Guide Best Single Player Games on PS4
The best campaigns to play solo
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PS5's best single player titles, ranked and rated
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News - 2024, Week 45
Sunday10th Nov 2024
Guide Where to Buy PlayStation Portal
Where and how to get PS Portal in USA, UK
PlayStation Portal, Sony's dedicated Remote Play handheld device for PS5, is now available to purchase at retail. Below, we're keeping tabs on stores stocking the device to help you secure a PlayStation Portal at the best price. Initially, you could only pre-order the accessory via PlayStation Direct, but...
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - PlayStation Console Special
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? But of course, this is not one of our ordinary PlayStation quizzes. The PS5 Pro has just released, and since...
Hands On The Crew Motorfest Has Never Looked Better Thanks to the PS5 Pro
The Fast and the Glorious
We’re big fans of The Crew Motorfest here, so we were pleased to see a PS5 Pro Enhanced version announced alongside Sony’s new console. With the Pro finally here, we took to the well worn roads of Hawaii to see if the upgrade was up to much. Ubisoft’s racer was already a looker on the base PS5, but it asked the...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Getting a Surprisingly Huge Marketing Push
Thunderjawesome
Sony clearly believes LEGO Horizon Adventures has the potential to significantly grow the popularity of Guerrilla’s franchise, because it’s giving the game a surprisingly big marketing push. A new trailer, featuring the song Tubthumping by British band Chumbawamba, is running in movie theatres and on television. It’s only a...
News This Is Your Last Chance to Order PSVR's Free PS Camera Adaptor for PS5
An essential accessory
For those of you who still have an original PSVR headset kicking around, you may want to act fast if you haven’t ordered a PS Camera adaptor yet. If you didn’t know, the PS Camera used a proprietary port on the PS4 which isn’t available on the PS5. Therefore, in order to connect the accessory to Sony’s current...
Saturday9th Nov 2024
Guide All PS5 Pro Enhanced Games
Every game with support for Sony's new hardware
Sony’s new PS5 Pro hardware will make games look and run better. While it’ll be mandatory to support the new system moving forwards, many developers are taking the opportunity to upgrade existing games with patches. On this page, as part of our PS5 guide, we’ll be keeping tabs on all the titles...
News PlayStation Has Swiftly Solved Its Profitability Problem
The graphs are going up
You may remember over the past year there’s been a lot of handwringing over PlayStation’s profitability. As is so often the case, this all got bundled up with Xbox’s issues, and numerous thinkpieces were written about the console market as a whole. Well, Sony’s largely already solved the issue. In its latest earnings...
News PS5 Pro Pre-Orders Are Stronger Than PS4 Pro, But Scalpers Are Losing Money
All according to keikaku
While we all ranted and raved about the PS5’s unavailability at launch, tech enthusiasts tend to act like unless a product is completely sold out and being sold at a significant mark-up on reseller websites, it’s a failure. That of course is not the case, and if a manufacturer has produced the right amount of stock to...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Dev 'Heartbroken' by Passing of Venom Voice Actor
Candyman star Tony Todd passes away aged 69
Insomniac Games says it’s “heartbroken” by the passing of Tony Todd, the veteran actor who voiced Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and the star of hundreds of movies, including most famously Candyman. Deadline reports that Todd passed away aged 69 on 6th November at his home in Los Angeles. The...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 554
The professionals
It's a big weekend for PS5 players, as the PS5 Pro is available now. Obviously not all of you will be playing on Sony's spangly new system, but we're sure many of you will be. Here's what's keeping us occupied. Aaron Bayne: With the PS5 Pro finally here this weekend is dedicated to testing out all those sweet Pro Enhanced games,...
News PS5 Pro Makes Unpatched PS4 Software 'More Palatable' on High-Res Displays
Nice to have
We finally have some expert analysis of how PS5 Pro’s new PS4 Image Enhancement toggle works, and what it actually achieves. Digital Foundry has released a rigorous test, and the results are noticeable if unremarkable. It’s worth reiterating, once again, that this feature is not the priority of the PS5 Pro. Effectively, it adds a...
News Infinity Nikki Will Be the Next Big Thing on PS5
Style it out
If you’ve not been keeping up with Infinity Nikki, the dress-up RPG which already has over 30 million pre-registrations, then this overview trailer should help get you up to speed. It outlines the general storyline – returning character Nikki and her cat Momo have once again returned to the mystical realm of Miraland – as well as...
Friday8th Nov 2024
Guide Best Single Player Games on PS4
The best campaigns to play solo
What are the best single player games on PS4? If you like to play your games solo, this is the list for you. The PS4 is home to an absurd number of amazing single player experiences, giving you plenty to play on your own. The PS4 is a great platform for single player games, partly because of Sony's own first-party...
Guide Best Fighting Games on PS4
Best PS4 fighters ranked and rated
What are the best fighting games on PS4? Sony's console is home to a very impressive selection of fighters, and we're going to list the best of them. Long-established fighting game series are represented on PS4, with the likes of Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Mortal Kombat 11. In addition, some more niche games...
