News Sony Makes Shocking Decision to Shut Down Bluepoint Games
PlayStation Studio axed
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Preview This GTA-Inspired Anime Game Took Me by Surprise on PS5
Mint
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- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
- Previews
Review God of War: Sons of Sparta (PS5) - Series' Boldest Bet Is Also Its Slowest Burn
For Sparta
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Review Avowed (PS5) - Overlooked Xbox RPG Arrives with Some Big Upgrades
Green with Envoy
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Poll What Review Score Would You Give God of War: Sons of Sparta?
This means war
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Review High on Life 2 (PS5) - Slick Skateboarding and Shooting Suffocated by Poor Performance
It'll be excellent after a few patches
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TodayThu, 19th Feb 2026
Good luck
As you'd expect, Sony and PlayStation have had to come out and say something about the shock decision to shut down Bluepoint Games. A statement from PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst is doing the rounds online, in which the Dutch CEO attempts to rationalise the closure. He writes: "Hello everyone, I wanted to share an important...
- Sony
- PS5
- Bluepoint Games
Round Up Styx: Blades of Greed Is the Best-Reviewed Game in the Series
In good stealth
Reviews for Styx: Blades of Greed, the latest game in the reasonably well-liked stealth series, have arrived, and it appears to be the best-received title yet. There hasn't been a new Styx game for about nine years, but it seems like it'll have been worth the wait for fans. The critical consensus is that it's a well-executed...
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- Styx Blades of Greed
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News Sony Makes Shocking Decision to Shut Down Bluepoint Games
PlayStation Studio axed
In news that's genuinely sent us reeling, Sony is reportedly shutting down Bluepoint Games, the Austin-based developer that it acquired back in 2021, making it part of PlayStation Studios. Most notably, Bluepoint was behind the superb Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake and the excellent Demon's Souls PS5 remake. Naturally...
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- PS5
- Bluepoint Games
Preview This GTA-Inspired Anime Game Took Me by Surprise on PS5
Mint
There were points playing NTE, the new GTA-inspired anime open world from Hotta Studio, where I genuinely wanted to applaud what I was seeing on the screen. Many of you will know that the production values of gacha games has been growing since the transformative success of Genshin Impact, with titles like Zenless Zone Zero and Infinity Nikki...
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- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
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News Mobile App Addictions Are Quickly Becoming a Serious Threat to Video Games, Report Claims
Time isn't on your side
According to a frankly massive new report, video games are struggling to retain people's attention in an age that's becoming more and more obsessed with quickfire, increasingly easy to access entertainment. This has been a topic of debate for years now, but said report, which was put together by a gaming industry advisory...
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News Bluey Returns to PS5, PS4 in May with a Quest for the Gold Pen
No need to feel blue
Popular kids show Bluey has already made its debut on PS5 and PS4 with the simply named Bluey: The Videogame, but it's now getting something a little bit different. Having already launched on mobile devices last year, Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen has now been announced for PC and consoles, including PS5 and PS4. The trailer...
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Poll What Review Score Would You Give God of War: Sons of Sparta?
This means war
A much different take on the property, God of War: Sons of Sparta was shadow dropped on PS5 around this time last week, after it was announced during Sony's State of Play broadcast. Taking on the form of a 2D Metroidvania adventure, Sons of Sparta provides insight into Kratos' teenage years, as he trains to become a true Spartan...
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News Avowed Dev Hopes RPG's Biggest Criticism Has Been Fixed for PS5 Launch
Upgrading upgrades
Avowed is out now on PS5, having been exclusive to Xbox and PC for just over a year. But as the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait — and there's no doubt that PlayStation players are getting a better game than what was available 12 months ago. We think it's a largely great RPG, as evidenced by our Avowed PS5...
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News Rhythm Action Game Rager Gives You a Reason to Keep Your PSVR2 in March
Release date announced
PSVR2 fans, you'd best be sitting down: not only is there a new game to watch out for, it's coming very soon, and Sony's even promoting it on PS Blog. It hasn't forgotten the headset after all! Rager is the name of the game, and it's a rhythm-action game cut from the same cloth as stuff like Beat Saber. It's heading to PSVR2...
- Impact Inked
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- PSVR2
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News Tokyo Xtreme Racer on PS5 Will Have Bonus Features and Content Not Found in PC Version
It'll be updated later, though
Genki is poised to release Tokyo Xtreme Racer on PS5 very soon indeed, and when it arrives, it'll have some additional features over the currently available PC version. Launching on 26th February 2026, the racing game has released another trailer, showing off three new vehicles making their debut in the PS5 edition:...
