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News Sony Is Allegedly Pulling PSVR2 Funding, Report Claims
Is that really a surprise?
While it perhaps won’t come as a huge surprise for those of you who’ve been following PSVR2’s trajectory, a report claims that Sony has significantly cut funding for the headset. As part of a largely opinion-led piece, Android Central cites “anonymous sources” that say PlayStation is paring back production for...
News FromSoftware Boss Twists the Bloodborne Knife, Says It's 'A Special Game for Me'
Us, too
Bloodborne is a special game for many people, including FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki. The PS4 exclusive won over legions of new supporters when it launched in 2015, exclusively on Sony's console. It received just a single piece of DLC in the form of The Old Hunters. Players have been begging for more ever since, be it a remaster,...
News Naughty Dog Vet Back in the Dog House After Years at The Initiative, Deviation Games
Animating your worst nightmares
Melee expert and animator Lee Davis has found his way home to Naughty Dog after a four-year excursion. During that time, he worked at Microsoft's The Initiative (Perfect Dark) and the now-defunct PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games. Beginning his Naughty Dog career in 2010, Davis worked as an animator on The...
News Sony Skips Gamescom Presence for a Fifth Year in a Row
PlayStation still MIA
It has been confirmed Sony won't be attending Gamescom this year, making it half a decade since the company had any presence at the biggest video game convention in the world. It last showed up in 2019, and has been missing from the showfloor ever since — though, the 2020 and 2021 versions were either cancelled or held online...
News Over 1,600 Must-Play PS5, PS4 Games Discounted on PS Store
What're yer buyin'?
Sony has plunged the price of another 1,600 PS5 and PS4 games on the PS Store, with several titles hitting their lowest ever price. Watch Dogs Legion, for example – the UK-based character swapping escapade – will cost just £8.99/$8.99 in the latest sale, which is scheduled to run until 4th July. Below is a selection of...
News PlayStation Studios' Bluepoint Games Still Working on Its Mysterious 'Original Title'
Feeling blue
All the way back in 2021, it was revealed that Bluepoint Games was working on something completely original. The Austin-based developer is best known for its stellar remakes in Shadow of the Colossus (PS4) and Demon's Souls (PS5), and so word of this new project had people curious as to what the team could possibly be cooking. Almost...
News PS Stars Program Still Offline as Sony Engineers Investigate
Gone for two weeks
Engineers at Sony are now actively working on the problems affecting the company's PS Stars reward program, with the service now having been offline for around about two weeks. Reports of user issues began appearing from 5th June, and the PS Stars icon was removed from the PlayStation mobile app shortly afterwards. The button has...
News Ex-Sony Boss Shawn Layden Explains How to Make Games Faster, Cheaper
PlayStation prophet has the answers
Former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Shawn Layden, began foretelling the current, apocalyptic state of the video game industry in 2020. A piece of conventional wisdom industry onlookers will often cite, Layden himself says it was no remarkable feat, gleaned by observing trend lines over...
News Dress Eve Up in Two New Outfits with Stellar Blade PS5 Update
Denim delight
It seems Stellar Blade developer Shift Up can’t resist adding more outfits to its acclaimed release. A new patch for the PS5 character action outing deployed earlier today, and it includes two new looks for buxom protagonist Eve: the Cyber Illusionist and FourSeconds Destroyed Denim. You can unlock the former by defeating Ra
News Sony Game LEGO Horizon Adventures Reveals Footage in Nintendo Direct
That's the gaming industry now
Video game exclusives are increasingly becoming a thing of the past, so of course Sony developed and published game LEGO Horizon Adventures grabbed the opportunity to be part of the very latest Nintendo Direct. Releasing for the PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch later this year, a new trailer showcased more LEGO gameplay...
News New PS Portal Firmware Update Adds Better Wi-Fi Features and More
Available to download tomorrow
Sony has today announced its handheld streaming device, the PS Portal, will receive a new firmware update tomorrow that brings with it a couple of new features. Most importantly, the wi-fi capabilities of the PS Portal are being expanded to support "select public wi-fi networks". Sony still recommends you use your home...
News As If There Was Any Doubt, a Sequel to the Uncharted Movie Has Been Confirmed
Warm up the popcorn machine
This almost goes without saying, but yes, the Uncharted movie is definitely getting a sequel. Sony Pictures confirmed the flick during its recent presentation at CineEurope, as reported by Variety. The Uncharted film adapts Naughty Dog's beloved action adventure games series to the big screen, but rather than stick to...
News Classic PS2, PSP Campaigns Ghosthunter, Daxter Add Platinum Trophies on PS5, PS4
The master of unlocking
As is commonly the case with first-party releases made available with Sony’s PS Plus Premium service, inventive PS2 shooter Ghosthunter and legendary PSP platformer Daxter will ship with Platinum Trophies. The former game will pack a total of 21 gongs, and will largely require you to beat a variety of bosses, and work your...
