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News PSVR2 to Receive Renewed Competition from Meta Quest 3 This Year
Will emphasise mixed reality experiences
PSVR2 is by far the most advanced virtual reality headset currently on the market, but it’ll receive renewed competition from Meta this year, as the organisation plots the release of the Quest 3. The company’s standalone Quest 2 has shipped more than 20 million units to date, and is the most successful...
News God of War Ragnarok Nominated for Record-Breaking Number of BAFTA Awards
Sony shows up big in nominees
If you though awards season was over, think again. BAFTA Games is back, reflecting on 2022's software lineup in its list of nominees. The biggest story here is that God of War Ragnarok, Santa Monica Studio's grand sequel, has been nominated for the most awards in the award ceremony's history. Including six nods for...
News Sony Must Share Details of Exclusivity Deals with Microsoft in FTC's Court Hearing
The saga continues
We hope you're not bored of this yet, but it's time once again to talk about Microsoft's industry-shaking attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard. The deal, worth a ridiculous $69 billion, would see the company absorb ActiBlizz and all its intellectual property. The convergence of two such large publishers has caused concerns about...
Review The Legend of Dragoon (PS1) - A Flawed But Charismatic Classic
The legend lives on
For many, the PS1 was defined by the global recognition of Japanese role-playing games. Final Fantasy VII obviously led the charge in this regard, but it was flanked by now legendary properties like Breath of Fire, Wild Arms, and Suikoden. It's easy to see the impact that the JRPG boom had on the gaming landscape of the late 90s...
News Sony Wants to Make PlayStation the Best Place to Play Third-Party Games
For both PS5 and PSVR2
Third-party exclusives are becoming less common these days, which means platform holders like Sony need to find savvy ways to entice players into their ecosystem. This can be done, one exec says, by making PlayStation the best place to play. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, head of third-party portfolio and...
News Riding High on PS5 Success, Sony Was AMD's Biggest Customer Last Year
Making money moves
Sony was AMD's biggest customer in 2022, accounting for a whopping 16% of the semiconductor-producing company's revenue, perhaps best known in the video game space for its graphics cards. Both Sony and Microsoft use AMD hardware in their current-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. AMD sold Sony some $3.776...
News Yes, Sony Helped Optimise Final Fantasy 16 for PS5
And it shows
We noted in our Final Fantasy 16 PS5 preview that the upcoming action RPG feels on par with a first-party production in places, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Sony engineers helped Square Enix with the development of the game. The platform holder has, of course, purchased timed exclusivity for the title – but producer Naoki...
News Sony and LeBron James Join Forces with Limited Edition PS5 Accessories
DualSense and console cover revealed
Well, we weren't expecting this today. Or any other day, really, but we are where we are. Sony has announced a collaboration with NBA athlete and MultiVersus character LeBron James, revealing a unique set of limited edition accessories for PS5. Designed by LeBron James himself, you'll soon be able to buy a...
News Thousands of PS5, PS4 Discounts Come to PS Store with Mega March Sale
Pinch, punch
Sony is kicking off the new month with a bang, bringing yet another huge sale to PS Store. The Mega March promotion, beginning 1st March 2023, includes thousands of deals on PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons. It'll run for the next two weeks, with the end date being 15th March. As always, there are far too many discounts for us to...
News Sony's Creator to Creator Series Digs Deeper into the Making of The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal! Bella Ramsey! Neil Druckmann!
Sony’s decision to bring some of its major brands to film and television may have looked like a huge risk initially, but following the enormous success of both Uncharted and The Last of Us, it must be feeling pretty satisfied with its decision right now. Of course, in the case of Joel and Ellie’s...
News Analysts Expect PS5 to Extend Lead on Xbox Series X|S in 2023
Well, yeah
In arguably the safest prediction since “the sun will rise tomorrow”, analysts are predicting that the PS5 will increase its lead on Xbox Series X|S in 2023. According to data analysis group Ampere, Sony commanded about 45 per cent of the console market last year, but shortages of its new-gen console caused it to cede some ground to...
News What Year Is It? There's a New PS3 Firmware Update Out Now
Strong and stable
The year may be 2023, but Sony’s just released a new firmware update for the PS3! No, that’s not a typing error: the Japanese giant has just updated its 17-year-old last-last-gen system. Don’t expect any major new features in version 4.90, though: this one is all about that all-important stability. “This system software...
News Horizon Fans Can't Believe How Short Aloy Is in PSVR2
Tough as nails, though
We’ve got to be honest, we noticed it too: Aloy is short. While you never really get a sense of the character’s height in the main PS5 and PS4 games, we’d always assumed she was a towering young lady, given her superhuman acts of strength. But no, PSVR2 launch title Horizon Call of the Mountain confirms the opposite:...