Guide Best Single Player Games on PS5
PS5's best single player titles, ranked and rated
What are the best single player games on PS5? In this evolving list, the Push Square community has come together to rate and order the best experiences for just one person on PS5. Since we're not bound by a particular genre, this list features all sorts of titles. From action-heavy kung fu brawlers...
Guide Best Online Multiplayer Games on PS5
PlayStation 5's greatest online multiplayer titles
What are the best online multiplayer games on PS5? Whether they're competitive or cooperative, there are so many online games to play on PS5, but we need your help in finding the best of the bunch. The most popular online multiplayer titles tend to be shooters, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty...
Free-to-play games on PS5 ranked and rated
What are the best free games on PS5? With this evolving list, the Push Square community will be the ones calling the shots, ranking and rating the top free-to-play games on PS5. Many of the biggest games in the world are completely free, not even requiring a PS Plus subscription to play them. If you want...
Guide How to Transfer Data from PS5 to PS5 Pro
All data, games, saves, and media covered
How do you transfer data from PS5 to PS5 Pro? With some base PS5 owners looking to upgrade their own PlayStation hardware to what PS5 Pro offers, the topic of your current data and how it's transferred to the upgraded console quickly arises. In this guide, we're going to reveal how to transfer data from PS5...
Hands On Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 16, and Metaphor: ReFantazio All Get a Boost on PS5 Pro
Frame raters
We've spent the last couple of days putting games like Dragon's Dogma 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth through their paces on PS5 Pro. Those titles have been handed dedicated updates so that they can take advantage of Sony's supercharged system — but what about popular PS5 games that haven't been Pro-patched? In theory, unpatched titles...
News Hypnotic PS5 Pro Boot Screen, Background Worth the Upgrade
Better than therapy
Today's the big day, with the PS5 Pro making its way into the hands of those willing to shell out for Sony's pricey mid-gen upgrade. While the main reason to pick one up remains the robust, muscular graphical gains the system provides, there is another: PS5 Pro owners can exclusively enjoy a fancy animated boot screen and...
News Another Grimdark, Warhammer 40,000 Co-Op Shooter Announced for PS5
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide arrives in December
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is officially coming to PS5, initially launching on PC and Xbox in 2022. Faithful servants of the Emperor of Mankind can serve Him by battling Nurgle's endless, rotting hordes in intense four-player cooperative gameplay from 3rd December. A co-op survival shooter in the vein...
News PS5 Pro Could Cost Almost $1,000 if Proposed Tariffs Are Imposed
Price hike
If you already think PS5 Pro is overpriced, then it could be about to get even more expensive in the US – and potentially through no fault of Sony’s own. Gizmodo reports that, following Donald Trump’s election victory earlier this week, he could impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese exports once he assumes office in January next...
News Sony Promises It'll Launch Major PS5 Single Player Games Every Year Moving Forwards
Back on track
Sony shocked PS5 fans earlier this year when it said there’ll be no major first-party games in 2024. The quote was a little misinterpreted, as it still released Game of the Year candidate Astro Bot, among others. Either way, that won’t be the case moving forwards. Speaking with investors as part of
News Sony Boss Says It's 'Learned a Lot' from PC Player Pushback
But it isn't backing down
Sony’s decision to mandate PSN account linking with its PC ports has caused friction with the fanbase outside of its PlayStation ecosystem, but it’s not backing down. Speaking as part of a financial call with investors, boss Hiroki Totoki said the organisation had “learned a lot” from the situation but needs to...
News Sony Comments on Concord Disaster, Says Game Should Have Been Tested Earlier
User testing and internal evaluation needed to be sooner
Sony has claimed it should have been performing internal tests of Concord earlier than it was to spot the mistakes that led to its disastrous launch. Speaking during a Q&A session part of its latest Q2 financial earnings call, Sony president Hiroki Totoki said the firm is still going...
News Sony Ships 65.5 Million PS5 Consoles, in Line with PS4
77.7 million PS5 games sold
Sony has confirmed via its Q2 results for fiscal year 2024 that it's now shipped 65.5 million PS5 consoles, with a total of 3.8 million systems sold within the quarter itself. The company sold 1.1 million fewer PS5 boxes this quarter compared to the same one for the previous fiscal year, but sales of games are on the...
News Astro Bot Sells 1.5 Million PS5 Copies Inside Nine Weeks
37% considered "new users"
The latest quarterly earnings report for Sony reveals Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies during its first nine weeks on the market, as of 3rd November 2024. This means it's already selling better than the likes of Demon's Souls, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal across roughly the same timespan after launch...
News Larian Studios Confirms Baldur's Gate 3's PS5 Pro Enhancements
Party-wide buffs
Attentive members of the community noticed last week that Baldur's Gate 3 would be enhanced on PS5 Pro, and now we have the specifics. Larian Studios says the game's Quality and Performance modes on Sony's shiny new hardware have been refined "to achieve crisp console visuals without sacrificing smooth performance." Timed to...
