@Ravix @Max_the_German GTA 6 has already won the Most Anticipated award on the PS Blog, and it's taken out of the category when it wins for future years. It's explained on the blog.
@darylb24 We're all different editorial teams that request review codes separately; there's not just one code for the entire network of sites and only one of us gets it. I can't speak for what happened with Pure Xbox's access, but we source our own independently.
@Northern_munkey The servers were online for most of our review process, but there weren’t enough people with access to the game to fill them. This is why we’ve done the right thing and gone with a review in progress that’ll be updated with a final score next week.
@rjejr @PuppetMaster There are 5 difficulty options available from the start; there's not an unlockable harder mode after completion. There's an easy mode and then a casual mode below it.
I haven't tested the hardest mode, but the AI poses a fair challenge on medium, which is what I used for the review. I imagine the hardest mode is really quite challenging!
@MichaelNau All the side content I've played up until now has been pretty engaging — most of it has been more than just settling a dispute over a farm etc.
@KundaliniRising333 One of the optional activities to do is clear enemy camps, yeah.
@KundaliniRising333 You have to flick coins at other coins without them falling off the table or colliding with another to score points. It's simple but I really enjoyed it.
@Rich33 You create your own map markers by identifying landmarks through the spyglass. You have to be very close to something if you stumble upon it completely naturally for it to be marked on your map.
Hey everyone, thanks for reading! I have tried to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible, but if you have any questions beyond what's covered, feel free to copy me in.
@Hyena_socks The game autosaves pretty frequently, and there are little shrines dotted about where you can make additional saves.
Some enemies do respawn, yes.
It's mostly more action and combat-focused in general, but there is a certain point in the story where the gore and action is seriously cranked up. That's in relation to the narrative.
@pawlslax On the standard difficulty (which is called hard), it’s a tough game that’s definitely harder than Silent Hill 2. There is a story mode below it, though, that proves a lot more manageable.
@Fiendish-Beaver The DLC is built into the base game, as you access it via a new quest that triggers when you load up a save. However, the quest takes you to a new area in Rome, and the whole expansion takes place within that new space.
@Enuo I did. This is how it's always worked. Outlets gather information from sources they trust, and then publish an article when they feel confident enough in the story.
You don't publicly state what your sources are, otherwise, you'll never have any sources ever again.
@awp69 MGS Delta looks and plays far better than Gears of War: Reloaded does. This is basically the same game from 2006 with improved visuals, while Delta has gameplay improvements.
Metal Gear Solid 3 is also a better game than Gears of War.
@Ravix It's not advertising, I can only report my experience with the game. I noticed frame rate drops, but they didn't come across all that major to me.
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Re: PS Blog Wants Your PS5 Game of the Year Nominations for 2025
@Ravix @Max_the_German GTA 6 has already won the Most Anticipated award on the PS Blog, and it's taken out of the category when it wins for future years. It's explained on the blog.
Re: Huge Ghost of Yotei PS5 Patch Drops Next Week, Adds New Game+, Items, and More
@Fiendish-Beaver The new Trophies will be added as a DLC list, so they won't affect unlocking the Platinum for the base game.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5) - The Most Absurd Game in Series History
@Darude84 I guess you didn't read the whole review then?
Re: Sniper Elite Resistance Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough
@WolfyTn @EK42 @Gremio108 It's on Game Pass from today, thus we republish the guides.
Re: PS6 Could Be the Only Next-Gen Console Charging for Online Multiplayer
@nicc83 That's why "could be" is in the headline.
Re: The Outer Worlds 2 (PS5) - Mechanically Fantastic RPG Struggles to Be Memorable
@darylb24 We're all different editorial teams that request review codes separately; there's not just one code for the entire network of sites and only one of us gets it. I can't speak for what happened with Pure Xbox's access, but we source our own independently.
Re: 'Final' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 DLC, Mysteria Ecclesiae, Dated for November
I refuse to believe this is going to be the last DLC and they're moving on, this game has been way too successful for them to stop now.
I reckon they'll put out a larger expansion next year, like Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk 2077.
Re: Review in Progress: Battlefield 6 (PS5) - You Won't Be Buying This One for the Campaign
@Northern_munkey The servers were online for most of our review process, but there weren’t enough people with access to the game to fill them. This is why we’ve done the right thing and gone with a review in progress that’ll be updated with a final score next week.
Re: First PS Plus Extra Game for October 2025 Leaked
@Oram77 There hasn't been any reliable reporting about it yet.
Re: October 2025 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
@sanderson72 It's listed for PS4 on the PS Store page: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP4837-PPSA04158_00-GS3MAINGAMEPACK0
Seems only a special edition is on PS4 normally, but it's on PS Plus Essential for PS4 owners too.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@StrickenBiged No, I don't believe there's a transmog system. I certainly haven't come across one, at least.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@SeaDaVie They're called Hard and Lethal.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@BeyondKnight Yes, and I still have some more to do.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@rjejr @PuppetMaster There are 5 difficulty options available from the start; there's not an unlockable harder mode after completion. There's an easy mode and then a casual mode below it.
I haven't tested the hardest mode, but the AI poses a fair challenge on medium, which is what I used for the review. I imagine the hardest mode is really quite challenging!
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@Cerny There's definitely a little bit of clipping tied to your weapons and clothing, but that's all I noticed.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@MichaelNau All the side content I've played up until now has been pretty engaging — most of it has been more than just settling a dispute over a farm etc.
@KundaliniRising333 One of the optional activities to do is clear enemy camps, yeah.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@KundaliniRising333 You have to flick coins at other coins without them falling off the table or colliding with another to score points. It's simple but I really enjoyed it.
