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News Sony Reassures All That Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Release Date Is on Track for PS5
Swing time
Sony has set some extremely aggressive sales targets for the PS5, and it’s going to need titanic software releases to help it maintain the machine’s momentum. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is nailed on to be the biggest first-party release on the new-gen system thus far, and the company has once again moved to reassure shareholders (and...
News Sony Estimates Record-Breaking 25 Million PS5 Shipments in the Coming Year
The only way is up
After recording the division's best-ever Q4 revenue period, Sony is only aiming higher when it comes to PlayStation. For the coming fiscal year (April 2023-March 2024), it estimates shipments of 25 million PS5 consoles, which would be the highest ever for any PlayStation console in history should it achieve it. The total number of...
News Sony's PS Plus Subscriber Count Is on the Rise Once Again
Another one million members join
Sony gained one million PS Plus subscribers from January through to the end of March 2023 to see its members count increase again to a total of 47.4 million. Having experienced a small dip earlier in the year, the growth sees the number of paying accounts return to what appears to be the service's general peak: just...
News 38.4 Million PS5 Systems Sold as Sony Records Its Best Q4 Results
6.3 million PS5 consoles shipped
Sony has managed to beat its own lofty PS5 sales estimations to record a total of 6.3 million PS5 console shipments in the Q4 period of fiscal year 2022. In terms of revenue, this makes it Sony's best-ever fourth quarter earnings, beating out the same period recorded last year. The company was always bullish with...
News Horizon Burning Shores Is a Technical Masterclass on PS5, Says New Analysis
Exclusively excellent
If you've played it, then this new report from Digital Foundry won't come as much of a surprise — but we think it's worth writing about all the same. Turns out that Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores — the recently released expansion — is incredibly impressive from a technical standpoint. Digital Foundry heaps praise...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores?
Feel the burn
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores released just over a week ago. The PS5 exclusive expansion builds upon Aloy's second adventure, and although it doesn't make any drastic changes to the formula (what did you expect from DLC?) it was very well received. Indeed, we gave it a 'great' 8/10 in our Burning Shores PS5 review, praising...
News Here's Your First Look at Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal TV Show
Have you got a Sweet Tooth?
Hot on the heels of HBO’s outrageously successful The Last of Us adaptations comes an all new effort under the PS Productions umbrella: Twisted Metal. You’ll know that filming wrapped on this quite a while ago, and now it has a release date for its streaming platform Peacock: 27th July, 2023. The series will consist...
News PSVR2 Availability Expands to UK Retailers on 12th May
GAME, ShopTo confirmed so far
Update: PSVR2 is now available at a wide range of retailers. Make sure to consult our buyer's guide to get your hands on one: <related ids="140356"> Original Article: It's been announced that PSVR2 headsets will be stocked at UK retailers from 12th May 2023. The virtual reality device has only been up for...
News Sony Patent Adds Weight to PS5 Redesign Rumours
Slimming down
Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a new patent for a detachable optical disk drive, which, while not confirmed by any means, adds extra credence to those PS5 redesign rumours floating around late last year. The patent, known by its catchy technical moniker, US-20230118186-A1_I, is described as "an optical disc drive that can be...
News The Last of Us' Busted PC Port Is on the Up with 25GB Patch
It can't be for nothing
Another patch has been released for the embattled PC port of The Last of Us: Part I, this one weighing in at a hefty 25GB. And while it's only been live for a few hours, players are already reporting some positive improvements, particularly on mid-range machines. Patch 1.0.4.0 purports to optimize framerates and improv
News Activision Blizzard Boss Bobby Kotick Warns Billion Dollar Buyout Saga Ain't Over
"This is far from the final word"
After a shock upset at the eleventh hour, the UK's CMA has blocked Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, stunning pundits and analysts alike as the deal was generally expected to be given the go-ahead. An internal email from Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick
News Japan Is Keeping Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Controller, Console Covers for Itself
Releasing "only in Japan", says PS Blog
Sony is releasing an official Final Fantasy XVI themed PS5 DualSense controller and set of PS5 console covers, but you won't be able to buy either of them. That is unless you're willing to import them from Japan. A post on the Japanese PS Blog has revealed the two accessories — alongside the worldwide reveal...