News The Legend of Dragoon PS5, PS4 Patch Should Solve Performance Issues
Available to download now
A new update for The Legend of Dragoon is available to download now, supposedly fixing the recently released RPG's technical issues. As you might have read last week, the emulated PS1 classic, which is part of PS Plus Premium, launched with a bunch of performance problems. These issues ranged from bugged visuals to full-on...
News PSVR2 Early Adopters Are Struggling to Find the Sweet Spot
All a blur
While there’s been a ton of positivity surrounding this week’s PSVR2 launch, one of the dominating discussions has pertained to how to fix blurry or unclear image quality. A large proportion of early adopters – both virtual reality veterans and complete rookies – are struggling to find the “sweet spot” in the lenses, which is...
Rumour Sony Saving PS5's Good Stuff for PS Showcase Prior to E3 2023
It's coming
It’s been over 18 months since the last proper PlayStation Showcase, and you count the number of announced first-party projects from the platform holder on one hand. After a low-key State of Play, many are wondering just what the eff the manufacturer is thinking? Well, according to industry snoop Jeff Grubb – who’s been consistent...
News Sony Somehow Screwed Up The Legend of Dragoon on PS5, PS4
Memory leaks, softlocks, and more
It's the news that no one wanted to hear: The Legend of Dragoon — that is to say, the emulated version that's currently available on PS5 and PS4 — has some pretty serious technical issues. We first read about these problems over on the PSNProfiles forums a day or so ago, but with no way of knowing how widespread...
News God of War Ragnarok Cleans Up at DICE Awards, Elden Ring Takes Game of the Year
Godly
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has just held its annual DICE Awards event, regarded as one of the more prestigious industry awards ceremonies. Looking back on the games released in 2022, it's all the usual suspects taking home trophies, with God of War Ragnarok claiming the most wins. Sony's sequel takes home a total of seven...
Reaction Sony Continues to Fumble the State of Play Format
We've been here before
The curtain has closed on another State of Play, and this wasn’t a vintage one, to put it politely. In fact, at the time of writing, just 21 per cent of you said it was better than okay in our Push Square poll – a statistic we can’t imagine the bigwigs at PlayStation will be particularly impressed with
News PSVR2 Sense Controllers Aren't Working for Some Early Adopters
Teething troubles
A huge number of PSVR2 early adopters are having issues with their PSVR2 Sense Controllers, with a massive Reddit thread outlining the issue in meticulous detail. While we haven’t been able to replicate it ourselves, the post has over 700 upvotes at the time of typing, and is filled with disgruntled fans who are unable to get the...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's State of Play Livestream Right Here (23rd February, 2023)
Suicide Squad! PSVR2! Surprises?
Eager to watch Sony PlayStation’s State of Play livestream today? You’ve come to the right place! We’re knee deep into a New Year, and it’s time for a State of Play livestream. This one will focus on Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad, but will also spare time for third-party, indie, and PSVR2 trailers and...
Talking Point State of Play Predictions February 2023 - What Do You Expect?
A strong start to Sony's 2023?
Sony's next State of Play airs tonight, and we're sat here trying to predict what might be shown. In truth, it's a hard one to nail down. While the Japanese giant has provided an outline of its plans (which we'll examine shortly), there's been no clear indication as to what games will actually be featured — barring...
News PS5 Records Another Good Week of Sales in Japan, 2.5 Million Sold Since Launch
Hogwarts Legacy still sells best
As the PS5 Stock situation has less of an effect on consumers' ability to purchase the system, sales of the console have continued to grow in Sony's native country of Japan. It's now topped the region's hardware sales chart for five weeks in a row, with this latest round of purchases meaning over 2.5 million consoles...
Out Today PSVR2 Brings Next-Gen VR to the Masses
The future is now
Just over 13 months after its official unveiling, Sony's new PSVR2 headset has officially launched worldwide. Pre-orders weren't nearly as hard to come by as PS5, so the next-gen devices should be in plentiful supply should you decide to buy one today. However, the release still represents a big step in the right direction for the...
News Destiny 2: Lightfall Invades Champions League Tie Between Liverpool, Real Madrid
Launch trailer coming during State of Play
Real Madrid scored two more goals after these screenshots were captured, by the way Liverpool fans may not have enjoyed their trip to Anfield this evening, but Bungie will be stoked to see Destiny 2: Lightfall take top billing during the game. Very little has come of Sony’s acquisition of the legendary...
