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News PlayStation Allegedly Under Pressure to Make Major Gaming Acquisitions
Buy or die
Analysts believe PlayStation is under pressure to make a major gaming acquisition, following Microsoft’s successful purchase of Activision Blizzard earlier this month. Multiple industry experts spoke with GamesIndustry.biz, and concurred the Japanese giant needs to make a purchase that would “move the needle for them in a meaningful...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Really Does Load Ridiculously Quickly on PS5
Putting the "fast" in fast-travel
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will be here in a flash, with the anticipated sequel releasing exclusively on PS5 tomorrow, 20th October. Something else that doesn't take very long is the game's fast-travel feature, which is shockingly fast, even during this enlightened age of widespread SSD usage. IGN has a great breakdown...
News PS Plus Subscribers Can Get $30/£30 Off Two PS5 Products from Sony's Official Store
'Bundle & Save', apparently
Sony is pushing a limited-time discount on its official PlayStation store, which knocks $30 / £30 off if you're a PS Plus subscriber. The catch is that you need to purchase two eligible PS5 products together, so you'll probably be spending a significant chunk of cash to begin with. Still, if you're on the market for a...
News PlayStation Japan Hype Trailer Brings PS5, PS4's Biggest Names
Final Fantasy! Tekken! Granblue Fantasy!
PlayStation Japan has released its bi-annual hype trailer for a bunch of upcoming PS5 (and PS4) games, with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth understandably occupying the headline spot. It’s flanked by an eclectic slate of software, including Armored Core 6, Tekken 8, and Like a Dragon Gaiden
News Insomniac Has Last Laugh with Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Needlessly Detailed Puddles
Revenge is a dish best served wet
Remember Puddlegate? The world seemed simpler in 2018 when the hottest debate topic amongst vocal segments of the PlayStation audience was whether or not developer Insomniac Games had "downgraded" the visual fidelity of a puddle for the final release of Marvel's Spider-Man. In reality, the puddle had been moved, and...
"For the best experience"
If you're buying a boxed copy of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 this week, developer Insomniac Games wants you to know that the game's "playable with no patch or online requirement" straight from the disc — which is nice to hear. But the studio also strongly recommends grabbing the day one update, which should be available to...
Random Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Branded Wheaties Is the True Breakfast of Champions
With great cereal comes great responsibility
Sony's marketing budget for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 would probably make your eyes water. Not only has PlayStation partnered with Adidas for some Spidey-branded attire, it's also just unveiled a collaboration with North American cereal, Wheaties. Staring at you from your kitchen table in the near future...
Poll Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
Size matters
Now that we've all had a little bit of time to think about it, we want to know if you plan on nabbing the refreshed PS5 model. Announced last week after months of consistent leaks and rumours, the reworked console is set to release in November. It's 30% smaller in terms of volume — which could be quite noticeable considering how much...
News PS Plus Extra Cutting a Few More PS5, PS4 Games in November
Seven more games leaving
Today saw both the arrival of October's new PS Plus Extra and Premium games as well as the exit of several other PS5 and PS4 titles. This sort of cycle is pretty normal; some games leave the subscription service, and others are added in their place. Well, now that October's been sorted out, we can look ahead to November —...
News Real Madrid's Vini Jr, Popstar Rina Sawayama Designing Spider-Man 2 Suits
Partnering with trendy apparel creator KidSuper
Update: It looks like Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr won't be the only celebrity designing suits for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, as popstar – and John Wick 4 actress – Rina Sawayama has also been tapped to bring her exclusive flair to the release in a future update. Given the London-based singer’s...
News 15 More PS5, PS4 Games Are Available Now on PS Plus Extra, Premium
Too many games
Just as a bunch of games are exiting the subscription service, Sony's previously announced October additions for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium are now available for members. We have 15 more games
News It's Probably Too Late for You to Play These 16 PS Plus Games
Missing out
If you were hoping to play any of the following 16 PS Plus games, like Far Cry 5 or The Quarry, then you may be sh*t out of luck. As part of Sony’s ever-rotating catalogue of PS5 and PS4 releases, a total of 16 titles will leave the service today. In fact, depending on your region, by the time you read this, they may already be gone...
Gallery PlayStation Studios Boss Hermen Hulst's X Avatars Are Just the Best
A man of many faces
It's no secret that PlayStation's top dogs aren't particularly active on social media. If you follow the likes of Hermen Hulst, Mark Cerny, and other higher-ups, you won't spot a whole lot of posts from them, in general. Shuhei Yoshida is the exception to the rule, but Jim Ryan, soon-to-be ex-CEO of the company, doesn't seem to...
