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Rumour Next PS5 Event Pegged for 6th August, But We're Not Convinced
Questionable source
Here we go again. Following on from Sony's big PlayStation 5 showing last month, the question on everyone's lips has been, when's the next one? With Microsoft gearing up for a Series X game showcase this week, PlayStation fans have been wondering if the Japanese giant will counter with another event of some sort. If recent...
News PlayStation Store Summer Sale Is Packed Full of PS4 Game Bargains
Judgment! Disintegration! Hitman!
As teased by Sony on Monday night, the PlayStation Store Summer Sale has arrived. It brings with it a long, long list of great deals on PlayStation 4 games that replace the July Savings discounts which started a few weeks back. This new sale la
News Here's How Dreams Will Help You Categorise Creations After PSVR Update
Brass tacks
After months in the oven, Dreams' big PlayStation VR expansion is finally done. It's out tomorrow in a free game update, adding support for PSVR owners to play and create original content in virtual reality. We recently spoke to Media Molecule co-founder and technical director David Smith all about it. If you're at all interested, we'd...
Poll Would You Still Pay for PS Plus if Online Multiplayer Was Free Elsewhere?
Paradigm shift
There are intensifying rumours that Microsoft is planning to scrap the multiplayer paywall on its Xbox consoles, meaning that you wouldn’t need to pay a subscription fee to play online. It’d be a bold move considering the Redmond firm was the first to introduce such a scheme on consoles, but would it impact your relationship with...
News Ghost of Tsushima Pays Homage to PS4 Exclusives with In-Game Origami
The origami king
Sony's first-party studios love to congratulate one another upon the launch of their games, sharing custom artwork that portrays protagonists fighting alongside each other. It's always nice to see when a new PlayStation 4 exclusive releases, but Ghost of Tsushima takes things one step further by actually featuring select Sony titles...
News Unsurprisingly, Xbox Game Pass Will Not Be Coming to PS5, PS4
Mild shock
The video game industry is weird at the minute, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Microsoft bigwig Phil Spencer has been asked whether Xbox Game Pass could come to other consoles, like the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Obviously, the answer is no, but given the executive’s platform agnostic approach in recent years, we can...
News The Big PlayStation Store Summer Sale Starts on Wednesday
Up to 60% off
If there's a PlayStation 4 game you've been wanting to get your hands on for quite some time but its price is holding you back, your luck might be about to change in just over 24 hours time. Sony has been sending out promotional emails this evening advertising a brand new PlayStation Store summer sale that is set to kick off on 22nd...
Interview How Dreams' PSVR Update Empowers Players to Be Even More Creative
Lucid Dreams
Dreams has been out since February, and ever since, fans have been patiently awaiting the arrival of support for PlayStation VR. That day is very nearly upon us, with the expansion hitting the PS4 title tomorrow, 22nd July. If you're curious about the thinking behind this update, and how Media Molecule is expanding the already enormous...
News Watch Over 10 Minutes of the Sucker Punch Game That Never Got Made
Prophecy
Update: The video has been pulled from YouTube, but you can still watch the full demo through here. Original Story: Well, well, well. Many of you will be settling down with another session of Ghost of Tsushima today, but you could have ended up with Prophecy instead. A full 10-minute vertical slice of the cancelled release has emerged...
News Sony's First-Parties Have Perfected the Art of Compelling Trophy Lists
Seeing things through
Regardless of whether you care about Trophies or not, they’ve clearly established themselves as an enormous part of PlayStation culture. Introduced over a decade ago alongside titles like Super Stardust HD, they’ve often felt like an afterthought. But in recent years there’s clearly been a concerted effort from Sony’s...
News Spider-Man Miles Morales Can Run at 4K, 60FPS on PS5 with Optional Performance Mode
Now we're talking
Developer Insomniac Games has confirmed that PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales will have an optional "performance mode", which offers 4K resolution (we assume checkerboarded) at 60 frames-per-second. For reference, Marvel's Spider-Man runs at 30 frames-per-second on PlayStation 4, so it's safe to say that...
News Actual Tsushima Tourism Page Partners with Ghost of Tsushima
It's only natural
Despite all of the war and bloodshed, Ghost of Tsushima does an amazing job of showing off the natural beauty of Tsushima. The Japanese island is famously rural even today -- so much of it is still coated in lush forests, which sit alongside uninhabited hills and mountains. As such, it's a popular tourist destination -- and its...
News PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Future of PS Plus
Changes afoot
There’s much discussion among future PlayStation 5 owners about what impending Xbox announcements could mean for PlayStation Plus. For those of you who don’t know, Microsoft recently discontinued the 12-month tier of its long-running Xbox Live subscription service, prompting plenty of speculation. There are multiple theories...