News Xbox Series X|S Is Getting Trounced by PS5, Microsoft Weirdly Reveals
The solution? $69 billion
The funniest thing about the never-ending Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is how it’s prompted tech giants Microsoft and Sony to undermine their own businesses. Case in point: during a media briefing in Brussels earlier today, the Redmond firm proudly (?) declared that Xbox has a global market share of just 30 per...
Feature PSVR2 Review: Is It Worth It?
Next-gen virtual reality arrives
Back when Sony originally released PSVR in 2016, it felt like magic. The headset – which also repurposed the existing PS Camera and PS Move controllers in order to operate – enabled you to exist within virtual worlds, unlocking innovative new gameplay opportunities, as observed in some of the device’s biggest...
News State of Play Confirmed for Thursday with PSVR2, Indies, Third-Party Games, and Suicide Squad
Come out to Play
PlayStation has confirmed that a new State of Play broadcast will take place this Thursday — that's the 23rd February — at 9PM UK time / 10PM Central Europe / 4PM Eastern US / 1PM Pacific US. Setting expectations as always, official channels say that the stream will comprise of: Five new PSVR2 games "from partners" Indie and...
News Sony Adds Nine More PSVR2 Games to the Launch Window
Now over 40 titles planned
Sony really isn't letting up with the PSVR2 announcements this week as it's revealed another 9 games that are planned to release for the headset in the coming months. Since there's so much to get through here, we're going to largely quote from the PlayStation Blog, embed the accompanying trailers, and provide any other...
News PlayStation Characters Are Being Put on Postage Stamps in Croatia
Ship your package with Kratos
PlayStation Croatia has revealed an initiative with the country's postal service where famous faces from PS5, PS4 titles will appear as postage stamps. It's the first issue in a Popular Culture series that's designed to mark "the importance of postage stamps which tell stories by travelling the globe, this time about...
News Massive Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 Patch Available Now
Also includes classic track and superhuman AI
Update: The gigantic Gran Turismo 7 patch, featuring PSVR2 support and much more, is available now. It weighs in at 7.35GB on PS5, and includes multiple cars as well as a new track. If you're still playing on PS4, then the update is around 7.4GB. If full PSVR2 support and four extra cars weren't enough...
News Fans and Media Reflect on the PS4's PlayStation Meeting a Decade Later
10 years of For the Players
As of yesterday, it's been 10 years since Sony took to the stage at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York for a PlayStation Meeting and formally introduced the PS4 generation. Without even showing the console (that beat came at E3 2013), the company revealed the sort of experiences one could get excited about for the next...
News PS1 Classic The Legend of Dragoon Does Indeed Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
And a Platinum
The Legend of Dragoon is battling its way to PS5 and PS4 on the 21st February as part of this month's PS Plus Premium update, and as previously rumoured, the classic JRPG does indeed have a full Trophy list at launch. It's got a total of 47 trinkets — with four Golds and four Silvers — and yes, it includes an all-important Plati
News Celebrate Gran Turismo 7's PSVR2 Support with Sackboy: A Big Adventure Costumes
Yes, that's right
Gran Turismo 7 is just about to receive a major update, the headline addition of course being full support for PSVR2. The PS5 version of the game will be totally playable in virtual reality, and should be a great showpiece for the new hardware. To celebrate this momentous occasion, you'll soon be able to claim some GT7-themed DLC...
News Even Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Are Out Promoting PSVR2
The Prince of Darkness heads to VR
Whoever had Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne appearing in a PSVR2 advert on their 2023 bingo card should maybe buy some lottery tickets because their luck is very much in right now. The Prince of Darkness has uploaded a promotional video to his Twitter account where he dons Sony's new headset and plays Horizon Call of the...
News Horizon Call of the Mountain Is a Nice Contender for Your First PSVR2 Platinum Trophy
LeVRel up
Following a Trophy guide for a PSVR2 game is always going to be a bit more difficult since you've got a big bit of plastic strapped to your head, but if you are still gunning for Platinum Trophies in VR, then Horizon Call of the Mountain doesn't look to present too much of a challenge. The launch title's Trophy list has appeared o
News Evo 2023's Main Games Will Be Announced Tomorrow
Ready? Fight!
Evo 2023 will be taking place at some point this summer, with Sony once again backing the world's biggest fighting game event. But what fighting games are actually going to be there? Well, we'll find out tomorrow (that's the 21st February), as an 'Announcement Show' will air at 5PM Pacific / 8PM Eastern / 1AM UK time the next day...
News Sony's Newest Mobile Game Ultimate Sackboy Is Available Now
Runner out on iOS, Android
Sackboy is once again available on the go, and we're not talking about any sort of port for the PSP's LittleBigPlanet. The latest mobile phone title from Sony, Ultimate Sackboy, adapts the cuddly character for a runner experience, and it's now available worldwide on iOS and Android devices. The trailer above reveals what...
