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Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa says fans cherish their physical games
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa doesn’t believe Sony has “considered what physical editions mean to the people who value them”. The Japanese giant has announced plans to cease manufacturing physical discs in January 2028 – a decision which has attracted widespread criticism,
News PS5's New Commercial Goes All-In on Marvel
Superheroes happen on PS5
Sony’s released a new commercial spotlighting its increasingly strong alliance with Marvel. The trailer focuses mostly on console exclusives Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls – but it also includes clips of Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Cosmic...
News Green Goblin Joins Marvel Tokon's Stacked Open Beta on PS5, PC
Not easy being green
The open beta test for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is coming up very soon, and it's a super generous one — but it's about to throw in a surprise bonus. Developer Arc System Works has confirmed that Green Goblin will be playable during the test, announced with this short video on social media: The open beta's playable...
News Insomniac's Spider-Man Games 'a Great Inspiration' for Brand New Day, Says Director
Marvellous
Insomniac Games has produced a trio of great games based on Marvel's most popular superhero, and it seems the series has become a source of inspiration for other Spider-Man media. The web-slinging hero is about to hit theatres with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and its director, Destin Daniel Cretton, has shared how the games have had an...
Feature Going Platinum: It Was a Pleasure to Grind Returnal for That RNG Trophy
Loop it
Platinum Trophy #32: Returnal Date Earned: 27th September 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Occasionally, people have said to me that I'm quite skilful when it comes to games, having finished so many, including some toughies. While I can't deny I've beaten some difficult games in my time, I don't think I'm any better at playing them than your...
News PS5's Regional Pricing Switch Has Players Concerned Yet Again, Here's What's Happening
The price is right?
Vague posting on social media this weekend has PlayStation players irate with Sony yet again, this time because of regional pricing changes “in selected countries in Latin America and the Middle East”. The first trio of nations affected are Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and they should be noted because they will lose...
News Indie Devs Unfairly Attacked Over Sony Decision to Stop Making Discs
All because PlayStation retweeted them
Hardcore physical video game fans continue to barrage PlayStation's social media posts following its decision to cease production of discs from 2028, and now indie developers are getting unfairly caught in the crossfire. As well as promoting upcoming games with its own posts, PlayStation will often retweet...
News Wolverine PS5 Trailer Quietly Confirms Another Major Villain
Claws out
Not-so hidden in yesterday’s new Marvel’s Wolverine trailer is confirmation that X-Men baddie Lady Deathstrike will appear as a principal villain. The genetically enhanced foe features alongside Sabretooth in the cinematic trailer, which is running ahead of theatre show
News This Wolverine PS5 Trailer Is Going to Sell a Lot of Copies This Holiday
Running ahead of The Odyssey
Sony’s published a CG trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine, currently running in theatres ahead of The Odyssey. I assume an edited version may also find its way in front of Spider-Man: Brand New Day – although the age rating differences could be an issue there, I suppose. The video shows Logan holding onto a...
News Claims Sony Has Disabled YouTube Comments Over Physical Disc Backlash Are Not True
Despite reports
There are reports doing the rounds, initially published by Kotaku, that Sony has disabled comments on its YouTube channel. This is, at the time I’m writing this, not true. Multiple trailers have been uploaded to the platform holder’s account today, all with comments enabled as far as I can tell. The one without comments...
News With the PS3's Store Shutting Down, Emulator Claims 75% Compatibility with Console's Library
It only does (almost) everything
Sony will shut down the PS3’s digital storefront in July 2027, after over 20 years of support. While existing purchases will remain downloadable for the “foreseeable future”, that means some titles will no longer be available to purchase anywhere – or will become prohibitively expensive in physical format...
News Sony Also Taking Pelters for Locking Crunchyroll's Store Behind a Subscription
Wants to "capture the excitement of convention-exclusive merch"
It’s not been a good month for Sony, who’s found itself at the butt of basically every joke since announcing its decision to cease manufacturing physical PlayStation games in 2028. Not helping matters is a decision made by subsidiary Crunchyroll, which moving forward will restrict...
News Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
Disc debacle is really beginning to bite
Irate PlayStation fans are now encouraging their followers to buy great third-party and indie games elsewhere, as the fallout from Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical discs rumbles on. As we reported recently, every time the Japanese giant promotes a game on its social media accounts, it’s...
