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News Sweat It Over Some PS4, PS3, Vita NA Summer Deals
Hot in here
Going outside during the summer is a terrible idea – just think of all the insects, topless torsos, and sun burn. You're far safer staying indoors with a DualShock married to your greasy palms, and Sony understands that. The platform holder has launched a slew of sweltering summer savings in North America today, with PlayStation Plus...
News August's PlayStation Plus Lineup Will Be Announced Soon
Expect official info this week
Just a quick tidbit: Sony's confirmed that August's lineup of free PlayStation Plus games will be announced soon. We speculated as much over the weekend, but have been waiting patiently for confirmation from a Sony representative. That finally arrived courtesy of SCEE's Jawad Ashraf today, who told a gaggle of...
News It Looks Like the Lighter, Less Power Hungry PS4 Has Arrived in Europe
CUH-1200 could pave the path for a price drop
While the first revision of the PlayStation 4 isn't quite the slim model that many of you may have had in mind, it does appear to be rolling out in Europe at last. The slightly lighter, less power hungry appliance has been spotted in GAME stores around the UK by a handful of forum posters, suggesting...
News Here's the Difference Between God of War III on PS3 and PS4
Comparison video inbound
Still not sure about cashing in your red orbs for God of War III Remastered? We can't say we blame you - the game was a big hit back in 2010, and so it's very likely that you've already played it. But while we're not going to try and sway anyone to spend their money on a particular title, Digital Foundry does have a nice...
Feature The Best Games on PS4 - 2015 Edition
Greatness awaits
With the champagne on ice ahead of the PlayStation 4's second birthday, we figured that it was high time that we took a look at the system's top twenty titles to date. Because of the ever-changing nature of the glorious games industry, we'll be updating this feature annually, rotating releases and no doubt adding new ones. As such,...
Talking Point What August PlayStation Plus Freebies Do You Desire?
Make believe
Amazingly, it's that time of the month yet again where our attention turns to the Instant Game Collection. It may only feel like yesterday that Rocket League released for free, but August's PlayStation Plus update should be announced sometime next week – barring a last-minute disaster, of course. This means that it's time to...
News Sony Hypes Chinese Press Conference with Rousing Trailer
Show scheduled for 29th July
A bunch of PlayStation bigwigs will be descending on China next week, as Sony attempts to stimulate sales of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in the potentially lucrative nation. Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida will be in attendance to introduce Project Morpheus, while group gaffer Andrew House will also...
News Sony Santa Monica Looks Back at Its Legacy on 15th Birthday
Coming of age
Sony Santa Monica is now some 15 or so years old. The first-party developer has evolved into a mini-publishing arm for PlayStation, both producing internal blockbusters and collaborating with external developers on exclusive projects. And that means that it has an enormous portfolio, spanning everything from God of War and Twisted...
News Danganronpa PS4 Morpheus Tech Demo Is as Crazy as You'd Expect
Scary stuff
The maniacal Monokuma is scary enough on our PlayStation Vita screen, never mind directly in front of our eyes. Thanks to AllGamesBeta's YouTube channel, we've snagged a look at how a courtroom situation in Danganronpa would play out using Project Morpheus, Sony's virtual reality headset. The results are as weird as you'd expect, with...
News Resident Evil Revelations 2 Spooks PS Vita from 18th August
Barry's back
Capcom's surprisingly good Resident Evil Revelations 2 will take aim at the PlayStation Vita on 18th August in Europe and North America, where it will launch digitally via the PlayStation Store. The port – handled by Frima Studio – will include all of the main episodes from the console release, in addition to the survival-based The...
News Even More PS4, PS3, and Vita Titles Discounted on the EU PlayStation Store
Who needs the summer sun anyway?
It feels like the PlayStation Store discounts have never stopped all summer long, and it doesn't look like they're disappearing any time soon. New deals are going to be available today in Europe, and there are a range of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita titles on offer. This week's biggest sale comes in the...
News PS4 Firmware Update 2.57 Is Out Now
System stability only, we're afraid
Has your PlayStation 4 been feeling a little unstable of late? Good news, Sony's released a new firmware update for the new-gen format, pledging improvements "during the use of some features". Sorry, there's no word on what those actually are. This is an optional download, though, so we're assuming that it's not...
News Sony Steps Up Its Champions League Sponsorship
They are the champions
One of the reasons that PlayStation is such a big presence in Europe is because the brand is a major partner of the Champions League, arguably the biggest club football tournament in the world. And it's been announced that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is extending its partnership with the competition for three additional...
