Feature PS5 Price - Why Does It Cost So Much in 2026?
Five years old and more expensive than ever
- Sony
- PS5
- Features
Feature Going Platinum: SpongeBob's Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated My Nostalgia for Old Tie-Ins
Not a Krusty Krab
- THQ Nordic
- PS4
- SpongeBob Rehydrated
- Going Platinum
- Features
Review Crimson Desert (PS5) - A Generational Open World Buried in Early Access Cruft
Kliff bracer
- Reviews
- Pear Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
Guide These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (30th-5th April)
South of Midnight! Legacy of Kain! Darwin's Paradox!
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 626
Everyone exhale
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- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Latest News
TodaySun, 29th Mar 2026
News After PS5 Price Hikes, Sony Suspends Memory Card Sales Due to Supply Crisis
For the foreseeable future
In a story that’s unlikely to affect video games directly but further demonstrates escalating global issues, Sony has temporarily suspended sales of its various memory cards, primarily used by digital cameras. As first reported by PetaPixel, it’s paused production of both CFexpress and SDXC/SDHC memory cards, although...
- Sony
- Industry
News PS6 Could Be Cheaper Than Expected, Despite $1,000 Concerns
Leaker shares latest insight
In the aftermath of the PS5’s price hike, there’s been some discussion from industry analysts about whether Sony’s next-gen console could cost as much as $1,000. While the figure previously seemed unthinkable, an increasingly challenged economy will pu
- Sony
- PS6
- Rumours
News One Player Just Unlocked PlayStation's Impossible Platinum Trophy
A real-life ninja
One of the most difficult Platinum Trophies in PlayStation history has finally officially been unlocked. This weekend, Japanese player Tqvry unlocked the final trinket in Team Ninja’s PS Vita port of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. For those who don’t know, the game requires you to complete a series of gruelling co-op missions on Turbo...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS Vita
- Ninja Gaiden
- Culture
- Trophies
News In This $70 Era, PS5 Fighter Avatar Legends Is Just $29.99
Fight it out
Highly anticipated PS5 fighting game Avatar Legends – which has received warm acclaim from genre pros – will cost just $29.99 when it launches on 2nd July. That’s a surprising price point in this era of ever-increasing expenses. To be fair, the title does have a $49.99 Deluxe Edition which bundles in a bunch of extras, but you...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- Avatar Legends
- Release Dates
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 29th 2026)
Time Extension Wind Waker! Sonic X-treme! Evercade!
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. Sonic X-treme Designer On The "Fork In The Road" That Killed Saturn's Most Famous Unreleased Game: Much has been written about Sonic X-treme over...
- Retro Recap
- Features
News Major Crimson Desert Patch Out Now on PS5, Makes Countless Gameplay Improvements
Full patch notes released
Crimson Desert patch 1.01.00 is available to download now on PS5, and to say it's packed with improvements would be an understatement. It's honestly hard to pick out highlights from the patch notes because there's just so much stuff. The update includes better load times, better performance, a new 4K graphical toggle on...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Patches
Arcadia wahey
Life Is Strange: Reunion currently looks poised to buck the trend of recent releases in Square Enix’s narrative series, as the title has rushed to an 85 on Metacritic. Just for context here, the publisher didn’t send any pre-release review code out to media, citing spoilers as one of the reasons. We received our copy on launch...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Life Is Strange
- Round Up
- Features
News PS5 Pro Buyers Rush to Beat $899.99 Price Hike Next Week
Gotta go fast
What a truly bizarre month it’s been for the PS5 Pro. Sony’s supercharged system attracted critical acclaim at the start of March for the introduction of its new PSSR 2 upscaler, an upgraded model which fixes all of the problems with its predecessor. But it’s ending the month with confirmation
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- Industry
YesterdaySat, 28th Mar 2026
News PS Plus Essential Announcement Next Week, Big Game for April 2026 Leaks
Oh lords
Ahead of the official announcement, a game from April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup has been leaked. As per usual, the leak comes from the incredibly reliable Dealabs, who claim that Lords of the Fallen — the second Lords of the Fallen, not the first one with the bearded guy on the cover — will headline April's selection.
