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News Nioh 2 Avoids Late Delay as Game Goes Gold
Release next month
If you were worried that Nioh 2 would be a rather late entry into the long list of delayed PlayStation 4 games for 2020, you can now rest easy. Developer Team Ninja has confirmed that the game has gone gold, meaning that development of the base experience is complete. The team will now most likely ramp up production on a day one...
News Dreams Launch Trailer Gives a Short But Stylish Look at the PS4 Exclusive
Marketing nightmare
Dreams is out on PlayStation 4 in just a couple of days (or now for early access players), and so it's time to see what Sony's cooked up for its launch trailer. As expected, the latest promo for Media Molecule's make-anything title is filled with user-made creations, and the variety of what's on show is as impressive as ever...
News Naughty Dog 'Putting the Finishing Touches' on The Last of Us 2 Ahead of May Release Date
"Final stretch"
The Last of Us: Part II has entered its "final stretch of production", according to developer Naughty Dog. You may recall that the highly anticipated sequel was actually due to release in just a couple of weeks as per its original 21st February release date, but back in October of last year, it was hit with a delay. Fortunately, it...
News Play The Last of Us 2 for Yourself at PAX East Later This Month
Lucky you
The Last of Us: Part II might not be launching until May 2020 on PlayStation 4, but that doesn't mean you can't play it for yourself early at a certain upcoming trade show. That's right, Sony is giving PAX East attendees the chance to play Naughty Dog's epic sequel on the show floor as part of the first-ever public hands on. Running from...
News Dreams' PS4 Trophy List Will Have You Both Playing and Creating
There's a Platinum
The final release of Dreams is out right now for those who purchased the Early Access version, with a large PlayStation 4 update set to greet you as the console is turned back on. What's more, today brings with it the game's Trophy list, which is comprised of a Platinum Trophy and 38 other trinkets. It's a list which will have...
Random Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes Recreate The Genius PS4 Game Sharing Smackdown
"Thanks"
Anyone else remember this? Back when the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were the new kids on the block, Microsoft was under fire for its controversial online and used game policies. It quickly changed all that, of course, but at the time it went down extremely poorly. Sony, meanwhile, made it clear when its new console was revealed that there...
Reminder Dreams Early Access Players Can Play the Final PS4 Release from Today
Early access indeed
This week sees the release of Media Molecule's Dreams, which has been in the making for longer than the PlayStation 4 has even been available. It's pretty crazy to think that, in just a few days, this hugely ambitious project will finally be out there for all to enjoy. However, for some people, the party starts today. Anyone who...
News Sony Reportedly Paid $229 Million in Insomniac Games Acquisition
Is it a bargain?
Sony set social media alight when it completely overshadowed Gamescom Opening Night live 2019 with the acquisition of Insomniac Games, to the point where even Geoff Keighley felt the need to address it live on stage. It was a memorable moment, but until now, we have had no knowledge of how much the Japanese giant actually paid the...
News LittleBigPlanet Recreated in Dreams Is the Video Your Monday Needs
Sackboy sensation
Media Molecule’s already had a crack at recreating LittleBigPlanet in Dreams, but this effort by TheTurtleKing514 is even more impressive. It’s... Well, if we didn’t tell you it was built in the Guildford-based developer’s PlayStation 4 creation suite, we could forgive you for thinking this is footage of Sackboy’s...
News Nioh Surpasses Three Million Copies Sold Worldwide Ahead of Sequel
It's all good
Developer Team Ninja hasn't got a bad word to say at the moment. After impressing us once again at a Nioh 2 preview event ahead of the sequel's release next month, it has now been revealed that the original game is even more of a sales success than we thought. The series' official Twitter account announced overnight that Nioh has...
News Sony Seems to Be Unifying PS Store Sale Themes Across Regions
All together now
Sony’s various regional branches have historically acted largely independently but beginning last year PlayStation has been attempting to unify its divisions. We saw an example of this in a recent marketing campaign, which was consistent across the entire globe, but emphasised different brands depending on the region. And now...
News PS Store Reduces the Price of Retro Games and Remasters
Old school
Sony’s launched a new sale on the European and North American PlayStation Stores, spotlighting retro games and remasters. The deals, which will run through 21st February, include reductions on titles like Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, and
News Ubisoft Boss Says PS5 Will Run 'Almost All' PS4 Games
And possibly more?
PlayStation 5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games. This we know, but to exactly what extent has been kind of up in the air. The hope is that all your current-gen software will run as expected on the PS5, but Sony has yet to officially confirm how far the console's backwards compatibility will stretch. In a new quote from...