Community Show Us Your Best Ghost of Tsushima Photo Mode Screenshots
Looking good, samurai
There's no doubting that Ghost of Tsushima is one of the very best looking games on PlayStation 4, and it just so happens to launch with perhaps the most robust and easy-to-use Photo Mode we've seen yet. That is the perfect recipe for a bit of community fun, so we want to feature your greatest in-game creations on the site...
Random Bloodborne Comes to PC with Yarntown, an Adorable Pixel Art Demake
Cuddle the old blood
Is Bloodborne getting a PC port? Some scattershot sources certainly think so, but PC fans will have to sit tight for now, and play Yarntown instead. Developed by Max Mraz, Yarntown reimagines FromSoftware's action RPG by way of old Legend of Zelda games. You can watch a lengthy gameplay video above, or just check out this quick...
News PS5 Pre-Orders Look Like They'll Be Restricted to One Per Person
Fastest finger first
An error message added to the source code of PlayStation’s official store page suggests that PS5 pre-orders will be restricted to one per person. An eagle-eyed ResetEra member dug into the website’s JavaScript, and found the disclaimer for customers attempting to purchase more than one system at a ti
News Sony on PS5 Exclusives: We Can't Take Everyone with Us from Previous Gens
"A big pillar of our company is innovation"
The debate on PlayStation 5 exclusives is ongoing, as Microsoft continues to discuss its commitment to cross-gen releases. While it’s traditionally been expected that new consoles bring new experiences, Sony has consistently had to defend its approach to generational transitions, as the conversation gets...
News PS5 Controller Colour Schemes Will Be Revealed at Some Point
Stay tuned
Sony’s not talking about alternative DualSense colour schemes right now, but it plans to “at some point” in the near future. The platform holder intends to roll out its next-gen system later this year, and it’s promised that PS5 pre-orders will be telegraphed, rather than opened at a “moment’s notice”. Speaking with Geoff...
News After The Last of Us 2's Review Bombing Scandal, Metacritic Paused Ghost of Tsushima Verdicts
Spend some time playing
Perhaps a little red-faced that its user reviews became one of the key battlegrounds in The Last of Us: Part II's well-documented backlash, Metacritic temporarily paused Ghost of Tsushima verdicts while it encouraged fans to play the behemoth open world game. It only held the feature back for 24 hours, bu
Quiz How Well Do You Know Sony's First-Party Studios?
PlayStation knowledge
Sony's line-up of first-party developers consistently put out some of the very best experiences in the industry, to the point where it's sometimes tough to compete. Earlier this year, the Japanese giant brought every one of its teams under the same umbrella of PlayStation Studios, but how well do you know those developers? Have...
Gallery Ghost of Tsushima Is One of the Best Looking Games We've Ever Played
Island life
Ghost of Tsushima is a truly gorgeous game. The PlayStation 4 exclusive has blown us away time and time again with its beautifully crafted open world, complete with so many vibrant colours and outstanding art direction. It's one of those games where we found ourselves reaching for the Share button every two minutes. As such, we thought...
Poll Did You Buy Ghost of Tsushima?
Greetings, samurai
It's been a busy couple of months for Sony and PlayStation. Not only have we been shown the PlayStation 5 in action, we've been lucky enough to play two stellar PlayStation 4 exclusives: The Last of Us: Part II, and Ghost of Tsushima. The latter has just released on Sony's current-gen console, and as always, we're here to ask...
News Sony: We're Not Going to Open PS5 Pre-Orders at a Moment's Notice
There'll be some warning
In conversation with Geoff Keighley, PlayStation's worldwide head of marketing Eric Lempel commented on the recent panic over PlayStation 5 pre-orders. For those of you who don't know, word somehow got out that Sony was opening pre-orders for its next-gen console -- mostly through Amazon -- which resulted in many an eager...
News Astro's Playroom Demo Showcases PS5 Controller Features
Sound, adaptive triggers, and breathing
Astro's Playroom will come pre-installed on every single PlayStation 5 console Sony sells this holiday season, and it looks to be a game that takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of the next-gen DualSense controller. Summer Game Fest lead Geoff Keighley had the chance to go hands on with both the...
News No, the PS5 DualSense Controller Doesn't Have Buttons on the Back
Confirmed
Does the DualSense controller for PlayStation 5 have back buttons? As we now know, the short answer is an emphatic no. Ever since the PS5 controller was revealed earlier this year, fans have been curious to know whether it would feature paddles or buttons on the rear of the device. Given we've never had a good look at the back of the pad,...
