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News Sony Considered Xbox Series S-Style PS5, Doesn't Think Lower Spec Models Have Had Success
PlayStation weighs in on disruptive Microsoft strategy
Sony considered creating a lower specification, cheaper PlayStation 5 – but ultimately decided against it because the company recognised that “low-priced, reduced spec” consoles have “not had great results in the past”. The Xbox Series S represents the first time a manufacturer has...
News Fans Want to Know if They Can Upgrade from PS4 to Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5
No answers from Sony yet
Many publishers are offering free upgrades for the next-gen versions of their games, meaning that you’ll be able to play the PlayStation 5 editions of titles you already own on the PlayStation 4 without needing to pay again. You can find a full and comprehensive list of all PS4 to PS5 free upgrades through the link – it...
News PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
Hot cakes
You might've noticed already, but PlayStation 5 is proving to be extremely popular. PS5 pre-orders have been going up on a shop by shop basis, and everyone's been scrambling trying to secure their console. As we've seen several times over the last few days, however, stock allocations are vanishing within minutes of store pages going live...
News Rayman Creator Michel Ancel Retires from Games, PS4 Exclusive WiLD Going Super Well
Beyond Good & Evil 2 also still in development
Industry icon Michel Ancel has officially retired from game development after more than 30 years in the industry. The Rayman creator confirmed the news on Instagram, explaining that he’ll be focusing full-time on his other passion: wild life. “My new project takes place in the real world and...
News Is This Our First Glimpse of PS5's User Interface?
Patent potentially reveals new details
Excuse the crude patent diagrams, but this could very well be our first glimpse at the PlayStation 5’s user interface. Sony bigwig Jim Ryan has promised that all will be revealed soon, but this documentation submitted by the platform holder potentially reveals some of the things we can expect to experience...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' First Alternative Suit Revealed
Pre-order bonus
Marvel's Spider-Man has a whole bunch of optional Spidey suits to unlock, so it's inevitable that the follow-up will be the same. In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, you play as the titular younger hero, but that doesn't mean he won't have his own alternative outfits to wear. The very first of these, aside from his regular black...
News PS5 Pre-Orders Are Live on UK Retailer Box Right Now
Get the page ready
Update: The site seems to be having technical trouble due to high traffic. Hopefully it comes back soon. Original Story: Have you managed to get your PS5 pre-orders in yet? Sony's next-gen machine is proving to be highly sought after, would you believe it, and stock allocations are running out in minutes. If you're in the UK, a...
News The Dream Is Dead: PS5 Will Not Play PS3, PS2, or PS1 Games
Sony confirms
We’ve known all along that the PlayStation 5 won’t play PS3, PS2, and PS1 games – but apparently some needed it spelling out for them. So here we go: the PS5 won’t play PS3, PS2, and PS1 games. Confirmation comes courtesy of an interview with Sony chief Jim Ryan that was conducted by Japanese game bible
News Sony's First Year, First-Party PS5 Lineup Blows PS4's Away
There's no contest
Sony promised it wouldn’t rest on its laurels when it comes to PlayStation 5 software, but that’s one sound bite it was clearly serious about. While delays are always a possibility, we have to take the organisation at face value, and it announced last night that God of War Ragnarok will accompany Horizon Forbidden West and...
News Catch a Couple Seconds of PS5 Exclusives Destruction AllStars, Returnal
Blink and you'll miss 'em
For whatever reason, Sony decided not to show Destruction AllStars and Returnal during its PS5 Showcase Event overnight – despite the former being a launch game. However, if you had eagle eyes, you may have noticed a few seconds of gameplay from both games during the closing sizzle reel for last night’s livestream...
News Demon's Souls Gets the Ultimate Glow Up in PS5 vs PS3 Comparison
Cult classic gets insane upgrade
Demon’s Souls, arguably the flagship PlayStation 5 launch game, looks extraordinary running on Sony’s next-gen system – but how does it compare to the original PlayStation 3 game? Well, as you probably may imagine, the delta between the two versions is extraordinary, with Bluepoint’s remake bursting with...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Has Been Completely Remastered for PS5
Next-gen Peter Parker model, 60fps, and new Trophies
Insomniac Games is probably the busiest studio in games right now, as it’s working on PlayStation 5 titles Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart simultaneously. But this is one of the most industrious teams in the industry, and it wasn’t going to stop there:...