Random Eco-Friendly PS5 Cases Are Cute and Could Save the Planet
Cardboard cut-out
SEGA recently announced that it’s planning to go green with its future PC releases, shipping its games in recyclable cardboard cases. There’s much talk about the PlayStation 5’s approach to box art at the moment, but what if it took a similarly eco-friendly approach? Graphic designer Dan Tiller has come up with a concept on...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts The Witcher 3 Is Still Riding High on Netflix Show's Success
Dragon Ball Z cracks top 10
Netflix's take on The Witcher has been hugely successful, and it's had a significant knock-on effect on CD Projekt RED's much beloved PlayStation 4 title, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In January, the game was within the top five most downloaded games from the PS Store in both North America and Europe. Speaking of enduring...
News PS5 Could Face Delays or Shortages Due to Coronavirus Crisis
Brace yourself
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 will launch this holiday, but it probably didn’t count on a global epidemic threatening to thwart its plans. As you’ve no doubt already heard, China is at the focal point of the current Coronavirus outbreak, which has infected an eye-watering 28,000 people according to figures released on...
News PS5 Patent Has Some Fans Panicking Sony's Going to Push Microtransactions on Players
Buy now
There’s an illustration from a PlayStation patent doing the rounds which suggests that Sony may be eager to push microtransactions on unsuspecting players. The diagram shows a user conversing with their console in an Alexa-esque scenario. In this example, the device reveals that 80 per cent of players beat a particular boss using a...
Random Sony's Shu Yoshida Trolls PlayStation Fan with 'Where Is PS5?' Tweet
Joker
Sony's got a bit of a quite literal joker on the loose at the moment and indie specialist Shuhei Yoshida is his name. The man himself has always been known to have a bit of a laugh on social media platform Twitter, but he has now taken it to the next level by making a mockery of all the tweets asking PlayStation exec's where the PlayStation 5...
News Sony Creates Official Dreams Trailer Out of One User's Colourful Campaign
Shining the spotlight
Some people on the internet will try and tell you that Sony is sending out Media Molecule's Dreams to die without even a hint of marketing. That's not entirely the case, however, as the hardware manufacturer has released yet another trailer which highlights the sort of incredible creations users have been able to come up with...
News God of War Dev Sends Social Media GIF Masters a Special Thank You
Oh boy
If you hang around on Twitter or Reddit or various other gaming-based forums, then you'll have no doubt come across the often stunning GIFs created by @SunhiLegend and @Much118x. The two of them have built a glowing reputation through crafting incredible looking gameplay clips -- and God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio has been...
News The Last of Us 2 Voice Actor and Mocap Artist Took Up Archery to Improve the Sequel
Johnson fires up
For the past couple of months, voice actors Troy Baker and Nolan North have been documenting their playthrough of The Last of Us on the Retro Replay YouTube channel. It has to be said that the duo has been doing fairly well across 11 episodes so far, but for their latest video, they brought Ashley Johnson along for the ride. As the...
Interview Nioh 2 General Producer on the Sengoku Era and Fixing Difficulty
Yosuke Hayashi reveals all
Here at Push Square, we've already declared that Nioh 2 is shaping up to be one of 2020's best PlayStation 4 exclusives. Two hours of hands on time proved to us what an excellent sequel to the 2017 original it is, fixing the problems it faced late last year as part of an open beta in the process. That wasn't enough for us,...
News This Fan Made Trailer Is Further Proof of the Insane Potential of Dreams on PS4
Free marketing
Dreams is out in just over a week's time, having spent nearly eight years in development. Media Molecule is very close to the finish line now, and it'll be celebrating pretty hard when Valentine's Day hits. It seems the community that Dreams has already cultivated is just as excited for launch, though, as one individual has crafted...
News EU PlayStation Store Gets Add-On Sale for All Your PS4 DLC Needs
Deal C
Games are often gigantic these days, but sometimes they're so good you're left wanting even more. Thankfully, most major games will receive DLC later down the line, allowing you to enjoy an extra slice of your favourites -- for a price. Sony's latest offer on the European PlayStation Store focuses on these premium add-ons, reducing the cost...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Doesn't See Sony As Competition Going Forward
Convenient
Enthusiast forums may be focused on the ongoing battle between Sony and Microsoft, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer sees Amazon and Google as its big competitors moving forwards. The talkative executive dropped the soundbite during an interview with Papers Owl, in which he dismissed PlayStation’s ability to implement a cloud-based...
