Review Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) - One of the Generation's Greatest Action Experiences
I got Soul but I'm not a Soulslike
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News Rare Insight into PS5 Sales Pattern Reveals Significant Wolverine Bump
Good job, bub
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News Sony's Been Quietly Introducing the Cast of Until Dawn 2 Ahead of Its PS5 Release Next Year
Each one more punchable than the last
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Rumour Silent Hill 1 Remake Aiming for 2027 PS5 Release
Voice cast members leaked
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Round Up Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Reviews Are In, and It's Another Game of the Year Contender
Weaponised fun
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News Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Adds Roguelike Mode Next Month on PS5
Siege of Castle Doom dated
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YesterdayMon, 26th Oct 2026
Feature 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Planet of the Deals Sale (North America/Europe)
Recommended games going cheap
Planet of the Deals is the PS Store's latest sale, running until 4th November, 2026. As always, there are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games on offer, and that's an awful lot of potential purchases to scroll through. To try and help out, we've compiled a smaller list of great games that we think are worth considering...
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Guide These 46+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (26th-1st November)
Phantom Blade Zero! The Wolf Among Us! STEINS;GATE!
The PS5 release schedule is absolutely, utterly stacked this week – in fact, this is the biggest update I think I’ve put together since we started this series. There should be no guesses about the biggest new game: it’s unquestionably Phantom Blade Zero, from Chinese dev S-GAME. There are...
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Review Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) - One of the Generation's Greatest Action Experiences
I got Soul but I'm not a Soulslike
Should you ever wonder what it might feel like to be the coolest person on the planet, then Phantom Blade Zero is utterly hell-bent on fulfilling that fantasy. The western debut from S-GAME makes a punchy, stylish, and deep combat system the nucleus of an adventure full of action and flair. It’s presented with a...
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News EA Scrubbing Mass Effect from Other Games as Series Starts to Die Off
Future cosmetics for Battlefield 6 event removed
Unless another studio receives the license or the IP is bought out entirely, it seems the Mass Effect series is no more. EA has cancelled the next entry in the RPG franchise and shut down the storied developer making it, BioWare. Now, the publisher is removing its name and branding from other titles,...
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News Rare Insight into PS5 Sales Pattern Reveals Significant Wolverine Bump
Good job, bub
Circana sells its insight into US hardware sales, so it’s rare we get an actual glimpse into the PS5’s sales pattern quite like this. But analyst Mat Piscatella, who last week said Marvel’s Wolverine was the primary driver behind Sony’s console sales in September, has responded to the doubters with an actual graph.
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News Sony's PS6 Handheld May Be More Capable Than Every Other Device on the Market
"An exclusive of sorts" on AMD's cutting-edge architecture
There’s understandable concern about the price of next-gen hardware, and I think that’s undoubtedly going to dominate discussion around the PS6. But let’s not forget that Sony tends to make incredible consoles, and it’s going to be exciting to see what the Japanese giant achieves...
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News Microsoft Gives Dishonored Dev More Time to Find a Buyer, Needs a Partner to Finish Blade
Now has until 13th December 2026
The deadline relating to Arkane Lyon's search for a new owner has been extended by one month, Microsoft confirmed. The developer and Microsoft previously set a cut-off point of 13th November 2026, but that has now been extended to 13th December, as per comments from a representative: "We have extended the...
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News Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch Hit with Layoffs as Leadership Eyes Next PlayStation Project
Sony studio makes cuts
Sucker Punch Productions, the Sony-owned PlayStation Studio and Ghost of Yotei developer, has reportedly made cuts to its workforce. According to Aftermath, who cite an unnamed ex-Sucker Punch employee, at least 26 jobs have been slashed. It's estimated that the studio employs roughly 230 people. The layoffs come as a bit of...