Live Watch the PS5 DualSense Controller Hands On Livestream Right Here
Keighley's thoughts
Summer Game Fest lead Geoff Keighley has been lucky enough to get his hands on a PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, and today he plans to livestream his first thoughts on the pad. We're not entirely sure what this stream will entail, but we expect the man himself will share his feelings on the DualSense's haptic feedback and...
News Ghost of Tsushima Dev Considered Pirates and Rob Roy Before Feudal Japan Setting
The Three Musketeers too
After putting out inFAMOUS: Second Son and its expansion back in 2014, Sucker Punch Productions has been working on its brand new IP for the best part of the entire PlayStation 4 generation. That's a seriously long six years, but it seems to have paid off. Ghost of Tsushima was awarded an impressive 9/10 in the Push Square...
News Ghost of Tsushima's Shockingly Short Load Times Were Originally Even Quicker
That's the long and the short of it
Ghost of Tsushima gets a lot of stuff right, as you can read in our review, but one of the most impressive aspects is actually its loading times. For an open world game, Sucker Punch's latest has unfathomably fast load speeds. Whether you're fast travelling across the map or respawning after taking a fatal blow,...
News PS5 Controller to Get Hands On Showcase Tomorrow
Geoff Keighley has a DualSense
Geoff Keighley’s big Summer Game Fest will continue tomorrow with a first hands on look at the DualSense controller. The popular journalist-turned-presenter has the PlayStation 5 controller, and has been putting it through his paces. Here’s what he wrote on Twitter:
Random This Retailer Had Fun with Its Custom Ghost of Tsushima Box Art
Only in Slovakia, though
Occasionally, retailers will go the extra mile to tempt you to pre-order in their store. It could be the promise of a free sticker or a midnight launch. In Slovakia, however, ProGamingShop has come up with its own custom cover for Ghost of Tsushima – and it’s incredible, as this image attests: The slipcase is free for...
News Xbox Boss Takes More Shots at PS5 Exclusives Saying Fans Won't Be 'Forced' into Next-Gen
Doesn't think players should be locked out
Update: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has continued his assault on Sony and its PlayStation 5 strategy, saying that fans "won't be forced into the next-generation" as Microsoft commits continued support to Xbox One's various permutations. "Unlike others, we believe that your investments in gaming should move with...
News Increased PS5 Production Suggests Sony Expects Greater Demand Than PS4
Is such a thing even possible? Yes, it is
Sony appears to have real confidence in the PlayStation 5, as it’s increased production on the next-gen platform. Previously, the Japanese giant had planned to ship between 5-6 million units by the end of March 2021; it now expects that number to be somewhere in the region of 10 million during the same...
News Oh, Crap! The Uncharted Movie Hasn't Started Filming At All
But Sony hopes to begin soon
Update: Nope, there's still time for the director to leave, as Sony Pictures Entertainment has clarified that filming has not started on the Uncharted movie. Yet. According to a statement sent to Games Radar, the film crew is currently prepping, and the company is "hoping to start soon". Progress, but it's still not...
News Neil Druckmann Explains The Last of Us 2 Deleted Scene at the Farm
Boar killing
Just like pretty much every game ever, not every single scene that was envisioned for The Last of Us: Part II made it into the final version. Voice actor Laura Bailey recently commented on one sequence which explained the relationship with between Abby and WLF leader Isaac, and now Naughty Dog vice-president Neil Druckmann has revealed...
News Ghost of Tsushima Is the Third Western Game to Earn a Famitsu Perfect Score
Samurai sensation
Ghost of Tsushima is based on a historical Japanese setting, and developer Sucker Punch has invested extra effort into representing the backdrop accurately. The Seattle-based team collaborated with Sony’s Japan Studio to work on a full localisation, and you can choose whether to play the title in English or Japanese. In addition,...
Random Don the Ghost of Tsushima's Mask with This Snapchat Filter
Intimidating
Jin Sakai is a devout samurai warrior, but when the Mongols invade his home, he becomes the shadowy Ghost of Tsushima. To protect his identity -- and to intimidate his foes -- Jin wears a fearsome face mask, which we've seen in several trailers now. If you've ever wanted to wear the mask yourself, now's your chance. As demonstrated...
News PS5 Production Reportedly Being Doubled to Meet Demand
10 million units by year end
Sony is increasing its output of PlayStation 5 consoles, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The publication released a report earlier this year which stated Sony would be making fewer PS5 units for launch than it did for PS4. However, this new story suggests the platform holder will in fact be increasing...
Round Up Ghost of Tsushima Reviews Are Sharp As a Samurai's Blade
The scores are in
Reviews for Ghost of Tsushima went live a little earlier today, and it seems Sucker Punch has delivered once again. Verdicts are largely positive for the samurai open world title, which impresses with its gorgeous open world and fluid combat. Between this and The Last of Us 2, Sony is sending off PlayStation 4 in brilliant style...
