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Report PlayStation Now to Add Downloads This Year
Starting with PS4 games in September
Following on from last week’s rumour, it sounds like full-game downloads really are coming to PlayStation Now later this year. Kotaku reports that starting from September of this year, Sony plans to add an option that will allow subscribers to play various PlayStation 4 titles without needing to stream them;...
News Sony Announces Low Cost Range of PS4 Games, PlayStation Hits
Bloodborne! Uncharted 4! Ratchet & Clank!
Do you have a gap in your PS4 game collection? Sony has just unveiled its new PlayStation Hits range, a collection of acclaimed titles coming next month for a permanent reduced cost. These games, marked with the above red branding, will be available digitally on the PlayStation Store and physically at...
News Déraciné Harks Back to FromSoftware's Adventure Game Roots on PSVR
Miyazaki explains
Déraciné got a bit of a rough deal at E3 2018. This PlayStation VR exclusive developed by FromSoftware was announced just after Sony's main press conference was over, and what could otherwise have been an interesting and memorable reveal was somewhat overshadowed. However, a new post on the PlayStation Blog delves into some...
News Save on Games Old and New with Fresh Sales on European PS Store
Days of pay
Sony's Days of Play promotion ended yesterday, and it's promptly replaced it with a couple of new offers that discount both contemporary and retro titles. The first sale sees hundreds of PS4 games going for under £12/€15, and there are some big savings to be made. Rise of the Tomb Raider, Titanfall 2, and Dark Souls III are all...
News Check Out The Swanky Offices of Sucker Punch Productions
Fetching
It's always fun to get a peek behind the curtain when it comes to game studios. With much of game development still shrouded in mystery, it's very interesting when a company opens its doors to give us a glimpse inside. A corporate focused website named 425 Business had the chance to venture inside Sucker Punch Productions, which we know is...
Report AMD's Next-Gen Graphics Tech Is Being Built Specifically for PS5
Sony is leading the charge
Sony’s less eager to talk about the PlayStation 5 than its competitor, but murmurs coming out of E3 2018 suggest that work is well underway. In fact, exclusive reports by both WCCFTech and Forbes claim that AMD’s next-gen graphics architecture Navi has been created specifically for the Japanese giant’s upcoming...
E3 2018 The Last of Us' Fantastic Factions Multiplayer Will Return
Part II will have competitive online play
All of the enthusiasm for The Last of Us: Part II is focused squarely on the sequel’s single player campaign, but let’s not forget that the multiplayer in the original – superfluous as it seemed – was bloody good. For many it’s one of the better competitive modes on consoles, and it’s certainly...
Rumour Is PlayStation Now Getting a Download Option?
Game pass
PlayStation Now could be about to get a whole lot more desirable, but we’d hold your horses before getting too hyped. An image has popped up on Reddit showing a screenshot from the streaming service’s user interface, and it appears to imply that a ‘Download’ option is being added to the application. Theoretically, this wou
News Here's What a French Product Designer Thinks PS5 Will Look Like
The console of tomorrow
It's when conversation begins to circulate about next generation hardware that we start to see concept art from designers, whether professional or not. French designer Joseph Dumary has released a few images of what he thinks the PlayStation 5 will look like, and gives some detail on how it will work, too. Dumary's PS5...
E3 2018 PSVR Montage Teases Tons of Upcoming, Existing Games
Star Child! Vacation Simulator! Tetris Effect!
PlayStation VR didn’t quite get as much attention during E3 2018 as it did last year, but it’s still a massive part of the PlayStation 4’s portfolio. And this montage trailer showcases just how many cool experiences are on the way – even if it is padded with a handful of the peripheral’s...
E3 2018 Tour the PlayStation Booth with Shuhei Yoshida
Thumbs up
Sony’s not doing many (any?) interviews with press at E3 2018, but here’s a cool video of Shuhei Yoshida touring the PlayStation booth. It’s a marketing fluff piece (and not really a tour, if we’re honest) but it’s just refreshing to actually see the Worldwide Studios president again. We quite like how he’s constantly doing the...
E3 2018 The Best of E3 Sale Has Begun on PlayStation Store
Big game bargains
Sony's yearly Best of E3 sale has returned to the US PlayStation Store to rid you of that cash burning a hole in your pocket. With hundreds of games included, there's bound to be something in here for everyone, so it's well worth a look. Some highlights include Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Until Dawn, Persona 5, and Nioh.
