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News Reebok's PS1 Sneakers Are So Good They'll Boot Up Your Nostalgia
Get your kicks
As part of PlayStation's continued 30th anniversary celebrations, it partnered with Reebok on a range of PS1-themed shoes. Three regional variants were produced and are available now, and having seen the footwear out in the open, we must admit, they're really well done, with lots of great details that PlayStation fans will appreci
News PS Portal Gets So Much Better Today in Huge UI, Cloud Streaming Update
Access available for PS Plus Premium members
Sony has today announced a game-changing update for its handheld PS Portal device that gives you the ability to cloud stream PS5 games directly from your console library. The patch for PS Portal devices goes live today, and the feature is available for PS Plus Premium subscribers. More than 2,800 PS5...
News Leaked Cross-Buy Icon on PS5 Hints at Mysterious Pro-Consumer Move from Sony
Something is afoot
A mysterious new cross-buy icon has been datamined on the PS5. The symbol – discovered on the console itself – was first shared by Amethxst on X (or Twitter), who says he believes it has been added since March 2025. While other icons discovered by the user are already in use – such as for the Power Saver mode – the...
News Marvel 'Proud' to Collaborate with Spider-Man, Wolverine Maker for 'Many Years to Come'
No sleep for Insomniac
It sounds like Sony studio Insomniac will be making Marvel games for many years yet. As part of an interview with Game Informer, Marvel Games general manager Haluk Mentes described the Burbank-based dev as “dear friends”, and insinuated that its collaboration will persist long beyond next year’s Marvel’s Wolverine...
News New PS5 Ad Campaign Starts to Take Over Global Landmarks
Sol Square becomes a spaceship
The physical side of Sony's new PS5 marketing campaign is starting to materialise, as a Madrid metro station has been transformed into a spaceship on both the inside and outside. Documented by the PlayStation Spain marketing team, the metro station at Puerta del Sol (or Sol Square) in the middle of Madrid has been...
News PS2 Set to Remain King of Consoles as Nintendo Switch Sales Start to Stall
For now, at least
For years, it's seemed as though the Nintendo Switch was destined to overtake the PS2 in terms of lifetime sales — but right now, it's no longer looking like such a formality. For the first time since it hit the market, the Switch has failed to break 1 million console sales within the latest quarter, suggesting that the hybrid...
News As PHYSINT Begins Early Development, Hideo Kojima Visits Long-Time Ally Guerrilla Games
New Horizons
Hideo Kojima was in Italy this weekend for the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 convention, a European twist on Comic Con. But seeing as he was nearby, he stopped off at long-time collaborator Guerrilla Games’ office in Amsterdam, where he paused for photos with Sony bigwig Hermen Hulst and studio director Jan-Bart van Beek, among others...
Random Turns Out the PS5 Can Be a Lot Smaller, and You Can Build One Yourself
In theory
The PS5 is a chunky bit of kit, even if you own one of the later, more slender models. If you've ever looked at your console under your TV and thought, "I wish this thing could be much smaller, and would ditch that weird-looking design," you're in luck. YouTube channel Not From Concentrate has proven the PS5 can be squeezed into a...
News Concord's Disastrous Demise Could Help Push for Better Consumer Rights in UK
Sony praised for refunds
Well, at least one (potential) positive may come from Concord's unprecedented failure: the disastrous PS5 and PC shooter is now being used to push for stronger consumer rights in the UK. As reported by Eurogamer, the 2024 title, which was shut down just two weeks after launch, has been mentioned by name in the House of...
News Think PS Plus Essential's Monthly Games Are Getting Worse? The Data Shows You're Wrong
Can't argue with numbers and charts
PS Plus — and since its introduction, PS Plus Essential — has been providing subscribers with a set of PlayStation games every month for years, but it's a benefit that often gets a bad rap. Sometimes, there's a sentiment among subscribers and onlookers that the monthly selection of titles is getting worse...
News 'It Happens on PS5': New PlayStation Adverts Mark Five Years of PS5
You can't park there mate
Sony has revealed three new PS5-focused adverts it'll be broadcasting starting today that are designed to celebrate the current-gen console as it turns five years old. Those adverts are called The Greatest Stunt Jump Ever, The Unexpected Catch, and Everyday Problems in Extraordinary Vehicles. Vice president of global...
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
Sony has hit us with a double whammy of new sales on the PS Store, with a Halloween offer and a Planet of the Discounts sale running concurrently. Both of these offers conclude on 5th November 2025, meaning you only have a couple more days to take advantage. In order to help navigate this latest torrent of...