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News Tomb Raider's PS5 Remake Tipped to Be Just as Long as the PS1 Classic
Spend roughly 15 hours as Lara Croft
When I was doing research for this article, I had it in my head the original Tomb Raider on PS1 was likely a maximum of eight hours long, like most action-adventure titles of the generation. To my surprise, though, checking How Long to Beat revealed it to be a meaty adventure at roughly 15 hours long! Because...
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News Hear About Assassin's Creed's Future This Week in Franchise Update
BF Resynced's New Game Plus update out tomorrow
Ubisoft will share an update on the future of the Assassin's Creed franchise later this week, in a Fall 2026 Update that is scheduled to go live on Thursday, 29th October 2026. In the broadcast, head of content Jean Guesdon will "share another update on what’s ahead for Assassin’s Creed. While...
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News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Trophy List Revealed, Plot Your Way to Platinum Trophy Now
36 Trophies for PS5 action game
Scheduled to release on 29th October 2026, the Trophy list for Phantom Blade Zero has gone live on PS5. The full list is published on Exophase, revealing 36 Trophies — including a Platinum Trophy, of course — for players to unlock. With the launch just days away, I uploaded my Phantom Blade Zero PS5 review...
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Rumour Silent Hill 1 Remake Aiming for 2027 PS5 Release
Voice cast members leaked
The remake of the PS1 survival horror classic Silent Hill is targeting a PS5 release in 2027, a new MP1st report claims. The website — which has proved increasingly reliable in the past 12 months — suggests Bloober Team and Konami are planning on putting out the remake next year. In addition, it claims that Gabrielle...
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News Capcom Says Onimusha: Way of the Sword Isn't Too Easy, and the Player Data Proves It
Honed to perfection
Before its release, there was a lot of discussion around Onimusha: Way of the Sword's difficulty. Basically, some players argued that the game's demo was too easy. Enemies lacked aggression, and although Capcom promised a greater challenge in the full thing, not everyone was convinced. Of course, players who voice their...
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Round Up Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Reviews Are In, and It's Another Game of the Year Contender
Weaponised fun
The first batch of reviews have arrived for Phantom Blade Zero, the console-exclusive PS5 action game from developer S-GAME. This is one of those titles that has always impressed whenever it's shown up, with super-expressive animation, sharp combat, and imaginative boss encounters. Fortunately, it looks like the game manages to...
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There can only be one
Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy 40th Anniversary: The Crystal Edition — a 16-track series-spanning album that's out in January. Hold on, 16 tracks? Is that all? Yep, it's made up of just one track per mainline Final Fantasy game. I can only imagine how difficult it was to decide which music ultimately made the cut...
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Round Up Modern Warfare 4 Is the Highest-Rated Call of Duty in 15 Years
Reviews are in
This year's rendition of Call of Duty has arrived, and with it the first batch of reviews. It seems this might be one to pay attention to, as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is the highest-rated entry in the series in 15 years. With a Metascore of 86, it's the best-reviewed game in the long-running franchise since Call of Duty: Modern...
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News Sony's Been Quietly Introducing the Cast of Until Dawn 2 Ahead of Its PS5 Release Next Year
Each one more punchable than the last
It’s a shame Until Dawn 2 couldn’t make it out in time for Halloween, but there’s no shortage of other games to play on the PS5 right now, is there? Sony is instead targeting a 28th January release date for the sequel, developed by first-party studio Firesprite. It’s been quietly revealing the cast on...
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News Save Mass Effect Petition Rockets Past 200,000 Signatures as Fans Ask EA to Continue the Series
My favourite petition on the Citadel
Over 200,000 fans have signed an online petition to save Mass Effect. This movement began late last week, after BioWare's closure had been confirmed. The developer had been working on the next Mass Effect — seemingly codenamed Mass Effect Universe — but unsurprisingly, the project is now cancelled. "The...
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- Mass Effect
News Amazon Prime Turns Fallout Shelter into a 'Competition' TV Show
Debuts on 13th January 2027
With its main Fallout TV series an absolute hit, with two seasons already under its belt, Amazon Prime is expanding its scope with another adaptation, this time of the management sim spin-off, Fallout Shelter. In that game, which eventually came to PS4, you took up the role of Overseer in a vault and looked after your...
