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News Uncharted Movie Extended Clip Shows Off Chaotic Cargo Plane Action Scene
Ah, crap
One of the most iconic moments in the Uncharted franchise is the cargo plane sequence. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is full of bombastic scenes, but the part in which our hero is left dangling above a desert thousands of feet in the air is emblematic of the series' larger-than-life action. The Uncharted movie takes direct inspiration from...
News PS5's New PSVR Headset Officially Named PlayStation VR2, Full Specs Revealed
4K HDR! Eye tracking! Headset feedback!
Sony has pulled back the curtain on PlayStation 5’s next-gen PSVR headset, which now has an official name: PlayStation VR2. Bet you’d never have predicted that, eh? Alongside the moniker comes news of a brand-new game: Horizon Call of the Mountain, which is being developed in collaboration between
News Horizon Call of the Mountain Is Your First Glimpse of PS5's Next-Gen PlayStation VR2
Heed the call
It's almost 2AM here in the UK, but Sony clearly doesn't give a damn about our sleeping patterns. The Japanese giant's just announced that a new Horizon title — Horizon Call of the Mountain — is in development for PlayStation VR2. You can find the specs and more information about the new headset
News PS Plus Games for January 2022 Are Available to Download Now
PS Plus games ready to roll on PS5 and PS4
New year, new PlayStation Plus games. Sony is kicking off 2022 with a pretty stellar selection of software across PS5 and PS4, and the trio of titles are rolling out right now. The new PS Plus lineup is live now in Europe, and will be arriving in other major regions very shortly. As a reminder, this month...
News PS Now's January 2022 Update Includes Mortal Kombat 11, Final Fantasy 12, More
Finish them
Sony’s other subscription service PS Now continues to chug along, ahead of increasing speculation that it may be merged with PS Plus later this year. For now, it’s business as usual, with a variety of titles joining the platform for both download and streaming. As is always the case, only the PlayStation 4 versions of the releases...
News Manufacturing Tittle-Tattle Tips PSVR 2 to Enter Production Soon
Hype builder
The word on the social media street is that the next-generation PSVR headset will go into production soon. Speculation stems from a Chinese supply chain source, who claims a company named Goertek has landed the contract. The firm previously partnered with PlayStation on its original virtual reality headset, and supplies components for...
News Your Last Chance to Grab PS5, PS4 PS Plus Games for December 2021
Add them to your library
Not everyone loved December 2021’s PS Plus update, but if you’re paying for the service, you may as well claim the games regardless. This is your last chance to do so, as January 2022’s selection of software will roll out within the next 24 hours, depending on when you’re reading this. Remember, the
News God of War Ragnarok Now Rated for PS5, PS4 Release in Saudi Arabia
Deity damage
Here’s an interesting little tidbit coming out of Saudi Arabia: God of War Ragnarok has been rated for release. Typically games don’t get classified until they’re close to launching, so this seems early for the anticipated sequel. Meta data scraped from Sony’s servers suggests the platform holder may be targeting a September...
News PlayStation Icon Shu Yoshida Selects Some PS5, PS4 Indies You Need to Play
Plus some PSVR picks
Shuhei Yoshida, the former PlayStation Studios president and current Sony indies evangelist, has picked a bunch of must-play PlayStation 5 and PS4 titles for the New Year. There are a bunch of expected inclusions here: Hades, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and Death’s Door. However, the iconic executive also highlighted a handful of...
Soapbox Sony's First-Party Exclusives Will Shine Once Again in 2022
Horizon! God of War! Gran Turismo! More?
I imagine everyone at PlayStation is proud of how it’s navigated the pandemic, but there must be a degree of disappointment within top brass walls. Sony planned for this generation probably better than any before it, and it had talked about transitioning players at record pace. The fact that it rounded out...
Soapbox How Discord Will Change the Way We Play PS5, PS4 Together in 2022
We're all connected
One of the bigger stories of 2021 came when Sony announced it had invested in Discord and was working on full integration with the PlayStation Network. The news emerged shortly after Microsoft withdrew from a rumoured $10 billion buyout of the social network, making for a nice juxtaposition among those who follow the industry...
News Horizon Forbidden West's Slitherfang Foe Looks Outrageous on PS5, PS4
Snake eyes
We’ve been banging on about Horizon Forbidden West’s snake-like machine Slitherfang for quite some time, but with good reason: Game Informer continues to tease with its recent cover story on the Guerrilla Games sequel, and this very short gameplay clip is mesmerising to say the least. It’s all been dramatically captured by – we...