- PS Plus
- PS5
- Leaks
News '$1,000+ Consoles Could Become the Norm': PS6's Price Touted to Touch Four Figures
"I'd really hate to see that"
With the PS5 Pro to hit $899.99 next week, we’re within touching distance of four figure consoles, a price point previously thought unthinkable. While you don’t necessarily need Sony’s supercharged system to enjoy the PS5, the cheapest model will cost $599.99 – a $200 increase compared to its launch price. So...
- Sony
- PS6
Guide These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (30th-5th April)
South of Midnight! Legacy of Kain! Darwin's Paradox!
We're at the end of the fiscal year now, which means there aren't many new releases to look forward to next week. There are a couple of big names, though: South of Midnight is making the transition from Xbox, while Darwin's Paradox looks like an interesting endeavour from Konami. Here's...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News PS5 Pricing Strategy Gives Flexibility for Deals if 'Things Surprisingly Get Better'
"Sony's gone for one substantial increase"
Sony shocked the world with its PS5 price increases today, even if a French source had telegraphed them 24 hours earlier. As it stands, a Digital Edition console will now cost $599.99, an eye-watering $200 more than at launch over five years ago. Meanwhile, the PS5 Pro will increase to $899.99, putting it...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 626
Everyone exhale
Well, that was an eventful end to the week, wasn't it? We hope you've all got a working PS5 and won't be too affected by the recent price hikes. Let's try to unwind with some of our favourite games, eh? Jamie O'Neill: My intention to play 12 PS5 games that aren't available on PS4 as a gaming New Year's resolution has hit a snag...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
News You're Already Dead! Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Fights Back in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 DLC
"What colour is your blood?!"
Whatever your thoughts on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, there’s no doubt its DLC has been absolutely superb. We’ve basically been getting a new character a month through 2026 so far, and June will include the game’s most awesome addition yet: Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. Okay, so this was teased late...
- SNK
- PS5
- PS4
- Fatal Fury
- DLC
Feature Going Platinum: SpongeBob's Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated My Nostalgia for Old Tie-Ins
Not a Krusty Krab
Platinum Trophy #18: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Date Earned: 21st June 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Oh look, it's another game I both reviewed and guided. That's the main reason I have the platinum for SpongeBob Rehydrated, as I got almost all the Trophies for this remake of a fan favourite PS2...
- THQ Nordic
- PS4
- SpongeBob Rehydrated
- Going Platinum
- Features
Friday27th Mar 2026
News Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
Break the bank
Following a leak about the announcement, Sony has now confirmed it will be increasing the prices of PS5 consoles, as well as PS Portal. Starting on 2nd April, 2026, the RRP on PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal devices is set to go up quite significantly, due to "continued pressures in the global economic landscape". Here are the current...
- Sony
- PS5
Feature PS5 Price - Why Does It Cost So Much in 2026?
Five years old and more expensive than ever
Sony is raising the price of the PS5 to unprecedented highs five years into its lifespan, effective 2nd April. A standard system with a disc drive will soon cost $649.99, putting into perspective those classic Kaz Hirai memes from the PS3. The world has changed a lot in the last 20 years, of course, but...
- Sony
- PS5
- Features
News Step Aside, Pokémon! This Ambitious PS5 Creature Catcher Swaps Pokéballs for Pokécubes
Aniimo officially announced for Sony's system
With lawsuits still flying between Pokémon and Palworld, leave it to a Chinese developer to step into the arena with its own next-gen creature catching game. In truth, despite some similar creature design, Aniimo does very much look like its own thing. So yes, while you’ll be catching mythical...
- Kinsglory
- PS5
- Aniimo
- Announcements
News Runs in Saros on PS5 Will Be Significantly Shorter Than Those in Returnal
And it has better save features
Developer Housemarque is clearly aiming to make Saros a much more approachable game than its predecessor, Returnal, but it seems it's also making it more digestible. One detail we've noticed in some of the recent previews for the upcoming roguelite shooter is that a run won't take you as long this time around...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
News PS5 FPS Alien Deathstorm Is Not to Be Confused with the Ridley Scott Movie, Despite Its Dev
We were confused, too
Okay, we’ll admit it: we’ve spent the hours since the Xbox Partner Preview thinking Rebellion’s new FPS Alien Deathstorm is related to the Ridley Scott movie. Actually, it’s not, but it wasn’t a wild assumption to make, seeing as the UK studio famously made Alien vs Predator for the Atari Jaguar back in 1994. (As...