News The Last of Us Has Sold an Outrageous 17 Million Units on PS4, PS3
It can't be for nothing
We knew The Last of Us was successful, but we hadn’t realised quite how successful. On the survival horror’s fifth anniversary, however, Naughty Dog has revealed that Joel and Ellie’s inaugural adventure has sold a mind-melting 17 million copies across the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 since its original release in...
Soapbox Why Don't We Hear from Sony Executives Anymore?
Off limits
You can brand me a big fat nerd if you want to, but I genuinely look forward to the executive interviews you get around E3 time. I used to anticipate Jack Tretton joining Geoff Keighley, his Hollywood smile only eclipsed by the sweltering Los Angeles sun. And then for a while it was Shuhei Yoshida’s turn to take the spotlight, the...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Really Is Better in Japanese
Watch the dubbed gameplay reveal
You’ll be able to play Ghost of Tsushima in Japanese – in fact, Sucker Punch is showing it to the press with subtitles at E3 2018. And this video of the title’s gameplay reveal really does feel right with the foreign dub incorporated. It’s the exact same gameplay demo that we saw during the platform...
Guide Why Doesn't Sony Allow Cross-Play on PS4?
Why PlayStation won't play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Why doesn’t Sony allow cross-play on the PlayStation 4? It’s a question that first cropped up a year ago, when it was announced that Minecraft would operate across the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, but not the PS4. The question has resurfaced once again with Fortnite. So why won’t...
E3 2018 Insomniac Teases an Appearance from Silver Sable in Spider-Man on PS4
Friend or foe?
At the start of this Spider-Man developer panel, featuring several Insomniac staffers and Game Informer's Andrew Reiner, we saw a ridiculously unsubtle hint about a character that we may well see in the upcoming PS4 exclusive. Silver Sable is a mercenary that resides in the fictional European country named Symkaria, the location...
News Sony Issues Statement Regarding Fortnite Cross-Platform Play on PS4
You probably won't like it
Sony is taking a lot of criticism at the moment with regards to cross-play. Fortnite was recently announced for Nintendo Switch at E3, and news came that this version of the game would be cross-compatible with all other platforms aside from PlayStation 4. It has also been reported that PS4 Fortnite players cannot use their...
E3 2018 Sony Unsure of Press Conference Plans for the Rest of the Year
Tokyo Game Show the only certainty
E3 2018 is almost over, so attention is slowly turning to future events and potential press conference venues later in the year. Once upon a time, Sony was a big player at Gamescom, but it hasn’t used the German convention to announce new games in a long time. It did host a briefing at Paris Games Week last year,...
E3 2018 More PS4 Exclusives in Development, Says Shuhei Yoshida
Not done yet
There’s some speculation that Sony may be wrapping up PlayStation 4 development with the roster of exclusives on display at E3 2018, but according to Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, there are more first-party titles in production behind-the-scenes. “In terms of are there any unannounced PS4 in development, yes there...
E3 2018 PlayStation VR Platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission Is Looking Fantastic in New Footage
Astronomical
We're rather enamoured with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the recently announced virtual reality platformer coming to PSVR...
E3 2018 Meet the Cast of The Last of Us: Part II
Fresh faces
The Last of Us: Part II’s big gameplay reveal this week introduced us to three characters: one we already know well, the other two are brand new. That’s right, in the opening scene of the all-new trailer, we see Ellie (Ashley Johnson) accompanied by Dina (Shannon Woodward) and Jesse (Stephen Chang). Woodward joined the cast...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Will Be Playable in Japanese
良い
Sucker Punch already confirmed this, but for those of you who weren’t paying attention, it’s reiterated that Ghost of Tsushima will be playable in Japanese with subtitles. The game – which is striving for historical authenticity – will offer a dub as an alternative to the English voice acting. The Seattle studio’s working with...
Live Watch PlayStation Live from E3 2018 Day Two Right Here
The Last of Us: Part II! Death Stranding! Much more!
Sony streaming live from the E3 2018 show floor, demoing an array of games and hosting tons of interviews with some of the industry's biggest creators. And you can enjoy everything live courtesy of the stream embedded below. Day two includes Death Stranding and The Last of Us: Part...
E3 2018 The World Comes for You in Days Gone's Sandbox
Survival horror
Sony’s been showing off Days Gone at E3 2018, and it’s looking like a fun apocalyptic playground to mess around in. The developer’s really talking up the sandbox aspect to this title, which means you have the freedom to approach missions any way you want to. You can go in stealth, for example, or all guns blazing – you can...
