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Hardware Review PS4 Pro Review - Should You Upgrade Your PlayStation 4?
Do you even 4K, Pro?
For a company supposedly sitting on its near 70 million unit install base, Sony sure isn't slowing down. Just a month after ushering in a virtual revolution with PlayStation VR, the platform holder released the first ever iterative console model with the PlayStation 4 Pro; the bags under the eyes of the Japanese giant's...
Deals Major PS4 Games Discounted to Less Than a Tenner on EU PS Store
Anything take your fancy?
Black Friday hasn’t quite arrived yet, but Sony’s hoping to get you in the mood for some sales with its Games Under £9 (or €10 for our former friends on the continent) promotion. There are some good discounts here, but nothing you won’t have seen before. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, for example, is now £6.19 with...
Hardware Review PSVR Review - Should You Buy PlayStation VR?
Virtual revolution
At least I can say I have lived. Sony's award-winning 1999 commercial hinged on one simple, indelible message: PlayStation has the power to transform you into someone you're not; the capacity to transport you to places that you've never been to before. And in the near-two decades since that promise was made, the Japanese giant's...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Leads the Way with Five Nominations at The Game Awards
Aloy time
The Game Awards has just announced its list of nominees for the upcoming show on 7th December, and Horizon: Zero Dawn has come out on top with five nominations. Aloy's adventure is nominated in the following categories: Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Action/Adventure Game. Elsewhere,...
Soapbox After the Vita's Failure, Why Do People Now Want Console Games on the Go?
Sammy considers how tones have changed
The first console launch I ever covered for Push Square was the PlayStation Vita, so I remember those heady February winter days well. It was 2012 and message boards were aflame with complaints about the infamous Online Pass (remember that?), while the PlayStation 3 was struggling to step outside of the Xbox...
News PS Plus Multiplayer Will Be Free in Europe from 15th November
Five day trial gets underway
You won’t have to pay a penny to play online multiplayer on the PlayStation 4 from 10AM GMT on 15th November through 10AM GMT on 20th November in Europe. Sony has announced a new open event, which will remove the restrictions on PlayStation Plus subscriptions for the full five day period outlined above. You won’t...
News Xbox One X's UK Launch Sales Eclipse the PS4 Pro
But there are caveats
Microsoft’s mid-gen refresh the Xbox One X launched with sales in the region of 80,000 units in the UK, dwarfing the 50,000 units launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro last November. It’s a decent start for the Redmond manufacturer’s much anticipated machine, matching the Nintendo Switch’s debut sales back in March. Of...
News The Story of Kaz Hirai, Sony's Oddball CEO, Is Worth Reading
The suit who saved Sony
Sony was a bruised behemoth when Kaz Hirai took the helm in 2012; the company is now on the verge of recording its best-ever financial performance since all the way back in 1998. The former PlayStation president has completely transformed the juggernaut’s fortunes, then – but what is the secret to his success? A brilliant...
Hands On Shadow of the Colossus, One of the All-Time Gaming Greats, Stuns on PS4
Resplendent remake breathes new life into hall of famer
Between the likes of the God of War Collection and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, developer Bluepoint’s rightly earned the reputation of being the masters of remasters. But with Shadow of the Colossus’ impending PlayStation 4 remake it’s taking its work to an extraordinary new...
News Sony Just Trademarked Syphon Filter for Some Reason
Logan rocks
Is stealth series Syphon Filter on the verge of a comeback? Probably not, but Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe did trademark the name this week. The registration doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s a new game on the way, but the paperwork’s certainly going to arouse suspicion nonetheless. For those of you who don’t know,...
News PSVR Duo The Inpatient, Bravo Team Delayed into 2018
Don't be impatient
We rushed out our previews to get eyeballs on them ahead of impending reviews, but Supermassive Games’ duo of PlayStation VR games The Inpatient and Bravo Team have been delayed into 2018. Originally scheduled to release within the next three weeks, the Until Dawn prequel will now drop on 23rd January in North America and 24th...
News PS4 Officially Drops to $199 for Black Friday Week
PlayStation VR also down to $299
The leaks teased it, but Sony has now confirmed it: the PlayStation 4 will be under $200 for Black Friday week. Starting 19th November through 27th November, you’ll be able to snag a 1TB PS4 Slim for just $199.99, while PlayStation VR bundles will start at $299.99. This is all while stocks last, of course, so...