- Rebellion
- PS5
- Alien Deathstorm
- Announcements
News This GTA-Inspired Anime Open World Deserves a Place on Your PS5, But Maybe Not Your Pre-Order
Just a month to wait
We put about ten hours into NTE’s recent PS5 beta test, and the outrageous production values had our jaws on the floor. Even if you’re not a fan of these anime gacha games, you can surely appreciate the appeal of a GTA-inspired open world, filled with vibrant artwork and a never-ending list of urban activities to engage...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
News Japan's Cheaper, Language Locked PS5 Shielded from Outrageous Price Increases
The cheapest way to play
Do you remember last year when Sony made a song and dance about its cheaper, Japan-only PS5 console? PS5 was really struggling domestically due to a series of price hikes and the depreciation of the yen, so like the Switch 2, it introduced a language locked model for ¥55,000 (~$344). But with today’s outrageous global...
- Sony
- PS5
- Japan
News In Its Crackdown on PS Store's Garbage PS5 Games, Surely Sony Won't Let Gran Carismo Through
Something familiar about it
Sony has been battling the PS Store's infestation of shovelware lately. It's been wiping thousands of low-quality, low-effort games from its digital storefront in a bid to keep the quality bar that bit higher. Unfortunately, while it's a valiant effort on the company's part, more and more of them pop up all the time, but...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Store
News The Best Theme Park Sim Returns with RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Out Now on PS5
Enjoy the ride
Publisher Atari and developer Graphite Lab have just dropped RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic on PS5, bringing the grandaddy of all theme park management sims to Sony's console. This rendition of the beloved game is a remaster of both RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, initially released in 2016 for mobile devices, then subsequently ported to...
- Atari
- PS5
- RollerCoaster Tycoon
News Fans of Old Dreamcast Games Are Going to Go Gaga for This Strange Fishing Sim
Hook, line, and sinker
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen About Fishing, the unsettling Dreamcast era fishing horror from dev The Water Museum. But it is our best look yet at this oddball adventure, which cites Shenmue and SEGA Bass Fishing among its influences. (We’d also throw Seaman and Silent Hill into the mix.) As you can see from...
- Playstack
- PS5
- About Fishing
- Trailers
Here comes the Sun
Gust’s cutesy school girl JRPG series Blue Reflection will be getting a humongous PS5 overhaul, as part of the compilation bundle Blue Reflection Quartet. In addition to upgraded versions of the two mainline PS4 instalments, this bundle will also include a console port of the mobile and PC exclusive spin-off, Blue Reflection...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Blue Reflection
- Announcements
News Resident Evil Requiem Receives Much Requested Photo Mode in Latest Free PS5 Update
Here are all the patch notes
Capcom has released a major new update for its recent action horror game, Resident Evil Requiem. After downloading and installing the patch, you'll be able to use a brand new feature: Photo mode. The publisher has shared a few examples of the sorts of shots you'll be able to create: Capcom hasn't really gone into...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Updates
News Before Ace Combat 8 Soars onto PS5, Watch the Series' Evolution in Neat New Trailer
Plane old fun
We're big fans of Ace Combat here at Push Square, and with the next game in the franchise coming later this year, we're pretty excited to see it reach new heights. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve was announced at The Game Awards 2025 back in December, and things have been a little quiet since then, but Bandai Namco has treated fans to a...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Ace Combat
- Videos
News Stellar Blade's Eve Invades PUBG in Unexpected Crossover
Master of her Krafton
PUBG doesn’t get much coverage in the mainstream media these days, but it remains a juggernaut. Fortnite may have eaten the original Battle Royale’s lunch, but millions of players still drop in every day across PC, console, and mobile. Now there may finally be incentive for you to give the game another go, because Stellar...