Guide Where to Buy Ghost of Tsushima
All the options you need
Ghost of Tsushima is available right now – you can read what we think of it in our 9/10 review – but suffice to say it's a fantastic open world adventure. If you're wanting to pick up Sucker Punch's samurai action title, here's a guide featuring all the links you might need to nab your copy. Where to Buy Ghost of...
Review Ghost of Tsushima - One of the Greatest Open World Games of the Generation
Ghost with the most
When the Mongol Empire invaded the Japanese island of Tsushima in 1274, the occupation was nothing short of a massacre. The Mongol army had no reason to respect the island's samurai and their desire for traditional, honourable warfare, and so the natives were quickly and decisively overwhelmed. It was a brutal and bloody chapter...
News PS5 Fans Thought They Were Getting a Price and Release Date Yesterday
Didn't happen
Insanely enthusiastic PlayStation 5 fans drove themselves nuts waiting for a PS5 price and PS5 release date yesterday which never came. Social media sites like Twitter and communities on Reddit were abuzz with speculation after
News Death Stranding PC Is Like a Movie Compared to TV Drama PS4 Version, Says Kojima Productions
A BRIDGES too far
Death Stranding deploys on PC today, and Kojima Productions has been hyping up the re-release in an interview with Geoff Keighley. Speaking as part of the stream, Kojima Productions’ Yoji Shinkawa pointed to the improvements that the developer has made since releasing the title on the PlayStation 4 last year, with wide-screen...
News Ghost of Tsushima Launch Trailer Brings the Hype Ahead of PS4 Release
Blades of glory
We finally made it, everyone. Ghost of Tsushima, the open world samurai action game from Sucker Punch, is out in just a few days. The PlayStation 4 exclusive comes right before PS5 is due to arrive, but it looks like it should be a great way to end the current generation. The game releases this Friday, 17th July, but Sony has gone...
News PS5 Pre-Order Pages Live on Amazon Australia
But currently unavailable
Sony’s yet to confirm specifics regarding PS5 pre-orders, but Amazon Australia is ready to go, having listed a bunch of product pages pertaining to the next-gen console. Unfortunately, the system and its various accessories are listed as ‘Currently Unavailable’, although these are legit listings and could be...
Quiz How Well Do You Know inFAMOUS?
Hero time
Sucker Punch is on the verge of releasing its latest PlayStation exclusive with Ghost of Tsushima, but before that came inFAMOUS. The series started life on PS3, and earned itself a sizeable fan base across three major titles. Do you consider yourself one of these fans? Want to put your knowledge to the test? Here's a quiz that'll do just...
Random Insert Coin Clothing's Latest Collection Focuses on PS5 Exclusive Horizon Forbidden West
Suits you
Insert Coin Clothing has been around for about 10 years, and in that time it's made countless stylish shirts, hoodies, and accessories all about games. For its latest collection of gear, though, the company has taken inspiration from a game that's not even out yet. The brand has today announced an officially licensed line of apparel based...
News Why Yes, We'd Love to Watch Another Badass Japanese Trailer for Ghost of Tsushima
Thanks very much
Ghost of Tsushima is now just one week away, and we're beginning to feel the hype. With pre-load available now for digital pre-orders, Sucker Punch's latest has snuck up on us all like the stealthy ghost it is. If you're in the mood, there's a great new trailer for the game embedded above, courtesy of PlayStation Japan. It's a...
Rumour Black and Red PS5 Console Spotted in Sony Marketing Material
Would you buy one?
Hmmm, what do we make of this, then? Originally posted over on ResetEra, a Sony marketing pamphlet supposedly shows a black and red PlayStation 5 console. The pamphlet itself seems legitimate -- it's marketing that's directed at store employees, and covers various Sony products. The real question is whether the black and red PS5...
News Meet the Adorable, Mocapped Dogs of The Last of Us 2
Good dog
For the most part, it's probably a good idea to avoid dogs in The Last of Us: Part II. Once their owners let them loose, they can quickly catch up to Ellie and rip her throat out. It's a completely different story in real life though. Say hello to the lovely dogs who mocapped for Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece. In the image above, from...
News Ghost of Tsushima PS4 Pre-Load Is Available Now
Get ready, samurai
If you've been itching to get your hands on Ghost of Tsushima, you can now move one step closer to making that a reality. The PlayStation 4 exclusive is now available for pre-load from the PlayStation Store, putting you in prime position for when midnight rolls around on 17th July 2020. Ghost of Tsushima weighs in at 35.37GB at...