News God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
Faye enough
God of War Laufey is the next main entry in the beloved fantasy action series, and the first to not have you play as Kratos. Instead, you control Faye, his wife and Atreus' mother, and a powerful warrior and wielder of magic. The game picks up after her death, where she finds herself in the afterlife of gods and magical beings. While...
News PS3's inFAMOUS 2 Sees an Explosion of New Players with Platinum About to Become Unobtainable
The good Cole days
Sucker Punch’s classic PS3 superhero game inFAMOUS 2 will disable its online features on 31st August, sending players flooding back to New Marais to wrap up their Platinum Trophy pursuit. Trophy website PSN Profiles pegs the title as the 10th most played PlayStation game on its servers over the past week, and while this only...
News Ratchet & Clank Mobile Game Is Gearing Up for Global Launch, Pre-Registration Open
Ranger Rumble coming soon
Sony has announced that its upcoming mobile game, Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, is making its global launch soon, with users of iOS and Android devices now able to pre-register. The game has been playable in specific territories like Canada, the Nordics, France, and Asia, but is almost ready to make its full launch. You...
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2026 Announced
Morphin time
Sony has unveiled the games heading to PS Plus Extra's catalogue and PS Plus Premium's classics range for the month of July 2026. A total of 9 titles are joining the subscription service across the two tiers, and as was the case last month, their releases will be spread out over the next couple of weeks. Here are the games you can...
Desert discs
Sony’s own financial data may show the share of physical games compared to digital is dwindling, but it still represents a significant sum of money. And arguing in favour of retailers, UK trade group the Entertainment Retailer’s Association has predictably hit back at the platform holder’s plans to stop manufacturing physical...
News Sony's FlexStrike PS5 Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely, Now Launches After Marvel Tokon
Fight to make it right
FlexStrike, PlayStation's official fight stick peripheral, has been delayed indefinitely. In an update to a PS Blog post on the upcoming hardware, Sony confirms the fight stick will no longer launch on 6th August, 2026 — crucially, the same day as Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. "Due to unexpected production delays,...
News Sony's Social Media Still Toxic Two Weeks After PS5 Discs Debacle
What a mess
It’s been two weeks since Sony announced its intent to stop manufacturing physical discs, a story which has undeniably dominated the games industry – even in the wake of mass layoffs at Xbox. And the storm is beginning to reach its partners, none of which can promote their games without seeing a wave of responses from irate fans...
News Here Come the Lawsuits! Sony's Physical Disc Debacle Likely to Keep Its Lawyers Busy
Manufacturer already fighting multiple lawsuits
If you’re a lawyer working for Sony’s legal department, you may want to rest up while you have the opportunity – a multitude of lawsuits are coming your way. The platform holder – already battling various suits around the world regarding its control of the PS Store – is about to be faced...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's July Savings Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's big July Savings sale is now live, though only for a couple more days until 15th July 2026. As is always the case, this offer is enormous, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games available at discounted prices. Picking through all of that can be tough, so we've compiled this list of games that we...
News Marvel Tokon's Single Player Penned by Kieron Gillen, Features Five Stories and Boss Fights
Different artists drawing each plot
After some initial confusion about the nature of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ single player mode, we now know it’ll consist of five different stories, each featuring one of the game’s main teams. A new trailer, however, reveals each of these plots – presented like comic books with DualSense features...
News Don't Worry, You'll Get to Own God of War Laufey on a PS5 Disc
Release in 2027 essentially confirmed
Santa Monica Studio has revealed God of War Laufey will beat the January 2028 deadline Sony has set for physical disc production, granting it a full and complete physical release. Earlier today, on social media, the team promoted the San Diego Comic-Con panel it has planned for later in July, where God of War...
News Brazil Is Taking On Digital Games Ownership and Preservation After Sony Says No More Discs
The rest is politics
It appears that Brazil is concerning itself with matters relating to consumer rights when it comes to digital games. Federal deputy Jandira Feghali recently proposed a new bill, directly inspired by the Stop Killing Games movement, that aims to prevent online games from ceasing to exist when official support comes to an end...
