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Rumour Sam Drake to Star in Standalone Uncharted 4 Spin-Off
A thief's beginning?
Nathan Drake will cameo in one final adventure, but it's his brother Sam who will take the lead in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's standalone story spin-off. The all-new adventure – which will apparently be announced at PSX 2016 next week – will allegedly launch early next year, and will see Drake "handing over the adventuring...
News Uncharted 4: Survival Brings Co-Op to Naughty Dog's Opus at Last
Brothers in arms
It's been a long wait, but Naughty Dog has finally revealed the hotly anticipated co-operative mode for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Unimaginatively named Survival, the three-player spin-off aims to build upon the co-op arena modes from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. It'll feature its own progression...
News Uncharted 4 Wins Best PlayStation Game at Golden Joystick Awards
The first of many?
Awards season is upon us, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is favourite to take home a gong or two. Well, it's already picked up its first at the Golden Joysticks, where it won the Best PlayStation Game gong. There were no other prizes for Naughty Dog on the night, however, as Dark Souls III took home the Ultimate Game of the Year...
News Sony Confirms $249.99 PS4 Bundle for Black Friday
Dark days before Christmas
It's already leaked on the flyers of every major retailer in the United States, but Sony has now confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will plunge to $249.99 starting 24th November through Cyber Monday on 28th November. It's the 500GB Slim model of the console that will be available, alongside copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief's...
News Brace Yourself for PlayStation Store's Black Friday Fiesta
How low can you go?
Black Friday's a big deal for retail outlets, but it's equally important for the PlayStation Store. And it sounds like Sony's lining up some barnstorming deals for the big week, with offers set to begin from 24th November in the UK. The platform holder's even put together a video promoting the big day, which may get the ol'...
News Gosh Darn, The Last Guardian's New Cinematic Trailer Is Gorgeous
Short but sweet
With The Last Guardian finally out in just a few weeks, Sony seems more eager than ever to kick the marketing machine into gear. The title's latest trailer is a cinematic one in which our young hero is being pursued by a bunch of faceless guards. When the boy reaches an unsurprisingly brittle wooden bridge, he has no choice but to...
Feature Happy Tenth Birthday to the PlayStation 3
This is living
Looking back on it, the PlayStation 3 was such a fascinating console. It had the worst start in life: overpriced, difficult to develop for, a commercial catastrophe – the device was a disaster. But Sony and its growing unit of first-party developers really changed the image of the console over time, releasing hit after hit, and...
News PlayStation VR Exclusive RIGS Reloads with Free Winter Update
Mech RIGS great again
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League may be an acquired taste, but at least Guerrilla Cambridge is putting in the work to keep its PlayStation VR exclusive in good form. The virtual reality release will be outfitted with new content this Winter, including extra RIGS, a fresh arena, and a bunch of additional cosmetic items. And it'll...
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.06 Improves the Quality of Your Console
Sweet
PlayStation 4 firmware update v4.06 has put in a surprise appearance today, and rather than stabilising the system, it promises to improve the "quality" of your console. We're not entirely sure what that means, but okay. The update weighs in at 312.3MB, so it isn't exactly going to break through your bandwidth cap. It is mandatory, however,...
News Unsurprisingly, The Last of Us Movie Is At a Standstill
Your watch is broken
Ahhh, video game movies – do they ever actually get made unless Ubisoft owns the brand? Speaking with IGN at a press event for the home video release of Don't Breathe, producer Sam Raimi has suggested that the movie adaptation of The Last of Us – which was announced all the way back in 2014 – is currently at a...
News Could PSN Name Changes Be Right Around the Corner?
Changes are afoot behind-the-scenes
It's by far the most requested feature on the PlayStation Network, but it looks like name changes could about to become a reality. Temper your expectations because this rumour stems from an Unreal Engine update, but it mentions that Sony has recommended all PlayStation Network accounts now be identified by their...
Deals Pull the Trigger on a PS4 with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for £219
And other pre-Black Friday discounts
There may be a week left until the Black Friday madness unfolds, but Amazon UK has the first mover advantage right now across a slew of PlayStation 4 console bundles. If you're in the market for Sony's new-gen system, then you can snag a 500GB Slim system alongside Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for just...
News Don't Even Think About Getting Saucy with the Share Button in Watch Dogs 2
Sony issues ban for honeypot shot
Once again the immaturity of the games industry (and the world at large, really) has reared its ugly head: a PlayStation Network user has been banned for sharing an image of a lady's genitalia in Watch Dogs 2. That ban has since made headlines around the web, and shadily has been extended from a week to a month –...