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- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
News A New Engine for The Elder Scrolls 6? Don't Be Ridiculous
'Creation Engine 3' confirmed
Because we've been waiting what feels like an eternity for The Elder Scrolls 6, there have been suggestions that Bethesda might be moving on from its creaky old Creation Engine — but that won't be the case. In a fresh interview with Kinda Funny — which is throwing out all kinds of juicy quotes — Bethesda boss...
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- The Elder Scrolls
News Sonic 4 Movie Has Found the Voice of Amy Rose
New cast member joins the party
Following three very successful Hollywood movies, Sonic the Hedgehog is continuing his adventures on the big screen with a fourth instalment. If you've seen the third film, you may know that a post-credits sequence teases the introduction of Amy Rose to the ever-growing roster of heroes, and we now know who is...
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News This Musical Turn-Based RPG Could Be a Breath of Fresh Air on PS5, and It's Out Very Soon
People of Note gets a date
We've been keeping an eye on People of Note for a while now, a turn-based RPG with a musical twist from Annapurna Interactive and Iridium Studios. It's looking quite promising, and very different from most other RPGs on the horizon, in this new trailer: As you can see, the video also reveals a release date for the...
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- People of Note
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News Seems Like PS5 Will Be the Only Console You Can Play Silent Hill Townfall at Launch
Fear effect
Silent Hill, like many multiformat franchises, feels PlayStation. That’s not to say the series has never released elsewhere, it has – last year’s Silent Hill F is an obvious example, which was available across the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC all on day one. But it’s a series that got its start on Sony’s system, and it was no...
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News PS5 Sequel Control Resonant Is Inspired by All the Coolest Sh*t
Including Neon Genesis Evangelion
In any of Remedy’s games, you can feel its influences pouring off the screen. While the studio has a unique style all of its own, it’s clear it draws inspiration from a wide range of art, including television, movies, and books. In a new video about Control Resonant, it’s touched upon some of the media which...
- Remedy
- PS5
- Control
"We're able to play it"
It’s been around seven years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced, but it’s going to be several more before it’s in our hands. Speaking with Kinda Funny, Bethesda bigwig Todd Howard lamented the way the game was originally revealed, but said he’s “happy” with the progress the project is making. He beamed:...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- The Elder Scrolls
News Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Spoilers Are Starting to Circulate, So Be Safe Out There
Leon's keeping an eye on you
Resident Evil Requiem is not set to release until next week, on 27th February, but we’re afraid to report early copies have already found their way into the hands of eager fans. While that’s not such a bad thing in isolation, spoilers are starting to spread, so be extra vigilant when you’re browsing the web over...
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- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Spoilers
Whoops
Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge appears to have spilled the reveal plans for the next God of War. In a meet and greet exchange originally uploaded by Fuzhpuzy and mirrored on Reddit, the actor innocently reveals that fans will “hear about what we’re doing, probably late summer”. This actually aligns with
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- God of War
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"It's not Starfield 2.0"
Bethesda bigwig Todd Howard has finally touched base on when we can expect an update on Starfield, which has been strongly rumoured to release on PS5 for several years now. While he didn’t speak specifically about Sony’s system, he did refer to an upcoming update his team’s been working on, which was actually shown...
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- PS5
- Starfield
- Todd Howard
YesterdayWed, 18th Feb 2026
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
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News Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
RAMping it up
As we all know by now, the tech industry is in a real bind. Demand from AI companies has disrupted the global supply chain of RAM, pushing prices sky high. It’s affecting everyone: from hobbyists shopping for PC components to giant consumer electronics companies like Sony. Last year we reported that the Japanese giant had obtained...
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News These 4 Major PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in February and March
Heads up
In this digital era of PlayStation gaming, content is becoming more ephemeral, with titles pulled on and off the PS Store as a publisher pleases. That will affect several games over the next couple of months, with some major names among them. Here’s everything you need to know: Genshin Impact (PS4): 25th February (Delisted); 8th April...
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Review God of War: Sons of Sparta (PS5) - Series' Boldest Bet Is Also Its Slowest Burn
For Sparta
For a while, the God of War series was incredibly tired. The straw that broke the camel's back was God of War: Ascension — a perfectly fine hack-and-slasher in its own right, but it was so similar to what came before it that fatigue for Kratos' angry adventures really started to settle in. It's exactly why the Norse games took a very...
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News 'We Need to Focus on Improving the Game': Highguard Dev Explains Why Website Is Offline
Mysterious investor revealed
While a select few on social media are revelling in the failure of Highguard, we can’t help but feel sad to see another title crash and burn. But following some heavy layoffs last week, things aren’t looking particularly positive for Wildlight Entertainment’s latest. Fans noticed yesterday morning that the...
