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Deal There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy PSVR
Virtual insanity
PlayStation VR is one of the biggest innovations of the incumbent generation, but historically it’s been pricey to take advantage of the tantalising new technology. That’s not true this Black Friday 2019, as Sony has made a bunch of bargain bin offers available in both the UK and the USA. If you’ve been tempted to try virtual...
Deal Sony Paints a New Price on Concrete Genie for Black Friday
Brush fuss
Concrete Genie is one of the more original games released this generation, but it’s perfectly possible you may have missed out on the PlayStation 4 exclusive earlier in the year. Fortunately, platform holder Sony is giving you a fresh opportunity to pick up the painterly platformer, as it’s dropped the price of the PixelOpus developed...
News Groove to Yet Another Incredible Japanese PS4 Montage Video
Dance the night away
Sony may not be selling many PlayStation 4 consoles in Japan anymore, but it’s still willing to put in the legwork and produce some amazing montage videos. This new clip – the latest in a long line of promotional music videos – adopts an animated style, and includes titles such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, Yakuza 7, and...
Deal Amazon UK's Flogging a PS4 with Five Must-Own Games
The price is right
If you weren’t around for the start of the PlayStation 4’s generation, then try not to worry too much; you’ve got some catching up to do, but you’re going to be able to do it at the best possible price point. Take this Black Friday 2019 bundle available in the UK, which includes a 500GB console and five must-own games...
Deal PS4 Curio Death Stranding Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet
Like us later
If you haven’t played Death Stranding yet, there’s a good chance you’re at the very least curious about it. You may, however, be reluctant to pay full-price. Fortunately, UK store Monster Shop is on hand with the best offer we’ve seen yet for the Kojima Productions developed PlayStation 4 console exclusive: £34.99. Yes, we...
News Death Stranding in Real Life Makes for an Absolute Must Watch Video
A Mega64 masterpiece
Well, what can we say? The Mega64 gang have done it again. The internet group has always had fun with Hideo Kojima's creations -- even working with the man himself on a couple of their projects -- and as soon as Death Stranding was announced, we knew that they'd end up doing a video on it. For those totally out of the loop,...
Deal One of PS4's Best Games Is Under £12 Right Now
Oi oi, Aloy
Horizon: Zero Dawn is hands down one of the best exclusives available for the PlayStation 4, and you can get it along with its fantastic Frozen Wilds expansion for as little at £11.99 from supermarket Sainsbury’s this Black Friday 2019. If, for whatever reason, you haven’t played it yet, then you can have no excuse anymore...
Deal Get a Year of PS Plus for £30 This Black Friday in the UK
Plus one
PlayStation Plus memberships are currently discounted to £37.49 on the PlayStation Store, but we can do better than that, can't we? Black Friday is almost here after all. Over at ShopTo, you can currently secure a 12-month membership to PS Plus for just £29.85. You might want to be quick if you're looking to extend your membership, as...
News Ex-Ghostwire Tokyo Director Ikumi Nakamura Seems Primed to Join Sony
More evidence uncovered
Former Ghostwire Tokyo director Ikumi Nakamura is most certainly taking her time deciding where she'll develop video games next, isn't she? After leaving Tango Gameworks, she has been on a bit of a world tour visiting numerous studios far and wide, but the destination she seems to keep coming back to is Sony. The PlayStation...
News This Time Next Year, We'll Be Playing PS5
Sony's next-gen system is months away
Here’s a quick thought exercise for you: imagine where you’ll be this time next year. While you’re potentially fantasising about tropical islands, may we propose something a little more realistic: you’ll be playing the PlayStation 5. While we don’t have a date for Sony’s next-gen system just yet, the...
Deal PlayStation Gear Brings Black Friday Savings to a Wide Range of Gaming Merchandise
Gear up
Are you after PlayStation-related gifts for your friends and family this holiday? Sony's own PlayStation Gear online store is jam-packed full of official merchandise, and most of it is going cheap in a massive Black Friday sale. Whether you want to represent your favourite console or are after some dust-gathering knick knacks, there's loads...
Soapbox Why Half-Life: Alyx Is a Big Moment for PSVR
I want to be Freeman
It’s been fizzling, hasn’t it? For just over two years, Sony did an incredible job keeping PlayStation VR supplied with top-notch software, but the stream has definitely slowed. While there have been headline titles in holidays past, the Japanese giant is relying on legacy releases like Beat Saber and PSVR Worlds to flog its...