News Add Ratchet & Clank to the List of Rock Solid PS4 Pro Titles
Clank it up
Digital Foundry's back with another tech analysis, this time taking a look at Ratchet & Clank - arguably one of the PlayStation 4's most polished titles. Given how pretty the game looks to begin with, we would have assumed that the release wouldn't benefit from the additional power of the recently released PS4 Pro to any large...
News Watch Dogs 2 Looks Tidy on PS4 Pro But Has a Few Performance Dips
Woof
Dig out the frame counters and pay extra attention to the aliasing: Digital Foundry has dropped its preliminary Watch Dogs 2 report. And, in what must be becoming irritating news for Sony, the PlayStation 4 Pro version actually has a handful more framerate dips than its PS4 counterpart. We're talking a couple of frames under the most stressful...
News PS4 Sales Triple in UK Following Pro Launch
Pro-ductive
As reported by MCV, the launch of the PS4 Pro last week had a positive impact on sales of Sony's current-gen console. In the UK, PS4 sales tripled, jumping a rather impressive 204 per cent week over week. 65 per cent of those sales came courtesy of the new Pro model. We imagine that it'll be a similar story in most other regions, too...
Deals Score a PS4 Pro and Sony 4K TV for $1,000
Pro tip
Got a bit of pocket change this holiday? Then your local Best Buy may just have a deal that'll tickle you into submission. For this week only, the US store is selling the PlayStation 4 Pro alongside a Sony 55" 2160p 4K smart TV with HDR for less than $1,000. While that sounds like a lot of money – it is, obvs – it's worth mentioning that...
News PlayStation's New Commercial Is Completely Over the Top
But it's well worth a watch
Ooh, it's new PlayStation commercial time. This isn't your average sizzle trailer – it's one of those ones that Sony's spent an arm and a leg on like Michael and other classics from the past. Named simply The King, the ad shows royalty rubbing shoulders with the Japanese giant's biggest gaming brands, like Horizon: Zero...
Feature 10 Games We Wish Would Be Patched for PS4 Pro
Next-gen
The games updated for the PlayStation 4 Pro generally post big improvements, but inconsistencies between patches mean that not every title in the console's catalogue has been improved. Of course, we doubt that many of you are clamouring for a 4K version of Call of Duty: Ghosts – but there are evergreen outings in the PS4's library that...
News Live Streaming Gets a Lot of Love on PS4 Pro
Sharing is caring
There are many reasons to upgrade to the PlayStation 4 Pro, but if you're someone who enjoys hosting live streams, then here's another: Sony's supercharged system enables you to stream in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second – a sizeable leap from the 720p cap of the original model. We had reviewer Alex Stinton test out the upgrade with...
Feature PS4 Has Plenty for Families This Christmas
All together now
It's not often you get a chance to really study how families play games. This week I got to do just that with the help of Sony. We took a PlayStation 4 and some top picks for family games into a real family with four boys. From the games we tried a bunch came out on top, but as much as the specifics of what worked and what didn't,...
News PS4 Exclusive Gravity Rush 2 Has Gone Gold
But it's not releasing until next year
In a way, news that Gravity Rush 2 has gone gold so early is kind of sad. The game, which was originally due in early December, was clearly on track – but delays to the likes of Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian mean that it's been pushed back. The title will no
News Camouflage DualShock 4 Answers the Call of Duty in January
Can you see it?
A new green camouflage DualShock 4 controller will blend into European store shelves in January 2017, and it'll be hoping that new recruits and war veterans alike take it home. The handset – which sports a similar pattern to the urban camo unit that Sony released a few years back – features the updated DS4 innards, so it has a...
News Want to Know What Your PS4 Pro Looks Like Inside?
Hot stuff
Want to see your PlayStation 4 Pro without its clothes? Of course you do – you're not the only one who's been fantasising about it. Fortunately, the folks at Virtual Future TV have done the hard work so that you don't have to. In the 15 minute video embedded above, a gloved technician takes the console to bits, revealing all of its juicy...
News PS4 Slumps to Yet Another NPD Defeat in October
Mind the gap
After years of being on top, the PlayStation 4 has now slumped to its fourth NPD defeat in a row – a trend that would probably be worrying Sony if its install base wasn't growing at an accelerated rate globally. The console lost the monthly US hardware contest for October, meaning that it's been a little while since the Japanese...