Hands On Nioh 2 Is Primed to Become One of 2020's Best PS4 Exclusives
Yokai fame
It's been three months since Nioh 2 opened its doors to the public with an open beta. Allowing players to get to grips with what sets the sequel apart from the 2017 original across a single weekend, it was an eye-opening experience for developer Team Ninja. That's because the most overwhelming piece of feedback was that the technical test...
News PS Plus Freebie Firewall Zero Hour Adds New Content
Better call Saul
Firewall Zero Hour has grown a lot since launching as a PlayStation VR exclusive a couple of years ago, and developer First Contact Entertainment’s commitment to the first-person shooter continues. Alongside its inclusion on PlayStation Plus, the American developer has added some complimentary content, including a new map inspired...
News Latest PlayStation Store Sale Offers Discounts on Critically Acclaimed PS4 Games
Critics Choice
There's a brand new sale on both the US and EU PlayStation Stores, and the selection of games should be top notch. It's the Critics Choice sale, meaning all the titles included have been highly praised by the press and public alike. There's up to 60 per cent off to be had in this offer, so let's dive in. A major highlight in both...
Guide Dreams PS4 FAQ - Everything You Need to Know
All your Dreams questions answered
The official launch of Media Molecule's Dreams is right around the corner. After a lengthy stint of early access, the PlayStation 4 exclusive is finally ready, and we can't wait. Whether you want to stretch your creative muscles with the comprehensive tool set, or just want to explore the thousands of user-made...
News Sony Shuts Manchester Studio Before It Ships a Game
Gone too early
Sony has shut down Manchester Studio before it even had the opportunity to announce a game. The virtual reality-based developer was formed in 2015 and was working on an unannounced project, but the Japanese giant has decided to call time on the team “as part of our efforts to improve efficiency and operational effectiveness”...
News PS Now's February Update Adds The Evil Within, LEGO Worlds, and Cities: Skylines
Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy still available
We're already a few days into February 2020, and that means it's time for the latest PlayStation Now update. Sony has just announced which PS4 games will be joining the enormous roster of titles available on the on-demand service, and it's a trio that will appeal to very different...
Here we go?
Here's a potentially interesting little story: Sony has added a PlayStation 5 page to its official PlayStation website, playstation.com. The page itself doesn't have much meat to it, but it does feature the previously revealed PS5 logo alongside text that reads "PlayStation 5 is coming. Launches holiday 2020". It continues: "We've begun...
News Dreams Early Access Players Will Gain Access to the Full Game Three Days Early
Early bird catches the worm
In case you weren't aware, Dreams finally launches on PlayStation 4 in 10 days. On 14th February, the full fat version of Media Molecule's ingenious PS4 exclusive will become available to all, including its short story mode, Art's Dream. Those who purchased the cheaper early access version of the game will be...
News PSone Crushed the N64 Because of Depressing Games and Lonely Players
According to late Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi
Many factors have been attributed to Sony’s success with the PSone, from the format’s financially friendly CD-ROMs through to the manufacturer’s guerrilla marketing tactics. However, according to Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Nintendo president of the time, the platform outpaced the Nintendo 64...
News Here's Your Best Look Yet at Dreams' 2 to 3 Hour Story Mode
Art's Dream is looking good
Thanks to early access, Dreams is already full to bursting with amazing community creations, and that's largely the point of Media Molecule's ambitious project. However, it would be nice to see what the developer itself has come up with, right? Fortunately, the final version of the game will pack in a short story mode...
News Sony Suggests PS5 Price Is Still Undecided
A lot of factors to consider
How much will the PS5 cost? It's a question that many potential buyers are eager to have answered, but going by what was said at Sony's latest investor's call, the company itself hasn't settled on a price point yet. Chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki commented that it's "very difficult" to nail down cost right now --...
News PS4 Sales on the Decline as PS5 Draws Near
Next-gen approaches
Sony has just posted its latest financial report, covering the third quarter of fiscal year 2019. This covers the holiday season, and it's pretty clear that PlayStation 4 sales are beginning to fall. As you can see in Sony's presentation, sales were down 20 per cent year-on-year for its gaming sector. The company attributes this...
News February 2020 PS Plus Games Available to Download Now on PS4
Welcome to Rapture
It's time once again to put your PlayStation 4 in rest mode and download a bunch of gigabytes -- the latest PS Plus lineup is now available. In case you've forgotten, February 2020's batch of games includes BioShock: The Collection, The Sims 4, and PSVR tactical shooter Firewall Zero Hour. All three titles are now
Rumour MediEvil 2 Remake Development Teased by Composer
Sir Dan strikes back
Last year's MediEvil PlayStation 4 remake seemed to be somewhat of a sales success, at least in Europe where it was most popular, potentially opening the door to the possibility of its PSone sequel getting the same treatment. And if this latest set of tweets from the remake's composer are anything to go by then MediEvil II for...