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News SEGA's Glitzy Virtua Fighter PS5 Revival Teases New Info for This Week
Hopefully a release date
It’s been several months since our last update on Virtua Fighter Crossroads, the revival of SEGA’s long-running 3D fighting game franchise from RGG Studio. But it looks like the Japanese publisher is ready to peel back the curtain a little more, as it’s teasing a 29th October update on the title, which could...
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News Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Adds Roguelike Mode Next Month on PS5
Siege of Castle Doom dated
Dotemu and Tribute Games have finally revealed more details about the upcoming DLC for their retro-inspired beat-'em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Titled Siege of Castle Doom, the DLC pack is scheduled to launch for the PS5 and PS4 game on 10th November, 2026, as revealed in this new trailer: The headline addition is a...
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News The Cutest Little Sonic Game Is Coming Soon to PS5, But It Won't Have a Platinum Trophy
Sonic Pico Park's Trophy list revealed
In case you weren't aware, a new Sonic game is coming to PS5 very soon indeed, though it's not quite what you'd expect. Sonic Pico Park was announced earlier this year as part of the series' 35th anniversary celebrations, and it's now just a few weeks away, launching on 12th November 2026. Pico Park is a...
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News Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Past 3 Million Sales as It Turns Two Years Old
The ultimate life form
Sonic X Shadow Generations has now officially sold more than 3 million copies, publisher SEGA has announced. In a new social post, it's been confirmed the remaster (which comes with the Shadow Generations companion piece) has reached the new milestone. The news comes just as the game celebrates its second anniversary. 3...
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Sunday25th Oct 2026
News PS5's War Against Jailbreaks Triggers Fresh Wave of Criticism
But it's nothing new
Sony’s battle against PS5 jailbreaks is bringing a fresh wave of criticism, as it requires players to update their firmware in order to play certain games. The Japanese giant – already on thin ice online due to its decision to cease manufacturing discs – has been deploying updates at an increased rate, as it responds to...
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Feature PS5 Answers 'Bleakest' Month with a 22% Upswing in Sales
How much does the enthusiast discourse matter?
I’ve been covering PlayStation since the early PS3 days, and aside from the PSN outage in 2011, I can’t think of a worse month for the brand than September 2026. PS5’s public image was on the floor, with the ramifications of a widely publicised “blackout” campaign
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News Shenmue 3 Revival Postponed, as PS5 Re-Release Is Delayed to Early 2027
I see
Us Shenmue fans know a thing or two about waiting around, so it’s no real surprise to see Shenmue 3 Enhanced delayed. The PS5 re-release of Ys Net’s sequel – published by ININ – had been due out in 2026, but as the year has progressed, a postponement into 2027 always seemed inevitable. Now confirmation has come courtesy of a...
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Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (October 25th 2026)
Time Extension Atari VCS! Zelda! Mario 64! Croc!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. This New ROM Hack Lets You View N64 Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Hyrule from a Whole New Perspective: It's been three months since Reonu publicly...
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Saturday24th Oct 2026
News Sony's New Walkman Is a Real Status Symbol, with a $6,000 Price Point to Match
Sound good?
Aside from PlayStation, it’s probably fair to say the Walkman is Sony’s most iconic product. The portable music player has declined in importance as the world has embraced smartphones, but the Japanese giant does continue to manufacture them for legacy purposes. I can’t imagine it’s expecting to sell many of its latest model,...
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News PS5's Release Schedule Is Insane Next Week, and It's Just Added Another Must-Play
How about a survival horror RPG?
Putting together next week’s PS5 releases, I was utterly flabbergasted by the number of truly great games on the way. But not long after I completed my guide, Devolver Digital added another title to the list: the acclaimed survival horror and RPG mash-up Look Outside which is launching on 30th October. This title...