Pilgrim's progress
Journey is as magical today as it was when it first released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2012. thatgamecompany's masterpiece is a thought provoking, emotional experience that everyone should try at least once, and now that it's on the PlayStation 4, complete with cross-buy support and enhanced visuals, there's never been a better...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's Looking Pretty Darn Smooth on PS4
Oh snap
Sony's teasing that there's lots to look forward to with regards to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, but let's be honest – it's the performance that's most important. While the original titles ran extraordinarily well on the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 4 comes with a revised set of expectations – including improved resolutions...
News Zindagi's PS4 Exclusive Action Game Canned
Sports Champions studio moves to mobile
Zindagi Games, the studio behind the Sports Champions series on the PlayStation 3, appears to have had its inaugural PlayStation 4 project canned. The company's website previously alluded to an ongoing relationship with SCEA – and, in particular, Sony San Diego – but all references to the platform holder...
Soapbox Here's Why I Will Be Playing Journey on PS4
With hopes of starting over
Republished on Tuesday, 21st July 2015: We're bringing this soapbox back from the archives to celebrate Journey's release on the PS4 this week. The original text follows. Originally published on Thursday, 14th August 2014: I understand where Polygon scribe Colin Campbell is coming from when he says that he won't be...
News Sony Teases More Uncharted PS4 Collection Improvements Outside of 60FPS and 1080p
Hidden treasures
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is arguably a pretty big deal for Sony later this year, as it's really the publisher's only truly weighty exclusive release. As such, it seems as though the company's doing its best to make the package feel as definitive as possible. We already know that it'll boast a silky smooth 60...
Rumour Future PS4 Firmware Update Adding Calendar App
Pick your moment
You may never lose track of your gaming schedule again, as it looks like a calendar is being added to the PlayStation 4 as part of a future firmware update. Eagle eyed gamers spotted an extra icon on the promotional images used for the European version of Journey's dynamic theme, and it very much alludes to some kind of on-board...
News Looks Like the PS4's Finally Getting a Proper Remote
Turn on your TV
Sony's laser focus on gaming may have won it the first part of this generation, but the PlayStation 4 has been lacking in certain areas as a consequence. It's amazing, then, that the system's only just getting a remote, which is set to release in North America on 31st October. The officially licensed device – which can be...
News You'll Need The Last of Us' Vinyl for the Cover Alone
Can't be for nothing
Before y'all tell us to get in the sea, we were collecting vinyl before bearded hipsters encouraged us to stop. But we may have to put our plastic hiatus on hold just this once, as this The Last of Us soundtrack is begging to be bought. Manufactured by Mondo on 180-gram black vinyl, this four LP compilation has some of the most...
News This R2-D2 PS4 Laptop Is Bleeping Badass
C3PO would be impressed
Sony is astutely positioning the PlayStation 4 as the platform for Star Wars this year, but while we're sure that it's going to have a handful of custom hardware bundles to celebrate the release of Battlefront, we doubt that any of them will be this darn awesome. Ed Zarick has been making custom console laptops for a while,...
News In Japan, Sony Will Engrave Your PS Vita for a Fee
Especially for you
Engraved jewellery is not uncommon in the Western world; engraved video game consoles are. Still, the latter very much appears to be a thing in Japan, as Sony has launched a PlayStation Vita engraving service in its homeland, which will cost you ¥500 ($4) per character. This means that getting 'Push Square' emblazoned on your...
News Gnome Way! Sony Trademarks Gnomageddon
That's unusual, isn't it?
Sony's filed a trademark for a title named Gnomageddon, which can't possibly end up being bad. Right? Gematsu spotted the registration which was filed by SCEA on 15th July. The listing stresses that the product pertains to "computer game software", so expect this to eventually appear as a PlayStation 4 or Vita game. While...
News Watch the Crash Bandicoot Cartoon That Never Was
"Play our game and tell your friends so we'll make lots of loot"
Crash Bandicoot turned out to be one of the biggest brands of the 90s, but Universal Interactive Studios had even bigger plans for the property before Sony licensed it for its legendary PSone platforming trilogy. During the early days of development, the publisher was knocking around...
News Free DriveClub PS4 Update Adds Elite Driver Levels and More
Always on the move
DriveClub is practically a different game now to the one that released last year on the PlayStation 4, and Evolution Studios is showing no signs of pumping the brakes. Those of you that own the title will be able to download v1.20 for free from today, which adds a ton of requested features and functionality to the high-octane...