Talking Point If Xbox Drops the Cost, Would You Be Happy Still Paying for PS6 Multiplayer?
Pay to play
Rumour has it that, with Microsoft's upcoming Xbox hardware, the company plans to drop the requirement to pay for access to online multiplayer. If that really is the case, Sony's PS6 could be the only next-generation console still charging for the privilege. Obviously we won't know for certain whether this will happen until it happens,...
News Sony Stands with Japan's Creators in AI Copyright Crackdown
Anime giants unite against Sora 2
Sony’s anime subsidiary Aniplex is one of several major Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) members who’s requested the organisation write to OpenAI about the unauthorised training of its content by video generator Sora 2. Sora 2 allows users to write prompts in order to create short videos and...
News Forgotten PS5, PC Game Lost Soul Aside Still Being Patched and Optimised
New update available to download now
After a decade of waiting and anticipation, the world has very quickly moved on from PS5, PC title Lost Soul Aside. The game released to disappointing reviews, and it's hardly been mentioned since that August 2025 launch. Still, developer UltiZero Games is working to improve its action-focused effort...
News PS5's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Draws Closer with Naughty Dog Recruitment Drive
Localisers and testers wanted
Naughty Dog is currently deep in development on its next big action adventure game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and it seems things are moving along nicely. When the sci-fi title was announced back at The Game Awards 2024, no release window was attached, so exactly when it's coming is up for debate. However,...
News 'Fame Does Not Create a Trademark': Sony, Tencent's War of Words Over Horizon Rip-Off Rage On
Ready, fight
Tencent is not backing down in its fight against Sony over the alleged Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram. The two organisations have gone back-and-forth in the courts a couple of times now, with the PlayStation maker originally describing its Chinese rival’s effort as a “slavish clone”. It sought the complete elimination of the...
News Sony Bend's PS5 Game Cancellation Could Be Seen Coming, Says Ex Dev
Didn't make "enough substantial progress" in three years
A former employee of Days Gone developer Bend Studio has commented that the cancellation of the team's live service game could be seen coming prior to it being made official. According to Robert Morrison, who spent almost three years at the developer (from July 2022 to June 2025) as a senior...
Rumour PS Portal Could Be About to Get Even More Compelling
Stream machine
We know Sony’s handheld accessory PS Portal has proven an enormous success, with approximately 5% of the PS5’s install base estimated to have purchased the Remote Play streaming device in the US. Well, it could be about to get even better, assuming screenshots from Reddit are accurate. A couple of pictures doing the rounds show...
News Sony's Brave Bet on Anime Is Looking Like a Masterstroke
As Chainsaw Man rules the Box Office
Sony’s throwing all its chips in the anime basket – and it’s paying off big time. Fresh from the record-breaking success of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle earlier in the year, the new Chainsaw Man movie is cleaning up. In fact, the Reze Arc is currently top of the US Box Office, beating out the new Bruce...
News Sony's Rumoured Handheld May Be Years Away, But Ghost of Tsushima Is Steam Deck Verified Now
Jin-'n'-out
Sony has updated Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut on PC to add Steam Deck compatibility. While verification isn’t necessarily required to run a release on Valve’s handheld, it does symbolise that additional work has been invested to ensure playability has been optimised. As part of the Patch Notes on the game’s Steam page,...
Shadows of the Colossus
In this era of controversial Sony live service disasters, it seems almost sacrilege to suggest PS2 classic Shadow of the Colossus could have been an online game. But that was what auteur Fumito Ueda originally had in mind. An interview with the ex-Sony man on the 20th anniversary of the game’s release reminds us of the...
News Sony's Social Media Tribute to the PS2 Borders on Insulting
You can do better
The legendary PS2 celebrated its 25th anniversary in North America over the weekend, and Sony’s social media tribute bordered on insulting. The company took the opportunity to promote its PS Plus Premium retro games, which makes sense, until you realise it’s missing many of the system’s most memorable releases. The...
News PlayStation Is Trying to Scrub Any Mention of Its Failed Concerts from the Internet
More concert cancellations, web page gone
The chances of any further PlayStation: The Concert dates going ahead next year, as the tour is set to hit the USA, seem increasingly unlikely. It's been noticed that a further 11 stops on the USA leg of the world tour have now been cancelled, with Ticketmaster no longer listing them as up for purchase...
News PS6 Could Be the Only Next-Gen Console Charging for Online Multiplayer
Next-gen Xbox reportedly removing paywall
After offering online free of charge on PS3, the fact that access to multiplayer servers was tied into Sony's subscription service PS Plus upon the launch of the PS4 was always a quiet but contentious topic. The debate effectively died out after a few years, but it may soon flare up again, as it's been...