- Krafton
- PS5
- PUBG
- Stellar Blade
Thursday26th Mar 2026
Oh Alex, that's not right
Street Fighter 3: New Generation protagonist Alex is available now in Street Fighter 6, but it’s not necessarily his gameplay that’s got tongues wagging. Some bizarre lore changes have sent ripples through the Capcom community, as it turns out our favourite facepainted wrassler may be engaging in a spot of the ol’...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
Review Crimson Desert (PS5) - A Generational Open World Buried in Early Access Cruft
Kliff bracer
Crimson Desert is a fascinating video game. It's an open world adventure of frankly absurd scope, taking blatant cues from notable examples of the genre, like Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3. But where those three titles have a clear identity right out of the
- Reviews
- Pear Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
Rumour Dramatic PS5 Price Increases Incoming, Potential Announcement Tomorrow
But is it true?
A French source believes a PS5 price hike is imminent. In a post on X (or Twitter), the account GyoJvFR warns prospective PlayStation purchasers to brace themselves for a “drastic” increase. According to his message, prices will increase as follows: PS5 Slim: From €549.99 (~$634) to €649.99 (~$749) PS5 Pro: From €799.99...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
News Further Evidence of PSN's Rebrand Uncovered on the PS5 Console
PSN references removed
Sony is scrapping the PSN brand and it doesn’t look like it’ll be getting a new name. Earlier this week, we pointed out how the PSN Status Page on PlayStation.com was edited late last year to remove any mention of the PlayStation Network. And now we’ve noticed a similar thing in the PS5 settings. I
- Sony
- PS5
- PSN
- Industry
News 'This Is Unsustainable Madness': Modern Video Game Budgets Are Out of Control
Many US games now cost $300m or more
The cost of making AAA video games on America’s west coast, where some of Sony’s most prestigious first-party devs like Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio are based, is out of control. Musing on social media site BlueSky, reliable Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier said that while it’s “tough to...
- Industry
- USA
Round Up Here's Every PS5 Game Announced in March 2026's Xbox Partner Preview
Stranger Than Heaven! Hades 2! The Expanse: Osiris Reborn!
With the inclusion of third-party games, Xbox livestreams have always held significant interest for PS5 players. But now Microsoft itself is a multiformat publisher, so they hold increased importance. Today, the manufacturer held one of its regularly scheduled Partner Previews, which...
- PS5
- PS4
- Announcements
- Features
News 'It Wasn't a Live Service Game': Shuttered Sony Studio Teases Scrapped PS5 Project
"We were making one helluva game"
Sony shuttered first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games this week, a new team fronted by Treyarch veteran Jason Blundell. And contrary to common opinion its game was not a live service title, as confirmed during a Twitch stream with Junior Game Designer JCBackfire. Speaking on the project, Blundell said we’re...
- Sony
- PS5
- Jason Blundell
Live Watch The March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview Showcase Here
Pure Xbox 30 minutes of third-party Xbox reveals
Welcome to the Xbox Partner Preview event for March 2026! This is the first version of this specific showcase we've seen in 2026, and as the name suggests, it's focused around third-party games. It's set to last around 30 minutes in all, and here's a bit of what you can expect to see in the show: "During...
- Live Chat
- Xbox
- Xbox Partner Preview
- Showcase
- Events
Round Up 'Already a GOTY Contender': 5 Things We Learned from Saros PS5 Previews
The next must-have PS5 exclusive
Today, 26th March 2026, the video game press has exploded with new information, impressions, and gameplay footage on Saros, the next title from storied studio Housemarque. Following its work on the brilliant Returnal, Saros is another sci-fi third-person shooter with arcade sensibilities and roguelike features, but...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
- Round Up
- Features
News Hades 2 Finally Announced for PS5, and It Arrives in a Matter of Weeks
Thank the gods
We've been patiently waiting for this one! At long last, Hades 2 has been announced for PS5, and what's more, it's right around the corner. The highly acclaimed sequel to Supergiant's superb roguelike dungeon crawler Hades finally comes to Sony's console on 14th April 2026. Check out the slick trailer below: Hades 2 follows a new...
- Supergiant Games
- PS5
- Hades 2
- Announcements
- Trailers
News Amazon's God of War TV Show Has Found Its Freya in Another Key Casting
Found
Amazon's big God of War TV adaptation is set to have a big ensemble cast, and we know who is playing many of the key characters now — but one very important one has been a mystery for a while now. Today, we've finally learned who will portray Freya in the upcoming series. Sonya Walger As reported by Variety, Sonya Walger will take up the...