News Sony Extending PlayStation Plus Subs for Natural Disaster Victims
Free service for those affected
The world has been ravaged by a spate of natural disasters in recent weeks, and Sony is extending the PlayStation Plus subscriptions of those affected for free. Reports coming out of Texas and Florida reveal that the platform holder is adding a month of free service to users' accounts, making up for any lost gaming...
News PS4 Pro Owners Are More Likely to Own PlayStation VR
Headset's attach rate is quite high
According to London Studio’s Stuart Whyte, speaking at Develop: VR earlier today, PlayStation 4 Pro owners are more likely to own a PlayStation VR headset than anyone else. This makes sense for a couple of reasons: virtual reality is actually improved quite profoundly on Sony’s supercharged hardware – and...
News Sony Surveying Gamers on the DualShock 4
But to what end?
There’s a really interesting survey that Sony’s sent out regarding the DualShock 4, asking all sorts of specific questions about the controller. We can confirm that (select) UK gamers have been invited to complete the questionnaire, but we’ve been unable to confirm whether the form has been shared with players in other...
News Sony Increasing Move Manufacturing to Meet PlayStation VR Demand
Moving on
It’s a strange world sometimes. It felt like Microsoft’s Kinect won the not-so memorable battle of the motion controllers, but as Xbox discontinues its clunky camera, the PlayStation Move is still trucking along. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 in 2010, the illuminating wands have found a new lease of life as part of...
Video Huge PlayStation VR Hands On with The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, More
Lots to look forward to
We recently got to go hands on with a wealth of PlayStation VR games, including The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, Bravo Team, Moss, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capture any new gameplay footage, but you can watch our impressions in the embedded videos. Alternatively, if reading’s more...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Gets an All-New Action Figure
But it’s only available in the US and Canada
Are you an avid Horizon: Zero Dawn collector looking for more ways to fill-out your shelf space? If so, then you may be interested in a new figurine recently announced by PlayStation last night. The new figure features a stunning sculpture of none other than the heroine herself Aloy, and is...
Hands On The Inpatient Shares Until Dawn's Penchant for Jump Scares
Boo
Yes, yours truly screamed. Are you happy now Simon Fitzgerald? Here your humble host was, sat in a partially empty room surrounded by kindly Sony temps, with cries muffled only by the cover of a PlayStation VR headset. Much like Until Dawn before it, The Inpatient cheats with its jump scares – but goddamn is it effective. (Everyone was too...
Hands On Detroit: Become Human's Escalating Tension Is Unparalleled
White knuckle ride
We’ve played Detroit: Become Human a handful of times now and our takeaway has always been the same: this is tense. Like, it’s really freakin’ tense. We’re, of course, referring to the hostage demo (again), where android detective Connor is tasked with defusing a rooftop situation that sees a small girl inches from the...
Hands On Bravo Team Is Straight-Faced Co-Op Time Crisis for PlayStation VR
Guns up
There are nameless terrorists to slaughter and you’ve got an ally to help you get the job done: PlayStation VR first-person shooter Bravo Team doesn’t really need much introduction. Built with Sony’s underused but excellent PlayStation VR Aim Controller in mind, our hands on demo is set against the backdrop of a Golden Gate-esque...
News Free PlayStation VR Demo Disc Includes Unreleased Games
Moss! Star Child! The Persistence!
Remember when demo discs were a thing? There was a time many, many years ago when purchasing Official PlayStation Magazine felt like buying a new game, purely because you got a couple of demos to try. They were happier days. Anyway. Sony’s updated the demo disc that comes with all new PlayStation VR bundles, but...
News Sony Bundles PS4 Pro with Five Games and Matches Xbox One X's Price
But it's sold out
There’s a good deal going around if you’re in the market for a spangly PlayStation 4 Pro: it includes five games. Well, technically Sony’s stretching that description a little bit as the package is padded by the addition of Horizon: Zero Dawn’s brand new
News Yankees Hero Aaron Judge Fronts MLB The Show 18
Releasing 27th March in a billion different forms
He hit a homerun with his very first at bat and is a hero among New York Yankees fans, so it’s no surprise to see Aaron Judge front up MLB The Show 18 – even if someone from World Series incumbents the Houston Astros may have been a more appropriate fit. Set to release on 27th March, Judge will...
News Media Molecule Will Light Up PSX 2017 with Dreams Re-Reveal
Sleep easy
It’s been a long time since we learned anything about Dreams, the madcap imagination simulation from Media Molecule. But as alluded overnight, the Guildford-based developer will return at PSX 2017 next month to tell us more about the game. While it sounds like Sony will have a very low-key presentation instead of a press conference...