Random PlayStation Wedding Cake Signals Game Over for the Groom
Time's up
It's a well-known fact that video games pretty much go out the window when you're married. With far too many household chores to do, a baby most likely on its way, and a full-time job to hold down, who has time for 2020's line-up of blockbuster games? To really rub things in, one cheeky wife thought she would remind her hubby that he'll be...
News PS5 Patent Suggests Shared Content Will Play an Even Bigger Role with 'Scene Tagging'
Share and share alike
One of Sony's greatest innovations with PlayStation 4 is the Share button, allowing players to quickly grab screenshots or video clips from games they're currently playing and post them for all to see. Yet another patent, dug up by RespawnFirst, suggests sharing this type of content isn't going anywhere on PS5. Not only that,...
News Death Stranding Patch 1.06 Available Now on PS4
Improves network functions
Death Stranding's latest update, patch 1.06, is now available for download on PlayStation 4. Weighing in at 1.049GB, it's a somewhat meaty one which brings with it improvements to online features and general performance enhancements. The PS4 patch notes simply state optimised network functionality and various performance...
News Shuhei Yoshida Shuts Down Xbox Boss' Comments on VR
Phil Spencer said "nobody's" asking for virtual reality
Update: Shuhei Yoshida, one of Sony's best known executives, has lowkey responded to comments from Xbox boss Phil Spencer regarding virtual reality. The suit seemed to take issue with the Microsoft man's insinuation that "no one" is asking for VR: Are you with Yoshida or Spencer in this...
News Dreams Creator Transforms Table into Billiards Game, Blows Our Collective Minds
Snookerin' you tonight
Dreams is not out yet, but it’s already obvious that it’s the easiest 10/10 we’ll ever award. Just spare a moment to look at this embedded Tweet, and tell us you’re not impressed: So this is created entirely within the PlayStation 4 creation suite – but how? Well, we’re wondering the same thing to be honest. We...
News Sony's PlayStation Awards Show 2019 Will Be Broadcast Live Next Week, Seemingly in English
Congrats
The PlayStation Awards 2019 will be livestreamed on PlayStation's official YouTube channel, it seems. We've had no word on this, by the way -- the scheduled stream has only just popped up on the website. In years past, the PlayStation Awards have been Japanese events where developers and their games are celebrated. This year, however, it...
News Learn More About God of War's Development with New Podcast from Santa Monica Studio
Worlds Collide
Santa Monica Studio, the developer behind PlayStation 4's excellent God of War, is opening up even more about how the game was made. After creating a two-hour behind the scenes documentary earlier this year (which is well worth watching), members of the team have gathered to talk shop in a new podcast mini series. It's called Worlds...
Talking Point What Free December 2019 PS Plus Game Do You Want?
When will December 2019's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the December 2019 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the December 2019 PS Plus lineup be announced? Sony's subscription service has been on a good run, with some really top software on offer lately. However, with Christmas right around the corner, members will be hoping the platform...
Random Death Stranding Instagram Filter Lets You Cry Tar in Moody Selfies
Social strands
Are you looking to stand out on Instagram? Maybe freak out your friends, or post a particularly moody pic? What better way to do all of these things than with a Death Stranding filter? Yes, if you follow this link and open it in Instagram on your device of choice, you'll unlock a special filter that puts you in the broken world of...
News Hey Look, a Black Friday Advert Has Appeared on the PS4's Dashboard
But you can get rid of it pretty easily
Black Friday is kicking off across the web, and that includes Sony's own PlayStation Store sale. A metric ton of PS4 games are going cheap on the digital storefront, and it's a sale well worth checking out. In fact, Sony really doesn't want you to miss out on all the bargain-hunting fun. A big ol' Black Friday...
News Dreams Gets Australian Rating - Is a PS4 Release Date Imminent?
Dream come true?
Ratings boards can occasionally preempt exciting news. It's not terribly uncommon for a previously unannounced game to be rated ahead of the official reveal, or the announcement of a release date. Forgive us, then, for this latest development on one of PlayStation 4's most exciting exclusives, Dreams. It's been available in early...
News New The Last of Us 2 Concept Art Is Stunningly Stylised
Four new pieces
The Last of Us: Part II is a game that wouldn't look out of place on a fan's bedroom wall alongside movie and music posters. Beautifully realistic and gritty, it's the sort of experience that translates well into physical art. Developer Naughty Dog clearly recognises that as it has revealed a new partnership with art gallery Cook and...
News PS Store's Black Friday Bonanza Kicks Off Tomorrow, PS Plus Subs Reduced
'Tis the season of spending
Black Friday 2019 won’t officially get underway until next week, but don’t think that’s going to stop your corporate overlords from getting the jump on the commercial holiday and squeezing every dollar out of your tightly sealed wallet early. Unsurprisingly, the PlayStation Store is getting in on the action from...