News Sony Reiterates Ongoing Commitment to PS4, Like All Other PlayStation Consoles
Ten year lifecycle
People read what they want to read, it seems, and some of Sony bigwig Jim Ryan’s comments about the PlayStation 4 got completely twisted overnight by a blood-thirsty community hunting for gotchas. In the wake of some surprise cross-gen announcements – including Horizon Forbidden West – the executive told Washington Post that...
News Sony Won't Follow Game Pass Model on PS5, Doesn't Believe It's Sustainable
"It doesn't make sense for us"
Sony has ruled out any hopes of PlayStation 5 exclusives being bundled up as part of a subscription service and effectively given away at launch. Asked about Microsoft’s own Game Pass initiative – which sees all Xbox Studios titles added day one – PlayStation boss Jim Ryan suggested that it makes “no sense”...
News PS5 User Interface Reveal Is Coming, Says PlayStation Boss
"There's some really cool stuff to come on that"
As exciting as the recent PS5 Showcase was, it's a shame we didn't see anything of the console's user interface. It's a part of the puzzle that needs to be filled soon, especially as the PS5 release date is less than two months away. Fortunately, it sounds like we'll get to see the UI in the coming...
Reaction The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Today's PS5 News
What Sony's doing right and wrong
Sony peeled back the PlayStation 5 curtain a fraction more today, confirming the PS5 price and PS5 release date, as well as its selection of launch games and more. It was a strong showcase overall,
Round Up What Was Announced at the PS5 Showcase Event?
All the latest PlayStation 5 news
Sony’s been dreadfully quiet in the build-up to the PlayStation 5, but with its PS5 Showcase Event it gave us all the information we need to know about its next-gen system. The manufacturer started with games like Final Fantasy XVI and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and also confirmed the
Talking Point Did the PS5 Showcase Event Deliver?
Happy or not?
Sony’s just closed the curtain on its PS5 Showcase Event, where it confirmed that the console will launch on 12th November from $399.99 in the United States. The showcase also included full gameplay demonstrations of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls, and confirmed Final Fantasy XVI. There were also surprise...
News PS5 Pre-Order Situation Is a Mess as Sony Sends Unclear Statement and Retailers Open Early
Tomorrow, tomorrow
PS5 pre-orders are now live... Kind of. To be frank, the whole situation's a mess at the time of writing. Sony didn't give a defined pre-order date or time during its PS5 showcase, where the console's price and release date were revealed. Instead, it posted a tweet after the online event was over, saying that PS5 pre-orders would...
Crisscross-gen
If you haven't already heard, both Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West are set to launch on PS4 as well as PS5. The confirmation has come as a bit of a shock, especially considering that Sony's been touting its belief in defined console generations. But PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is adamant that this is a good...
News You Can Pre-Order a PS5, But We Still Don't Know What Its Main Menu Looks Like
Erm
Sony’s big PS5 Showcase Event finally revealed a lot of key information about the PlayStation 5, including the PS5 price and PS5 release date. However, with less than two months until the device debuts, there are still some serious questions about the console – like what does its user interface even look like. The Japanese giant has t
News PS5's Retail Packaging Is Obscenely Attractive
Lookin' good
We’re not huge fans of the PlayStation 5’s physical appearance, but give credit to Sony’s designers who have concocted some stunning packaging for the next-gen system. The standard PS5 ships in a sleek white box, but in order to differentiate the two models, the PS5 Digital Edition comes in an elegant piano black carton. You can...
News PS5 Is the Biggest Console Sony's Ever Made
Dimensions finally revealed
It's official: the PlayStation 5 is an absolute monster. Speculation has been rampant that the PS5 is physically huge, and as it turns out, it really is a massive machine. In fact, not only is it the largest PlayStation console in history, it's the largest console full stop. Sony has released the official dimensions of...
News Sony Believes in Generations, But Confirmed a Bunch of PS5 Games for PS4
Cross-gen chaos
The aftermath is sometimes more interesting than the main event, and despite a strong PS5 Showcase Event, that’s definitely true of Sony’s presentation today. We learned that key PlayStation 5 “exclusives” – like Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles: Morales, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and, shockingly, Horizon Forbidden West – will...