News Helldivers 2 Players Save Sick Kids, Developer Arrowhead Donates to Save the Children
"We'll always be grateful. Now, we can grow up to become Helldivers, too"
Helldivers 2 players selflessly chose to save a group of sick children stranded on Vernen Wells in the last Major Order, opting for this heroic act over unlocking the offered Anti-Tank Mines stratagem (again). In recognition of this charitable act, developer Arrowhead has made...
Interview The Making of Astro Bot, the PS5's Next Great Exclusive
Team Asobi's Nicolas Doucet on creating a modern mascot
Nicolas Doucet and very tired but very happy Stephen Tailby. Team Asobi is a relatively small team among Sony's first-party ranks, and it's making a relatively small game. However, with Astro Bot, it looks like the studio is set to make not only its biggest game to date, but also possibly its...
News Yet More Leaked Wolverine PS5 Gameplay Has Appeared Online
Claws out
Near the end of last year, Marvel's Spider-Man developer and PlayStation Studios outfit Insomniac Games was hit with a "distressing" data breach that leaked all kinds of information from within the company. Here in the space of gaming enthusiasts, the leak was mostly talked about because it produced a huge amount of gameplay footage and...
News Astro Bot Has Over 150 PlayStation Character Cameos
And the Bloodborne one isn't a hint
The nods to classic PlayStation games and characters were already outstanding in Astro's Playroom — the packed-in PS5 game — but fully-fledged successor Astro Bot is taking everything to the next level. In an interview with Eurogamer, creative director Nicolas Doucet reveals that there are over 150...
News Hidetaka Miyazaki 'Knows for a Fact' FromSoftware Devs Want a Bloodborne PC Port
This is why we can't have nice things
FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki is aware of the demand for a Bloodborne PC port among the PS4-exclusive's fanbase. As it turns out, developers at the storied studio want the same thing, and Miyazaki says: "If I say I want one, I'll get in trouble as well. But it's nothing I'm opposed to." Fittingly enough,...
News Major Helldivers 2 Balancing Patch Buffs Just About Everything
Democracy in action
A constant piece of feedback we've seen from Helldivers 2 players is the state of the game's many weapons and stratagems, with some pieces of war gear falling behind others. Thankfully, developer Arrowhead has been listening and has issued a major patch, which, along with the release of the Viper Commandos Warbond, should make...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Adds Full Discord Calls and More
What does version 24.04-09.40.00 do?
PS5 firmware version 24.04-09.40.00 is available to download and install right now, and if you can believe it, the new update actually does more than just improve your system's stability. What a time to be alive... Discord is the headline act here. This update adds additional functionality for Discord users,...
News Soon, All of the Main Jak and Daxter Games Will Be Playable on PS5, PS4
Eco-nomical
Platforming fans can rest assured knowing that from 18th June, you’ll be able to play every single mainline Jak and Daxter game on PS5 and PS4. The release of PSP platformer Daxter – arguably one of the best entries in the series – will round out the selection, with Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, Jak 3, and Jak X:...
News One of PS2's Most Overlooked First-Party Games Is Coming to PS5, PS4
No longer ghosted
You probably never played Ghosthunter, but you should have done. Developed by Cambridge Studio – the UK-based team that would later renamed Guerrilla Cambridge, before being shutdown following the release of PS Vita’s excellent Killzone Mercenary – was published in the United States by Namco, such was the mistreatment of the...
News Astro Bot PS5 Will Get Free Post-Launch DLC
More challenge levels to come
PlayStation's undeniably likeable mascot, Astro Bot, will have around 80 levels across six worlds at launch to run through, but Team ASOBI says there's plenty more to come via future updates. Best of all, these DLC offerings will be added for free. IGN spoke to studio head Nicolas Doucet, who said plans are already in...
News Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus PS4 Reportedly 'Runs Almost 10% Faster Than It Should'
Gotta go fast
We've never actually encountered a raccoon in reality, but we'd believe they're speedy little beasties. Perhaps the most famous raccoon of all just returned on PS5 and PS4, with Sly Cooper and the Thieivus Raccoonus being re-released on modern platforms, available for subscribers of PS Plus Premium. Like Tomb Raider Legend, however,...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is on Nintendo Switch Because It's a Game 'For Everyone'
Guerrilla wanted "as broad an audience as possible"
While LEGO Horizon Adventures was rumoured shortly before its official unveiling, the announcement trailer still managed to surprise everyone watching. As the game's fun debut came to a close, the platforms faded in, and we saw not just PS5 and PC, which were expected, but also Nintendo Switch...