News Nintendo and The Pokémon Company Want to Stop the Sale of Palworld
Claims the game infringes on its patents
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are seeking an injunction which will block the sale of Palworld, it’s been revealed. Earlier this year, just days prior to the indie game’s PS5 release, the Mario maker filed a patent lawsuit against developer Pocketpair – and now we have more details about what it...
News MultiVersus Underperforms, Another $100 Million Blow for Warner Bros
Tough time for Raven to arrive
Publisher Warner Bros Discovery announced that free-to-play brawler MultiVersus (developed by Player First, which it recently acquired) has significantly underperformed, another $100 million hit to gaming revenue in 2024. Add to that the $200 million Harley and the rest of the Suicide Squad made off with, and it's been...
News PS Store Makes Launch Day Easy with Dedicated PS5 Pro Category
Enhanced on PS5 Pro
If you've got yourself a fancy new PS5 Pro, we've painstakingly put together a list of all the games that are enhanced on Sony's mid-gen upgrade. But if you want it right from the source, the PS Store now has a dedicated PS5 Pro category, live as soon as you boot up. Pulling up the PS5's PS Store, tab over to the "Latest"...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveals Players' Most Popular Class, Race, and Faction
Data Age
BioWare's always been quick to share player statistics for its games. In particular, the developer used to spark heated debates amongst fans whenever it revealed data for Mass Effect. And while we doubt that these early points of interest for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will prove very surprising, they still provide some welcome insight into...
News Rep PS5's Astro Bot in Style with Official, Adorable Clothing from Insert Coin
Don an icon
Sony and Team Asobi have been doing a pretty great job of keeping Astro Bot in the news cycle since its launch in September. That's largely thanks to a series of free speedrun levels, which are being added to the 3D platformer each week. However, Insert Coin Clothing — which makes officially licenced clothes and accessories related to...
Guide Astro Bot: Helium Heights - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Helium Heights
Looking for a Helium Heights collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Helium Heights, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
News Genshin Impact's Already Enormous Open World Grows Even Bigger in New PS5, PS4 Update
Find time
Genshin Impact’s life-consuming campaign will add an enormous influx of content with its v5.2 update, due out on 20th November. As we’re still deep in the Natlan arc, this will add several new environments to the map, where you’ll be able to hang with new tribes and “investigate a mysterious accident” as part of the latest event...
Guide Astro Bot: Spring-Loaded Run - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Spring-Loaded Run
Looking for a Spring-Loaded Run collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Spring-Loaded Run, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
News Movement from Amazon's Mass Effect TV Series, Fast & Furious 9 Writer Signed
M9: The Shepard Saga
If the long-awaited launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard wasn't enough to satiate your BioWare cravings, we've finally had an update on that Mass Effect TV series first reported in 2021. An adaptation is officially being developed at Amazon MGM Studios by Fast & Furious 9 writer Daniel Casey. Word comes to us through an...
Thursday7th Nov 2024
Update: Available now
Hoping to buy a PS5 Pro console? Sony's new supercharged PS5 console, the PS5 Pro, is now available at retail. It boasts an upgraded GPU, advanced raytracing, and an AI-based upscaling solution named PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. Originally exclusive to the PS Direct store, the system has now appeared at various...
News 'Mind Boggling' Horizon Forbidden West Has the Best Console Image Quality Ever on PS5 Pro
Lightyears beyond base PS5
Horizon Forbidden West, and its recently remastered predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn, is comfortably one of the best looking games you can play today. And it’s no surprise to see it already pushing the PS5 Pro to its limits, as developer Guerrilla Games have always been tech wizards. Speaking about the upgrade in a recent...
Hands On $700 Later and Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Pro Performance Is Still Far from Perfect
The cycle continues
Touted as a game that could greatly benefit from the PS5 Pro's arrival, Dragon's Dogma 2 takes advantage of Sony's new system through several graphics settings that were recently added via an update. Those familiar with Capcom's open world RPG will know that the title has struggled to attain smooth technical performance since...
Trust the Pro-cess
Well, here we are. Today marks the launch of a new PlayStation console — a mid-gen upgrade in the form of PS5 Pro. Boasting more capable internals and touting Sony's AI-powered PSSR, the angle is that the Pro will let you run PS5 games at higher resolutions without sacrificing performance. The best of both worlds, you could say,...
Hands On Serious Pop-In the Only Problem with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Massive PS5 Pro Boost
Cloud nine
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was plagued by an astoundingly blurry performance mode when it first released on PS5 in February of this year. Obvious graphical limitations were put in place so that the RPG could run at 60 frames-per-second; it played just fine, but it could look rough outside of cutscenes. With the PS5 Pro, Rebirth has gained...
News Stellar Blade a 'Gigantic Leap' on PS5 Pro, PSSR Better Than Native 4K Option
You better bel-Eve it
Stellar Blade is comfortably one of the best games of the year, and while we knew it would be upgraded for the PS5 Pro, we had no idea exactly how. It sounds like this may be one of the new system’s secret success stories, as Digital Foundry describes its upgrades as a “gigantic leap”. There are two options available,...