News PlayStation Database Has God of War Ragnarok Set for September 2022 Release Date
But it could be a placeholder
God of War Ragnarok is supposed to launch at some point in 2022, but we're probably not getting an official release date announcement until fellow exclusive Horizon Forbidden West has hit store shelves in February. And even then, we're expecting Sony to give it at least another few months. Assuming that it doesn't get...
Soapbox PS5's Next-Gen PSVR Headset Is Going to Drop Jaws in 2022
A reality
Gamers can be a strange breed, you know? This is an industry that’s founded on technological innovation: it’s a beautiful blend of computing and entertainment. I don’t know about you, but I love this hobby because it never stands still: the games we play, the consoles we use – they’re always evolving. Compare the original...
Quiz Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2021
Recall some of the biggest and weirdest stories of 2021
Welcome to Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2021! It's time to take a look back at the events of the last 12 months and see what you can remember. What follows is a 25-question test of your knowledge — can you recall some of the year's biggest, funniest, and strangest news beats?...
Guide 10 PS5 Things You Should Do First This Christmas
Tips and tricks to getting started with PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has been here for a year, but if you were lucky enough to find PS5 stock and got a spangly new console for Christmas, you may be feeling a little overwhelmed right now. Obviously, you’ve been waiting patiently for the new-gen platform, but with so much on offer out of the box, you...
News Sony's Backwards PS4 to PS5 Upgrade System Is Still Causing Headaches
Some PS Plus users still need Final Fantasy VII Remake disc
It was supposed to be a week for celebration: the PS Plus version of Final Fantasy VII Remake was finally enabled for PlayStation 5 upgrades yesterday, meaning all those who claimed it through Sony’s subscription service could tuck into the new-gen edition, completely cost-free. Except...
News New Uncharted Movie Trailer Shows Off Bombastic Action, Sully's Moustache
A work in progress
Sony's Christmas present to us all is a brand new trailer for Uncharted -- the movie, that is. Co-starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor "Goddamn" Sullivan, the adventure flick is a fresh take on the Naughty Dog universe, with younger characters and a new forgotten treasure to find. This new trailer...
News PS5's First Commercial in China Is All About Bringing Stories to Life
Single player heaven
Sony may be coveting the multiplayer market a little more under the stewardship of Hermen Hulst, but it’ll always be best known for its single player games. That’s something the organisation’s first commercial in China leans into, as it blends a library scene with stories coming to life in games like Horizon Forbidden West...
News Jaw-Dropping PS5 Horizon Forbidden West Screens Show a Bustling Town
Settlers
Crikey, it looks good! Guerrilla has worked its magic once more, and while we’re still eager to see this in motion, here’s your first proper look at a town in Horizon Forbidden West. These screenshots come courtesy of Game Informer magazine, and we’ll redirect you to their website for the rest, but th
News Horizon Forbidden West's Huge PS5, PS4 Skill Tree Spans Traps, Stealth, More
Define your playstyle
Horizon Forbidden West has graced the cover of this month’s Game Informer, and details are beginning to emerge online. While we’d strongly encourage you to read the article for yourself, a couple of tidbits shared in a
News PS Store January Sale Live Now, Here Are the Best PS5, PS4 Deals
FIST! GTA Trilogy! Hades!
It's time for another big one: the PlayStation Store January sale. Live now on Sony's digital marketplace, every PS5, PS4 deal listed below will be available until either midnight on 7th January 2022 or the 19th. Be sure to check the PS Store listing so you don't miss out on anything. Let's jump straight in and see what...
News Game Informer Cover Story Digs into Horizon Forbidden West's Towns, Workbenches, and More
Loads on upcoming PS5, PS4 sequel
The media frenzy for Horizon Forbidden West is just getting started, have you noticed? Guerrilla recently launched a podcast, is publishing trailers at a relatively frequent chop, and we’re starting to learn little details,
News Horizon Forbidden West Could Have a Huge PS5, PS4 File Size Footprint
Almost 100GB, allegedly
Horizon Forbidden West is shaping up to be a stonker in more ways than one! Early data scrubbed from Sony’s servers and shared on Twitter by PlayStation Game Sizes suggests that the Guerrilla sequel may have a file size of more than 96GB prior to any patches on the PlayStation 5. While this information is historically...
News Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Voted PS5 Game of the Year on PS Blog
Resident Evil Village wins PS4 GOTY
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has been voted the PlayStation 5 Game of the Year on the PlayStation Blog, decided by the public. Resident Evil Village scooped up the prize for the PS4 Game of the Year, and there were also wins for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and
News Not Everyone Had the Fortitude to Finish Returnal on PS5
Can't be Returnarsed
Games are designed to be beaten these days, especially Sony published ones. If you look at the completion rate for releases like God of War and The Last of Us 2, they’re extraordinarily high, despite delivering fairly long campaigns. Returnal is an exception: the punishing roguelike demands perfection, and current Trophy data...
