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News PS5 Console Bundle with Horizon Forbidden West Spotted
Save roughly £20
Good luck actually buying it, but a new PlayStation 5 console bundle has been spotted that packages together a system with the disc drive along with a digital copy of Horizon Forbidden West. It's currently retailing for £499.85 on ShopTo, representing a roughly £20 saving over buying them separately. However, just like most PS5...
News New PS3, PS Vita Firmware Updates Strengthen Account Security
Two-factor authentication required
Sony has improved account security on two of its legacy machines through new firmware updates deployed today. For PlayStation 3, we're looking at update 4.89 while PS Vita is now on version 3.74. Essentially, the two console patches remove the ability to create a PSN account on the systems themselves, now requiring...
News PS Plus Subscriber Count Slightly Down Year-on-Year to 47.4 Million
New PS Plus just around the corner, though
According to Sony's latest financial report, PS Plus is still going strong, though the number of subscribers has been fluctuating. Year-on-year, the current figure sits at 47.4 million users, which is a small decrease from 47.6 million in the same period of FY 2020. Of course, that's not the full story...
News 19.3 Million PS5 Consoles Have Been Shipped So Far
Forecast missed thanks to supply issues
Sony has released its financial report for its 2021 fiscal year, of course including a rundown of how things are going in the land of PlayStation. Within the last 12 months, the company has shipped 11.5 million PS5 units. Added to the figure from FY 2020, that brings lifetime shipments to 19.3 million units...
News PS Store Weekend Offer Cuts More PS5, PS4 Prices
Right in the deals
If you’ve got nothing to play this weekend – and, seriously, how have you managed to clear your backlog and do you have any tips? – then Sony’s just dropped a Weekend Offer on the PS Store which sees a number of PS5 and PS4 game prices slashed by up to 75 per cent. The main participant is 2K and Rockstar, but you can also...
News 'Multiple Sources' Said Sony Is Buying Square Enix, Allegedly
But who knows, huh?
Remember when there was big chatter about a Sony acquisition, specifically from industry veterans Jeff Grubb and Greg Miller? Both were talking about Square Enix. “When I talked about the three rumours I’d heard, and one was an acquisition, this is the one I’d heard,” Miller finally revealed on an episode of his
Video Please, Sony - We Need These PSVR2 Games
Dare to dream
PSVR2 remains in that semi-limbo state where we know it’s coming, but we still don’t know much about it – especially when it comes to software. Obviously, a handful of games have been officially announced – including Horizon Call of the Mountain – but we can still revel in the unknown, before our expectations crash back to...
News Sony's Bungie Buyout to Be Investigated by the FTC
Investigation could push acquisition back by six months
As is typically the case for billion dollar acquisitions, Sony’s mammoth $3.6 billion buyout of Bungie will be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC for short. While you could be forgiven for forgetting that PlayStation had dug deep to purchase the Destiny developer, this is a...
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.13 Out Now, Here Are All Patch Notes
Many more fixes
Yet another Horizon Forbidden West patch is available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, bringing the game up to version 1.13. Much like prior updates, it focuses on fixing glitches and issues related to main quests and optional side content as well as the UI. Elsewhere, there's been a pass on the audio with more improvements and tweaks...
News Dreams Update 2.44 Brings Big Improvements to Create Mode, Available Now
Patch notes, get yer patch notes
Dreams features lots of great user-made experiences to play/watch/listen to, but that's only half the game. Where Media Molecule's PS4 exclusive really gets crazy is with its versatile Create mode, allowing users to make more or less whatever they like. While the toolset was fantastic at launch, there is always room...
News Sony Dumps Funds into Live Service Software Firm
PlayStation splurges on tech startup
Sony loves live service games. We’re yet to see the fruits of its labour, but apparently it has ten Fortnite-esque ongoing online multiplayer games in production – and it just spent billions buying Bungie and investing into Epic Games. Now the platform holder’s put its hand in its pocket once more, invest
News PS5 Stock Issues Could Last Into 2024 as Chip Shortages Continue
Chippin' out
Sony's PS5 production woes look set to continue for quite some time yet, based on what Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said about the ongoing chip shortages. Speaking to CNBC, Gelsinger warns that the aforementioned ship shortage could last into 2024 — a scenario that would no doubt force companies like Sony and Microsoft into once again...