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- PS5
- Highguard
News Despite Big Multiformat Push, Square Enix's Acclaimed New Visual Novel Will Skip PS5
Consistently inconsistent
Square Enix is often eager to remind us it’s a multiformat publisher now. The firm, perhaps feeling burned by the Sony exclusivity deals it signed off on, is courting Nintendo and Xbox fanbases hard with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series. The third instalment will release on all platforms at once, presumably without...
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News PS5's Retro God of War Game Gets the Worst Reviews in the Series
But the franchise has basically been all bangers
Reviews are beginning to trickle in for God of War: Sons of Sparta, the new retro-inspired side-scroller from Mega Cat Studios. The verdict: this is a good but not great Metroidvania, and given the sheer number of alternatives in the genre, that may not be enough to cut it. The release currently has...
- Sony
- PS5
- God of War
News Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen
This is wonderful
Whatever your thoughts on the game itself, Marathon’s aesthetic is being universally lauded. It’s the kind of game you will want to buy the art book for, because it’s so distinctive and unique. Everything from the colours to the character designs to the little world details sing, and that’s all represented by the...
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News Here's Why Shawn Layden Thinks Sony 'Can't Get Away' with Making PS6 Digital Only
Disc world
There are many question marks hovering over the PS6 right now, not least of which is when it will finally emerge. While it appears to be a possibility it won't launch for another couple of years, maybe more, it's still worth thinking about what a next-gen PlayStation will offer. One factor worth considering is whether it'll be available...
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News Dead or Alive 6: Last Round Is Sounding More and More Like a Rough Deal
No upgrade path and missing characters
Interest in Dead or Alive 6 seems to have spiked a little following the reveal of a brand new Dead or Alive project, and so it's a shame that Dead or Alive 6: Last Round is starting to sound like an unnecessarily shoddy deal. Last Round is the upcoming PS5 port of Dead or Alive 6, but via an official press...
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News Here's Why Decima Engine Was the Top Choice for Death Stranding and Kojima Productions
Chief tech officer explains
Kojima Productions utilises the Decima game engine to produce the Death Stranding games, and the studio has achieved some astounding results across both titles. Decima is an engine built by Guerrilla Games and used to develop the Horizon games, which are also notable for their impressive visuals and performance in large...
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- Death Stranding
News Xbox RPG Avowed Snubs PS5 Pro Support
An otherwise solid PS5 port
Avowed is out now on PS5, and the good news is that the Xbox-published RPG runs pretty well on Sony's system. The port's been put through the wringer by our friends over at Digital Foundry, and they've found it hard to fault — although it is, overall, a rather unremarkable release in terms of technical prowess. The...
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- Avowed
News Sony's Really Trying to Position PS5 as a Destination for Indie Games
11 titles highlighted on PS Blog
The truth is, PlayStation has always been a good place to play indie games, but for a lot of people, the console of choice in that regard is Nintendo Switch 2. Still, that doesn't mean there aren't hundreds of brilliant smaller titles to enjoy on PS5, and Sony has taken the time to highlight 11 such games coming in...
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News Zanerdin: The Unbound Promises to Be a PS5 Gacha RPG Without Any In-Game Purchases
Are you in-Zanerdin
Describing itself as a "collectible turn-based RPG", Zanerdin: The Unbound has been announced for PS5. This is a title that's trying to appeal to the gacha crowd without actually being a gacha game. It's a paid, single player adventure where you can unlock a sizeable roster of playable heroes, and they're all attainable in-game...
- Sanctuary Games
- PS5
- Zanerdin
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News Is Crimson Desert an RPG? Weird Online Arguments Erupt as Dev Refuses to Call It One
It's an open world adventure, actually
We're exactly one month away from Crimson Desert releasing on PS5, and for many, it's ended up being one of the most anticipated titles of 2026 so far. But is it an RPG? This is apparently the question that's now plaguing Crimson Desert discourse, with arguments taking place across social media over the last...
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News Battlefield 6 Season 2 Adds Loads of New Stuff in an Effort to Revitalise the Game
New maps, modes, and more
If you're still playing Battlefield 6, you'll probably know that Season 2 has just begun, and it's bringing lots of new stuff to the popular first-person shooter. The gameplay trailer below gives you a glimpse at what's coming as the season continues: Season 2 is being split into three phases, with the first of these...
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Tuesday17th Feb 2026
Crimson alert
It's starting to sound like Crimson Desert will offer up a stern challenge when it launches on PS5 next month. There are still plenty of questions surrounding the hugely ambitious open world title, but developer Pearl Abyss is at least starting to answer some of the bigger ones. Case in point, marketing and PR director Will Powers...
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Opinion The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
Momentum killer
Sony may delay the PS6 until as late as 2029, and PlayStation power users are partying all over social media. Maybe I’m increasingly out of touch, but honestly I find it a bemusing state of affairs. Should this all come to pass, it would make the PS5 era the longest PlayStation generation by some margin. And yet, instead of...