News Black Ops 6 Gets One of the Biggest Call of Duty Updates Ever in Season One
Six multiplayer maps, new Zombies map, and new Resurgence map
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be treated to one of the series' biggest-ever seasonal updates on 14th November 2024 as Season One begins across both the new game and Warzone. Some of the content will be available on day one and other bits will be rolled out throughout the season. In...
News Gran Turismo 7 Clocks Native 4K, 120fps on PS5 Pro Via Game Boost, Pre-Enhanced Patch
Blistering lap times
PS5 Pro is out today, and if you'd like to put Sony's shiny new machine through its paces, it sounds like Gran Turismo 7 might fit the ticket. Developer Polyphony Digital appears to have a handle on that extra horsepower; GT7 runs at a native 4K, 120fps on PS5 Pro, and that's without the all-important Enhanced patch required to...
News Dynasty Warriors: Origins 4K PS5 Gameplay Is a Sight to Behold
Castle crashers
Originally part of the publisher's Tokyo Game Show presentation, Koei Tecmo has released a full 4K version of its Dynasty Warriors: Origins gameplay showcase. The video is over 15 minutes long, and takes us through an entire castle siege. On top of the heightened resolution, we've now got English subtitles — and so it's much...
News Death Stranding Gets a Surprise Xbox Series X|S Port, Out Now
Kojima Productions now owns the IP
Death Stranding has received an unexpected port to Xbox Series X|S, available now at a sale price of $19.99. This is the Director's Cut version of the game specifically, which first released for PS5 in 2021. Kojima Productions has also shared it now has full ownership of the Death Stranding IP. Given the fact the...
News SEGA Is Delisting a Bunch of Retro Games, And It's Got Fans Thinking
Is a new compilation incoming?
SEGA will delist a laundry list of classic Mega Drive and Dreamcast games from various storefronts from 6th December, prompting many fans to ponder how the publisher plans to replace them. While PlayStation is the least affected format due to its lack of backwards compatibility with the PS3, it will lose the SEGA Mega...
Out Today PS5 Pro, the Most Powerful Console Ever
A new era begins
Ever since the PS5 released, fans had been pondering whether a PS5 Pro would follow. We didn’t find out officially until 10th September, when the system was announced alongside its unprecedented $700/£700 price point. Reaction has largely been mixed since then. While the reviews have largely been positive, and tech experts...
Random Super Smash Bros Maker Masahiro Sakurai Says He Bought a PS5 Pro Today
Super spend bros
Industry icon Masahiro Sakurai – the eternally young creator of the Super Smash Bros franchise and founder of Sora Ltd – plunged deep into his wallet today to purchase a PS5 Pro console. “I bought it,” he wrote on social media, next to an image of the supercharged system’s box. While the new system has sparked global...
News Don't Forget PS5 Pro Also Makes Big Improvements to PSVR2
Headset heaven
There’s been very little coverage of how the PS5 Pro is improving PSVR2, but we’ll have a lot more for you on that front in the coming days. In the meantime, we thought we’d share with you how a couple of major titles are leveraging Sony’s new hardware to improve their games. First, it’s worth noting the platform holder’s...
News PS5 Pro Has One of Its First 8K Games in No Man's Sky
8K at 30FPS, plus a 4K 60fps mode
Sony might not be shipping the PS5 Pro with an 8K logo on its outer packaging, but that doesn't stop a handful of titles from supporting the 7680 x 4320 resolution. Gran Turismo 7 was previously announced as one game with an 8K mode on PS5 Pro, and now Hello Games has added No Man's Sky to the list. At launch, from...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First PS5 Update Out Now, Adds Mass Effect Armour, Fixes Bugs
Behind the Veil
The first post-launch update for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be dropping at some point this week, developer BioWare has confirmed. The full patch notes won't be released until the update is actually available, but it sounds like some decent adjustments are incoming. The studio gives a brief overview of what to expect, writing:...
News 20 Years Later, Identity of Metal Gear Solid 3 Eva Voice Actress Revealed
Got to be free
The identity of Metal Gear Solid 3's Eva (AKA Tatyana, Matka Pluku, Big Mama), the iconic spy who fought alongside Naked Snake and appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, has finally been revealed. Listed in the credits as "Suzetta Miñet" back in the day, this was actually a pseudonym created to protect the...
Boy, this sounds like a good update
A new patch for Santa Monica Studio’s outstanding God of War Ragnarok is available to download right now, and it introduces PS5 Pro performance improvements for everyone who purchased the system today. There are few surprises here, but some nice little additional toggles. Enhanced Mode, the flagship new...
News This Time Next Year, You Could Be Playing GTA 6 on Your PS5
Rockstar's almost ready to report a robbery
In some ways we can’t believe we’re even writing this sentence, but this time next year, you could already be playing GTA 6. The anticipated open worlder has always had a tentative release date of 2025 attached, and Take-Two insists it’ll be out “in the fall of calendar 2025”. That’s more or...
News Take-Two Has Sold Its Private Division Subsidiary to an Unnamed Buyer
New owner to be announced in due course
Indie games publisher Private Division is no longer part of Take-Two, as it’s been sold to an undisclosed buyer. Strauss Zelnick, the firm’s head honcho, told GamesIndustry.biz that the new owner will be disclosed soon. The sale, according to the exec, will allow the firm to focus on larger projects...