News Sony Buying Square Enix Was the Big Acquisition Rumour, Apparently
Here we are again
Remember back in March when PlayStation was rumoured to have a huge week of news? And then nothing much happened, aside from the official reveal of the new PS Plus tiers? Well, one of the most prominent rumours was that Sony was preparing an industry-shaking b
News As Bargain Bin Tomb Raider Goes to Embracer, PlayStation Seeks Acquisition Expert
Responsible for driving long-term value for firm
Is anyone else surprised Sony seemingly wasn’t in the market for Square Enix’s western studios, specifically Crystal Dynamics and the Tomb Raider franchise? The company may have Uncharted these days, but Lara Croft is still a top ten globally recognised gaming icon, and the character would fit...
News Final PS Now Game Lineup Revealed, Leaves Much to Be Desired
Naruto! SoulCalibur! Blasphemous!
The very last monthly games update for Sony's PlayStation Now service has arrived, and it's not exactly going out with a bang. Available for download starting tomorrow, the following PS4 games will be added to PS Now: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 SoulCalibur VI Blasphemous
News Returnal PS5 Update 3.03 Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
We go again
Update: Housemarque waited until just after we set our news story live to publish its list of patch notes for this Returnal update. As it happens, the notes don't go over what's changed as far as balancing is concerned. They do confirm a series of bug fixes, however, including some found while playing co-op. Here are the patch notes in...
News Returnal Celebrates a Year Since PS5 Release
What a year
Returnal, comfortably one of the Best PS5 Games, is now a year old. Time flies when you’re having fun, and boy have we had fun with this deep-space third-person shooter! The game, a punishing roguelike, went on to become a fan favourite – and has won a slew of awards over the past 12 months, including the top gong at the recent...
News Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
Conversion rates for consumers with pre-paid codes revealed
Update: We’ve finally got access to the conversion scheme that Sony’s put in place for active members looking to redeem a pre-paid PS Plus or PS Now voucher they’ve purchased. To reiterate, if you’re already a PS Plus or PS Now member, you won’t be able to redeem this code until...
News PS Vita's Worrying PS Store Issues All Resolved
Working as intended again
Update: Sony has promptly solved problems with the PS Vita’s PS Store, which worryingly suggested that content was “no longer for sale”. As of the time of reporting, service has been resumed, and is operating as intended again. Original Story: PS Vita’s built-in PS Store is busted, and there’s been no word from...
News Just an FYI, PS5 VRR Doesn't Work on PS4 Games
New-gen only
Put your pitchforks down, because Sony has been reasonably clear that PlayStation 5’s new VRR feature will only work with new-gen titles, but now we have real-world evidence confirming that’s the case. With the functionality rolling out this week, people have been putting it through its paces, and, just to confirm, it doesn’t work...
News Noguchi's Bell Episode 2 Continues to Push the Potential of Dreams on PS4
Available to watch now
Dreams is still going strong thanks to its dedicated community of creators and players, and there are always new impressive sights and sounds in the Dreamiverse. A particularly ambitious project from Cyber Sheep Film is Noguchi's Bell, a series of animated short movies being produced entirely within Media Molecule's game. The...
News PS Plus Pre-Paid Cards Don't Work, Subs Can't Be Purchased on PS Store
Functionality temporarily deactivated according to customer support
Update #3: Customer support for Shop To, one of the few retailers to cease selling digital PS Plus subscription codes, made the following statement in response to a customer query: “It appears that with the new integration of PS Plus Premium, Sony have temporarily disabled the...
News PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
Companies apparently won't see a cent from perk
Shocking news: Sony is just as bad at communicating with business partners as it is consumers. At least, that very much appears to be the case! Earlier this week, an update to the PlayStation developer portal – a kind of official forum for partners – revealed that moving forward it will require all...
News Sony's Game Preservation Team May Not Be Quite as Exciting as It Sounds
New engineer explains
Update (27/4/22): This story has of course done the rounds this week, with many PlayStation fans excited about the prospect of game preservation meaning more legacy games hitting PS Plus Premium. In response, Garrett Fredley has made attempts to clarify his new role at the company. The senior build engineer has provided a...
News British Gas Blasted for Advising Customers to Turn Off Consoles Like PS5, PS4
Quoted numbers don't add up
Whether you live in the UK or anywhere else in the world, energy prices are rising at an unprecedented rate. The costs – which have skyrocketed in recent weeks – threaten to plunge millions of families into poverty, and energy firms like British Gas have been releasing “advice” to help soften the squeeze on...