News Cloud Saves Need to Improve on PS5, Says PlayStation Community
Save cap needs to go
Cloud saves on PlayStation 4 are just about serviceable at best, aren't they? Uploaded in the background while you're playing the latest game, it's never too much of a hassle. That'll all well and good, but reports have come and gone over the past five years of community struggles when you really start to dig into the feature...
News Sony Promotes PS4 Remote Play During Google Stadia Launch Week
Play anywhere
Sony’s already combated Google Stadia by significantly dropping the price of PlayStation Now and adding tentpole titles like God of War and Grand Theft Auto V, but the platform holder’s also eager to point out that you can play PlayStation 4 around the house using Remote Play. The manufacturer recently upgraded this feature, of...
News Cancelled PS3 Exclusive Eight Days Pitched as 'Greatest Action Movie' on Consoles
John Travolta and Halle Berry approached
Eight Days, The Getaway 3, and Agent are three cancelled PS3 exclusives that still sting the heart of the PlayStation faithful to this day. With none seeing the light of day in the previous generation, it's the SCE London Studio-fronted title Eight Days that we actually saw the most of prior to its scrapping...
Rumour PS5 Release Date and Price Allegedly Leaked, But It's Just Some Guy on Twitter
False alarm
A Twitter user has stated a supposed release date and price of the PlayStation 5. This rumour is being reported by other outlets as a leak, and the date and price are being touted as fact. The truth is that this isn't fact -- it's one person's best guess. The account @PSErebus, framing itself as an "insider", is reporting on when Sony...
News PSVR Titles Grab an Impressive Four Nominations at The Game Awards
A good night for the headset
Death Stranding may be about to get all the attention at The Game Awards next month thanks to a whopping nine nominations across eight different categories, but that's not the only place where Sony is cleaning house. As part of the Best VR/AR Game, PlayStation VR titles ma
Random Trophy Hunter Creates Mural Dedicated to His Past 200 Platinums
That's a lot of gongs
Do you remember your very first Platinum Trophy? Reddit user eblackham does -- it was Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time on PS3. That's because the man in question is very much a dedicated Trophy hunter with more than 200 Platinums to his name. To celebrate the landmark moment, and look back on the past decade of PlayStation,...
News PS4's Five Years of UK Dominance Looks Like It's Coming to an End as Switch Takes the Lead
About time?
Since its launch in late 2013, the PlayStation 4 has dominated the UK market. Sony's system has been the best selling console in the UK for the last five years running, but it's starting to look like the ageing king's reign is finally coming to an end. As GamesIndustry reports, the Nintendo Switch is currently the UK's top seller, and...
News Death Stranding Dominates The Game Awards 2019 with 9 Nominations
Kojima wipes the floor
The nominees for next month's Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighley, have just been announced and it looks set to be a very big night for Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding. The PlayStation 4 console-exclusive has received nine nominations across a total of eight different categories, including the all-important Game of the Year...
News PS5 Will Save You Lots and Lots of Time
Speed demon
Playing games on the PlayStation 4 is not as immediate as it should be, and Sony has made a point of stressing that the PlayStation 5 will function faster than its predecessor. We’ve already seen elements of this: Marvel’s Spider-Man, for example, loads in under one second on the next-gen console, compared to over 15 seconds on the...
Deal Sony Reveals Black Friday Discounts on PS4 Consoles, Games, PS Plus, and More
It's that time again
Can you feel that? Those tremors in the ground? That's the ominous approach of frugal shoppers stampeding to stores for Black Friday. It's coming, everyone, and nothing can stop it. We may as well just ride the storm. Of course, playing its part in the swirling vortex of bargains and elbows in the ribs will be Sony, as it aims...
News Days Gone 2 Could Happen as Sony Bend Wants to Continue Exploring Its World
Not gone yet
Days Gone may not have been a huge hit with critics but the PlayStation 4 exclusive has enjoyed an impressive amount of success with the wider market -- and that's what counts when it comes to pitching sequels. Speaking to GamesRadar after Days Gone won PlayStation 4 Game of the Year at The Golden Joystick awards, technical director...