News Official Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Console Bundle Revealed
No fancy artwork, though
Sony has announced it'll have an official PS5 console bundle to go alongside the release of Final Fantasy XVI on 22nd June 2023. A standard disc-based PS5 system will include a download code for the Square Enix RPG, but the console won't sport any special decals or artwork. This is simply a normal PS5 boxed up with a PS...
News Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Adds More Cars, Single Player Content
Va va vroom
A free new Gran Turismo 7 update is rolling out on PS5 and PS4 now, including four new cars and a smattering of single player content. As always, the additions will be available to everyone at no extra cost, although you will need enough in-game currency to purchase the vehicles. The lineup is as follows: Jaguar XJ220 ’92, Mercedes-AMG...
News Microsoft Dealt Major Blow as UK Blocks Activision Buyout
Didn't see that one coming
In a dramatic twist that we frankly never saw coming, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard after months of investigations and deliberations. Microsoft's industry-shaking $69 billion buyout of the colossal publisher has, predictably, been the subject of...
Art imitates life
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores expansion has been a joy for players to explore for themselves, and as is so often the case, a completely surreal experience for the real humans involved to see in motion. Such was the case with Kylie Liya Page, the actor who lent her likeness, mocap performance, and voice to the new character...
News Gran Turismo's Movie Adaptation May Actually End Up Good
Cautiously optimistic
Good news, racing fans: if positive first impressions are anything to go by, it looks like the Gran Turismo movie adaptation could actually end up being okay. The tale of a GT player who grew up to be a professional racer is one that has roots in reality, and the film itself sounds genuinely compelling. We've been grievously...
"We're currently evolving our processes and tools"
Update #2: Metacritic’s parent company Fandom has issued a statement on the ongoing Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores review bombing saga, claiming that it’s currently evolving its “processes and tools to introduce stricter moderation in the coming months”. In a statement shared with...
News AI Can Be a Tool for More Efficient Game Development, Says Sony Veteran
Shuhei Yoshida is positive on AI
There's a big old debate going on around artificial intelligence right now, and it won't be going away any time soon. AI technology is advancing so quickly that it's becoming difficult to imagine a future where it doesn't play an important role in creative processes — and that could be especially true of game...
News Horizon Forbidden West's PS5 Burning Shores DLC No Longer Treats You Like an Idiot
From your lips to Guerrilla's ears
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores expansion is out, and it's fantastic. If you are playing, you might have noticed that Aloy and Co are slightly less vocal when it comes to puzzles. This is, of course, an addendum to the extended Puzzle Discourse (which could be DOTY, if eligible, more impactful than the...
Let it end
The bell tolls for Call of Duty on PlayStation, as a (pay-walled) Financial Times report indicates the CMA's long-awaited decision regarding Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard could come down as soon as tomorrow, and in the Xbox parent company's favour. There really isn't too much more to say;
News Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Patch Cracks Down on PS5 Crashes
Idyllic coastlines
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores' latest patch,1.22, is now live and mostly focuses on doing what it says on the tin: fixing crashes and minor technical issues in Aloy's latest adventure. It's nice to see that Guerilla Games still has time to polish this latest diamond to such a brilliant sheen between low-key confirming...
News A Future Dominated by Service Games Would Be 'Boring', Says PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida
A legend speaks
In a new interview with The Guardian, living PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida has spoken about the importance of creative diversity in games. At 59 years old, the Japanese veteran has seen it all over the life of Sony's gaming brand, but still finds himself saying "the games industry will never cease to be a fun place". Yoshida,...
News Surprise! Guerrilla Games Pretty Much Confirms Horizon 3
Never saw that coming
In an update that will shock absolutely no one, it seems that Guerrilla Games is working on a third mainline entry in its popular Horizon series. Yes, really. Try to keep calm. Earlier today, the developer announced some of its top-level staff are shifting seats, with promotions leading to some new management and the te
News Sounds Like PlayStation Has Grand Plans for Guerrilla's 'Ambitious' Decima Engine
More PS Studios games to use it?
One of the main reasons Horizon Zero Dawn took so long to make is because Guerrilla Games created a brand new engine with which to build it. Known as the Decima Engine, it's only been put to use on a few games so far (that we know of), but the results speak for themselves. In addition to Aloy's debut and the sequel,...