News PS Store Golden Week and Games Under Sales Slash Prices on Hundreds of PS5, PS4 Titles
Two new offers live now
It's new sale time! Sony has not one, but two new offers on PlayStation Store starting today. There's the Golden Week sale (which actually runs for two weeks) and the Games Under $20/£20 promotion, totalling about a thousand discounted items. Let's get some recommendations going, yeah? As you might expect, the Golden Week...
News Microsoft Bigwig Implies PS5 Is Losing Marketshare to Xbox
Naa-naa-na-naa-Nadella
As the latest round of NPD results in the United States already underlined, Sony has a serious headache when it comes to PS5 stock – or the lack thereof. While, ironically, things have started to improve in the past few days, the dream of transitioning PS4 players at “
Stacked up
Are you currently a PS Plus and PS Now member? Have you stacked PS Plus for several years? Well, you’re about to receive the deal of a lifetime. As we know, subscribers to PS Now will automatically be upgraded to PS Plus Premium when it releases in the coming weeks. However, if you have multiple years of PS Plus paid up as well,...
News Scores of PS Now Games Being Scrubbed from the Service
Hardly knew you
We’re weeks away from a wholesale reboot of Sony’s subscription services, with PS Now effectively getting the chop. Existing members of said service will soon be upgraded to the new PS Plus Premium tier, which will become the Japanese giant’s best available tier moving forwards. Of course, with seismic impending change, PS Now...
News Beloved Classics Will Comprise PS Plus Premium Catalogue
Emphasis on beloved
Sony will not be tossing random retro releases on its priciest PS Plus Premium subscription tier! New correspondence from the company confirms that the 340 additional games added to the most expensive membership will comprise a “catalogue of beloved classic games” from the PS1, PS2, and PSP era. These will be available to...
Rumour PS5, PS4 Games Over $34 Must Have PS Plus Premium Two-Hour Trials
Some games required to provide a demo version
While most of the chatter surrounding the new PlayStation Plus tiers has been about the huge library of games (that we still know very little about), it should be remembered there are other benefits as well. One of these for PS Plus Premium subscribers is access to "time-limited game trials", and it...
News Ghost of Tsushima Merch Now Being Sold in Actual Tsushima Island's Tourism Shop
Island life
As we've reported on numerous times, Ghost of Tsushima has proven to be very popular with the Japanese — to the point where key employees at developer Sucker Punch were made official ambassadors of the actual Tsushima island. This was after the open world title received all kinds of awards fro
Rumour PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for May 2022 Leaked Early
Own goal
Why wait for official word from Sony when Dealabs always gets the scoop? Yes, it appears the French retailer has done it once again — the PlayStation Plus games for May 2022 have seemingly been leaked ahead of the usual PS Blog reveal. What are we allegedly (but almost certainly) in for this time, then? According to Dealabls, the trio of...
News Unannounced Remake Project Added to Naughty Dog Employee's Resume
Worst kept secret in the world
When you’re a studio as gigantic as Naughty Dog, something’s going to slip. Case in point: the online resume of QA tester Corey Hong references an “unannounced remake project”. Of course, we know exactly what that game is: The Last of Us. Despite being less than 10 years old, it’s been known for some time now...
News Insomniac's Wizards Already Putting PS5 VRR to Work in Spider-Man, More
Plenty of optimisations for fancy TV owners
You’ll be able to apply the PlayStation 5’s fancy new Variable Refresh Rate technology to all of your new-gen games when it deploys later this week, but Insomniac Games has already pushed out patches for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet & Clank:
News PS5 VRR Support Finally Coming This Week, Select Games Receiving Extra Optimisation
Next-gen is here
Variable Refresh Rate — VRR for short — has been a much-wanted feature for many PlayStation 5 users since the console's launch. The good news is that it's finally happening; Sony has announced that VRR support will arrive via a PS5 update this week. A handful of games will be updated specifically to take advantage of the...
News Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Seemingly Swinging onto PC in June
A leak of Epic proportions
Back when Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection was announced, it was confirmed simultaneously for both PlayStation 5 and PC. The remasters of the latest two adventures in the Naughty Dog series would see the debut of Uncharted on Steam and Epic Games Store, although no release date was nailed down at the time. Now, it...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.13 Available Now, Adds Three New Cars and Track Layout
All the patch notes right here
After teasing it on social media, Polyphony Digital has now unveiled its latest update for Gran Turismo 7. This free content drop is being referred to as the April update, which suggests we'll be getting a handful of new bits and pieces each month for the foreseeable. Anyway, the update is available from today, 25th...