News PSX 2017 May Not Have a Proper Press Conference This Year
Expect updates on Ghost of Tsushima and Dreams, though
PlayStation Experience has become known for its pre-show press conference in the early weeks of December, but it’s starting to sound more and more like this year’s event may not have a media briefing on the scale that many are expecting. We’ll try to clarify with Sony, but there was...
News Microsoft May Bring First-Party Franchises to PlayStation in the Future
Halo, goodbye?
Microsoft already publishes multiformat games with Minecraft, but as the organisation increasingly looks to expand the reach of its services and subscriptions, there could come a time when it releases franchises like Halo and Gears of War on PlayStation platforms. That’s according to boss Phil Spencer, who’s revealed in an...
News Sony Reckons Next Year Can Top Its Impressive 2017
High bar
This has been the best year for PlayStation in a long time – arguably over a decade, in fact. Sony came out swinging with Gravity Rush 2 and the PlayStation VR-powered Resident Evil 7: Biohazard in January, and it’s yet to really pump the brakes. Despite all of that, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida believes that 2018 could be...
Deals PlayStation Plus Subs Are Now Uber-Cheap on Amazon
33 per cent off in USA
Following in the footsteps of GameStop, mega retailer Amazon has now knocked 33 per cent off the price of one-year PlayStation Plus memberships, making them $39.99 for the time being. Whether you’re an existing subscriber looking to stack or a newcomer hoping to play some Star Wars Battlefront 2 over the Christmas break,...
News Trophies Can Finally Earn You Cold Hard Cash
As long as you live in America
Remember Sony Rewards, the US-only loyalty programme introduced in 2010? Probably not, but a new update now adds Trophy functionaility, allowing members of the service to earn PSN credits by earning Trophies. The bad news? Rewards aren't retroactive, so no matter how many games you've tirelessly Platinumed, you'll only...
Weirdness Sony's Bringing Back AIBO, Its Robot Dog
Woof
All is well once more in the world of Sony’s financials, so it looks like the organisation’s research and development team has been let off its leash – quite literally. Some of you may remember AIBO, the robotic dog that the Japanese company launched in the late 90s. Well, now the project’s back in the form of a new AI-powered pet...
News Gran Turismo Sport Grabs a PlayStation VR Bundle for the Holidays
Speed freak
Gran Turismo Sport is one of the biggest PlayStation VR compatible brands available right now, so it makes sense for Sony to bundle the simulation racer with the hardware. Unfortunately, the functionality is so disappointingly limited that this kinda feels like a bad pack-in – hopefully Polyphony Digital has been paying attention to...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's The Frozen Wilds Adds 21 Trophies
Bling
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s first (and last?) expansion pack The Frozen Wilds launches next week, and Guerrilla Games has released the Trophy list ahead of the DLC’s arrival. There are actually a whopping 21 new trinkets to collect here, and they’re split into two sets: Quests and Feats. Essentially, your objective is to complete everything in...
News PS4 Exclusive Ghost of Tsushima's Trailer Is Way Better in Japanese
はい
Y’know, it’s been such a busy week that we haven’t really had time to process Ghost of Tsushima yet. Like, we all expected Sucker Punch to announce something soon-ish, but how many of you anticipated a bloody samurai-based feudal ninja thing? You would have gotten pretty crazy odds on that a week ago, we suspect. Anyway, the game...
Just dance
Republished on Wednesday 1st November 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. As demoscene veterans, it's no surprise to see Polish developer Plastic's latest obsess over visual effects. Bound is a ballerina-based...
Deals PS Plus Subscriptions Are Down to $39.99 at GameStop
Bargain
While we wait for Sony to announce November’s official PlayStation Plus lineup, it’s probably worth mentioning that one-year subscriptions are currently on sale at GameStop for $39.99. This represents a $20 saving, and is a really great deal if your membership’s about to run out – or you simply want to stack another 12 months on top...
News Unsurprisingly, There'll Be an MLB The Show 18
Dodger the question
The World Series is going down to the wire, and no one can guess who’s going to win. More predictable is that Sony San Diego is currently beavering away on the next entry in its baseball simulation series, MLB The Show 18. Ramone Russell, who works at the developer as a community manager and game designer, casually announced...
News Media Molecule's Dreams Is Not Dead Despite Paris No-Show
Don't stop believin'
If there was one game we would have bet our selection of imported Oreos on appearing at Paris Games Week on Monday, it was Dreams. But once again, Media Molecule’s creation simulation was very much missing in action. So what the heck is going on with the developer’s barmy imagination engine? Well, the first thing to note is...