News Returnal Is Sony's Second Most Unpopular PC Game at Launch
Peaked at 6,691 players
Across its first weekend of availability on Steam, Sony's PC port of Returnal pulled in a peak player count of just 6,691, making it the company's second most unpopular title on the personal computer at launch. Only Sackboy: A Big Adventure garnered less interest, attracting a measly 610 players at any one time during...
News Gran Turismo 7's Huge PSVR2 Update Comes Alongside Four New Cars
New content for non-VR players
Gran Turismo 7 will get a big new lease of life next week with a PSVR2 patch that makes it playable in virtual reality, but there's still content to look forward to if you're not buying Sony's new headset. Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi has done his usual thing of teasing the PS5, PS4 update the weekend before...
Rumour Iconic PS1 RPG The Legend of Dragoon Adding Trophies on PS Plus Premium
According to unnamed source, anyway
Playing retro games on PS5 and PS4 with PS Plus Premium has become a key point of interest for enthusiast PlayStation fans, and Trophies are the icing on the cake when it comes to these classics. Sony is adding The Legend of Dragoon to its subscription service beginning Tuesday, 21st February – and according to...
News Some Fans Are So Invested in Xbox's Activision Acquisition They're Tracking a Sony Plane
Ryan air
The obsessive interest in Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has hit new highs – or lows, depending on your perspective – as fans have taken to tracking the flights of a private Sony jet. A strangely engaged fanbase has discovered that a plane from London to Seattle was charted on 6th February,...
News Mark Horizon Forbidden West's First Birthday with Free PS5, PS4 Avatars
Plus fun stats
18th February 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of Horizon Forbidden West, and Guerrilla Games is celebrating with a new set of free PSN avatars and some fun stats about the PS5, PS4 exclusive to share. The avatars will be available on the PS Store from tomorrow, and they feature portraits of all the major characters in the game...
News God of War Ragnarok Testers Weren't Bothered by Early Puzzle Spoilers
Feedback came at launch
The issues surrounding the rate at which God of War Ragnarok companions spoil the mechanics of a puzzle were only made known to Santa Monica Studio after launch, the studio has revealed. In a new interview with MinnMax, narrative director Matt Sophos said pre-release QA testers never gave any feedback about the likes of...
News Idiots on the Internet Are Still Abusing Abby from The Last of Us 2's Face Model
Give it a rest
A reminder that, even several years since its release, imbeciles are still acting abusively on the Internet. You may recall certain events in the story of The Last of Us: Part II sent a vocal minority of the video game community into a tiswas, and this resulted in all sorts of unacceptable abuse – even extending as far as Jocelyn...
News PSVR2 Heavyweight Horizon Call of the Mountain Given Launch Trailer
Say hello to Aloy in VR
Sony has posted a Horizon Call of the Mountain launch trailer ahead of the game's release alongside PSVR2 on 22nd February 2023, which features new gameplay footage and our first glimpse of Aloy. We have known she will be in the title for some time now, but here we see her in the virtual reality flesh as part of a story...
News MLB The Show 23 PS5, PS4 Further Refines Sony's Flagship Sports Game
Batter up
Sports games are developed on an annual cycle, and therefore they’re more iterative than what you tend to experience in other titles. It means that improvements are rolled out with each edition, but many of these may be minor underlying things, which tune the experience – but don’t radically reinvent it. That seems to be the case...
News Hogwarts Legacy Tops Japanese Charts as PS5 Domination Continues
As if by magic
The PS5 continues to outsell the competition by some distance in its native Japan, with hardware numbers pushing past an impressive 93,000 last week. There's been some debate over why the PS5 is doing so well despite the fact that software sales seem so dead, but that's not really a point of contention this time around, as Hogwarts...
Review Horizon Call of the Mountain (PSVR2) - Pretty Platformer Reaches New Heights
Just don't look down
Ever wondered why Aloy has abs so rippled they’d make a Greek statue blush? It turns out surviving the tribal world of Horizon is tough – as PSVR2 launch title Call of the Mountain can attest. This next-gen virtual reality effort from The Persistence developer Firesprite and famed first-party Guerrilla Games is unflinchingly...
News Firewall Ultra Raises Pulses with Key Art from Anticipated PSVR2 FPS
More information soon
Firewall Ultra, the sequel to First Contact’s well-liked virtual reality FPS, will be part of the second-wave of PSVR2 titles when it launches later in 2023 – and here’s a first look at the game’s key art. Fans of the original will spot several contractors from the PSVR title, surrounded by a new arrival: Havoc, a...