@Rich33 You create your own map markers by identifying landmarks through the spyglass. You have to be very close to something if you stumble upon it completely naturally for it to be marked on your map.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
Hey everyone, thanks for reading! I have tried to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible, but if you have any questions beyond what's covered, feel free to copy me in.
Re: State of Play Confirmed for 24th September, 35 Minutes of PS5 News and Reveals
It would be great if people could read the article to see Saros is already confirmed for the show. 😂
Re: Arc Raiders Wants You to Break Its Servers Before PS5 Launch
@Broosh I've fixed that now, thanks for pointing it out!
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah, there's a Trophy for beating the game on the hardest difficulty.
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
@Fiendish-Beaver No worries! Story and Hard mode are unlocked from the start, but you need to finish the game first to access the hardest mode.
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
@Fiendish-Beaver All your character upgrades (health, sanity, stamina) carry over, and you can select a new, harder difficulty option.
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
@Hyena_socks The game autosaves pretty frequently, and there are little shrines dotted about where you can make additional saves.
Some enemies do respawn, yes.
It's mostly more action and combat-focused in general, but there is a certain point in the story where the gore and action is seriously cranked up. That's in relation to the narrative.
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
@pawlslax On the standard difficulty (which is called hard), it’s a tough game that’s definitely harder than Silent Hill 2. There is a story mode below it, though, that proves a lot more manageable.
Re: Silent Hill F (PS5) - Brutal Survival Horror Walks a New Path
Hey everyone, thanks for reading! If you have any questions beyond what’s in the review, feel free to copy me in.
If the performance issues are fixed, I think the game is just about an 8/10. However, it was impossible for me to ignore them in my playthrough.
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
@Ricky-Spanish Yes, it's linked in this very article. The reasoning didn't come from Sony, though.
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
@Ricky-Spanish No, Sony hasn't said anything publicly about reducing the SSD size.
Re: Borderlands 4 Shift Codes to Redeem Now (September 2025)
@Nightcrawler71 Yes, they're universal. You link your Shift account to your profile on whatever platform you want to play on.
Re: Borderlands 4 Shift Codes to Redeem Now (September 2025)
@WolfyTn I don't own the game yet and have successfully redeemed the first Shift Code to the account I'll be using on PS5.
Re: Indiana Jones Uncovers The Order of Giants in New PS5 DLC Out Now
@KundaliniRising333 From what I've seen, it's a new area that leads off of the Vatican map from the base game.
Re: Indiana Jones Uncovers The Order of Giants in New PS5 DLC Out Now
@Fiendish-Beaver Nah, I don't think the original game has been updated in any way. The DLC has simply added this new content to it.
Re: Indiana Jones Uncovers The Order of Giants in New PS5 DLC Out Now
@Fiendish-Beaver The DLC is built into the base game, as you access it via a new quest that triggers when you load up a save. However, the quest takes you to a new area in Rome, and the whole expansion takes place within that new space.
Re: Square Enix Is Taking All Its Big Guns to TGS This Month
@Flaming_Kaiser It's been available for over a year: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0082-PPSA18287_00-OCTOPATH1PS5E000
Re: Wolverine PS5 to Finally Be Revealed in Next State of Play, It's Claimed
@Enuo I did. This is how it's always worked. Outlets gather information from sources they trust, and then publish an article when they feel confident enough in the story.
You don't publicly state what your sources are, otherwise, you'll never have any sources ever again.
Re: Wolverine PS5 to Finally Be Revealed in Next State of Play, It's Claimed
@Enuo Did you read the article?
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2025 Announced
@wildcat_kickz That's from January 2026 onwards.
Re: Gears of War: Reloaded (PS5) - Iconic Xbox Shooter Is the Perfect Intro for PlayStation Fans
@ElectricWizard No bias whatsoever. I review what's put in front of me.
Re: Gears of War: Reloaded (PS5) - Iconic Xbox Shooter Is the Perfect Intro for PlayStation Fans
@awp69 MGS Delta looks and plays far better than Gears of War: Reloaded does. This is basically the same game from 2006 with improved visuals, while Delta has gameplay improvements.
Metal Gear Solid 3 is also a better game than Gears of War.
Re: The Sheer Presence of Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Delaying PS5 Indie Games
@Frmknst No, four actually!
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
@Ravix It's not advertising, I can only report my experience with the game. I noticed frame rate drops, but they didn't come across all that major to me.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
@Kidfunkadelic83 Yes, you can crouch and move at the same time.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
Hi everyone, if you have any questions beyond what is covered in the review, feel free to copy me in.
Re: PS5 Price Increases Confirmed for USA, Effective 21st August
We'll be closing the comments section on this article now, as we approach midnight UK time. Thanks for participating!
Re: Mafia: The Old Country Explores Side Content in New PS5 Trailer
@Dodoo No idea I'm afraid, we don't have review code. It looks like code was only available for PC.
Re: Battlefield 6 Beta: All Start Times and How to Get Early Access
@BLKxHER0 Nope, the Phantom Edition doesn't include beta early access.
Re: These 12+ New PS5, PS4, PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)
@Simulated-Soul https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/ps-stars-program-marks-its-eventual-shut-down-with-one-last-collectible
Re: Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala Both Share the PS5 FC 26 Standard Cover
@get2sammyb @Hi569 The interview with Jamal Musiala confirms the shoot for the FC 26 cover was done in May.
Re: The Last of Us Season 2 Gets 16 Emmy Awards Nominations
@rjejr It is true: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/04/hbo-renews-the-last-of-us-for-a-third-season
Re: The Last of Us Season 2 Gets 16 Emmy Awards Nominations
@wildcat_kickz That category is in relation to a "making of" documentary on The Last of Us TV series.