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News Sony's Stocks Fly As Market Responds to New Corporate Hierarchy
Company is in good health
Sony’s stocks soared to a record breaking ¥3,527 (~$22) today in the aftermath of its corporate reshuffle announcement. <related ids="177426"> Earlier, the Japanese manufacturer confirmed that celebrated executive Hiroki Totoki will take over as the organisation’s CEO from 1st April. Having already steered...
News MLB The Show 25 Skips PS4, Xbox Game Pass in Milestone Entry
All change on 20th anniversary
For the first time in several years, MLB The Show 25 players will not be getting a rough deal when they play on PS5. The series has been included at no extra cost with Xbox Game Pass for a while, a notable inclusion considering it’s developed by Sony subsidiary San Diego Studio. But that won’t be the case this...
News Hermen Hulst No Longer PlayStation Co-CEO, Still in Charge of First-Party
Hideaki Nishino takes sole control
A dramatic shake up of the Sony hierarchy has seen PlayStation ditch its dual CEO approach less than a year after it was introduced. Ex-Guerrilla Games managing director Hermen Hulst was appointed co-CEO alongside Platform Business Group bigwig Hideaki Nishino following the departure of Jim
News Helldivers 2 Lead Dev Will Start Work on Arrowhead's Next Game After Sabbatical
11 years of all things Helldivers
Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has announced he'll start work on the next game from Arrowhead Studios after he's taken a sabbatical (an extended break from work). On Twitter, he said that after 11 years of working on the IP, he has "set aside" his family, friends, and himself. As such, he's taking...
Rumour God of War Will Tackle Egyptian Mythology in Next Game
Anubis-ginning
Now that God of War’s Norse storyline has come to a close, the question on every fan’s mind is: which mythology will Kratos intermingle with next? According to one report, the answer is Egyptian. As spotted by Insider Gaming, DanielRPK has posted on his paywal
News Turn Off the Lights with PS5's Midnight Black Range, Available to Pre-Order Now
All release on 20th February
Pre-orders for a range of PS5 accessories in a new Midnight Black colourway are available now at various retailers, from Amazon to PlayStation Direct to
News PS Productions Plotting a Resident Evil Movie Reboot
Zach Cregger on deck to write and direct
There have been multiple attempts to adapt Resident Evil for the big screen, with Paul W.S. Anderson’s efforts starring Milla Jovovich being the most successful. But now The Hollywood Reporter claims a “bidding war” is underway for a franchise reboot fronted by Zach Cregger of Barbarian fame...
News In the US, PS5 Is Selling Much Faster Than PS4 At a Higher Price
Increases gap in 2024
There’s been much doom and gloom about the PS5’s performance, but in the US at least, it’s selling faster than the PS4 at a higher price. Even more pertinently, it increased its advantage on the last-gen console in 2024. <related ids="177226"> Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reports that, through December 2024,...
News Could Wolverine PS5 Launch in 2025? Insomniac Avoids the Question
Neither confirms nor denies
Insomniac has avoided answering questions over whether Marvel's Wolverine could release for PS5 later this year in an interview with Variety. As part of the announcement that Ted Price will be retiring from the developer and replaced by three new co-heads, Variety interviewed the three new leaders and asked
News New PS5 Firmware Update Is Coming Today in Phased Release
What does version 25.01-10.60.00 do?
Sony has confirmed a new PS5 firmware update will be made available for its current-gen system today, updating the console to version number 25.01-10.60.00. Just like the previous one, this patch will be deployed in a phased release, so it may not be available for download immediately depending on your region...
News The Legend of Dragoon Just Got an Unexpected Patch on PS5, PS4
Better late than never
Classic PS1 JRPG The Legend of Dragoon just received a quiet patch on PS5 that allegedly fixes most of the issues in the version Sony released for modern platforms in 2023. The original is almost 20 years old at this point, and this latest version has been available for two years, so update 1,000.004 has appeared like a bolt...
News PS Plus Subscriptions on Sale, Up to 35% Off
Offer live until 4th February
Sony has discounted PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscriptions by up to 35 per cent for new users and anyone looking to upgrade their current membership. The offer is available now until 4th February 2025 to mark the Lunar New Year. The fine print explains all: "Join PlayStation Plus by February 4 and enjoy 35%...
News Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
The little bot that could
Astro Bot may have earned itself more than 100 Game of the Year awards, making it the most celebrated platformer of all time, but it's still not quite on the same level as Nintendo, according to Reggie Fils-Aimé. Formerly of Nintendo as the firm's president in America, he joked that Astro Bot "almost outdid Nintendo at its...