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Feature Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is the Blueprint for a New Burnout, and I Need It to Happen
Lit Fuse
Hello. I'm a Burnout psycho, and I've been playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer — the best Burnout game since Paradise. Obviously, it isn't technically related to Criterion Games' arcade racing series at all, but as has been pointed out many times already, Galactic Racer has Burnout in its blood. You can feel it pulsing through every part...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 655
Wet and windy
The weather is miserable, guys. Like, truly miserable. I’m not going out this weekend unless I have to. I’m playing games. Aaron Bayne: Not exactly what I was expecting, but I'll be spending this weekend with Modern Warfare 4. It's been a couple of years since I last dove into a Call of Duty, so hopefully this one is worth it!...
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News 'Backlash Is the Only Way' - The Finals Is Being Ruined by GenAI Laziness
Steam Hype Voice lines, stickers... what's next?
The Finals has been my all-time favourite online multiplayer game ever since the open beta back in 2023 and has continued to deliver time and time again, giving me countless hours of joy that I can say with full confidence I wouldn't have gotten anywhere else – but I can only praise this game so much until the...
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Friday23rd Oct 2026
"Worst Call of Duty ever"
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is officially available for everyone, after a complicated release rollout which saw the campaign unlock for some last week and extraction mode DMZ for others on Tuesday. Feeling bullish, Infinity Ward opened up the competitive multiplayer suite earlier than expected overnight, which means you...
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Poll Are You Taking Time Off for GTA 6?
USA set for a massive financial hit on 19th November
We're now less than a month away from the arrival of GTA 6, and according to recent reporting, its launch day alone may cost America $1 billion. That's because an estimated 1.5 million workers are planning to take 19th November 2026 as a day off, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in Jason...
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News 'We're Victims of Xbox's Change in Strategy': Dishonored Dev Has Weeks to Save Itself
Update: Journalist says he'd be surprised if studio shuts down
While the future of former Xbox first-party devs like Double Fine and Undead Labs has already been determined, it’s been a while since we heard word from Arkane Lyon, the studio behind the acclaimed
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News AC Black Flag Rescyned Wants You to Play It Again in New Game Plus Patch Next Week
There and back again
If you've got the urge to replay Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced a few months on from your original playthrough in the summer, then Ubisoft has the perfect PS5 update for you: a New Game Plus mode is coming next week. This has been a long time coming for PS5 players, as fans have been asking for a proper campaign replay...
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News Nearly 12 Million Capcom ID Accounts Affected in Huge Data Breach
"Capcom sincerely apologizes"
Japanese publisher Capcom has released a statement regarding a recent data breach, which has resulted in the unauthorised access to nearly 12 million Capcom ID accounts. Capcom ID is a free unified account system that grants access to online play in certain Capcom games, enables cross-platform play, and more. If you've...
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News 'What a Loss for All of Us': Boss of Baldur's Gate 3 Maker Reacts to BioWare Closure
Larian Studios CEO shares his thoughts
Publisher EA shocked fans and industry veterans alike earlier this week with its 400-person layoff, notably including the closure of the legendary RPG studio, BioWare. Many people have shared their thoughts on the matter, with almost everybody lamenting the move from EA, but it's worth highlighting this...
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News Thai Rapper Lisa's 'Tarantino' Music Video Squeezes in PS5 Product Placement
"Death Proof, I do all my own stunts"
Blackpink star Lisa released her highly anticipated new Press Play EP overnight, alongside latest single Tarantino. And as expected, the PlayStation global ambassador squeezed in a PS5 reference towards the end of the music video. The song – which is about Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino – sees the...
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News Helldivers 3? Not Unless It's Very Different from Helldivers 2, Says Arrowhead
Players are "keeping the game alive"
One of the more successful recent attempts at a live service game is Helldivers 2, published by Sony and developed by Arrowhead Studios. It seems the latter is in no rush to follow it up with a Helldivers 3. Speaking to Rock Paper Shotgun, chief creative officer Johan Pilestedt says a third game in the co-op...