Preview LEGO Horizon Adventures Is an Unexpected But Very Pleasant Surprise
The building blocks of civilisation
LEGO Horizon Adventures is a fascinating project from Studio Gobo and Guerrilla Games. As the latter developer's narrative director, James Windeler, recalls, "conversations about the game began around the same time" as the LEGO Tallneck set. Apparently, a lot of the senior staff at Guerrilla are huge LEGO fans,...
News PS5's Astro Bot Doesn't Support PSVR2 Because It Was Never Designed to Do So
"The design philosophy is very, very different"
While the general sentiment around Astro Bot, the upcoming PS5 platformer, is very positive, some of the character's more hardcore fans are a little disappointed to see a lack of PSVR2 support in his latest adventure. Indeed, the character got his start with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, a PSVR exclusive...
Preview Astro Bot on PS5 Could Be the Best 3D Platformer This Side of Nintendo
Robot rock(s)
As we grabbed an Astro blue mocktail and ventured down into Sony's basement dwelling at Summer Game Fest Play Days, Astro Bot came into view, and we immediately knew we were in for a good time. Team Asobi's cutesy robot hero is finally getting the full-length, full-fat platforming game he deserves, and even just the artwork adorning...
News PS5 Exclusive Rise of the Ronin Is Koei Tecmo's Best-Selling Game
Put to the sword
Rise of the Ronin attracted largely muted reviews at launch, but like so many games that are overlooked by critics, it’s garnered a cult following. Many now believe this release is underrated – especially after public opinion has soured on the title that overshadowed it, Dragon’s Dogma 2. The good news for creator Koei Tecmo...
News Tons More Massive PS5, PS4 Games with Huge Discounts
Big savings exclusive to PS Plus
A sizeable selection of major PS5 and PS4 titles have been discounted on the PS Store, with offers available through 26th June. The deals are exclusive to PS Plus subscribers, so you’ll need to be a member of Sony’s service to take advantage of them. The discounts go up to 80 per cent off, though, so you can make...
News Tomb Raider Legend Unearths 480p, 30fps Performance on PS5, PS4
PS Plus Premium bringing the heat
Tomb Raider Legend arrived on PS Plus Premium today for PS5 and PS4 users, or it can be purchased for $20 outright. While it's awesome to have PS2 games previously stranded playable on modern platforms, this title's performance reportedly leaves much to be desired, especially if you're paying upfront. On Twitter,...
News Helldivers 2 Trolley Problem Forces Players to Choose: Save Sick Kids or Anti-Tank Mines?
Won't SOMEONE think of the children?!
Helldivers 2's latest Major Order presents something of a moral quandary. With limited time on the clock and an army of bots bearing down, players must choose between saving the thousands of civilians trapped on Vernen Wells, inside "Super Citizen Anne's Hospital for Very Sick Children", or liberating the rare...
News Free Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update Adding Eight Supercharged Suits to the PS5 Game
Swing free
Peter Parker and Miles Morales will be getting a fresh new look next week, as Insomniac Games is updating the acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 with eight new outfits for free. Four of these costumes have been designed in conjunction with KidSuper and a handful of celebrities, including Real Madrid’s Vini Jr and pop star Rina Sawayama...
News Three New PS2 Games Now Available on PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Sly Cooper! Tomb Raider! Star Wars!
The exciting age of updated PS2 emulation on PS5 and PS4 is now upon us, potentially opening the door to an enormous catalogue of classics – assuming platform holder Sony is willing to put in the leg work. The first three titles – Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Tomb Raider Legend, and Star Wars: The...
News PS5 Needs to Do a Better Job of Alerting You to the Things Going on in Your Games
The live service future demands a new approach
The PS5 is a fantastic console, but increasingly we’ve been feeling that its operating system doesn’t feel designed with modern games in mind. This is particularly ironic when you consider Sony’s live service push: Helldivers 2 has already struck big, but it’s desperate to add Concord or...
News Scores of Retro PS Plus Premium Titles Upgraded with Platinum Trophies on PS5, PS4
Toy Story! Alone in the Dark! Oddworld!
Sony has pushed out updates for several of its classic PS Plus Premium releases, adding Platinums to all of them. While many of its emulated first-party PS1 and PSP games have launched with Trophies, third-parties have generally been allowed to forego the feature. But now, the likes of Toy Story 2: Buzz...
News PS2's Tomb Raider Legend Plunders an Unexpected PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophy
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, too
Generally speaking, the emulated third-party games made available as part of Sony’s retro PS Plus Premium push have skipped Trophies, simply due to the sheer amount of work involved adding them in. Classic PS2 platformer Tomb Raider Legend is bucking that trend, however, with a silvery-blue accolade available for...