News Take-Two CEO Says Borderlands Movie Bombing 'Didn't Hurt at All'
Like water off a duck's back
When the Borderlands movie bombed on the world stage, it barely managed to scrape back its marketing budget, let alone what was spent securing the likes of Cate Blanchett and Jack Black. But Take-Two Interactive ZEO, Strauss Zelnick, doesn't think it did lasting damage to the video game franchise from which it was...
News Don't Nod Staff to Strike in Paris, Workers Demand Redundancy Plan Be Abandoned
French revolution
Last month, Parisian developer/publisher Don't Nod announced it would cancel multiple projects, reorganise the company, and eliminate a strangely specific 69 positions in the process. Our favourite French union, Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV), fresh off of causing headaches for Ubisoft, has a...
News Helium Heights Hands Astro Bot PS5 Its Fourth Speedrun Level
Playable now via PS5 update
The fourth of five free Astro Bot speedrun levels is available now on PS5, titled Helium Heights. Download the new PS5 update and you'll be able to start recording times to the online leaderboard for this new stage, which is based around the balloon device Astro uses to temporarily float up in the air. You can catch a...
Wednesday6th Nov 2024
Guide PS5 Pro vs PS5: Full Tech Specs Comparison
Is PS5 Pro more powerful than PS5?
Looking for a full tech specs comparison of PS5 Pro vs PS5? Since the upgraded console out of Sony is so expensive, you may be looking to learn exactly what $700 will get you over the base system. In this guide, we're going to present a PS5 Pro vs PS5: full tech specs comparison. PS5 Pro vs PS5: Full Tech Specs...
News PS5 Pro Has a Remarkable Impact on Unpatched Games
Power to the players
Update: Digital Foundry has now followed through with its more extensive verdict on PS5 Pro Game Boost, discussing the enhancements on games not specifically patched to support the hardware. In almost all cases, you’re getting a smoother experience. Titles like Elden Ring run much closer to 60fps in Quality Mode, although...
Round Up PS5 Pro Reviews Love New Tech and Its Glimpse of PS6 Potential
The future is now
With the launch of the PS5 Pro now just one day away, Sony has lifted the embargo on hardware reviews of its new and upgraded console. Below you'll find a selection of verdicts from reputable and trusted outlets, all sharing their thoughts on the PS5 Pro. The general verdict is positive, with reviewers praising the console's new...
News Metacritic Responds to Ongoing Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review Bombing Campaign
User scores: what are they good for?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out in the wild for a few days, but the furore surrounding BioWare's latest continues unabated. Review aggregate site Metacritic has spoken out in response to the wave of low-effort, negative user reviews, which are at odds with both the game's critical reception and user...
News Almost 3,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted for November
Hey big spender
Sony has plunged the price of almost 3,000 PS5 and PS4 games, with discounts of up to 95% off available from today through 22nd November. This will likely be the last big sale before Black Friday at the end of the month. There’s a lot to get through here, but some of the highlights include: Dragon’s Dogma 2 -...
News The Sublime Silent Hill 2 Gets PS5 Pro Enhancements
PS5 Pro Enhanced tag spotted
Last month's excellent Silent Hill 2 remake will be treated to PS5 Pro support, as it's been spotted the game's PS Store listing now spots a PS5 Pro Enhanced tag. Bloober Team and Konami haven't detailed what those upgrades will be just yet, but we've reached out to PR to try and gain more information. On the base PS5...
News PS5 Pro Actually Gives You Almost All Its 2TB of Storage to use
1.89TB of space is all yours
One of the issues the base PS5 has always struggled with is the measly internal SSD it has, coming in at just 825GB. It's not really enough space to have multiple PS5 titles installed at once, especially given how large the likes of Call of Duty can get. The situation got worse, though, when it was revealed that only...
News PS5 Pro Does a 'Much Better Job' of Enhancing Games Than PS4 Pro Did, Says Tech Experts
"The most powerful, forward-looking console on the market"
PS5 Pro finds itself in somewhat of a strange situation. The nature of the tech industry right now means it’s priced absurdly high at £700/$700, and while its jump is substantial, it lacks that obvious selling point of 1080p to 4K, which the PS4 Pro had. System architect Mark Cerny...
News Early Tests Reveal How PS5 Pro Improves Your Old PS4 Games
"Nice to have"
One of the more fascinating features of the PS5 Pro, mentioned in early marketing materials and leaked more meaningfully over the weekend, is how it aims to improve unpatched PS4 games. These titles, never updated for the PS4 Pro, stand to benefit from a toggle in the new system’s menu named ‘Enhance Image Quality for PS4...
News SEGA Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Virtua Fighter Franchise for PS5
Are we dreaming?