News Guerrilla Games' Top Talent Continues Takeover of PS Studios
Moving on up
It's all change at the top of Guerrilla Games. Having just shipped Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, a handful of the studio's top brass are taking on new positions. Perhaps most notably, Angie Smets has been promoted to Head of Development Strategy for PlayStation Studios.
News One of PS5, PS4's Best Exclusive Devs Has Grown to Over 500 Staff
Insomniac firing on all cylinders
Insomniac Games, the first-party studio responsible for iconic PS5 titles like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, has reportedly grown to employ over 500 developers. The increased headcount was spotted on the company's LinkedIn page by
News Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores DLC Has the Series’ Worst, Best Weapon Yet
Fashion > function, always
Horizon Forbidden West's excellent Burning Shores DLC introduces all kinds of new weapons and gear in the tradition of any good expansion. However, one weapon stands tall above all the rest, if only because of its sheer meme potential alone. Obviously, you will find SPOILERS AHEAD pertaining to the weapon, so consider...
News The Order 1886's Dev Ripped Apart by Facebook Owner After Acquisition
Zuckerberg claims another
Ready at Dawn, the studio best known for The Order 1886 and Kratos' various PSP adventures like God of War: Ghost of Sparta and God of War: Chains of Olympus, has reportedly lost as much as a third of its headcount in the latest round of Meta layoffs. The Facebook parent company acquired RAD back in 2020 to assist with the...
News Toro Inoue Fronts PlayStation's Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2023 Booth
Meet PlayStation's mascot
PlayStation mascot Toro Inoue could be spotted greeting attendees at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2023 today, as Sony setup a pretty large booth at the weekend event. The company was giving away badges and fans, while SEGA was also in attendance at the parade. The platform holder has backed various Pride events around the...
Random PlayStation's Massive Marketing Campaign Even Extends to ATM Machines
A subtle suggestion for how to spend your cash
PlayStation’s marketing onslaught has been biblical in 2023 so far, and it’s resulted in the platform holder breaking all kinds of sales records all around the world. We’ll need to await Sony’s financial report in a few days, but it’s likely to have sold many millions of PS5 consoles these...
News Expect Some Animated Adaptations of PS5, PS4's Biggest Franchises
Exciting
Sony is enjoying enormous success adapting huge PlayStation franchises like The Last of Us to new forms of media, but it’s not limiting its efforts to live action. Speaking as part of an interview on the Official PS Podcast, the head of PS Productions Asad Qizilbash revealed that of its ten projects in production, there’s a “little...
News PlayStation Is No Longer Officially Verified on Twitter
Musketeers
PlayStation has one of the biggest gaming accounts on Twitter, with an eye-watering 30.1 million followers – but as the fallout from Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform continues, the juggernaut is no longer verified. The Japanese giant did previously have a gold checkmark to denote that it’s an official corporation,...
News Sony's Long Anticipated PS5, PS4 Showcase Could Be Scheduled for May
That's pretty close
The word for quite some time has been that Sony will hold a PlayStation Showcase this summer. With E3 2023 officially cancelled, it’s entirely up to the manufacturer when it wants to schedule the broadcast, and Giant Bomb’s generally reliable Jeff Grubb has been beating the “before Summer Game Fest” hammer fo
News Spider-Man 2 PS5 Dev Asks for Patience As Fans Plead for Footage
"We're in the kitchen and it smells good"
Insomniac Games has asked fans for patience, as anticipation for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 reaches fever pitch. Thus far we’ve only seen one trailer for the game, but the PS5 exclusive is apparently due out in September, and some people are pondering why it’s taking so long for the studio to show more...
News Everyone's Talking About the End of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores on PS5
Unexpected developments
If you’re still playing Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, or plan to play it at a later date, we’d highly recommend you close this article before progressing further down the page. We’ll be discussing spoilers for the final moments of the expansion below, and we don’t want to ruin the experience for you, so...