News PSN Earned $12.48 Billion for Sony in 2019
That's a lot of money
How big is the PlayStation Network? Well, it’s $12.48 billion big, according to data crunched by ResetEra via Sony’s latest sales report. The Japanese giant raked in an eye-watering $9.28 billion in 2019 through the PlayStation Store, with the sale of full games, add-ons, and microtransactions. It then made a further
News Sony Will Struggle to Top This Amazing PS5 Controller Reveal Render
Start hyperventilating
There are fan trailers – and then there are fan trailers. This outrageous PlayStation 5 render is the work of Giuseppe Spinelli, and frankly we reckon it’s better than anything Sony will eventually cook up. It’s both a mix of fantasy and fiction, building on a bunch of facts we already know about the DualShock 5...
Rumour Ratchet & Clank Could Be Locked and Loaded for PS5 Launch
Ratcheting up the hype
Prior to the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man, the PlayStation 4 remake of Ratchet & Clank was Insomniac Games’ most successful game. Since purchasing the Burbank-based developer, Sony’s been very clear in iterating that the Lombax has a big future ahead of him, and now rumours are swirling that the platform holder’s...
News Sony Trademarks PS5 in US, UK, and Multiple Other Countries
It begins (again)
Following on from the news that Sony had registered a trademark for PlayStation 5, or PS5, in Switzerland, the company has now nailed down trademarks in the US, UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Obviously this news doesn't come as a huge surprise, but it's still a surefire sign that things are moving forward. Trademarks can...
Random Watch Someone Turn a Treadmill Into a Controller to Play Death Stranding on PS4
The real walking simulator
Like it or not, there's a heck of a lot of walking to do in Death Stranding. To get from A to B in Hideo Kojima's deserted North America, you'll mostly be travelling on foot -- at least to start with. If you've ever wondered just how fit you'd have to be to carry out some of Sam's assignments, you can find out through some...
News Sony to Raise Money for Australia with a Month of Livestream Fundraisers
And you can join in too
It has been truly heartbreaking to see and hear about the Australian bushfire crisis over the last few months. It's an enormous tragedy with millions of animals and dozens of people lost to the country-wide inferno. We don't want to harp on the point too much, as we're sure you all know about this by now, but it's a natural...
News Astro Bot Rescue Mission Director to Head Up SIE Japan Studio for PS5 Generation
It's in safe hands
The folks over at Sony Interactive Entertainment's Japan Studio have had a leadership shakeup which sees Astro Bot Rescue Mission director and producer Nicolas Doucet step into the leading role. Word of what happened to former head Allen Becker hasn't gotten out just yet, but the change will mean that Doucet now leads Sony's group...
News The Last of Us 2 Is Set to Be Naughty Dog's Most Mature Game to Date
M rating warns of nudity and sexual content
Given what we've seen from The Last of Us: Part II in its various trailers and gameplay, and given that it's The Last of Us, any ESRB rating other than an M would've raised some eyebrows. As expected, Naughty Dog's latest will be labelled Mature 17+, but what's perhaps less obvious are the reasons why. Of...
News Seven Years Ago Today, Sony Dropped Its PS4 Teaser and the Internet Lost Its Mind
The hype was real
Yep, it's been seven whole years since Sony released its PlayStation Meeting 2013 trailer, coming out of nowhere to tease the PlayStation 4. The incredibly stylish video -- which we've embedded above -- sent shock waves across the internet. As alluded, the trailer really did catch everyone off guard. Sony had infamously said that...
News Sony Exploring PS4 Remote Play on Nintendo Switch, Portable DualShock Controller
Big improvements seemingly in the pipeline
Sony’s doing some research into PlayStation 4’s popular Remote Play feature, potentially teasing some tantalising new ways to play. As part of a survey shared on Reddit, the manufacturer asks whether respondents would be interested in streaming their games to other devices like the Nintendo Switch or...
News Death Stranding Patch 1.10 Removes Repetitive BT Encounter Animation
Slow-mo warning now optional
Kojima Productions has just pushed out the latest update for Death Stranding. The PlayStation 4 postman simulator has had some decent changes made in various patches, but the latest one gives you the option to remove a particularly repetitive sequence in the game. Every time you wander into BT territory, the camera...