Time for something completely different
For years now, Sony has been criticised for its supposedly samey first-party software. You’ve probably seen that meme circulating on social media, which shows a trio of trees from God of War, The Last of Us, and Days Gone. It’s nonsense, of course, how do you even make different looking trees? But it...
News Legendary PS2 Platformer Sly Cooper Will Have a Platinum on PS5, PS4
We're hell Bentley on getting it
Sucker Punch’s iconic stealth action platformer Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus will have a Platinum Trophy when it re-releases on PS5 and PS4 later this week, as part of Sony’s expanded emulation offering. Up until now, the Japanese giant has only offered upgraded PS1 and PSP titles as part of its PS Plus...
News PS5 Fans Beg Sony for a More Fulfilling Livestream in the Aftermath of Xbox Show
It begins
Whatever your opinion of the content, today’s Xbox Showcase felt more like an E3 press conference of old. Ever since the pandemic, and the untimely demise of the Los Angeles convention, livestreams on that kind of scale have been few and far between. Last year, Sony hosted a PS Showcase, but it lacked the clout and confidence of an old...
News Some PlayStation Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over LEGO Horizon Being on Switch
New horizons
Last night, during the Summer Game Fest showcase, LEGO Horizon Adventures was officially announced. Its reveal didn't come as a huge surprise since it was heavily rumoured ahead of the event, but its trailer still managed to catch most people out. Why? Because it was confirmed for PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. This is obviously a step...
News Even as a LEGO Game, Horizon Adventures' PS5 Visuals Are Off the Charts
Brick beauty
LEGO Horizon Adventures may not subscribe to the realism of Aloy’s mainline games, but it still looks bloody beautiful. Developed by Guerrilla and Studio Gobo, this is a phenomenal looking co-op outing, which recreates the post-apocalyptic beauty of the tentpole PS5 and PS4 titles using Denmark’s famous bricks. Unlike releases such...
News PS5 Hardware Architect Says It May Take Less Time to Build a Console Than a Game Now
But insinuates developers have chosen this path
It’ll probably take less time for PlayStation hardware architect and overall industry legend Mark Cerny to design the PS6 than it will for developers to create its launch games. That’s the status of the industry as we stand, where tentpole AAA productions are now taking at least four years to...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Official, Out on PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch
Launching late 2024
After many rumours and a lot of speculation, LEGO Horizon Adventures is now official, announced at the Summer Game Fest live show. It's releasing later this year for PS5, PC, and... Nintendo Switch! An unexpected slate of platforms, the game is being made by Guerrilla Games in collaboration with Studio Gobo. Check out the trailer...
News Astro's Playroom PS5 Gets New Update, New Trophies Out of Nowhere
The bots are back in town
Packed-in PS5 favourite Astro's Playroom just got a new update and a new set of Trophies. According to said Trophies, there are new bots to rescue across multiple levels, and the splash screen for the patch itself mentions a "mysterious portal" along with a "new collection of gatchas". What are you waiting for? The...
News PS Stars Program Seems to Be Offline as Mobile Icon Disappears
No points for anyone
PS Stars, the rewards program on PS5 and PS4 that lets users earn points and digital collectibles, has been completely inaccessible for the past few days. Players began getting errors when clicking on the PS Stars icon from the PlayStation phone app, and now today the button has disappeared completely. It means nobody can...
Video Is Concord Destined to Fail?
Don't listen to 'em, kid
Firewalk Studios finally unveiled Concord at Sony's recent State of Play, and the reaction was... well it wasn’t great. After a year of staring at the admittedly gorgeous CGI teaser trailer, the State of Play pulled the curtain back with a world-building cinematic, some brief developer interviews, and a full trailer packed...
News Sony Trolls Bloodborne Stans with Astro Bot PS5 Pre-Order Bonus
Hunt them down
Update: Pre-orders are now open for Astro Bot on the PS Store and at retail, with the MSRP for the standard edition being £59.99/$59.99 and the Digital Deluxe Edition being £69.99/$69.99. This is cheaper than most tentpole PS5 exclusives. Original Article: Everyone knows that you don’t trifle with FromSoftware faithfuls on...
News There's a Damn Good Reason to Buy Astro Bot Physically on PS5
Posterizer
Like it or not, the industry is rapidly moving away from physical releases. That doesn’t mean Sony has put its Blu-ray manufacturing plants out to pasture, however, and it continues to release physical versions of all its first-party games. The upcoming platformer Astro Bot is no different, and there’ll actually be a good reason to...
News Concord PS5, PC Has Six Action-Packed Modes at Launch
There'll be 16 characters and 12 maps, too
Concord, the divisive but potentially awesome PS5 and PC hero shooter from developer Firewalk, will cost just $40 at launch – a pretty fair price point when you consider it’s packing 16 characters, 12 maps, and six fully-fledged modes out of the box. But you may be curious what those modes entail?...