News God of War Ragnarok Announced for PS5 in 2021
Ragnarok is coming
Sony slipped a very brief God of War Ragnarok teaser trailer into its PS5 showcase. There isn't much to see here — just an icy God of War logo — but we do get to hear Kratos grumble some ominous words. Surprisingly, God of War Ragnarok is aiming for a 2021 release date on PS5. We honestly thought it'd arrive later than that,...
News PS5's New DualSense Controller Will Cost $69.99
More than DualShock 4
Sony’s packed a whole heap of technology into its new DualSense controller, but the impact on your wallet won’t be too extreme. The device will retail for $69.99 when it launches alongside the next-gen console later this year, which is up $10 compared to the $59.99 price of the PlayStation 4’s existing DualShock 4...
News Sony Confirms PS5 Games Will Cost More
Start saving
Through its latest PS5 feature on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has confirmed that next-gen games are going to cost more money to buy. We've already seen other publishers suggest this would be the case, but Sony's PS5 pricing list is written confirmation. This is the PS5's launch lineup: Astro’s Playroom (Japan Studio) –...
News Horizon Forbidden West Is Coming to Both PS5 and PS4
Free PS5 upgrade for owners of PS4 version
Horizon Forbidden West is one of PlayStation 5's flagship exclusives, looking fantastic in its debut trailer from a few months back. As it turns out, however, you won't need a PS5 to play it at all; the sequel is also in development for PS4. That's right — just like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ho
News Demon's Souls Remake Is a PS5 Launch Game
Time to die
Demon's Souls has been confirmed as a PS5 launch game. There was a bit of uncertainty over whether it would end up being released a little later, but nope, you'll be able to test your mettle on Sony's next-gen console the day it hits store shelves. In case you missed it, the PS5 launches in the US on the 12th November. However, Europe...
News PS5 Pre-Orders Start Tomorrow at Select Retailers
Get your wallets ready
When can you place your PS5 pre-orders? As early as tomorrow — 17th September — according to Sony. The company just dropped that bomb on Twitter following the PS5 Showcase livestream. It's yet to be made clear which retailers will get first dibs, but we'd be willing to bet that all the major online stores will be ready...
News PS5 Price, Release Date Confirmed: 12th November in US, 19th in EU, $499 Standard, $399 Digital
Next-gen is here
Sony has finally revealed the PlayStation 5's price and release date as part of the console's latest online showcase. The standard PS5 (with the disc drive) will cost $499. The PS5 Digital Edition (without the disc drive) will cost $399. Both systems launch on the 12th November in the US and some other regions. It comes a little...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Gameplay Trailer Looks Absolutely Stunning
Dead good
We all wanted to see it, and here it is. The Demon's Souls PS5 remake has its very first gameplay trailer, and it's looking extremely impressive so far. We wouldn't expect anything less from Bluepoint Games, one of the best in the biz when it comes to remakes. Take a look at the gameplay video above if you missed it. The game that spawned...
Both games on both systems
This was unexpected. While we were all watching the PS5 showcase, Sony announced some more details on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. First and foremost, the game is coming to both PS5 and PS4. Yep, turns out it's a cross-gen game. The standard version will be available for $49.99 on shelves and on PS Store. If you...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Gets Explosive PS5 Gameplay Demo
And it looks awesome
As expected, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales made its gameplay debut during the latest PS5 showcase, and boy is it looking good. Our first look at next-gen Spidey is a snowy walk through the city, but quickly transitions to an action sequence full of combat gameplay. The set-piece sees a suspension bridge slowly break down...
Live Watch the PS5 Showcase Event Livestream Right Here
All aboard the hype plane
Sony’s long awaited PS5 Showcase Event will give us our next glimpse into the future, promising a look at launch PlayStation 5 games – and some from beyond. There’ll be a mixture of first-party and third-party titles from a variety of different developers, and presumably that all-important PS5 price and PS5 release...
News Fans Believe God of War 2 Could Be Part of PS5 Showcase Event
Because of Cory Barlog
Honestly, you all do this to yourselves, sometimes! While we’re confident tonight’s PS5 Showcase Event will be worth the watch, we’ve been very reserved with our predictions because, well, we’ve seen how these things go before: Sony will put together a veritable smorgasbord of software, but it’ll never live up to the...