News Sony Preps Epic Publisher and Developer Lineup for PSX 2016
Big names
Sony's annual PlayStation Experience event was only announced a few weeks ago, but it's already on top of us like… Like… Nah, that's not fit for a family site. The point is that the platform holder's assembled an all-star cast of publishers and developers to commemorate the Anaheim-based occasion, and it's published the full list on...
Video Can PS4 Pro Bring Knack Back from the Brink?
Cerny not
Sony's support for the PlayStation 4 Pro can be described as "scattershot" at best. It's one of the system's biggest shortcomings right now; while games undoubtedly look and run better on the brand new box, not enough titles take advantage of it yet. This will change as we lurch into 2017 and support becomes mandatory, but right now, it's...
News The Last Guardian Goes for Action over Atmosphere in Latest PS4 Trailer
Tumble and fall
We've seen bits and pieces of The Last Guardian over the last few months, and based purely upon what we've been shown, it's safe to say that the game isn't going to be a 100 miles per hour thrill ride. Of course, if previous titles ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are anything to go by, then we can certainly expect an emphasis on...
Feature 10 PS4 Pro Games That Shine on Sony's New Supercharged System
Reborn
Sony's launched the PlayStation 4 Pro today, ushering in a brave new world of iterative console hardware as part of the process. But while the system brings big improvements in image quality and performance, not every game is leveraging the hardware at this point in time. There are a handful of developers who have gone above and beyond ahead...
Out Today PS4 Pro, The World's Most Powerful Console
Supercharge your life
We suppose that the PlayStation 4 was already the world's most powerful console, so the PS4 Pro doesn't get that many bragging rights. Then again, with double the GPU power, the supercharged system is a bit of a beast. And, in case you weren't paying attention, it's out today. Like, right now. As in, you can literally go in a...
News The Last Guardian Will Get More Gorgeous with PS4 Pro
Wingin' it
As you'd expect from a first-party release, The Last Guardian will be upgraded to take advantage of the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch. Fumito Ueda's stunning cat-bird story will see its resolution boosted to leverage 4K televisions (and supersampling on 1080p screens), while also adding HDR support and some performance improvements. The...
News PS4's The Last Guardian Looks Bewilderingly Beautiful in New Screens
Just a whisker away
How can it not live up to expectations? Just look at these new screenshots for The Last Guardian; in a period where Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare have all released in the span of a couple of weeks, it just looks so different. That's not a slight against any of those excellent first-person shooters...
News PlayStation VR Is Now Sold Out at Amazon UK Until 2017
Virtual insanity
If you were hoping to snag a PlayStation VR headset from Amazon UK prior to Christmas… Well, don't even bother trying: the site has exhausted all of its stock until Early 2017. While it temporarily said a similar thing about the PlayStation 4 Pro, it appears it's dead serious about Sony's virtual reality accessory – the product...
Video Does Gran Turismo Sport Look Better on PlayStation VR Than DriveClub?
Yes, it does – on PS4 Pro, anyway
Evolution Studios clearly worked incredibly hard on DriveClub VR, but the results are… Not great. The defunct developer did a great job shoehorning the entire original onto PlayStation VR, but the headset just couldn't match the studio's ambition, balancing crystal clear dashboards against blurry circuits. It's...
Video inFAMOUS: Second Son Lets You Pick Resolution or Framerate on PS4 Pro
Smokin'
While most of the games patched for the PlayStation 4 Pro focus on offering better resolutions, inFAMOUS: Second Son is one such title that lets you toggle between image quality and framerate. In this video, we show how Sucker Punch's popular PS4 exclusive is able to run at a near-locked 60 frames-per-second on Sony's supercharged hardware,...
Video PS4 Pro Is the Quietest PlayStation 4 to Date
Oh so quiet
A lot of people have been asking questions regarding the volume of the fan noise in the PlayStation 4 Pro, and we're happy to report that it's the quietest console in the range that Sony's released thus far. We obviously have to temper this observation by pointing out that we've only been using the console for a few days, and things...
Feature Should You Buy the PS4 Pro?
Early impressions on Sony's supercharged system
We've been playing around with the PlayStation 4 Pro for a few days now, and while we're not quite ready to review it yet, we have fiddled around with the supercharged format long enough in order to bring you some first-hand impressions. We're really against the clock here so can only apologise for the...
Soapbox Gaming's Greatest Fireworks Display Still Resides Inside the PS2
Sky lights
Republished on Sunday, 6th November 2016: We're bringing this article back from the archives to celebrate Bonfire weekend. The original text follows. Originally published on Wednesday, 5th November 2014: It's currently Bonfire Night here in the UK, a bizarre annual event in which wooden figures are burnt at the stake in order acknowledge...