- Sony
- Amazon Prime
- TV
- God of War
News Mass Effect Fans, You Cannot Ignore The Expanse: Osiris Reborn on PS5 Next Year
Expansive
We've said it multiple times before and we'll say it again: The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is the closest thing we're getting to the return of Mass Effect. Well, until the new Mass Effect comes out, but we're still waiting on even a glimpse of that project. Anyway, developed by the genre experts at OwlCat Games, this is a sci-fi RPG with...
- OwlCat Games
- PS5
- The Expanse
- Trailers
News PS5 Horror Silent Hill F Gets New Canon Ending in Surprise Manga Adaptation
Reader beware, you're in for a scare
Konami’s superbly haunting Silent Hill F will see its story continued with a new manga adaptation. Excitingly for fans of the original PS5 game, this comic will feature an all-new ending penned by original writer Ryukishi07. Those of you who’ve played the game will know it encourages you to complete it...
- Konami
- Silent Hill
- Manga
- Books
News Pragmata's Uncanny New York Stage Was Meticulously Crafted By Humans to Look AI-Generated
Robot master
In Pragmata, Capcom's upcoming third-person shooter, you explore a lunar research station taken over by hostile AI, but it won't be all grey corridors and harsh fluorescent lights. One quite different environment that's been shown off is a cityscape that's very reminiscent of New York, but there's something a bit off about it. That is...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Pragmata
News 'We're Only Talking About the PS5': Saros Director on Cancelled PC Port Reports
A non-answer as you'd expect
We’re sure Saros director Gregory Louden was primed and ready to field questions about a potential PC port of the upcoming roguelike when the dev invited media to Helsinki recently. And his answer reflects an employee on the tip of his toes. “Today we're only talking about Saros and the launch on the PS5,” he...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
News Yakuza Dev Partners with Xbox for Stranger Than Heaven, Confirms Deep Dive for May
Stranger and stranger
In an interesting twist, it seems as though RGG Studio — the Japanese developer behind the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series — has signed on with Xbox to promote its next game. The intriguingly titled Stranger Than Heaven put in a fresh appearance during the Team in Green's latest third-party showcase, debuting a trailer made...
- SEGA
- Xbox
- PS5
- Stranger Than Heaven
"This is Terminal War"
We can’t speak for the entire PlayStation community, but we suspect all anyone wanted from the new The Last of Us Factions was fresh maps and gameplay from The Last of Us 2. Naughty Dog instead pursued one of the most ambitious projects in its history, and eventually scrapped its work once it realised it would probably have...
- Albatross Interactive
- Terminal War
News Mecha Franchise PATLABOR Returns to PS5 in First Game for Over 20 Years
An arresting development
The last proper PlayStation game in the mecha multimedia franchise PATLABOR launched on the PSP in 2005, so the announcement of PATLABOR The Case Files is somewhat significant. While characters from the series did appear in Disaster Report’s spiritual successor City Shrouded in Shadow in 2017, it’s been slim pickings...
- Good Smile Company
- PS5
- PATLABOR
- Announcements
Electric feel
Artificial Detective is a new action adventure game just announced for PS5, and we must admit, the premise has us intrigued. Set in a dystopian mega city controlled by rogue robots, humankind appears to have gone missing a long time ago. Naturally, it's up to titular character AD 2846 to get to the bottom of this mystery. The game's...
- VIVIX
- PS5
- Artificial Detective
- Trailers
News Hit Strategy Roguelike Mewgenics in Active Development for PS5 as Devs Tease Port
Cat's outta the bag
Mewgenics is the latest game from the minds behind The End Is Nigh and The Binding of Isaac, and the question of whether it'll make it onto consoles has been floating around since its PC launch. Well, if there was any doubt, it can be cast aside as console ports for the turn-based tactical roguelike game have been more-or-less...
- Edmund McMillen
- PS5
- Mewgenics
News Test Your Patience with Super Meat Boy 3D When It Comes to PS5 Very Soon
Meat sweats
Super Meat Boy is an infamously challenging platformer, but at least you only had two dimensions to worry about. Well, Super Meat Boy 3D is throwing down the gauntlet, and it's releasing on PS5 very soon, on 31st March 2026. Here's the release date trailer: And if you want a better look at some proper gameplay footage, another video...
- Headup Games
- PS5
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- Release Dates
- Trailers