Video The State of PlayStation VR in 2021
A different reality
The PlayStation 5 might be shiny and all, but another piece of important Sony tech still making waves (just about) is, of course, PSVR. The original headset launched in 2016, having recently celebrated its fifth anniversary on the market. As such, we found ourselves wondering: where does Sony’s take on virtual reality currently...
News First and Third Party PlayStation Studios Wish You Happy Holidays with These Greetings Cards
Feeling festive
In what has become a festive tradition, Sony has today posted a whole host of lovely greetings cards over on PlayStation Blog, celebrating the holiday season. Numerous developers and publishers have created an image for the occasion, and some of them are brilliant — it's well worth checking them out. As usual, the emphasis is on...
News The PS Vita Is Now 10 Years Old
Initial Japanese release was a decade ago
Ah, the PlayStation Vita. A beautiful handheld gaming device with oodles of potential, Sony's successor to the PSP was — and still is — a cracking little machine. While most of us didn't get our hands on one until February 2012, it was originally released in Japan on 17th December, 2011 — 10 whole...
News Destruction AllStars January Update Will Make Key Changes to Gameplay, Presentation
Redemption arc
Destruction AllStars might not have set the world on fire when it arrived earlier in the year, but developer Lucid Games is still working hard to keep the motor running. A recent update from the studio on the game's subreddit indicates that pretty major changes are coming in the new year, refreshing the experience in some fundamental...
News Gran Turismo 7 Achieves 'Tangible' Realism on PS5 with Haptics, Ray Tracing, More
Kaz is back in another video
Gran Turismo has always been striving for the most realistic experience possible, and so each iteration is a step forward towards that goal. Of course, Gran Turismo 7 is just around the corner, and the first game in the series to hit Sony's latest hardware, PlayStation 5. While it is coming to PS4 as well, it's the...
News Horizon Forbidden West's Stunning Sci-Fi Ecosystem Unleashed in PS5, PS4 Trailer
A bit of an animal
This is a fantastic trailer! After teasing a bunch of new machines during The Game Awards last week, Guerrilla has unleashed an all-new Horizon Forbidden West trailer which fully introduces its absurdly beautiful sci-fi ecosystem. We’ve already talked up the new machines, like the snake-style Slitherfang, but this gives you an...
News Nixxes Responsible for Recent Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patches
Put straight to work
Sony bought Nixxes Software to help with its efforts in the PC space, and it looks like that team was put straight to work on Horizon Zero Dawn since the purchase. The Guerrilla Games Twitter account posted this morning about the recent 1.11.1 patch on PC, and then followed up by
News One of the Key Figures Behind the Launch of PlayStation Has Passed Away
"Ian helped bring some incredible games to life"
We're sad to report that the founder of Imagine Software, Psygnosis and Evolution Studios, Ian Hetherington, has passed away after battling a short illness. One of the UK's most influential video gaming figures, Hetherington co-founded Imagine Software in 1982, a studio that was infamous for its high...
News Guerrilla Shares PS4 Screenshots of Horizon Forbidden West
Looking good
Getting caught up in the excitement of the PlayStation 5 and its slate of upcoming titles is fairly easy as we look ahead to 2022, but it's always important to remember so many gamers will still be using the PS4 for the years to come. Case in point: Horizon Forbidden West will be coming to Sony's last-gen console day and date with its...
News Sony Reveals Uncharted Movie Poster
Treasure hunt
Sony has today revealed the official movie poster for Uncharted, which you'll see slapped across cinemas worldwide in the lead up to its release early next year. Maybe there will even be some physical versions for theatre staff to hand out when you collect your tickets — wouldn't that be a nice surprise. Anyway, this is a rather dull...
News Sony Launches Brilliant Accessibility Website for PS5, PS4
As company's commitment continues
It’s taken too long, but accessibility is finally being acknowledged by the games industry. Sony, along with the other major platform holders, has been playing a big role in this charge – and has solidified its efforts with a new website dedicated to detailing some of the features and functions of both its...
News Sony Quietly Shaping Up After Indie Backlash Earlier in the Year
You've changed, man
Perhaps one of the biggest takeaways from 2021, at least from a PlayStation persuasion, is that while Sony may not say much publicly, it’s always busy behind-the-scenes. We’ve seen evidence of that all year, whether it’s the announcement of surprise expansions like Ghost of Tsushima’s Iki Island or the sudden acquisition...