News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Will Continue to Expand Beyond Season Pass
One more for the road
It's been another turbulent year for developer Evolution Studios, but the Runcorn-based firm has done right by its fans. DriveClub may have suffered some serious server issues at launch, but the studio both rectified those and delivered arguably the best Season Pass on the PlayStation 4 to date. Sadly, it's starting to run out...
News Chatter Your Teeth Through 30 Minutes of Until Dawn
Elk no
This year's best worst game is actually starting to get a bit of buzz, which makes us nervous. We've been singing Until Dawn's praises for over a year now, but following that PlayStation Experience demo, it seems like the rest of the media has got on board. Sony and Supermassive Games won't be complaining, of course, as this could end up...
News Sony Brings Out PS4's Big Guns for Summer Commercial
Call of Duty! Star Wars! Assassin's Creed! Destiny!
How's the PlayStation 4 going to sell this Christmas without any noteworthy exclusives? Well, in the words of Galvatron, here's a hint. Sony's released a summer sizzle trailer which spotlights four of 2015's biggest games, and while we can already sense the sceptics tapping away in the comments...
News PS4 Sci-Fi Games Heavily Discounted in NA Flash Sale
Out of this world
Who cares about Prime Day, anyway? Sony's launched a gigantic PlayStation Network Flash Sale in North America just in time for the weekend, and it spans a selection of stellar sci-fi titles. We'll start with the PlayStation 4 releases, because, let's be honest, that's what you came for. Highlights include Borderlands: The Handsome...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's PS4 Theme Is Suitably Serene
Bright and beautiful
You'd expect a game set in sunny Shropshire to pack a pretty calming PlayStation 4 theme, and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's animated wallpaper is more or less exactly what you'd anticipate. This is free with pre-orders for The Chinese Room's exclusive walking simulator, and even changes depending on the time of day. Delish.
News Don't Want to Buy God of War III PS4? Play It in LittleBigPlanet 3
Sacktastic
It's been a little while since we posted about a LittleBigPlanet 3 level, but this God of War III adaptation really is something else. Released to coincide with the PlayStation 4 version of Sony Santa Monica's deity destroying epic, this burlap adaptation features a series of arena battles against Hades, Hercules, and, of course, Zeus...
News Things Get a Little Windy in PS4 Exclusive Tearaway Unfolded
Passing breeze
The people that say that there are no PlayStation 4 exclusives coming out this year are idiots, because Tearaway Unfolded is still in the pipeline and that's all that matters. Alright, we're being the teensiest bit facetious, but this was one of the best games on the PlayStation Vita – and it's somehow looking even better on Sony's...
News PlayStation Employees Pick God of War III's Best Moments
Spoilers, obvs
God of War III will finally swing onto the PlayStation 4 this week. And while we're busy beavering away on a review for you – we finally got our copy, by the way – we figured that this video should get you in the mood. In it, various PlayStation employees from Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida all the way through to...
News Just How Good Is DriveClub's Lighting on PS4?
Pretty darn good
We've probably long passed the point where we should be praising DriveClub's visuals, but it's an agonisingly slow news day and we figured that this clip was worth a post. Prior to the racer's servers exploding, developer Evolution Studios talked a lot about the title's dynamic lightning and volumetric clouds – but what do these...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Will Boast a Brutal Difficulty Tier on PS4
But less bullet sponges
If you're one of the three people in the world that didn't break a sweat at Uncharted's otherwise impossible Crushing mode, then you may be pleased to hear that an even more brutal difficulty option will be making its way into Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. We're working off second-hand information here, but Kotaku...
News Here's Your First Look at Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection on PS4
1080p, 60 frames-per-second
How does Uncharted 2: Among Thieves look on the PlayStation 4? Honestly, a lot like you remember it. Meristation has got its grubby mitts on four or so minutes of that E3 2009 moment running on Sony's new-gen system in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second, and it's sure looking slick. It's still very much the same game, though...