News More Platinum Trophies for PS Plus Premium Retro Releases
Trophy unlocked
PS Plus Premium hasn’t quite delivered on the value Sony perhaps promised prior to the top-tier’s release, but in the manufacturer’s defence, it has continued to iterate upon its PS1 and PSP emulator – and pretty much all of the first-party games it’s ported have Trophies these days. That continues to be true with the...
News Sky-High Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Review Scores Make It One of the Top Rated Games of 2023
With great power
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is doing incredibly well in terms of critic review scores. With the review embargo having lifted earlier today (the 16th October at the time of writing), the PS5 exclusive currently sits at a hugely impressive 91 on Metacritic, based on a whopping 120 reviews. As the headline states, that score puts it amongst...
Review Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - A Familiar But Fantastic Superhero Sequel
Heal the world
With Marvel's Spider-Man, Insomniac Games knocked it out of the park on its first try. While structurally it's a fairly standard open world action adventure, it's elevated by a great cast of characters, a solid story, and some of the best traversal in the business. It ticked all the boxes, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Overly Revealing PS5 Hype Trailer
Viewer discretion advised
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is out later this week, launching exclusively on PS5 on 20th October, which still feels like an eternity away. We've got a new trailer today, which has only exacerbated the situation, providing blessed relief, if only for a moment. Heroically sacrificing ourselves once again for you, dear reader, we...
News Your PS5 Controller Could One Day Charge Your Wireless Earbuds
Patent hints at potential feature
A new PlayStation patent, spotted and shared by GameRant, may be alluding to the possibility of a new PS5 controller with wireless earbud charging functionality. Sony, of course, intends to release its own PlayStation-branded wireless earbuds in the near future, and while they’ll ship with their own charging case...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Webs Up a Pre-Release PS5 Patch
Swing like you mean it
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is available to pre-load ahead of its launch on 20th October, and if you’ve already downloaded the digital version, there’s a further pre-release patch to install now. Weighing in at 1.831GB, the latest update will likely include a handful of launch day bug fixes and improvements. If you’re...
News Sony's Allegedly Testing a Super-Secret Soulsborne for PS5
Market research conducted in London this week
Sony may have hosted tests for a super-secret Soulsborne game, presumably for PS5, this week. The mysterious release was discovered by Reddit, as part of a submission by a market research firm in the UK. According to the listing, the event was scheduled to take place in Oxford Circus between 10th October...
News Spider-Man 2 PS5 Is So Close Now You Can Already Pre-Load It
Swing time
There’s just a week until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 releases on PS5, and that means it’s time to start pre-loading the anticipated exclusive ahead of its launch. Insomniac Games has confirmed on Twitter that those who’ve pre-ordered the title digitally can begin pulling its data now, meaning that it’ll be ready to play on 20th...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Brooklyn 2099, Kumo Suits Unveiled at New York Comic-Con
Which is actually where Spider-Man lives
New York City is home to both Spider-Man and one of the more significant comic book events in the world, New York Comic-Con, which is on right now in the Big Apple. With the eagerly anticipated Marvel's Spider-Man 2 out this time next week (on 20th October), it was practically inevitable we'd see something...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Antagonist Lizard Inspired by Actual Lizards
Shocker
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is so close now you can tase it in the air with the barest flick of your forked, reptilian tongue. In the lead-up to launch, Insomniac Games is highlighting how some familiar faces have evolved since the first game's events, and the studio's eagerly anticipated sequel crawls onto PS5 on 20th October. Over on the...
News PS5's Access Controller, Logitech Attachments Detailed in New Overview
Accessibility-friendly devices coming soon
Earlier this year, Sony announced the PS5 Access Controller, a brand new and highly customisable input device designed to allow anyone, regardless of ability, to enjoy PS5 games. It launches on 6th December and pre-orders are available now. If you're looking for more info on the controller and how i
News Don't Worry, You Can Still Upgrade the PS5 Slim's SSD
Space race
The new PS5, colloquially known as the PS5 Slim, will replace the original model next month – and its main selling point is its detachable disc drive. For Sony, this design tweak will streamline its manufacturing process – but for consumers, it’ll also provide flexibility. The remodelled machine will also come in 30 per cent smaller...