News Druckmann: We Consider The Last of Us to Be Engaging, Not Necessarily Fun
A game about the cycle of violence
The Last of Us: Part II has been attracting criticism for its violence ever since its Paris Games Week trailer last year, and this week’s E3 2018 demo prompted a similar backlash. There are people who, quite simply, think the game is too violent. The new gameplay clips showed one character being disembowelled,...
E3 2018 Concrete Genie Is a Wonderfully Imaginative PS4 Exclusive
Paint by wonder
Wow, Concrete Genie is shaping up really nicely. The painting PlayStation 4 exclusive, which sees you using a magic wand to bring an abandoned fishing village back to life via vibrant graffiti, was on display during Sony’s E3 2018 livestream earlier today – and we have to say, we’re impressed. This footage is from early in the...
News PlayStation Store Is Currently Down
Update: Service seems to be returning
We've been seeing a fair amount of reports that the PlayStation Store is currently having issues, and we can confirm that the digital storefront is down for us as well. We're not sure exactly what has caused the problem, but trying to access the Store currently prompts the error message: "This service is...
E3 2018 Swing Through Spider-Man's Shocking Show Floor Demo
Swing when you're winning
Want to see more Spider-Man running on the PlayStation 4? Of course you bloody do! Sony’s uploaded a ten minute clip captured from the exclusive’s showfloor demo, and it sees the web-slinger swingin’ through Manhattan, mopping up crime and dropping wise cracks. The demo ends with a pretty cool boss battle in a bank...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Won't Be Revealed Until Its 'Very Close'
Keep watch
Sony didn’t date God of War or Detroit: Become Human until they were weeks away from release, so it looks like it’s going to follow a similar philosophy for its other big PlayStation 4 exclusives. And speaking as part of an E3 2018 panel, Naughty Dog has hinted that we won’t get a release date for The Last of Us: Part II until...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Is Seriously Levelling Up
New gameplay details on Naughty Dog's latest
Did you think The Last of Us: Part II looked good in last night’s gameplay reveal trailer? Well, the new gameplay details Naughty Dog just shared during an E3 2018 panel may just blow your mind. There’s a helluva lot to get through here, so forgive us the hastily compiled summary and let’s get into...
Live Watch PlayStation Live from E3 2018 Day One Right Here
Days Gone! Marvel's Spider-Man! Hitman 2!
Sony streaming live from the E3 2018 show floor, demoing an array of games and hosting tons of interviews with some of the industry's biggest creators. And you can enjoy everything live courtesy of the stream embedded below. Day one includes Concrete Genie, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Hitman 2...
E3 2018 There'll Be No Cross-Console Play in Fortnite on PS4
Battle bust
An E3 2018 story so predictable we could have penned it ten days ago and published it when it was confirmed: Fortnite will not feature cross-console play on the PlayStation 4 as Sony doesn’t allow it. While the Nintendo Switch newcomers will be able to play with Xbox One, PC, and mobile players, any PS4 peasants will
E3 2018 Sony Details New Wave of PlayLink Titles Coming to PS4 in 2018
Chimparty and Knowledge is Power: Decades confirmed
The trademarks for Chimparty and Knowledge is Power: Decades were discovered a few days ago, and Sony has just confirmed them both, along with a handful of other brand new PlayLink games. You can see a brief glimpse of them all in the above trailer, but you can also read a little more about each...
E3 2018 Yet More Dreams Gameplay Demonstrates Potentially Infinite Variety
Dream surfing shown off
In this latest video on Dreams from PlayStation Access, we're shown how Dream Surfing works, and it looks excellent. The analogy used here is that Dream Surfing is a little like a Spotify radio station; you can set parameters for the type of experiences you...
E3 2018 New Dreams Creation Gameplay Shows Basic Animation, Music, and Logic
Unbelievable
The fine folks over at PlayStation Access have put together another video on Media Molecule's Dreams, this time delving into the creative tools you'll have at your disposal. It's a similar demonstration to what we've seen before, but we can't help but be impressed every time we see what this game can do. In this video, we see how easy...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Will Have Side-Stories for You to Explore
Optional activities will have narrative depth
As you’d expect, there’ll be a main thread to Ghost of Tsushima’s narrative, which will explore the arc of protagonist Jin Sakai in 1274 Japan. But there’ll be much more to the PlayStation 4 exclusive’s open world, which will form the fabric of the fiction. We got a glimpse of one of these...
E3 2018 Check Out an Extra 10 Minutes of Spider-Man PS4 Gameplay
Combat and web swinging shown off
If you weren't satisfied already by Spider-Man's cinematic showing at Sony's E3 2018 press conference, the game was shown off once again following the main show. Sid Shuman and Ryan Clements were joined by...