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Review Avowed (PS5) - Overlooked Xbox RPG Arrives with Some Big Upgrades
Green with Envoy
Avowed first released on Xbox and PC just over a year ago, and now having played through it ourselves on PS5, we can't help but think that it deserves a bit more recognition. This was Obsidian's attempt at making an RPG that would appeal to the Elder Scrolls crowd — a no doubt easy sell to the suits at Microsoft, especially with...
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News Sorry Haters, But Marathon Is Looking Real Good Right Now
Saucy
We’ll all get a chance to make up our mind on Marathon when the Server Slam gets underway in a little over a week, from 26th February. But tell you what: the game is looking real good right now. This extended gameplay clip shows a squad fighting against the AI, before getting embroiled in a PvP battle against another team. The video...
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News 6 More PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Removed from PS Plus Extra Next Month
Get them before they're gone
The lord Sony giveth, and the lord Sony taketh away. As many of you will no doubt know by now, as the new PS Plus Extra games release, the subscription will usually be updated with selection of upcoming departures. In this instance there are six titles listed in the ‘Last Chance to Play’ section on the PS Store, so...
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Poll Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
God of more
We currently know next to nothing about God of War Trilogy Remake. It's in development and it's seemingly years away from release — and that's pretty much it. But while people can't stop banging on about the potential return of sex minigames, we're sitting here with a much more important question on our minds: just how much of a...
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News February 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
10 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
The selection of 10 new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for the month of February 2026 are now available to download for active subscribers. Revealed just after Sony's latest State of Play livestream, here's the full lineup if the announcement passed you
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News Konami Cruelly Delists Several Metal Gear Solid Games on PS3, PSP without Notice
Not like this
Were you hoping to grab either Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots or Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD from the PS Store this week? Probably not, right? But tough luck if you were, because Konami has ripped them from Sony’s PS3 storefront without any prior notice. Word has spread across social media about the delistings, and...
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News God of War Dev's Next Big PS5 Exclusive Plotted for 2027 Release
"Unless a major delay happens"
As we reported on recently, Santa Monica Studio has another unannounced PS5 project in-development alongside its newly announced God of War Trilogy Remake. This game has been spearheaded by veteran director Cory Barlog for several years, and is expected to “feel” like a new IP. T
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Review High on Life 2 (PS5) - Slick Skateboarding and Shooting Suffocated by Poor Performance
It'll be excellent after a few patches
High on Life was a Marmite game back when it launched in 2022. Your enjoyment of the game was almost entirely dependent on whether you enjoyed the Rick and Morty-style humour from Squanch Games’ now disgraced founder Justin Roiland. He resigned from the studio in 2023, but Squanch Games hasn’t lost any of...
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News PS5 Is Becoming a Really Great Place to Play Retro Games
Ren & Stimpy compilation dated
It’s been a great year for fans of retro games on PS5. Already we’ve seen the arrival of Hamster’s Console Archives, the infamous NES adaptation of Jaws, and the original Rayman to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary. But things aren’t slowing down with City Hunter on the way, as well as the digital...
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- PS5
- Ren & Stimpy
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News Huzzah! PS Plus Premium's Latest Retro Release Has a Platinum Trophy
A reason to replay
With only Bandai Namco and Disney putting any real third-party support behind Sony’s PS Plus Premium subscription, it’s frustrating that of the two, it’s just the House of Mouse commissioning Trophies for its titles. But the PS2 version of WALL-E has released today, with a Platinum Trophy in tow. There are 21 gongs in...
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News 'Finally, RAM I Can Actually Afford': Players Poke Fun at PC Building Simulator 2 on PS5
"Y'all got any more of that there, RAM?"
With the rising prices of RAM, there’s never been a worse time to build a PC really. In fact, some fans believe the upcoming PS5 release of PC Building Simulator 2 should belong in the “fantasy” genre, because only the very rich can afford multiple sticks of the previous component these days. This...
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- PC Building Simulator
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Monday16th Feb 2026
Guide These 17+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (16th-22nd February)
Avowed! Calamity Angels! Star Trek! More!
We’re into the thick of things now, folks. Oh yes! There are a ton of new PS5 and PS4 games vying for your attention this week, including some heavy hitters, like Avowed. The latest batch of PS Plus games are also coming out, featuring Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Here’s everything on the way. New PS5,...
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News Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Report Says
Thanks to chip demand and RAM prices
Sony is considering delaying the launch of the PS6 to 2028 or even to 2029, a new Bloomberg report claims. Adding to growing speculation of the past few months, the outlet states Sony is "considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with...
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