News PSN Suffered an Enormous Outage Over Night
Down and out
There’s a good chance if you were trying to play your PS5 last night, you may have been hit by some server issues. There was a widespread global outage during the middle of the night in the UK, which affected the peak evening window in the United States. All of the issues were resolved within a couple of hours or so, but obviously you...
News PS Plus Premium Adds PS5 Cloud Streaming As a Perk This Month
Perked you up
Sony’s unexpected, last gasp announcements are continuing in earnest today, with confirmation that the previously announced PS5 cloud streaming is coming as a PS Plus Premium perk later this month. Depending on your region, you’ll be able to enjoy “supported” titles from the platform holder’s top streaming tier without...
News PS Store Plunges the Price of Almost 3,000 More PS5, PS4 Games
Sure, why not?
In the market for something new to play on your PS5 and PS4? Well, you’re in luck, because Sony’s just plunged the price of almost 3,000 more games on the PS Store, across both consoles. These new deals have arrived to replace the outgoing Extended Play sale, which finishes later today, so make sure you’ve grabbed everything you...
News PS5 Slim's Digital Edition Gets a Stealth Price Increase in USA
Play more, pay more
Sony is using the opportunity of the PS5’s smaller, slimmer relaunch to stealthily bump the price of the Digital Edition in the United States. While we already know you’ll need to pay extra for a standalone vertical stand, the organisation has also made the decision to hike the overall cost of the non-Blu-ray unit by $50...
News PS5 Slim Doesn't Come with a Vertical Stand, Needs to Be Bought Separately
$ony's at it again
The newly announced PS5 redesign — which everyone is casually referring to as the 'Slim' — will not ship with a vertical stand, it seems. This means that, unless you're okay with just balancing your console on its base — that's assuming this model is completely flat at the bottom — you'll need to buy a separate stand...
News PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November
There it is
Sony has announced and revealed the long-rumoured new PS5 model. Launching in November 2023 in the United States with other countries to follow, this updated SKU has a smaller form factor and, as expected, a disc drive which can be bought and attached separately. <products group-id="25642"> The new PS5 has been reduced in...
News Major Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Spoilers Have Started Flooding Online
It begins
How about a healthy dose of caution to kickstart the week? Insomniac Games warned that it was probably coming, and it has: major spoilers for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 are now doing the rounds online. At this point we've seen numerous screenshots and even a few videos across social media and various gaming forums, so if you're looking forward...
News 8 PS Plus Extra Games for October Leaked Early
What are they?
The ever-reliable Dealabs has just leaked a handful of games heading to PS Plus Extra this month. The partial leak reveals eight of the games being added to the catalogue in October. Recently, it was supposed that The Last of Us: Part II may be part of the lineup because of a new PS Store ad, but a
News PS Store Ad Suggests The Last of Us 2 May Soon Be Heading to PS Plus
Plus-Station
Update: A bunch of games coming to PS Plus Extra this month have leaked. According to the report, The Last of Us: Part II is not among them. Original Story: Sony might have inadvertently revealed one of the games heading to PS Plus Extra's game catalogue in the near future, and it's a big one. The Last of Us: Part II, one of PS4's...
Random Nightmarish 'The Last of Crust' Bread Clicker a Fitting Tribute
The Loaf of Us
In essential Naughty Dog-adjacent news, Catherine and Hannalee Pervan, mother-daughter duo and co-owners of the One House Bakery (Benicia, California), have crafted a horrifying monument to the iconic Clicker. Famed as the relentless fungal zombies in The Last of Us series, we'd bet this bread one, slathered in butter, probably tastes...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
Can't be for nothing
The Last of Us: Part 2's long rumoured remaster — or at least, PS5 port — might very well be real. The latest evidence comes from the LinkedIn profile of a Naughty Dog developer (as spotted by Insider Gaming), who claims to have worked on "The Last of Us: Part One and The Last of Us 2: Remastered". Said profile has since...
Poll How's Your Hype for Marvel's Spider-Man 2?
Are your spidey senses tingling?
With the game just two weeks away at the time of writing this article, we want to know how your hype levels for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 are holding up. The PS5 exclusive is pretty much Sony's flagship game of 2023, and since we have no real information on what the next 12 months hold for PlayStation Studios, it does...
PS Store Sales Charts Baldur's Gate 3 Almost Tops Ever-Popular Sports Titles
Not two bad
Baldur's Gate 3 has been an immense success this year, and here's further proof. For the month of September 2023, it almost hit the number one spot in the PS Store's PS5 download charts. The RPG is in second place on both the North American and European charts, only behind NBA 2K24 on the former and EA Sports FC 24 on the latter...