E3 2018 Léa Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner Join Death Stranding's Cast
Bionic women
Death Stranding added two new names to its all-star cast list in last night’s curious gameplay reveal: French actress Léa Seydoux and the Bionic Woman herself Lindsay Wagner. Both actresses will have prominent roles in the PlayStation 4 exclusive, alongside Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen – an insane cast. Director and auteur...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Runs on a Completely Overhauled Engine
More player choice than ever before
As far as we’re concerned, The Last of Us: Part II is the standout game at E3 2018 so far, and Naughty Dog’s been talking a little bit about the levels of effort its investing into the sequel over on the PlayStation Blog. “We’ve completely overhauled our engine, developed new combat mechanics, created a...
E3 2018 Sony, From Software Collaborate on PSVR Exclusive
Bloodborne director Hidetaka Miyazaki at the helm
Announced outside of PlayStation’s E3 2018 press conference – because Sony’s bloody weird sometimes – is news that Japan Studio and From Software are collaborating on a new PlayStation VR exclusive named Déraciné. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, this is the Bloodborne band back together, and...
Reaction Sony's Strong E3 2018 Show Almost Ruined by Rubbish Format
Dangerous territory
Sony’s E3 2018 press conference was unlike any we’ve seen before – and, if we’re brutally honest, any we’ll ever see again. The platform holder mixed things up heavily for its showcase, but one thing remained predictably consistent: industry-leading first-party games. We’ve pulled together our trio of editors to share...
Round Up What Was Announced at Sony's E3 2018 Press Conference?
A few surprises
Sony’s closed the curtain on a curious E3 2018 press conference, which had more surprises than a certain editor predicted, but was paced in perhaps the most bizarre fashion imaginable. Nevertheless, here’s everything that was announced during the Japanese giant’s showcase. Sony PlayStation E3 2018 Press Conference Round Up:...
E3 2018 God of War Grabs New Game Plus
Oh boy
New Game Plus in God of War? You got it. Confirmed during Sony's E3 2018 press conference, Kratos' superb adventure will soon let you start a new run with all of your upgrades and equipment intact. The only things that won't carry over are the story-related bits and pieces -- you'll still have to play through the game in the usual way...
E3 2018 Spider-Man Dazzles in New Gameplay, Lots of Villains Unveiled
Sinister Six?
Sony ended its E3 2018 press conference with Spider-Man, and it didn't disappoint. The new footage of the game is dynamic, teases some new story elements, and introduces a whole batch of Spidey's major enemies. We see Electro as he frees his fellow inmates from a high security prison off the coast of the city, and the situation...
E3 2018 God Knows What's Going on in Death Stranding Anymore
Just enjoy the journey
As promised, Hideo Kojima brought a lengthy new look at Death Stranding to E3 2018, and it confused everyone. The gameplay still looks quite early, but it’s clear that the auteur has a mind-bogglingly bonkers vision for this PlayStation 4 exclusive opus. Exactly what your objective in Death Stranding is remains unclear at...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Lives Up to the Hype
Naughty Gods
Wow! In a showcase packed with promising PlayStation 4 exclusives, Naughty Dog once again rose to the challenge with a demo of The Last of Us: Part II that delivered on every level. We start out at some kind of prom, where a 19-year-old Ellie is living a normal life with her girlfriend. It’s typical stuff from the developer: subtle,...
E3 2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Is Free on PS Plus Now
That's a plus
Sony has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops III will join the current June PlayStation Plus lineup, and you can download it now. This ties into a deal related to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. If you pre-order the game, you'll gain access to four fan-favourite maps -- that's Slums, Jungle, Firing Range, and Summit. Will you be...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay Brings Blood and Samurai Sunsets
Land of the Rising Sun
Ghost of Tsushima got a lengthy gameplay demo during Sony's E3 2018 press conference. It's got gorgeous environments and some brutal combat. Clearly, developer Sucker Punch has been watching old samurai movies. The title didn't get a release date or anything, in case you're wondering, so just be sure to soak yourself in the...
Talking Point Did Sony PlayStation's E3 2018 Press Conference Deliver?
The big one
It’s the one we were all looking forward to, but did Sony PlayStation’s anticipated E3 2018 press conference bring the house down? As promised, the company led on Death Stranding, The Last of Us: Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, and Spider-Man, but it also revealed Resident Evil 2 and Nioh 2. But what was your favourite game on...