News PlayStation Plus Members Save Big in Latest Sale on EU PS Store
Double discounts
As is the case in the States, Sony’s launched a slew of Double Discounts for PlayStation Plus members on the European PlayStation Store. As part of the promotion, prices have plunged by up to 70 per cent for members, with some select highlights including Mafia III (£17.99), Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (£8.99), and...
Rumour Free PS Plus Games Leak for November 2017
What's in store?
The free selection of PlayStation Plus games may have leaked for November 2017. While platform holder Sony has yet to confirm the lineup, an image published by PlayStation Germany seems to suggest that the headliners on the PlayStation 4 this time will be balletic platformer Bound and madcap multiplayer title Worms: Battlegrounds...
News Sony on Unprecedented PlayStation Violence: We Trust Our Creators
"We’ve always wanted to have a variety of content"
We’re not entirely sure how we’ve reached this point, but The Last of Us: Part II and Detroit: Become Human have become hot button topics in the wake of Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press conference. You probably already guessed that from the fact that we’ve published, like, five articles...
News PS Plus Members Score Double Discounts on NA PlayStation Store
How low can you go?
PlayStation Plus members: you’re getting double discounts on this week’s North American PlayStation Store sale. Some of the highlights include Horizon: Zero Dawn ($27.99), Life Is Strange ($5.49), and Mafia III ($19.99). Other standouts include Yooka-Laylee ($19.99), Final Fantasy XV ($24.99), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
News Sony Is in the Best Financial Shape It's Ever Been In
Expecting record profits
Sony is still on track to record its most profitable year on record, which is mind-boggling when you consider the state the company was in just a few years ago. Ever since Push Square started we’ve been reporting on the Japanese giant’s dire financial straits, but former PlayStation president Kaz Hirai has completely...
News Horizon: The Frozen Wilds Improves Facial Animations in Conversation
Will take about 15 hours to beat
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s facial animations are lightyears ahead of what you tend to see in the role-playing genre’s best, but they were still the low-point in an otherwise immensely impressive experience. It’s exciting to learn, then, that expansion pack The Frozen Wilds will feature better mo-cap and more dynamic...
News You'll Play as MJ Watson in Spider-Man on PS4
C'mere, Tiger
Insomniac Games’ new Spider-Man title for the PlayStation 4 will venture into Peter Parker’s social life, and you’ll play as the fledgling photographer at points throughout the campaign. But he isn’t the only character you’ll be playing as: the Burbank-based developer has also revealed that you’ll be taking control of...
News David Cage Defends Detroit: Become Human's Domestic Violence
"This medium shouldn't condemn people trying to explore these aspects"
It’s not just The Last of Us: Part II that ruffled feathers during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press conference this week: Quantic Dream’s latest game, Detroit: Become Human, has also come in for criticism for depicting
Poll Is The Last of Us: Part II's New Trailer Too Much?
Hammer time
Sony closed its Paris Games Week 2017 press conference with a new trailer for The Last of Us: Part II. Since then, many onlookers have taken to social media and various gaming forums to express their disapproval of the clip. At the time of writing, the 'net seems torn on the trailer's unadulterated violence. Some think it's simply...
PGW 2017 PlayStation Boss Comments on Controversial Last of Us 2 Trailer
#4TheAdults
In the off chance that you don't use Twitter or frequently visit gaming forums (seriously, we envy you), you may not have heard about the controversy surrounding The Last of Us: Part II's new trailer. Said trailer depicts some gruesome acts of violence, and the overall tone of the thing is incredibly grim. Sony closed its Paris Games...
News Shadow of the Colossus PS4 and PS2 Comparisons Show Stark Changes
Different temperature
Shadow of the Colossus comfortably sits in the Push Square Towers Hall of Fame – it’s, without a doubt, one of the greatest games ever made. So the fact that it’s being remade for the PlayStation 4 by conversion kings Bluepoint is exciting. However, the office is divided over whether this all-new version has lost some of...
Round Up What Did Sony Announce During Its Paris Games Week 2017 Press Conference?
Every reveal and trailer from the French capital
Sony billed its Paris Games Week 2017 press conference as a big’un, and despite our conservative expectations, it delivered on its pledge. Of course, if you missed the show then we’ve compiled all of the trailers and news from the Japanese giant’s briefing below – and we’ll be keeping this...