Poll How Would You Have Reacted to a Live Service God of War Announcement?
God of more, more, more
Just in case you somehow haven't heard, Sony confirmed the cancellation of two projects last week — one of them reportedly being a live service God of War game, which was in development at Bluepoint Games. A crazy turn of events, to be sure. Our immediate reaction was one of bemusement. Sony had Bluepoint — a studio...
News Spyro, Ratchet, Resistance Creator Ted Price to Retire from Insomniac
Replaced by three new studio co-heads
Ted Price, the founder of Sony first-party developer Insomniac Games, has today announced he will be retiring from the studio. Having formed the developer in 1994 (then under the name Xtreme Software), he has helped create the Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, and Resistance franchises. It's announced in a...
News Horizon MMO May Have Survived NCSOFT's Cull After All
Not dead yet
Over a year ago, Sony announced a strategic partnership with Korean publisher NCSOFT, with the speculated goal being to create a multiformat MMO based on the Horizon franchise. At the time, CEO Jim Ryan said: “Partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience...
News Platinum Trophy for Imminent PS1 Game MediEvil 2 on PS Plus Premium
40 Trophies to earn in total
Set to drop on PS Plus Premium inside the next 12 hours, there's a Platinum Trophy attached to the PS5, PS4 release of PS1 classic MediEvil 2. The full Trophy list has appeared on Exophase, though it doesn't appear to be joined by one for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings — at the time of writing, at least. There...
News Damning PlayStation Studios Rumour Debunked After Live Service PS5 Game Cancellations
Devs did know about them
Earlier today, a follow-up story to last week's PlayStation Studios cancellations started doing the rounds online, claiming that the developers of these cancelled projects — Bluepoint Games and Bend Studio — only heard the news at the same time as everyone else. If true, the whispers painted a rather damning picture of...
News Days Gone Dev Says It Still Plans to Create 'Cool Sh*t' for PS5 After Live Service Cancellation
Cruisin' for a bruisin'
PS5 fans have been left bemused by the news that Bend Studio was working on a live service game, which was cancelled as part of an internal review recently. Early last year, a job listing noted that the Oregon-based o
News More Astro Bot Content on the Way as New Speedrun Level, Bot Revealed
That's Heihachi!
It appears Team Asobi has more content planned for Astro Bot, but the evidence is sourced from a rather unlikely place: a jigsaw puzzle. Following his departure from PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida has been sent a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of the PS5 ship featured in the game and lots of Special Bots surrounding it. Eagle-eyed users...
News Shuhei Yoshida on PSVR2: 'I'm Sorry'
Far from a PS2 moment
The recently departed PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has apologised for how PSVR2 hasn't turned into a PS2 situation, where Sony successfully built on its first iteration to release an even more successful product. Speaking on the Kinda Funny Gamescast (via UploadVR), it appeared Yoshida had very little positivity to...
News Lists of Sony’s Cancelled Live Service PS5 Games Paint a Worrying Picture
How many of the 12 confirmed projects are still alive?
With another two of Sony's live-service PS5 games cancelled and sent to the scrapheap, PlayStation fans and games media have started to truly map out the results of the company's Games as a Service efforts, announced a few years ago. The results, outside of an unexpected Helldivers 2 success...
Reaction Sony's Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane Proportions
A new low
Live service. The two words that every PlayStation fan seems to pop a blood vessel over. And you know what? That kind of visceral reaction now seems justified. Under former CEO Jim Ryan's leadership, PlayStation had announced its intent to blitz the live service market — to create PS5 mega hits that would rake in unprecedented dough. To...
News Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
The two developers won't be closed
Sony has revealed via a Bloomberg article that it has cancelled PS5 projects from both Bluepoint and Bend Studio. The two developers remain open and won't be shut down, and Sony is now
News Shuhei Yoshida: If You Want New First-Party PS5 Games, You Should Support Remasters
They're good, actually
Some PS5 fans have been a little frustrated by Sony's output over the last few years, with what feels like fewer brand new games and an increase in remasters and remakes. While that's an understandable frustration, ex-PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida says these projects are necessary to allow first-party teams to keep...