News PS Plus Double Discounts Plunge PS Store Prices for Subscribers Today
New lows
PlayStation Plus may primarily be about the monthly game giveaways and online gaming, but the discounts are also decent all year round, and through 30th September members will be able to save big on a bunch of behemoth titles – including Red Dead Redemption 2. While everyone will unlock up to 35 per cent off, subscribers can score savings...
Talking Point What Will Be Announced at PS5 Showcase Event?
Our predictions
Sony will pull back the curtain on the PlayStation 5 this week, after an agonising wait. Outside of some minor driblets of information, the PS5 Showcase Event will grant us our first in-depth look at the next-gen system’s launch titles – and, presumably, that all-important price and release date reveal. It’s going to be a big...
Guide When Is the PS5 Showcase Event?
Dates, times, and where to watch
When is Sony's PS5 Showcase Event livestream? Out of seemingly nowhere, the platform holder finally announced a new PS5 event, set to take place very soon indeed. So, what are all the details? When can you watch the PS5 showcase? In this guide, we're going to give you all the info you need. When is the PS5...
News Sony Says Troubled PS5 Production Rumours are False
Production remains unchanged
Update: Sony has denied rumours of trouble with PS5 production. In a statement sent to Games Industry, the Japanese giant said: "While we do not release details related to manufacturing, the information provided by Bloomberg is false. We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5 since the start of mass...
News PS5 Price May Dip Below $400, Analyst Speculates
Cheap as chips
How much will the PlayStation 5 cost? We should find out officially during the PS5 Showcase Event tomorrow, but Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Masahiro Wakasugi believes that the console could be priced as low as $449 – while its digital counterpart could “dip below $400”. That would be outrageously aggressive pricing for a...
Talking Point What Do You Want to See at PS5's Showcase Event?
Sony's big opportunity
Sony will spill the beans on the PlayStation 5 this week, with a PS5 Showcase Event that promises 40 minutes of updates from “Worldwide Studios and our world-class development partners”. According to a PlayStation Blog post, the stream will focus on next-gen titles coming at launch ??
News Sony Using Air Freight to Meet PS5 Demand This Holiday
Sky high expectations
Sony will fly PlayStation 5 hardware to the United States in order to meet demand this holiday, it seems. The story comes courtesy of Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, who revealed on Twitter that the company has booked flights from October to ship next-gen systems to retailers. This is obviously a faster method of haulage...
News PlayStation Travels to the Edge of the Earth in Flashy Brand Commercial
It's a bit weird
Sony’s recently switched to a more globalised marketing strategy, whereby all territories and regions share the same slogan and general promotional campaigns. And the company’s trying to enforce its new ‘Play Has No Limits’ tagline with a flashy brand commercial that sees people travelling to the edge of the world –...
Review Buried Stars - We Stan One K-Pop Mystery
A buried gem
Visual novel Buried Stars is an interesting one. With many saying online that the game has come from nowhere, its sudden release has surprised, and delighted, a lot of people. From Korean Studio Largo, Buried Stars follows the events of the titular reality show, which is set in the final stages of a K-pop talent contest. Unfortunately...
News Tom Holland Can't Stop Gushing About the Uncharted Movie
"It's everything I dreamed it would be"
The tale of Push Square to date has been the Uncharted movie and how it’s seemingly never coming out. We’ve been writing about this film for over a decade now, but shooting is underway after a temporary coronavirus hiatus, and star Tom Holland says
Quiz Guess the Launch Prices of These PlayStation Products
That's Jimbo's job
The PlayStation 5 price and release date are the two most important details Sony is yet to reveal as we close in on the launch of the next-gen console, but before we can get to that, we need to take a trip down memory lane. Do you know the prices of previous PlayStation systems and peripherals when they launched? Have you done the...
News Project Nimble Was the Codename for PS5 Showcase Event
Agile organisation
According to the dictionary, nimble means “quick or light in movement or action”. Interestingly, it seems Project Nimble was the codename for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 Showcase Event internally. The moniker is mentioned as part of the file name for the livestream’s lead image on the PlayStation Blog, so it gives us a...
News PS5 Showcase Event Confirmed for This Wednesday
Games at launch and beyond
Well, would you look at that! On the weekend, Sony has confirmed its second big PlayStation 5 event for Wednesday 16th September 2020. It all kicks off at 9pm BST / 1pm PDT / 10pm CEST, and will focus on PS5 games coming at launch and beyond. This also has to be the place we get the price and release date, right? The...
