can keep the firm down; it seems the...
News God of War Remasters Could Be Coming to PS5 as Series Celebrates 20th Anniversary
News next month?
God of War will celebrate its 20th anniversary next month, as the inaugural game in the storied series first launched on PS2 all the way back on 22nd March, 2005. It’s almost certain Sony will mark the occasion in some way, and some fans believe ports of Kratos’ classic Greek escapades could be imminent. Currently, only God of...
News Sony's Pricey PS5 Pro Is Now Being Outpaced by PS4 Pro Launch Aligned in the US
Sticker shock
Sony’s mid-gen hardware upgrade PS5 Pro enjoyed a similar start to its predecessor PS4 Pro in the United States, but now it’s started to fall behind. That’s according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who was speaking as part of the January 2025 sales results, which saw the industry slump to a
News Sony Clarifies the Difference Between First-Party, Second-Party, and So On
Now you know
There’s been a raging debate about the meaning of first-party, second-party, and so on among gaming enthusiasts for eons. For the longest time, it was assumed first-party games were those published by the platform holder and made by internally owned studios, while second-party titles were those titles still published by the platform...
News Sony Has Been Backing PS5, PC Action Game Lost Soul Aside for Almost a Decade
There from the beginning
There's a reason why Lost Soul Aside has become one of the most talked-about and reported-on indie titles of the past decade: Sony has been there pretty much every step of the way supporting the one-man team Yang Bing. Detailed in a new interview with IGN, the developer speaks of how they've had the backing of Sony from...
News PS5 Pro Added to Astro's Playroom in New Update
Playing with PS5 Pro power
Alongside today's new Astro Bot speedrun level, Team Asobi has also updated its PS5 pack-in title Astro's Playroom. A new patch lets you get a PS5 Pro from the gacha machine along with the PS5 Pulse Elite Headset and Pulse Explore Earbuds. It can be seen in the Twitter video below along with the new PS5 boot-up wallpaper...
News MLB The Show 25 Ups the Immersion with First-Person Fielding on PS5
A new view
Sports games are generally highly competitive affairs that demand perfectly balanced gameplay to succeed. But sometimes you just want to experience the immersion of being a pro athlete. The new Road to the Show in MLB The Show 25 will add first-person fielding to the experience, allowing you to step into the cleats of your created player...
Talking Point Has the Market for AA Games on PS5 Really Disappeared?
Small brawl
Shuhei Yoshida noted in an interview this week that the reason for Tokyo-based developer Japan Studio’s closure was because the market for AA games has disappeared. Sony’s much-loved internal studio produced a variety of smaller-scale PlayStation exclusives over the years, including Patapon and Gravity Rush. It also played an...