Video Watch Off-Screen Footage of PS4 Pro in Action
What's up, Pro?
You can't really show PlayStation 4 Pro off convincingly on a 1080p camera without HDR; Sony learned this the hard way at the console's reveal event. Still, we got to shoot some off-screen footage of several games taking advantage of the Japanese giant's new hardware, and you can see the results in the video embedded above.
Hands On Why Farpoint Should Be on Your PlayStation VR Wishlist
Take aim
Farpoint, the PlayStation VR exclusive from Impulse Gear, continues to really impress us. We went hands on with the title earlier in the year and really enjoyed the arcade-like first-person shooting, but running a similar demo on the PlayStation 4 Pro this week reminded us how much we're looking forward to the extraterrestrial blast-'em-up...
Video Let's Unbox the PS4 Pro, Shall We?
Oh go on then
We've got the PlayStation 4 Pro, though we can't say much about it until tomorrow. Then again, we did just put together a massive impressions piece, so maybe check that out while you wait. In the meantime, we are very much allowed to show you what's inside the packaging, so please enjoy this unboxing clip. Such original content, eh?
Hands On Quit Bitchin'! PS4 Pro Is a Big, Beautiful Step Forward
HDR you ready?
As we predicted a few months back, Sony's had a right job on its hands this holiday. Its two latest products – PlayStation VR and the PlayStation 4 Pro – are difficult to sell, because they need to be seen first-hand in order to be truly appreciated. We spent the best part of a year waxing lyrical about t
Video Days Gone on PS4 Pro May Be the Best Looking Game Ever
The broken road
It doesn't happen often in this industry anymore, but seeing a demo of Days Gone at Sony's big PlayStation 4 Pro showcase actually surprised us this week. The game looked pretty at E3 2016, no question – but running on the Japanese giant's supercharged hardware it's actually a candidate for the greatest looking game ever made. No...
News PS4 Pro Sold Out Until After Christmas, Says Amazon UK
Dishonored bundle still available, though
Update (17:00): The standard PS4 Pro appears to be back in stock over on Amazon UK. We assume that the online retailer made a mistake with the listing earlier today. Still, a rather big error to make! Original story: If you're on the market for a PS4 Pro before Christmas and you love Amazon to bits, we hope...
News PS4 Pro Is Already Being Sold in Some Stores
Early doors
Sony's not dropping the PlayStation 4 Pro until next week, but stock is already in the retail channel, and that's leading to leaks. We've heard of several people who have already managed to purchase the supercharged platform, and one has been posting videos of it running Uncharted 4: A Thief's End in 4K resolution on YouTube. The...
News There's an Official PlayStation Colouring Book on Sale Right Now
Features Uncharted, Journey, Ratchet, and more
Okay, we know that most of you reading this aren't children, but we thought that this official PlayStation colouring book was worth pointing out. Cleverly titled 'Art for the Players', the paperback released yesterday, and it's currently available over on Amazon UK. The book features blank pictures of...
News Sony's Nioh PS4 Exclusive Marketing Has Started Already
Faster than a samurai's slash
Just a short while after it was revealed that Sony will be publishing Nioh in North America and Europe, the PlayStation Maker has released an extended version of the action role-playing game's intruiging Tokyo Game Show trailer. It's worth mentioning that over on the video's YouTube page, the phrase "PS4 exclusive" is...
News Gran Turismo Sport May Have Finally Fixed the Series' Crap Sounding Cars
Exhausting
It's no secret that Gran Turismo, Sony's flagship racing series, has long suffered from poor audio work. The roaring engines found in similar speed-'em-ups usually make Gran Turismo's cars sound like toys rather than beastly automobiles - but developer Polyphony Digital may have finally turned things around with Gran Turismo Sport, says...
News PS4 Pro Will Support These 41 Games at Launch
Over 45 titles will go Pro by the end of 2016
Sony has revealed an official list of titles that will have PS4 Pro support from the day that the console launches. 41 different games will make use of the improved hardware, including the likes of Battlefield 1, inFAMOUS: Second Son, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition, Titanfall 2, and...
News Sony Treating Action RPG Nioh as a First-Party PS4 Game, Will Publish in the West
It'll have four PS4 Pro modes, too
Speaking at a PlayStation Pro event earlier today, Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi revealed that Sony will be publishing Nioh in both Europe and North America. The PlayStation 4 exclusive is due out in February 2017, and Hayashi said that the team is working with Sony in order to "get the game into as many hands as...