News PS Plus Premium Members Get Free Movies with New PS5, PS4 Streaming App
For the watchers
Another media application joins the ranks today, 5th October, on PS5 and PS4. The Sony Pictures Core app, formerly Bravia Core on Sony's smart TVs, is rolling out on PlayStation consoles, giving you access to the company's wide range of films on demand. After signing up, you'll be able to rent or buy thousands of Sony Pictures...
News Thousands of Sony Employee Details at Risk Following Another Reported Hack
Past and present worker data exposed
Sony has confirmed the extent of the damage done during a cyber attack back in June; the personal information of 6,791 current and former employees has been leaked. Ransomware group Clop is behind the attack, according to Bleeping Computer. The company is reaching out to those affected, offering credit...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer's Microtransactions Man Has Left Naughty Dog
Another one gone
Naughty Dog’s troubled, long-in-development multiplayer adaptation of The Last of Us has lost one of its most important employees: the man tasked with making money. Anders Howard was recruited by the award-winning studio last November, as the release’s Principal Monetisation Designer. In other words, he was tasked with creating...
News Looks Like Horizon Forbidden West's Complete Edition Will Ship on Two PS5 Discs
A first for the format
Horizon Forbidden West is a monstrous game, and when you toss in its excellent Burning Shores expansion, it reaches an entirely different scale. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that the exclusive’s imminent Complete Edition – which bundles both parts of the package together – will become the first PS5 title to ship on...
News Housemarque to Establish 'the Nordics' Most Advanced Gaming Headquarters' in 2024
Home sweet home
Developer Housemarque, the makers of the excellent Returnal, is set to move into a very swanky-sounding new studio by the end of next year. The team is Finland's longest-standing game developer, founded in 1995 and operating out of Helsinki ever since. In a new blog post on its website, Housemarque says it's looking to relocate to...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Is 'Basically on Ice' Right Now
Progress more or less halted
It has recently been reported that Naughty Dog is cutting ties with many of its contract workers amid a huge wave of industry layoffs. However, one detail in Kotaku's report that admittedly passed us by pertains to the state of the developer's only known project — its multiplayer The Last of Us game. According to...
News PlayStation's Push for Live Service Games Hasn't Been Going Smoothly
Report examines growing pains for PS Studios
PlayStation fans have mostly come to want and expect AAA single-player blockbusters from Sony's studios. These titles have been the platform holder's bread and butter for a long time, with record-breaking series like Horizon, The Last of Us, Marvel's Spider-Man, and God of War selling by the bucketload...
News Now Naughty Dog Is Reportedly Downsizing, Cutting Multiple Contract Jobs
Core team apparently unaffected
Unfortunately, it looks like the recent tidal wave of redundancies isn't done sweeping through the games industry. In a new report from Kotaku, it appears Naughty Dog is laying off dozens of contractors. Sources "familiar with the situation" have told Kotaku that Naughty Dog informed those affected of the job cuts...
News Demand for PlayStation Portal Sky High in Japan, Pre-Orders Reportedly Sold Out
Thinking with portals
The PlayStation Portal has been met with raised eyebrows and shrugged shoulders among enthusiasts in the West, but it seems as though Japan is very much onboard with the Remote Play handheld. Pre-orders for the device recently went live at various retailers, and over in Sony's homeland, demand is reportedly high; PS Portal is...
News Sony Partners with Adidas for an Awesome Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Collection
Launches alongside the game
Sony's marketing machine for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is in full force. We've just seen a cinematic promo that'll likely be popping up on TV, and now, clothing brand Adidas has unveiled a new range of apparel and shoes inspired by the upcoming game. The only item we've been able to get a proper look at is the Peter...
News Your PS Plus Essential Monthly Games for October 2023 Are Available Now
Harvest time
Happy October, everyone! It's a bit like September except it's getting a little cooler and the western world pretends it's Halloween for several weeks. A fresh batch of PS Plus Essential games is also upon us, and one of the new trio is perfect for the spooky season. October's PS Plus Essential games are starting to roll out right now...
News Spider-Man 2 PS5 Will Empower You to Make the Swinging Much Tougher
The floor is lava
If you’re an experienced web head in need of a greater challenge, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will enable you to up the difficulty significantly. Among the game’s suite of accessibility options, Insomniac Games has incorporated a setting which will actually make the sequel more difficult overall – a Swing Assistance slider...