News Underfire Sony Slowly Making Marvel Tokon Available in More Countries on PC
The right move
It has not been a good week for Sony, and things just keep getting worse and worse. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls fans have been complaining this weekend that the Japanese company has blocked the fighter’s PC release from a whopping 132 countries. This is the same issue which has reared its ugly head before: the PSN is technically...
"It will need to focus on hardcore gamers who spend more than ever"
A brilliant post from Niko Partners director Daniel Ahmad has delved deeply into Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical discs. Amid the emotional backlash, the analyst sticks purely to the facts, outlining the thinking behind the Japanese giant’s approach – without...
Big ooft
One of the big stories of the generation has been the rise of PC gaming, and if a Push Square poll is to be believed, 45% of PlayStation enthusiasts are “seriously considering” making the switch to storefronts like Steam. In a survey voted in by over 6,500 of our readers, just 23% indicated they’d stick with PlayStation after a...
News God of War Laufey, Wolverine Reveals Locked in for Comic-Con Panels
Marvel Tokon panel confirmed too
Sony has confirmed it's taking God of War Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon to San Diego Comic-Con at the end of this month, with dedicated panels for all three PS5 titles announced. The Marvel's Wolverine and Marvel Tokon panels shall both take place on Thursday, 23rd July 2026, with both promising new...
News After 15 Years, inFAMOUS 2's Online Features Are Coming to an End
Goodbye, user-made missions
If you'd forgotten inFAMOUS 2 even had any online features, I'd forgive you. I didn't recall that fact myself. The 15-year-old superhero action game is largely a single-player experience, but players were able to create custom missions and share them with the community, extending the life of the title beyond its main...
News PlayStation to Show More Upcoming PS5 Games at Tokyo Game Show 2026
Sony confirmed as a major exhibitor
For the third year in a row, PlayStation will have a booth at the Tokyo Game Show. The manufacturer has given most conventions a miss over the past several years, but it returned to TGS in 2024. It showed several titles at last year’s event, including Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, which finally launches next...
Poll Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC?
Pastures new
One sentiment I’ve seen grow exponentially over the past few years is the number of players saying they’re going to leave PlayStation for PC. That comment, already a popular point of view, has increased tenfold over the past week, since Sony’s announced its intent to stop manufacturing physical games. I must admit, I don’t...
"Digital is just too lucrative"
Despite the overwhelming noise online, one analyst firmly believes that Sony will not reverse its decision to end support for all game discs in 2028. Since last week's announcement, the Japanese giant has been battered by a frankly colossal backlash across social media, YouTube, and enthusiast sites just like this.
News Backlash Against Sony's Disc-Free Future Continues as Petition Passes 200,000 Signatures
Make yourself heard
In case you somehow missed yesterday's news, PlayStation has announced its intent to discontinue the production of physical game discs starting in 2028. This means, in about 18 months' time, all new game releases on Sony's platforms will only be available via the PS Store; you may still be able to buy them in physical retailers,...
News PlayStation's First Post Since Physical Games Debacle Draws Over 65k Replies
None of them are nice
Well, if you were an optimistic social media manager, you might say Sony’s new FlexStrike arcade stick is the most talked about accessory in gaming history. The manufacturer went almost a week without posting on social media after announcing its decision to stop manufacturing physical games
News PS Plus Discounts Being Offered to Fans Cancelling in Protest
You're here forever
Sony appears to be offering discounted PS Plus subscriptions to users cancelling their membership in protest. While this is likely an automated system – and appears to be distributed on a case-by-case basis – several users on Reddit have reported receiving the offers after attempting to quit the service, as spotted by
This isn't pretty
Sony has seemingly abandoned all of its social media accounts after today’s controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical games in 2028. The manufacturer posted on its X (or Twitter) account today to confirm the news, and hasn’t updated since. Ordinarily it’d share today’s PS Plus Essential update with its...
News Practically Every Comment on PlayStation's YouTube Is Now About Physical Discs
Even old videos are getting picketed
Sony has abandoned social media and I don’t expect it to return until at least next week now. Of course, part of its promise to third-party publishers is to promote their trailers, and so its YouTube has been adding new videos – sporadically. Unfortunately for those companies trying to advertise their...