News Free Gran Turismo 7 Update Teased for PS5, PS4
Parking up next week
Polyphony Digital did an outstanding job updating GT Sport with new content for several years, and it looks like it’s ready to repeat said commitment with Gran Turismo 7. With the outstanding racer’s controversial in-game currency issues improved, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has taken to Twitter with his customary...
News PS Plus Members Will Have the Option to Upgrade to Extra, Premium
You'll only have to pay the difference
Sony has done such a poor job fleshing out the details of its new PS Plus tiers that this shouldn’t really be a headline, but we suppose it’s worth pointing out. With the new service set to launch on 23rd May in parts of Asia, the platform holder is beginning to send emails to some of its customers...
News PlayStation Makes Massive Sustainability Progress in Earth Day Update
For the planet
Sony, like many major companies, is making an effort to reduce the environmental impact of its products. Now, in the aftermath of this year’s Earth Day, the organisation has provided an update on its progress. As you’d expect, the firm has a long way to go in order to achieve its goal of having a zero environmental footprint by...
Poll What Do You Expect from Retro PlayStation Games on PS5, PS4?
Save states? Rewind? Trophies?
There was unexpected excitement during this desperately dull April earlier today when a bunch of classic Syphon Filter games were rated for release on the PlayStation 5 and PS4 in South Korea. The releases – expanding to pretty much every entry in the series, aside from its PS2 outing Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain...
Poll When Do You Think God of War Ragnarok Will Release?
The end is nigh
Earlier this week, God of War (2018) celebrated its fourth anniversary. Some fans thought that the occasion would warrant a fresh look at the game's upcoming sequel, God of War Ragnarok, but developer Sony Santa Monica Studio burst the potential hype bubble. It said that it simply isn't ready to share news on Ragnarok just yet, but...
News Syphon Filter Games Rated, Likely for PS Plus Premium
1, 2, Dark Mirror, and Logan's Shadow
Many Syphon Filter games have been rated for release in Korea, likely in preparation for the launch of PS Plus Premium in June. Reported by Gematsu, PS1 titles Syphon Filter and
News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Motion Capture May Be Underway
The stage is set
Fans think Insomniac Games may be gearing up to start shooting Marvel’s Wolverine motion capture, and it doesn’t appear to be a stretch. Mike Yosh, a lead animator at the Burbank developer whose resume confirms he’s working on the upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive, took a photograph of a motion capture stage with the caption:...
News God of War Ragnarok Still 'Coming This Year', Says Dev
Animation director comments
God of War Ragnarok is still "coming this year", according to animation director Bruno Velazquez. In a response to fans on Twitter, the comment comes after Cory Barlog issued an update yesterday to say the game is not ready to be shown just yet. This raised concerns for some PlayStation 5, PS4 players that the sequel
News Sony Experimenting with Ads in Free-to-Play PS5, PS4 Games
Kiss my ads
Advertising is relatively rare in video games, outside the obvious inclusions like hoardings in sports titles and crossovers like the kind you see in Fortnite. But it appears Sony is cooking up technology to add a unified advertising system to free-to-play games, perhaps similar to what you see in many mobile releases right now...
News God of War Ragnarok 'Not Ready to Share' as Dev Gives Update on PS5, PS4 Sequel
Patience, boy
As you may already know, God of War (2018) is celebrating its fourth anniversary today (the 20th April at the time of writing). Some fans thought that we might get a meaty update on the sequel, God of War Ragnarok, as part of the celebrations — but it ain't happening. Simply put, developer Sony Santa Monica Studio says that the game...
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.12 Is Out Now, Full Patch Notes Revealed
Focuses on fixing glitches
Another week, another Horizon Forbidden West update. Patch 1.12 is available to download now on both PlayStation 5 and PS4, weighing in at exactly 895.7MB. This one focuses very heavily on fixing glitches and getting rid of bugs, so if you've encountered one during your playthrough, there's a decent chance it'll be gone...
Poll As God of War Turns Four, What Would You Rate It Today?
Kratos makes a wish
Today marks the fourth anniversary of PlayStation 4 classic God of War — happy birthday to Kratos, Atreus, and co! We imagine the father and son are currently blowing out some candles and wishing for their battle with Thor to hurry up. It has been quite the wait, but that showdown will finally take place in this year's God of...