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Round Up STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT PS5 Reviews - Here's What the Critics Are Saying
Back to Akihabara
I’ve not had a chance to finish reading STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT yet, and considering how busy my current work schedule is, I think I’m going to put it down for now and concede defeat. (I do intend to get back to it at some point.) However, I still wanted to get something up on the site about this visual novel, which is a second...
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Thursday22nd Oct 2026
News Promising Sci-Fi RPG Exodus Changes Its Main Character's Face After Fan Criticism
Mugged
It's still a good six months or so until Exodus releases on PS5, so developer Archetype Entertainment's got plenty of time to tweak its Mass Effect-style RPG. And that's exactly what it's done with the game's main character, Jun. In a fairly surprising update from the studio, general manager Chad Robertson reveals that the team has actually...
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- Exodus
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News Sony Exits UHD Blu-ray Player Market as Pull Back from Physical Media Continues
Won't be restocked with no replacement on the way
Sony is seemingly exiting the UHD Blu-ray player market, as it ends shipments of its UBP-X700/K device with no replacement in sight. If accurate, it means Panasonic is the only recognisable consumer electronics manufacturer still making UHD Blu-ray players, although some Chinese companies are...
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News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Update 2.5 Live Now, Get the Patch Notes Here
Get the full list of updates and changes here
CD Projekt Red has announced it's got yet another Cyberpunk 2077 patch on the way, this time in collaboration with the second season of its anime TV show spin-off, Edgerunners. The developer will update the RPG to version 2.5 on 22nd October 2026, and tomorrow it will have a REDstream to share what's in...
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Feature Is Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.5 Worth Returning to Night City For?
The huge Edgerunners 2 update
CD Projekt Red shocked everyone when it announced that a major new Cyberpunk 2077 update would be dropping around the same time as the Edgerunners 2 anime. While I imagine some fans might have expected a small surprise to coincide with the show, the scale of Patch 2.5 is pretty crazy — it's far bigger than it ever...
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V good
With the release of Patch 2.5, Cyberpunk 2077 players on PS5 now have access to user-created mods — and there are 52 of them to choose from at launch. Just like The Witcher 3 Remastered, downloading and installing mods is really easy: you just click the new 'Mods' option on the title's main menu, and then you're just a button press away...
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News Phantom Blade Zero Physical Version Set for 2027, 3 PS5 Editions Revealed
Own it on a PS5 disc next year
S-GAME has announced a physical version of Phantom Blade Zero will be available next year. The developer shared the news as a stinger at the end of its new launch trailer, with the full title launch via digital means coming next week, 29th October 2026. Check it out above. When the physical launch rolls around,...
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Friday23rd Oct 2026
News Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Is Real, Offers Glimpse of Cancelled Game
"We were making a great game"
A Mass Effect 5 trailer, made using “pre-production assets”, appears to have leaked on Reddit following dev BioWare’s closure this week. While it’s difficult to corroborate the validity of the footage, it does not initially appear to be AI. It was also reported by
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Thursday22nd Oct 2026
News Gears of War: E-Day, Cancelled Last-Minute for PS5, May Have Cost Half a Billion to Make
Fenix down
Gears of War: E-Day may be one of the most expensive games ever made, making Microsoft’s decision to cancel an almost-complete PS5 version of the game even more bemusing. Kotaku started the speculation earlier today when it cited sources who claim the third-person shooter cost
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Feature These 20 PS5, PS4 Exclusives Are Cheaper Than Ever on PS Store
PS Studios games slash prices
As is always the case, the PS Store has a sale on right now — but it seems Sony has been feeling extra generous, as many of its first-party games are currently at their lowest ever prices. In the Planet of the Deals sale, running from now until 4th November 2026, a number of Sony-published titles are at their deepest...
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