News PS Plus Premium Members Can Now Trial Saros, One of 2026's Best PS5 Games
Carcosa beckons
If you've been on the fence about Housemarque's latest PS5 game, Saros, now's your opportunity to give it a shot. Those with an active PS Plus Premium membership can sample the game at no extra cost as part of their subscription with a newly-introduced game trial. You'll get to play the full game for a total of two and a half...
Rumour Xbox Still Weighing Up Physical Disc Support for Project Helix After Sony Bombshell
It's not over yet
When Sony announced that it would be dropping all support for physical discs from January 2028 onwards, it raised one key question: would its competitors be doing the same? At this point it seems highly unlikely that the PS6 will ship with a disc drive, but what about Project Helix, the next-gen Xbox? Surely there's an open goal...
Reaction Travelling the World Made Me Realise What PlayStation Is About to Lose
Have I made a huge mistake?
As the news about Sony’s decision to cease manufacturing physical games in January 2028 has started to sink in, I’ve been thinking about the wider implications of this. Obviously the immediate concern has related to our own personal purchasing habits, the persistence of our libraries, and our overall consumer rights...
News PS5 Fans Panic Over 'Lost Games' Clause, But There's More to the Story
Never a dull day
A clause in the European version of PlayStation’s Terms of Service has caused confusion and chaos this weekend, as fans rally against the company’s decision to cease manufacturing physical games in January 2028. As can be the case with social media, though, a lot of the reactions don’t take into account the greater context of...
News PS5 Bug Removes Playtime Tracker from Physical Games Only
Likely a glitch that will be fixed
In a week where Sony signalled its intent to kill physical games, it could have done without this bug rearing its ugly head. Multiple people are reporting that the playtime tracker has been removed from their console – but only in the case of disc-based games. I haven’t been able to replicate the issue...
News Sony Will Have Capacity to Continue Manufacturing Some Game Discs Beyond 2028 Cut-Off Date
Re-orders will be available for existing games
Call it copium, but a small window of opportunity for Sony to reverse its decision on physical discs has opened. A letter to publishers from the platform holder reveals they “will still be able to place re-orders for existing PlayStation disc games” after the January 2028 cut-off date. The tidbit,...
News PS5 Disc Drives Limited to One Per Order, Sony Acknowledges High Demand
Get ‘em while they’re hot
Honestly, if you don’t laugh you’ll cry. Sony is limiting sales of PS5’s optional disc drive accessory to one per person on its PS Direct store, citing “high demand”. With the platform holder’s decision to cease manufacturing game discs in Januar
News 'I'd Be On Board with Anything': Troy Baker Says He's There 'Day One' for More The Last of Us
Infectious
Troy Baker, the prolific actor best known for his portrayal of Joel in The Last of Us games, has made it clear he's ready to return to the role whenever Naughty Dog's ready. In an interview with Insider Gaming, the actor is pitched an idea for a follow-up to the pair of beloved horror action adventures — a prequel, set within the early...
News Sony Rewarded with Soaring Stocks After Revealing All-Digital Future
Us vs them
Fans are furious with PlayStation for announcing its intent to kill physical games, but shareholders are not. Sony’s stocks have risen since 1st July, when the manufacturer confirmed its intent to cease manufacturing disc-based games in January 2028. The Japan
News Even Politicians Are Commenting on Sony's Decision to Stop Making Physical Games
"Games are not mere merchandise"
As news of Sony’s decision to stop making physical games starts to circulate, even politicians are beginning to weigh in on the topic. French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been particularly vocal about the transition to an all-digital future, and unsurprisingly he’s come out swinging against...
News 'It's a Fairly Dramatic Decision': Shawn Layden Reacts to PlayStation's All-Digital Plan
Former Sony suit weighs in
Shawn Layden, former head of PlayStation Studios, has provided his view on Sony's shocking announcement that it'll cease producing game discs starting in 2028. The industry veteran, still beloved by PlayStation fans long after his departure in 2019, has spoken about the matter in an interview with Eurogamer. "I had no...
Poll $1,000 and No Disc Drive - Is PS6 Dead on Arrival?
Nixed-gen
Sony is yet to detail the PS6 in any official capacity, but we're now at a point where we can make a series of educated guesses regarding the next-gen console and its potential features. A couple of which are bound to cause a stir... So, first off, we've got an idea about the price tag — primarily due to the skyrocketing cost of...