News PS5's Power Saver Probably Isn't Tied to a Next-Gen Handheld, But It's Intriguing All the Same
Whole world in your hands
We’re sure you’ve read a lot about PS5’s new Power Saver mode. The feature, added in a recent firmware update, has been positioned as part of Sony’s long-term eco-friendly initiative. A handful of titles have been updated to support it, including Demon’s Souls and Days Go
Random Fans Can't Believe Halo Is Coming to PS5 Before Killzone
Halo, goodbye
Once famously described by various magazines as a ‘Halo Killer’, some PlayStation fans can’t believe Master Chief will arrive on PS5 before first-person shooter series Killzone. In the aftermath of this weekend’s announcement, where Halo: Campaign Evolved was officially confirmed for Sony’s console, one of the most viral...
News Cancelled God of War PS5 Game Leaks in Screenshots
Here's what Bluepoint was making
Bluepoint Games, the remake specialist behind Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls, was once working on a live-service God of War title for PS5. It was cancelled, along with another Game as a Service from Days Gone team Bend Studio, but now some of the developer's work has surfaced online. Via a MP1ST report, a...
News Sony Rules Out Acquiring Batman, Mortal Kombat Maker Warner Bros
Doesn't want a "big Hollywood M&A deal" right now
Sony has ruled itself out as one of the companies interested in acquiring Warner Bros after it essentially put itself up for sale. Last week, Warner Bros revealed it has "initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value". The quote came after rumours of bids for the firm...
News This Astro Bot Dual Speeder Figure Might Be the Best PS5 Merch Money Can Buy
Need for speed
If you've got room on your shelf for something special, you may want to hold out for this newly announced Astro Bot Dual Speeder figure. It doesn't have a release date yet, but the posable figurine has got to be one of the coolest PlayStation collectibles we've seen in a long time. It's from Bandai Spirits Tamashii Nations — a...
News PS5 Surpasses Lifetime PS3 Sales in the US
Onto the next
The PS5 has now overtaken the PS3 in terms of lifetime sales in the US. That's according to the latest data from ever-informative Circana (formerly NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella, who reports that Sony's current-gen console topped the PS3 as of September this year. Those of you who were around for the PS3 generation may remember the...
News Sony Game Helldivers 2 Is Proving a Monstrous Success on Xbox
Hey big seller
Do you remember when we reported August’s USA sales charts? Helldivers 2 was missing from the Xbox charts, which we immediately posited as an error. Analyst Mat Piscatella, who publishes the data, said he’d investigate – and here we are. The third-person shooter is a massive success on Microsoft’s machine. So,
News You Could Now Play Death Stranding 1, 2 with Worse Graphics on PS5
Both games get the Power Saver mode update
Death Stranding Director's Cut, the enhanced PS5 version of the original game, has been updated to take advantage of the console's new Power Saver mode. When played in this mode, the game's overall performance (graphics, frame rate, and potentially more) will be reduced, but it'll consume less power. In...
News PS Portal Still a Huge Success as Sony Reportedly Preps PS6 Handheld
5% attach rate to PS5 in the USA
At least one in every 20 owners of a PS5 in the USA also has a PS Portal to go with the console, it's been revealed. Mat Piscatella of Circana shared as part of the USA sales report for September 2025 that "the attach rate of PlayStation Portal to PlayStation 5 hardware has now exceeded 5%". A device heavily...
News PS5 Black Friday Bundle Will Knock $100 Off the Price
That should sell
Sony’s hoping to fatten a few stockings with PS5s this Black Friday, as word of an upcoming Fortnite bundle comes courtesy of the ever-reliable billbil-kun of Dealabs. According to the snoop, the platform holder plans to introduce the new console on 21st November, a week prior to the busy Black Friday shopping period. The...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Available Now, Here's What It Does
More than just mere stability
Sony has released a meaty new firmware update for the PS5, which adds more than system stability – although you shouldn’t get your hopes up too high. The patch – creatively codenamed 25.07-12.20.00 – is available to download now, and weighs in at a whopping 1.319GB in size. Among its new features are the...