News Shuhei Yoshida Reels Off List of Reasons the PS Vita Bombed
Vita still means life, though
Shuhei Yoshida, a now-former PlayStation executive, has gone over a few reasons why the PS Vita wasn't as big a success as the company hoped. Talking on Kinda Funny Games, he goes over a handful of technical reasons the handheld console failed before delving into what he believes is the main contributor to its...
Rumour Next State of Play Showcase Set for Next Month
So says Nintendo Switch 2 leaker
Sony's next State of Play livestream will take place next month in February, the leaker who just correctly suggested the Nintendo Switch 2 will be announced today has hinted. Responding to a user on Twitter asking about the next possible State of Play showcase, NateDrake responded: "How's February sound?" A State...
News Full Until Dawn Movie Trailer Reveals New Time Loop, Out 25th April
Wendigos confirmed as one of the monsters
Sony and PlayStation Productions have now uploaded a full Until Dawn movie trailer after the promising first look video earlier this week proved a fair bit better than expected. Now with two and a half minutes of footage, we can get a better understanding of how the time loop mechanic in the film works...
Poll Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
The Switch up
Yes, it finally happened: the Switch 2 has been officially revealed. After months of frankly obnoxious rumours and leaks, Nintendo's next console has been confirmed for a 2025 release. We'll hear more about it on the 2nd April, which gives us three months of additional speculation to endure. Yay! Snark aside, we're obviously looking...
News Why Hasn't Sony Done Anything with Bloodborne? Shuhei Yoshida Has a Theory
Ex-PlayStation exec weighs in
For a long time, a burning question among PlayStation fans has been why Bloodborne remains untouched. Well, Shuhei Yoshida, who just exited the company, has offered his theory on the subject. Speaking to Kinda Funny Games in a recent interview, Yoshida says that the beloved FromSoftware action RPG is "one of the most...
News Sony, PlayStation Studios Making Donations to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts
Millions towards aid for ongoing disaster
Sony and some of PlayStation's first-party studios have confirmed they're making donations to relief efforts relating to the ongoing Los Angeles fires. They join other companies and entities that are providing financial support to help those providing aid and rebuilding services in the area. In a statement...
News After 31 Years, the Legendary Shuhei Yoshida Bids Farewell to PlayStation
Big Shus to fill
Shuhei Yoshida, a beloved PlayStation figurehead, has now concluded his time with the company. After a run of 31 years, he's been a part of Sony's video game brand since its very inception, climbing the ladder to become one of the most important and recognisable people in the business. He announced he would be leaving PlayStation...
News The Elusive PS5 Disc Drives Are Back in Stock Right Now in the US
Pro move
The stock situation surrounding the PS5's sold-separately disc drive attachment has been rocky to say the least, but as of right now, it's currently available for purchase in the US. At the time of writing, the disc drive attachment for PS5 and PS5 Pro is in stock at PlayStation Direct and Amazon US, so it seems Sony has let loose a fresh...
News PlayStation Fans Want The Simpsons: Hit & Run, GTA, God of War Back on PS Plus Classics
So says Implicit Conversions community
PS2 and PSP classics like The Simpsons: Hit & Run, GTA: Vice City Stories, and God of War: Ghost of Sparta are some of the most requested titles for a comeback on PS Plus Premium, a stats sheet from Implicit Conversions reveals. Of the more than 1,400 requests it's received from its
News Until Dawn Movie First Look Reveals Twist on PS5, PS4 Game's Choices
"Same night, different nightmare"
The first look at Sony's upcoming Until Dawn movie adaptation has been revealed, sharing and backing up how the flick isn't a direct translation of the PS5, PS4 game. A full trailer is coming soon, but for now, we have the above to watch. What's most notable about the first look video is confirmation of how the...
Random You'll Want to Plunge a Knife into Zayn Malik's The Last of Us Birthday Cake
Clicker or cake?
Like most reasonable people, we didn't think we'd be writing about British singer Zayn Malik's birthday cake when we woke up this morning. The performer, previously part of One Direction, recently celebrated his 32nd birthday, and posted about his cake on Instagram, because that's the sort of thing that happens now. However, it's...
News Sony Patents Predictive AI Button Presses, So You Don't Have To
PlayStation may, someday, Push Square for you
Sony has filed a patent that, as likely as not, will never see the light of day. Known by the wonderfully evocative name, Sony Patent WO2025010132 "TIMED INPUT/ACTION RELEASE", the speculative tech aims to streamline the "timed release of user commands" by using AI to determine your next button press...
"It's incredibly tough."