News 3 More Big PS4 Games Will Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium on 16th May
Batman, Injustice 2, LEGO Harry Potter
Three more PS4 games are going the way of the dodo, or at least are leaving the PS Plus Extra and Premium subscription services. Injustice 2 (Extra), LEGO Harry Potter Collection (Premium), and Batman: Return to Arkham (Premium, US only) will all be departing for greener pastures on
News PS Plus Premium's LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Getting PS5, PS4 Trophies
Ballin'
As has become a pretty common trend of late, Sony is updating PSP classic LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, released as part of PS Plus Premium, with Trophies. This is something we’ve observed several times recently across a number emulated first-party titles: Echoshift added gongs earlier in the month, while the likes of
News Sony Acquires Firewalk Studios, New Team Behind Innovative Multiplayer IP
And another one
Sony has added another team to its PS Studios portfolio, although as has become a consistent theme from the manufacturer, this is a new and independent studio – and not a household name that’s published multiformat titles in the past. The platform holder announced a publishing partnership with the firm a few years ago, and its...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Motion Capture Work May Be Complete
Update: Or not?
Update: Well, this is a bit awkward. Speaking in a Reddit AMA yesterday, Peter Parker’s voice actor Yuri Lowenthal definitely implied that his voice and motion capture work on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is complete. Here are comments: However, when asked the same question on Twitter a few hours later, he said the complete oppos
Review Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (PS5) - Aloy's New Chapter Is Essential for Fans
Quen-tessential Horizon
For us, Guerrilla Games' Horizon series has been brilliant from the very start, but it's getting better each time we return to it. Horizon Forbidden West is an excellent sequel that builds upon the first game in practically every way — a larger, more varied open world, a better ensemble cast, more interesting side quests,...
News Sony Quietly Raises the Price of PlayStation Games on Steam in Select Regions
$$$
Sony has quietly hiked the prices of PlayStation games on Steam in seven countries worldwide, with titles like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Days Gone, God of War, Returnal, and more affected. First spotted by Chairmanchuck over on ResetEra, and
Poll Are You Playing Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores?
Feel the burn
Aloy's latest adventure is out now on PS5, whisking her away to the titular Burning Shores. For those totally out of the loop, Burning Shores is an expansion for Horizon Forbidden West, featuring an all-new open world region, a new storyline, new characters, new enemies, new equipment, and new skills. The DLC is also exclusive to...
News Consumer Spending Growth on Subscriptions Like PS Plus Is Slowing
Maybe not the future after all
A chunk of the discourse this generation has revolved around subscriptions, and Sony’s reluctance to offer its first-party releases day one with PS Plus. Many felt that the PS5 would begin to fall behind its rivals due to a perceived lack of value compared to competing services like Xbox Game Pass, but in reality the...
News Commemorate Your Visit to the Burning Shores with New Horizon Forbidden West Merch
The Last of Horus
Happy Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores day! Everyone knows that you need to commemorate an exciting trip with a souvenir, and what better way to say you’ve visited post-apocalyptic Los Angeles than with a tee? Available from the official PlayStation Gear store now are two new shirts inspired by the PS5 expansion pack, which...
Gallery Is Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores the Best Looking Game Ever?
PS5 DLC looks incredible
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is out today exclusively on PS5, and, let's cut to the chase, it looks magnificent. We're currently busy playing the expansion to line up our review and other coverage, but we had to share a few (spoiler free!) snapshots with you. Of course, it's based upon the already stunning main...
News PS5 Sales Increase An Outrageous 369% in Key European Countries
Both Xbox and Switch decline
These statistics are getting a little bit samey, but new data underlines PS5’s impressive rise to dominance. The console’s sales increased 369 per cent throughout the first quarter of 2023 in key European countries like France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, and Portugal. That’s even more...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Available to Download Now
What does version 23.01-07.20.00 do?
Sony has put out yet another PS5 firmware patch that you'll need to download before booting up a game for an evening play session. Weighing in at 1.151GB, it's on the smaller side so it should not take up too much of your time. The patch notes taken from the PS5 read: We've improved system software performance...
News Horizon's Burning Shores Are Vast, Roughly a Third of the Size of Forbidden West
Amateur cartography
Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores expansion is available now, and we've learned just how big the ruined remnants of Los Angeles really are. In a new video from PlayStation Access, at around the 13-minute mark, we get our first comparison between the base game and Burning Shores. Burning Shores appear to be about a third...
News Scalped PS5 Prices Plummet as Retail Stock Surges
You almost feel sorry for them
It's beginning to look like the dry days of the great PS5 drought might finally be behind us; Sony will certainly tell you they are. Consoles can be found in the wild now; that much is true, and this effect is being felt. Markets do tend to react to economic factors like, say, an increase in retail stock following an...