SEGA is on a charm offensive. The legendary Japanese publisher, which has launched some of the best games of 2024, is reviving an array of favourites – including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. But you can add Yu Suzuki’s iconic Virtua Fighter to that list, as confirmed in an interview with
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity Original Sin 2 Seemingly Set for PS5
PS5 version gets PEGI age rating
Larian Studios appears to be readying a native PS5 port of Divinity: Original Sin 2, the critically acclaimed RPG it made prior to Baldur's Gate 3. The game has always been playable on Sony's current-gen console via backwards compatibility, but bringing it natively to PS5 could open it up to graphical improvements as...
News More and More Games Tag on PS5 Pro Support Before Launch
Slitterhead! UFC 5! More!
The number of all PS5 Pro enhanced games is growing by the day, and several titles have tagged on support in the penultimate day before the supercharged system’s launch. We’ve been keeping track of everything in our guide, but as an additional heads up, the following titles have had their PS Store pages updated to...
News Until Dawn Remake Gets Needed Graphical Options in PS5, PS5 Pro Update
“Fix for Ashley breathing too loudly”
Released last month, we dinged the Ballistic Moon-developed, Sony-published PS5 remake of Until Dawn in our review for shipping, inexplicably, with a maximum framerate of 30fps when the PS4 original was capable of 60 with PS5 backwards compatability. Well, better late than never, we suppose; Performance and...
News Dress-Up RPG Infinity Nikki Seemingly Strutting to PS5 in December
Pre-order pack appears
Cosy dress-up RPG – and probable live service gigahit – Infinity Nikki looks like it’ll strut to PS5 on 5th December, assuming a PS Store listing is accurate. While developer Infold Games has yet to comment – and its previously announced PS5 beta test has yet to launch – a pre-order pack includes the aforementioned...
News Hogwarts Legacy Summons Additional Sales, Soars Past a Staggering 30 Million Sold
Accio money
Hogwarts Legacy was always going to be big, set as it is, in the iconic Harry Potter universe. Last we heard, back in March, Warners Bros had shifted a magical 22 million copies since launch in 2023; that number is now over 30 million and counting, with a sequel considered a "very big priority". Warner Bros. Games revealed the revised...
News Netflix's Recent AAA Studio Closure Part of Planned AI Pivot
Team "Blue" boasted veterans of God of War, Halo, and Overwatch
Last month, Game File reported that Netflix had unceremoniously shuttered one of its internal development studios, "Team Blue". Likely having spent vast sums on securing splashy talents like longtime Halo creative lead Joseph Staten and God of War art director Raffael Grassetti, those...
News Survey Finds 21% of European Games Industry Professionals Were Laid Off in Last Year
Brain drain
According to the annual Big Games Industry Employment Survey, run in conjunction with the Values Value recruitment agency and career platform InGame Job, a sobering almost 21% of European games industry professionals have been laid off in the last year; some found new jobs, others found work outside of the industry, and still more are...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News In the UK, You Can't Buy a PS5 Pro Disc Drive without Paying a Premium
Scalpers having a field day
As you are all likely already aware, the PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive. While this adds an unnecessary expense for those who still buy physical media, Sony at least does offer a solution, in the form of an optional disc drive accessory. The problem is, you can’t buy one. While stock is still available in the...
News PS5 Pro Makes Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Look Like a Whole New Game
Footage of new PS5 Pro Versatility Mode found
An unlisted YouTube video from the Japanese Square Enix channel has been discovered that shares a short glimpse of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth running in its new PS5 Pro-exclusive Versatility Mode. Delivering "optimized gameplay" that is "tailored" for PS5 Pro, the Versatility Mode is aiming to deliver a...
Review Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
Make your bullets count
Metro Awakening is arguably the biggest PSVR2 release of 2024, but it’s also a big shift for Vertigo Games, the team behind the Arizona Sunshine series. While the wacky and bloody antics of zombie slaying are an easy fit for the VR format, the Metro series is all about stealth, bullet counting, and that dread-inducing...
Guide What Is PSSR for PS5 Pro?
PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution explained
Sony is debuting a new technology with the PS5 Pro called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, or PSSR for short. While the buzzword may sound exciting, you may be scratching your head wondering what PSSR is and why it matters. We’re going to dig into all of those details on this page as part of...
News PS Plus Essential Provides 3 PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
Including a new Death Note game
Having been announced last Wednesday, the monthly PS Plus Essential refresh has arrived to hand active subscribers three more PS5, PS4 titles to download and play. They're available in the UK and Europe now, and will roll out to the USA later in the day. You've got until; Tuesday 3rd December 2024 to at least redeem...
News Xbox Appears to Be Readying More Releases for PS5
Age of Empires 2 playtesting underway
It seems like nothing is sacred after all, with arguably the greatest game Xbox Games Studios' ever published, the immaculate Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, seemingly set to charge forth on PS5. More specifically, it seems the game is currently being played on PS5, which lines up with earlier reporting...
Mini Review Metal Slug Tactics (PS5) – Some of the Best Tactics Since Into the Breach
Hooked on a Fio
From the moment it was announced Metal Slug Tactics was a winner in our eyes. Marrying the SNK classic with the turn-based tactics genre is a golden idea on paper. Hearing it’s a roguelike in the vein of Into the Breach was the coup de grâce for this game being anything but a banger. And we’re happy to say it lives up to those...