News PS4 Hack Exploit Allegedly Opens Hardware to Homebrew
Running on relatively recent firmware
A new PlayStation 4 hack has allegedly unlocked the console for homebrew, and could potentially compromise the PS5 as well. A trio of coders released the hack which works on PS4 firmware update v9.00. It’s important to note that, as of 1st December, the latest firmware is v9.03, so this is leveraging a...
News PS Plus Not Required in Free Online Multiplayer Weekend for PS5, PS4 Games
Get connected
Since the arrival of the PlayStation 4, access to online multiplayer has been part of a PS Plus subscription, and that's very unlikely to change. Still, every now and again, Sony throws us all a bone, lifting the requirement for a brief period to let all users enjoy some online gaming. This coming weekend is one of those times: Yes,...
News Sony Is Releasing Official PS5 Console Covers in 2022
Yes, Midnight Black is an option
Yep, it's happening: Sony has announced that official "console covers" for the PlayStation 5 will be available to purchase in 2022. These different coloured covers can be used to customise the look of your system, matching the current, and brand new DualSense colour schemes. And yes, there'll be different kinds of...
News PS5 Controllers Coming in Pink, Blue, and Purple in January
Out of this world
Oh em gee! Sony has announced a new batch of PlayStation 5 controller colours scheduled to release in January, and once again it’s selected some stunning hues. The new range of coloured pads include Galactic Purple, Nova Pink, and Starlight Blue. As with all PS5 pads, prices start at $74.99 a pop. These will be followed by...
News One of Spidey's Moves in Spider-Man: No Way Home Is Taken Directly from the PS4 Game
Will you spot it?
Spider-Man: No Way Home is obviously the latest Marvel media doing the rounds right now, with the cinema release coming in just a few days. As part of this, the cast has been popping up in interviews everywhere, and that includes the one above from Mexican YouTube channel, Extraordinerd. In it, Tom Holland is asked whether...
News Sony Acquires Guns Up Team Valkyrie Entertainment
Will make "invaluable contributions" to PS5 games
Sony has today acquired another studio: GUNS UP! developer Valkyrie Entertainment. The Seattle based team has worked as an outsourcing studio for much of its lifespan, lending a helping hand to the likes of God of War, Forza Motorsport, and titles out of Riot Games. Most recently, it was confirmed to...
News Did You Spot the Snake Robot in Horizon Forbidden West's PS5, PS4 Trailer?
Don't tread on me
If the aim with Horizon Forbidden West was for Guerrilla Games to go bigger and better, then it’s looking like it’s going to stick the landing with a Thunderjaw-esque stomp. While we’ve already been introduced to the elephant-style machine, the Tremortusk, the Dutch developer teased a couple more exotic arrivals in its...
Deal PS Plus 12 Month Subscription Is Half Price on PlayStation Store for a Limited Time
Stock up your PS Plus membership
Here's a PSA for everyone: PlayStation Plus is currently on offer via PS Store, and it's as good a deal as you'll find right now. As Sony confirmed yesterday, you can buy a PS Plus 12-month subscription for half the usual price. It's normally £49.99/$59.99 for a year's membership, but right now, you can get it for...
News New Horizon Forbidden West Trailer Features Gameplay and Costumes
Face paint too
Guerrilla Games kept things short and simple with its appearance at The Game Awards: a new gameplay trailer for Horizon Forbidden West featuring new areas and even some new costumes and face paints. It doesn't show much that's particularly new, but that's okay when the game is only a few months away from launch. 18th February 2022, in...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2021 Right Here
The Keighley cometh
Watch The Game Awards 2021 right here. The finale to a full calendar year of gaming awaits: Geoff Keighley will be your host for one last big shindig before we all bunker down for the holidays. As is always the case, there’ll be a mixture of awards, interviews, and World Premieres during this showcase, with new game reveals and...
Video PS4 to PS5 Game Upgrades Like Uncharted are Messier Than They Ought to Be
Buried treasure
Earlier this week we got word of how the upgrade path for Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection will work. But where other publishers and platform holders have made upgrades as easy as possible, PlayStation’s first-party suite of titles continue to require a spreadsheet’s worth of breakdown to work out what option is best for...
News New PS Store Sale Live Now, Contains The Game Awards Nominees
Kena! Battlefield 2042! Returnal!
A new PlayStation Store sale is live right now, themed around The Game Awards this evening. Given how close we are to the event, these PS5, PS4 deals aren't sticking around for very long. You have got until midnight on 13th December 2021 to grab anything you fancy. Let's take a look at some of the best titles on...