News PS6 Could Be Less Than Half the Price of Microsoft's 'Very Premium' Next-Gen Xbox
No brainer
We’ve already reported on how the PS6 – due out in 2027 – is expected to be less powerful than Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox, but that difference is going to come at a significant cost it seems. Earlier this week, in an interview with
"They can't do the same thing"
Conversations about the next generation of consoles have already begun, with lots of rumours about PS6 and its supposed arrival in 2027. However, many are satisfied with what current-gen machines are capable of, and the diminishing returns offered by new, technically more powerful consoles are becoming so minute that...
News PSN Services Stabilise After Global AWS Outage Caused Chaos Around the World
Fortnite, Roblox, and Gran Turismo 7 affected
If you’re having issues connecting to PSN right now, you’re not alone. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is currently impacting dozens upon dozens of online systems, including Sony’s gaming network. While we’re currently connected, the service does seem shaky in our neck of the woods...
News Surprise Days Gone Remastered Update Takes Advantage of New PS5 Feature
Freaky deaky
Days Gone Remastered has become the latest PS5 game to take advantage of Sony’s new Power Saver feature. Sony’s gradually been rolling out support for this profile, after it was added to its console in a recent firmware update. While we haven’t been able to test out the feature in Bend Studio’s apocalyptic open world just yet,...
News The Possibility of Ghost of Yotei DLC Could Be Down to You
Sucker Punch wants to hear from its players
Beyond the previously confirmed Legends mode, it seems that what Ghost of Yotei developer Sucker Punch will do next is still very up in the air. The studio will soon decide what its next big project shall be, and it doesn't sound like any DLC or expansions for Ghost of Yotei have been locked in yet. In...
News PS5 Controller's Removable Battery Seemingly Debunked for Now
Not today, folks
Recent rumours said Sony was planning to roll out a revised version of the DualSense controller with a removable battery, but they may be incorrect – at least for now. The original rumour stemmed from Polish website PPE which has outed some a
News PS Store Quietly Adds Crucial New Feature for PS5, PS4 Deals
Price is right
Sony’s been quietly making crucial new improvements to the PS Store, like the recent addition of user reviews – and it’s just rolled out a very nice feature that’s long overdue, as first spotted by Reddit. Fans browsing discounted games may now spot a ‘Lowest Price in the Last 30 Days’ tab, which will tell y
Feature Last Chance to Get These 25+ Essential PS5, PS4 Games in Player's Choice Sale
Cheap PlayStation games we recommend this week
Sony's current PS Store sale is coming to an end. The Player's Choice promotion is an absolutely colossal offering, spanning almost 5,000 different games, available only until 22nd October. However, there's a lot of filler making up the numbers here, so we're going to focus on the absolute essential...
News Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
Smooth as butter
Sucker Punch has been cleaning up some minor bugs in its acclaimed PS5 open world game Ghost of Yotei, with v1.10 available now. The patch largely focuses on some very small flaws, like a “rare crash that could occur when ray tracing is enabled” and other progression hiccups. The full list of fixes, as provided by the Seattle...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Patched to Take Advantage of Power Saving Feature
And it really does reduce power draw
Demon’s Souls, the PS5 launch remake, has been patched to take advantage of Sony’s new power saving feature. For those who don’t know, the power saving toggle was added to the new-gen console in a recent firmware update. It’s been advertised as part of PlayStation’s continued commitment to lowering...
News Sony Plans to Start Shooting Horizon Movie in 2026, with 2027 Release Planned
But live action film needs a director first
Sony’s live action movie adaptation of Horizon will start shooting in 2026, with the company currently looking to lock down a director. According to court filings seen by The Game Post, the film already has a working script and is getting close to entering production. The company hopes to release the...
News Sony's Increasing Power Over Anime Is Starting to Raise Some Eyebrows
Part of the club
There’s an interesting story about anime on Automaton, and how Sony’s increasing death grip on the medium could be potentially causing issues. The story revolves around Ichiro Yamaguchi, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Sakanaction. He noted earlier in the year that he’d like to produce the soundtracks for more...
News PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Now Available to Wishlist on PS Store
Get your claws on it
Earlier this year, we finally got our first proper glimpse of Marvel's Wolverine, the next major superhero action title from Insomniac Games. If you like what you see, good news: you can now add the game to your PS5 wishlist via the PS Store. After proving itself with three excellent Spider-Man adventures, the studio is...
News Ghost of Yotei Sales Fall Off In Japan, But PS5 Exclusive Still Sticks Around in Second Place
Mario's back on top
Following on from its impressive number one debut in the Japanese sales charts last week, Ghost of Yotei's numbers have fallen off fairly hard — but it's still managed to hold on in second place. The PS5 exclusive moved 120,196 physical copies within its launch week, having dropped on the 2nd October. It's shifted an...