News Looks Like PS5, PS4 Is Getting More Retro Survival Horror
Alone in the dark
It’s been a good year for survival horror fans, whether you’re playing remakes like Silent Hill 2 or all-new adventures inspired by the 32-bit era, like Crow Country. There’s also been a steady stream of retro goodness added to Sony’s flagship subscription service PS Plus Premium, with Dino Crisis added just days ago. And...
News Golden Joystick Reveals Nominations for Ultimate Game of the Year
The silly season has begun
Future Publishing hosts the annual Golden Joystick Awards, and each year, nominations are open to the unwashed masses. While it may lack the pomp, circumstance, and gravitas of Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, Future's show is decided by a public vote, and a record number were cast (over 11 million) this time around...
News Hogwarts Legacy a Huge Priority for PS5, Will Connect to HBO TV Show
Warner Bros on the Harry Potter offensive
Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game last year, and is one of the most successful releases of all time. It stands to reason, then, as Warner Bros looks to create a new wave of content based on the seminal series of novels, a sequel is on the way. And yes, according to Variety, a successor to the open...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Lays the Foundation for a New Modern-Day Narrative
"Afterward, the modern storyline struggled to find its footing"
Ever since the death of Desmond Miles in Assassin's Creed III, the series has struggled to create a compelling hook for its ongoing modern-day narrative to accompany the historical action. In the 15 years since, the developer has reduced the focus on this aspect, which was once so...
News This Is How You Play PS Plus' New Anime Game
Killer within
Make yourself a cup of coffee and strap yourself in, because this is complicated. Bandai Namco has released a five minute trailer attempting to explain how the gameplay loop for its new Death Note adaptation – free with PS Plus Essential this week – works. It’s complicated, so you’ll need to pay attention, and maybe even watch...
News Star Wars Outlaws Gets Post-Launch Creative Director Switcheroo
"He's all yours, bounty hunter. Reset the chamber for Skywalker"
Released two months ago, Star Wars Outlaws has a new creative director, with Drew Rechner replacing Julian Gerighty in the top job. It's admittedly a pretty unusual move from Ubisoft and details are fairly light; following a soft commercial reception, it appears Rechner will oversee...
News Empire of the Ants' Creepy-Crawlies Will Move at 60fps on PS5 Pro
Double the standard PS5 frame rate
Empire of the Ants is a real-time strategy game aiming for photorealism, and it’s one we had mixed thoughts about in our PS5 review. “The presentation is gorgeous and it's enjoyable thinking about the smaller creatures in our world differently, but [the game] tries to be too much at once,” we wrote. “The...
News Warhorse Studios Hosting Celebratory Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Livestream
First game has sold over eight million copies
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is now on the horizon, having been delayed to 11th February 2025 on PS5. Developer Warhorse Studios has announced that the first game, released in 2018, has crossed an impressive sales milestone, eight million copies sold, and is showing off the sequel in a celebratory liv
News Don't Expect Much Mass Effect News This N7 Day
It's a "quieter" year from BioWare
BioWare is set to celebrate its Mass Effect series later this week on N7 Day (7th November), but compared to previous years, what the developer has planned for Thursday is on a smaller scale. Due to last week's launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, this N7 Day will be "quieter" than usual. The studio posted to...
News Trails through Daybreak 2 Is at Least Trying to Get You Caught Up on the Story
Official recap revealed
Both its greatest strength and its most apparent weakness, the Trails series is built on a huge, overarching story spread across 11 games at this point (13 if you're going by Japanese releases). For new players, getting into the franchise can be truly daunting — but Falcom and western publisher NIS America are at least...
Monday4th Nov 2024
Supercharged
Sony changed the traditional generation game when it introduced the PS4 Pro in 2016, and many had been wondering if it would repeat the same feat with the PS5. Well, it's taken a year longer to arrive, but the PS5 Pro has been officially announced, and will release on 7th November, 2024. As part of our PS5 guide, we're going to share a...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Will Literally Melt Your Face Off on PS5 Pro
Figuratively speaking
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was always a graphically impressive game, and unsurprisingly, the imminent PS5 Pro will further up the ante, offering dazzling graphical quality at blinding speeds. That's according to developer Insomniac, anyway, who have admittedly been pretty good at delivering on the goods. The above trailer shows the...
News PS5 Dominates UK Black Ops 6 Sales, As Game Pass Causes Xbox Share to Collapse
Up 30% on PS5, down 66% on Xbox
The sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 were always going to be absolutely fascinating because Microsoft has tampered with the franchise’s tried-and-trusted business model. Traditionally, the series has relied on strong full-price sales, and then has enjoyed long-tail success through microtransactions released...
Review Slitterhead (PS5) - Inventive Horror Is Essential for Japan Studio Fans
Smells like Shibito spirit
Slitterhead – directed by Japan Studio veteran Keiichiro Toyama – feels like a spiritual successor to Siren, Gravity Rush, and Soul Sacrifice all at the same time. This inventive, unusual survival horror is far from perfect, with inconsistent visuals, repetition, and some unrefined gameplay systems. But if you’ve...