With Death Stranding 2: On the Beach slated to release at some point this year, Hideo Kojima has confirmed he and his team are now crunching on the PS5 project to get it completed on time. Calling it the "most demanding period of game development", Kojima posted to his Twitter: "On top of mixing and Japanese voice recording,...
News Ghost of Yotei Stars in Sony's New, Big Budget Marketing Campaign
Ghost with the most
Sony has just launched a new marketing campaign based on "real creators" — and the main video features just one nod to PlayStation, with Ghost of Yotei. The campaign covers all of Sony's tech-driven bases, across movies, photography, music, audio, and, of course, video games. It's a big budget production, but again, Ghost of...
News Astro Bot Could Become Even More Decorated at the DICE Awards 2025
Up for six awards, including GOTY
Astro Bot, the most celebrated platforming game in history without Super Mario in the title, has the chance to earn itself even more Game of the Year awards, with six nominations now accrued at next month's DICE Awards. The game has six nominations for the show taking place on 13th February 2025, and it's joined by...
News Gummy Bears Details Leak, Bungie's MOBA Taken Under Sony's Wing
Takes inspiration from Super Smash Bros.
"Gummy Bears" is the rather odd name by which a secret Sony project is currently known. Originally in development at Destiny, Marathon developer Bungie, during its most recent round of layoffs, Sony carved out a small team to work on the allegedly Smash Bros.-inspired MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena)...
Talking Point PS5 Saves Video Clips When You Earn Trophies - Do You Leave That Feature On?
For posterity
As is usually the case with Sony's consoles, the PS5 has many small features that some users might not even know about. One such example is the current-gen machine's ability to automatically save video clips (and screenshots) every time you earn a Trophy in a game. This feature is enabled by default, and it means your media gallery...
News Job Listing Confirms Sony Has Established an Internal AAA Studio in LA
Secret studios
A job listing for a senior project producer confirmed an open secret: that Sony has established at least one new AAA studio in LA. There are reportedly several groups that this could ultimately be, but the smart money seems to suggest that this is likely the team led by Jason Blundell (of Call of Duty Zombies fame), who left Deviation...
News You'd Better Believe The Last of Us 2 Demands a PSN Account on PC
Prepare yourself accordingly
The Last of Us 2 is coming to PC in April, and you'd better believe it will require a PSN account on Steam. As we saw with God of War Ragnarok, people are going to react normally when this happens, and we're giving you three months' notice now so we can say "told you so" then. Of course, this also means the excellent...
News Hideo Kojima Is Still 'Building' Death Stranding 2
The final stretch?
Hideo Kojima has revealed another of his trademark development updates on Twitter, confirming that he is still "building the game". That game just so happens to be Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, slated to launch for PS5 this year. There are no sneaky shots of the screen or any potential PS5 Pro dev kits this time around; it's...
News Housemarque's Swanky New Office Is Ready for Business, Complete with Awesome Returnal Spacesuit
Happy 30th anniversary
In case you forgot, Returnal developer Housemarque intended on opening "the Nordics' Most Advanced Gaming Headquarters" with its new premises, and now, it's finally ready to roll. The Finnish studio has opened its brand new offices, still in Helsinki, and from this brief snippet of footage, it looks super fancy: It's just...
Random Sony's Electric Car Encourages You to Flaunt Your Astro Bot Fandom
Oh, AFEELA good
Sony and Honda’s forthcoming electric vehicle AFEELA comes with all kinds of innovative features, but the one that’s caught our attention is how it allows you to flaunt your Astro Bot fandom. As part of a “themes” system – something the PS5 doesn’t even have – you can select from some of your favourite games, like the...
News PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year
Here comes a new challenger
PS5 is expected to outsell the Switch 2 in the United States this year, despite enthusiasm for Nintendo’s new machine reaching fever pitch. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella says he anticipates the unannounced appliance to sell 4.3 million units in USA this year, assuming it’s released in the first half of 2025...
News A Decade Later, Director Says Shadow of the Colossus Film Still Happening
Running up that hill
The first whispers of a film adaptation of the already cinematic Shadow of the Colossus began in 2010. After several creative reshuffles, The Flash director Andrés Muschietti was hired in 2014. Over a decade later, Muschietti claims it's still happening. Speaking on Radio TU's program
Demonstration at CES 2025
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Sony has been demonstrating a new Future Immersive Entertainment Concept that aims to give participants a new interactive experience. Though only at a conceptual level at this stage, a live demo allowed attendees to step into the world of The Last of Us and see it from a different...