Rumour PS5 Controller Removes Light Bar
Let there be no light
The PlayStation 5's controller -- supposedly named the DualShock 5 -- will ditch the light bar that was introduced with the DualShock 4. That's according to a freshly uncovered Sony patent that shows clearly labelled drawings of the next-gen device. As you can see, the PS5 edition doesn't seem to have a light
News PS5 Controller Looks a Lot Like DualShock 4 in New Patent
Bigger triggers, smaller thumbsticks
In recent Wired articles discussing next year's PlayStation 5, the all-new controller that will ship with the console has been described as looking a lot like the current Dualshock 4 pad. Now, a newly uncovered design on the official Japanese patent website has given us our firs
News Days Gone Is PlayStation Game of the Year at This Year's Golden Joystick Awards
Trophy unlocked!
The Golden Joystick Awards 2019 wrapped up over the weekend, and this year's winners have been announced. The annual, public-voted awards ceremony took place on Friday evening, and we can now see which games took home those hefty-looking trophies. Days Gone was nominated in four categories, and rides away with two wins; Best...
News PlayStation and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Cross Paths in Upcoming Tournament
Wait, what?
It seems even PlayStation can't resist the allure of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Japanese gaming mag Famitsu has arranged a corporate tournament for a bunch of the country's top businesses, and among the competitors will be a team from Sony's gaming platform. As you can see in the above video, PlayStation joins seven other companies...
News Crash Bandicoot Buses Invade Britain
Time to play
Crash Bandicoot buses are popping up all over the UK, as part of a massive PlayStation promotion in the nation. The gigantic banner advertisements feature a fresh render of the contrary ‘coot, complete with the slogan ‘It’s Time to Play’. There are similar liveries being used throughout the country featuring Kratos, too. Of...
Poll One Week Later, What Review Score Would You Give Death Stranding?
Make a connection
It's been one whole week since Death Stranding launched on PlayStation 4. Hideo Kojima's latest has sparked debate after debate all across the internet, and it continues to do so. The game received very positive critical reviews -- for the most part -- but the title's had its detractors since the moment it was revealed. That said,...
News No, Microsoft Has Just Revived the Studio Acquisition Wars
Top Trumps
Update: The studio acquisition wars are over? Far from it, as contrary to the comments in the original iteration of this article, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has admitted that Microsoft is still actively seeking out new studios to purchase. Fortunately, the suit pointed out that this isn’t a game of Top Trumps, like some fans seem to...
News Next Xbox Will Match PS5 Price and Power, Says Microsoft
Let the battle begin
Speculation surrounding Sony and Microsoft's next generation consoles continues to grow. Although we know a decent amount about the PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox, there are still a number of key questions that need to be answered. No doubt the most common of these questions is to do with cost -- what are we going to be paying...
News New PSVR Ad Takes You Hostage and Welcomes an Alien Invasion
Live the game
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said that the hardware manufacturer has plans to support PlayStation VR across the Black Friday and Christmas seasons, and it already looks like that commitment is taking shape in the form of a new ad for the virtual reality headset. As seen above, the most successful VR device on the market abducts you in the...
News PS5 Concept Video Shows What One Retailer Thinks the Console Will Look Like
PlayStation Fünf
What will the PS5 look like? It's a question we won't know the answer to until sometime next year, but where's the harm in having a good guess? European retail chain MediaMarkt Saturn has taken a stab at producing a concept for Sony's next-gen machine, and you can see the results for yourself in the above video (thanks,...
News Mark Wahlberg Joins Cast of Uncharted Movie That's Never Going to Happen
Come on, pack it up folks
This Uncharted movie, huh? We've been writing about the big-screen adaptation of Nathan Drake for the best part of a decade now, and this thing still hasn't made any meaningful progress. Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, is signed up to play the role of the franchise's protagonist, but now another star has joined the...
News Death Stranding Climbs to the Top of the Japanese Sales Charts
Nice work, Sam
Another week, another first place finish for PlayStation software in Japan. Following on from Persona 5 Royal's impressive performance last week, Death Stranding has ascended to the summit of the latest sales charts according to Famitsu. The PS4 exclusive moved around 186,000 physical copies, which was more than enough to secure the...
Rumour Did the Release Date for Dreams Just Get Leaked by ShopTo?
Happy Valentine's Day
Update: The ShopTo tweet revealing what could be the release date of Dreams has been deleted. Is Sony about to make an announcement? Original Story: Well, this made us sit up and pay attention on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. Online retailer ShopTo just tweeted out about Dreams, the PlayStation 4 exclusive creation engine...
News Death Stranding Patch 1.05 Available Now on PS4
Improved performance
The patches and updates for Death Stranding have been coming thick and fast ever since its launch last week, and you'll have one more to download when you next boot up your PlayStation 4. Patch 1.05 has arrived, but what it has actually done to the game remains a bit vague. Weighing in at just over 1GB, the patch notes simply...