News Official List of PS5 Pro Launch Games Revealed by Sony
All the PS5 games with Pro upgrades on day one
Many developers in the past month or so have confirmed their games will be updated to support PS5 Pro, but now Sony has shared the official list of launch titles for the upgraded console. From Thursday, 7th November 2024, the following PS5 games will support PS5 Pro with enhancements as per Sony: Alan...
Mini Review Empire of the Ants (PS5) - A Confused RTS That Shines in Its Multiplayer
Jack of all trades, master of none
Empire of the Ants is a victim of its own ambition. It burrows into the undergrowth offering a fresh perspective on the lives of critters dwelling on our forest floor and raises some interesting environmental questions during its campaign, but spreads itself too thin trying to be both an RTS and a platformer...
More death loops than Deathloop
Nobody expected a spinoff to 2022’s The Callisto Protocol and so Redacted — a fast-paced, twin-stick shooter roguelike — comes as a pleasant surprise. Set in CP’s Black Iron prison on Jupiter’s moon, Callisto, you take on the role of a prison guard who is not only in a race to reach the last remaining escape...
News PS5 Pro Will Upgrade the Xbox-Owned Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Diablo 4 to be enhanced too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has appeared in an official Sony list of PS5 Pro launch games, confirming Treyarch is working on enhancements for the upgraded console despite now being owned by Microsoft. It's not known just yet what those technical updates will be, but Diablo 4 also appears on the list, so it seems the Xbox...
News Alan Wake 2 Trapped in Financial Dark Place, 'Most' Development, Marketing Costs Recouped
Fool me thrice
As writers, we've always been able to relate to Alan Wake's messiah complex and narcissistic delusions of grandeur. And like the tortured typist, we're starting to think we've been consigned to an endless nightmare, forced to watch as Remedy's Alan Wake 2 crawls towards profitability, inch by inch and dollar by dollar. Released in...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Set to Run Significantly Better on PS5 Pro, Early Footage Reveals
Arise, Arisen
As we've written about previously, Capcom's managed to improve Dragon's Dogma 2 a lot since its initial launch back in March — but it's looking like PS5 Pro will be the place to play if you want an especially smooth adventure. Footage of the open world RPG running on Sony's new system has started popping up on YouTube and social...
News Insomniac Developers Psyched for PS5 Pro, Enhanced Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is 'Phenomenal'
See devs "true vision" for the game
With Sony's mid-gen refresh, the PS5 Pro, gloriously launching this week on 7th November, prepare for a deluge of enhancement trailers and updates as your favourite developers seek to take advantage of the extra horsepower. Case in point: Insomniac has released a trailer praising the machine and describing how it...
News Fans Work Out Why Monster Hunter Wilds Feels So Weird and Weightless in PS5 Beta
Hitstop right there
If you've spent a lot of time with past Monster Hunter titles, then you'll probably agree that Monster Hunter Wilds feels a bit... off. At least, it did in the open beta, which was live across the weekend on PS5 and PC. Almost straight away, experienced players noticed that the series' trademark combat — unapologetically hefty...
News Silent Hill 2 Fan Solves the Mystery Behind PS5 Remake's New Photos
You've been here for two decades
A Silent Hill 2 fan has solved the mystery behind the PS5 remake's new Strange Photos collectibles, as confirmed by Bloober Team's creative director and lead designer Mateusz Lenart. Posted to
News Assassin's Creed Boss Says Series Is Inherently Diverse, Just Like History
"The current climate is tough on our creative teams"
It's no secret that Assassin's Creed Shadows has been mired in controversy essentially since it was first revealed; historical inaccuracies, insensitive merch, and the exact feudal status of African samurai retainer Yasuke have all been questioned. However, a good amount of criticism levelled at...
Poll What Did You Think of the Monster Hunter Wilds Beta?
No Seikrets here
The Monster Hunter Wilds beta was open to all over the weekend, attracting an awful lot of attention from old and new players alike. The test was hugely popular on PC — going by Steam user data — and so it's fair to assume that it was also a big hit on PS5, where it was available a few days earlier through PS Plus subscriptions...
News Black Ops 6 Double XP Event Extended, Miserly Reward Bug Quashed
Let the good times roll
A glitch has been addressed that may have limited the amount of XP earned during Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's first double XP weekend, and thus, developer Treyarch has opted to extend the good times. The bonuses will run through 5th November until 10 AM PT or your local equivalent. Activision took quick action and pushed out...
News PS5 Pro Unboxings Now Online, Same Box Basically
They're the same picture.meme
Unboxings of the PS5 Pro are now starting to appear online, and if you have already unboxed a standard PS5, well... the experience appears to be the exact same. Having watched a few of them, it appears Sony is using the exact same style of cardboard box, both on the outside and how it arranges the console, controller,...
News Three New Black Ops 6 Maps Teased for Season One
Hideout, Extraction, and Heirloom
Treyarch has now teased the first three post-launch maps coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 as part of its Season One content update. Set to arrive on 14th November 2024, the three maps arriving for free are Hideout, Extraction, and finally Heirloom. All of them support 6v6 player matches, and Heirloom is also...