News Pre-Order Journey on PS4 and Get a Typically Pretty Theme
Coming to cross-buy users, too
The PlayStation Store's got quite a few decent PlayStation 4 themes knocking around, but this static Journey background's bound to look rather good. Sony Santa Monica Studio announced on Twitter that you'll be able to nab the theme by pre-ordering the sensual adventure on PS4. The new-gen port releases on the 21st...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection to Score PS4 Demo This Summer
BluePoint implementing gameplay improvements
You'll be able to steal a few precious minutes with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection later this summer, as the PlayStation Blog has revealed that a demo for the forthcoming PlayStation 4 compilation is in the works. It's unclear which entry from the adventuring series' PlayStation 3 trilogy will be...
News Tons of PS4 Releases Reduced on European PlayStation Store
Penny pincher
Another week, another slew of stellar discounts on the European PlayStation Store. Sony's expanding the scope of its ongoing summer sale with a bunch of digital PlayStation 4 titles this week, with the likes of Teslagrad, TowerFall Ascension, and Transistor all available for less than a fiver. Both the PlayStation 3 and Vita are also...
News Naughty Dog Thought The Last of Us Was Going to Bomb
Dubbed it the developer's downfall internally
The Last of Us is one of the best selling PlayStation exclusives of all time, but Naughty Dog didn't think that the game was going to succeed during development. In fact, the studio was so worried about how the release would be received that it described the title as the company's "downfall" internally...
News PlayStation Store PLAY 2015 Comprises Four PS4 Favourites
Playing favourites
Sony's bringing back its PlayStation Store PLAY initiative for 2015 – and while the lineup may be a little more condensed than in previous years, it's all killer and no filler this time. First up is thatgamecompany's groundbreaking Journey, which will be available from 21st July – and will be cross-buy. It'll be followed by...
Weirdness There's a PSone on the Way to Pluto
Do not underestimate the power of PlayStation
If you thought that your yellowing PSone was good for late-night sessions of Crash Bandicoot only, then you may want to have a rethink. NASA engineers repurposed the system's MIPS R3000 CPU back in 2006, using it to control a grand piano-sized space probe which is on its way to Pluto. According to The...
News PlayStation Mobile Officially Ends Distribution Tomorrow
A rather short chapter
Just a friendly reminder: no more PlayStation Mobile games will be released after tomorrow, and you won't be able to purchase any existing ones. Sony's failed mobile platform was announced to be coming to an end a while back, but given that we thought its last game, Oh, Deer!, was good enough to warrant some attention, we...
News Someone Sneezed, So the PlayStation Network Is Down Again
We're honestly running out of jokes
Sony has confirmed reports that, on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, users are having trouble accessing the PlayStation Network. Namely, the Japanese giant's official PSN Status website lists issues with gaming and social features, PlayStation Video, and the PlayStation Store. A direct quote from the company:...
News Expect to See More of Uncharted 4's Jeep, Says Naughty Dog
Nate's new wheels will be present throughout the game
Uncharted 4's crazy E3 2015 demo left us with a set of slack jaws, thanks mostly to that mental jeep sequence. We reckon it's good news, then, that the offroader will be making plenty more appearances. "You actually see it earlier in the game," game director Bruce Straley told
Round Up God of War III Remastered PS4 Reviews Seek Revenge
There will only be chaos
Chaos will finally arrive on the PlayStation 4 this week, as God of War III Remastered swings onto Sony's new-gen machine. A stopgap prior to the inevitable God of War IV, this remaster of Sony Santa Monica's cult classic will run in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second, so you'll be able to observe every snapped sinew in glorious...
News These Sneaker Box PS4s Combine Subconscious Advertising with Style
Brand loyalty at its finest
Ah, quirky console skins. Dressing your favourite home system up with a brand new decal can provide a nice change of pace, and can arguably add some spice to your room's aesthetics. Or, you know, you might just be really sick of looking at your plain old PlayStation 4. Whatever the reason for a makeover, though, it's well...
News PlayStation and Xbox Bosses Go Head-to-Head
In a friendly game of Disney Infinity 3.0
Can you hear that? It's the sound of Hell freezing over. At the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, PlayStation wish fulfiller Adam Boyes and Xbox spokesperson Larry Hryb hooked up for a head-to-head in Disney Infinity 3.0's all-new Sumo Digital developed kart racing mode. Neither of them looked especially...
News Don't Hold Your Breath for Backwards Compatibility on PS4
"Our focus is creating PS4 games"
During E3 2015, one of Microsoft's biggest 'wow' moments came when it announced that the Xbox One would be gaining the ability to play Xbox 360 titles via a backwards compatibility service. It was a move that had the crowd clapping furiously, and as you'd expect, there's been a big call from PlayStation fans that...
