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News Marvel's Spider-Man, Returnal Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium
Miles Morales and Death Stranding, too
Sony has revealed its new revamped PS Plus subscription service, which is set to launch in June. While the company is still keeping many of the specifics close to its chest, it has confirmed several of the games that will be available at launch: Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man,
News PS Plus, PS Now Merged Service Revealed, Goes Live in June
PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium
After months of speculation and rumours, Sony has officially unveiled its plans for merging its PlayStation Plus and PS Now services under one roof. This new subscription service will retain the PS Plus branding bu
News MLB The Show 22 Has One of the Easiest PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophies Ever
Will take you a couple of hours
If you ignore the games that exist purely for easy Trophies, like My Name Is Mayo and Mr Massagy, then MLB The Show 22 looks to have one of the simplest Platinums on PlayStation 5 and PS4. The trinkets, which leaked ahead of the title’s release overnight, include Gold gongs such as “Promote to Rookie pitching...
Random Ratchet & Clank's Rivet Was Nearly Also Named Ratchet
Even just that headline is confusing
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is great for many reasons, but the introduction of Rivet is probably the biggest one. The female Lombax from another dimension is an excellent new character in the series, and almost instantly became a fan favourite. As part of a GDC presentation, in which Insomniac Games' Mark...
News Temper Your Enthusiasm for Huge Week of PlayStation News
The state of play
Update: Well, well, well. As the infamous WaddleDeeKnows taught us recently, always consider pumping the brakes before you buy into the latest Twitter rumour. After huge hype on social media over the weekend – and throughout the morning, too – Kinda Funny Games host Greg Miller has ever so slightly walked back his tweet about...
News Sony Files New Trademark for the One and Only Knack
Back in Knack
Is Knack coming back?! PlayStation's most prodigious platforming hero hasn't been seen since the (honestly, rather good) Knack 2, which released back in 2017 — so we're coming up on five whole Knack-less years, if you can believe it. Anyway, Sony's filed a new Knack trademark in Japan, which has all of us Knackers on the edge of our...
News PS5's DualSense Dubbed the Best Controller of All Time in Public Vote
BAFTA Games makes it official
What's the best video game controller of them all? You could probably make a case for many of them. It's a very subjective question, but you have to imagine Sony's various iterations of the DualShock would be in the running, given it's a design the company has reused multiple times. For our money, though, the DualSense...
Poll We Want You to Rate Your Favourite PSP Games
Help us build a definitive list
With Sony now more or less completely withdrawn from the handheld gaming market, it’s perhaps easy to forget that the PSP was a huge success. While it was pretty much always in the Nintendo DS’ shadow, the system sold a staggering 80 million units throughout its lifespan, and served as a precursor to pocketable...
News Xbox Game Pass Inspired PS Plus Reboot Reveal Rumoured with Splashy Lineup of Games
Announcement potentially incoming next week
Update: Additional insight on Sony’s revamped PS Plus subscription comes courtesy of Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, who explained on Twitter: “Sony's services revamp isn't looking to compete 1:1 with Xbox Game Pass, and it's leaning into adding additional value through a tiered approach. [It’s]...
News Gran Turismo 7 Currency Rewards to Be Increased Following Player Backlash
All players gifted 1 million
Gran Turismo 7 is undeniably a fantastic racing game, and the best the series has been in a long time. However, some fans feel that the game's payout of Credits — the in-game currency — is rather stingy, especially after a recent patch that cut back some of the higher paying events. When you also consider the online...
News Sony Extremely Deliberate with PSVR2's Design, Immersion Goes Beyond Resolution
More positive feedback on Sony's headset
There’s a tidal-wave of optimism about PSVR2 emerging from GDC, where Sony is showcasing its new hardware in private to industry professionals. Earlier today, Chet Faliszek, a Valve veteran, described a tech demo he was treated to as “so good” and added: “You know where the world just feels different
News PSVR2 Is Playable at GDC and Is Already Blowing Minds
"The world feels different when you return"
PSVR2 is playable behind closed doors at GDC this week, and there’s already a lot of buzz seeping out of the show. Chet Faliszek, a Valve veteran, shared the following on Twitter: “Had one of those VR moments today playing in the new PSVR2 HMD. You know where the world just feels different when you...
News PlayStation App Update Allowing Auto-Upload of PS5 Captures Finally Available in Europe
What a pretty picture
A little while ago, it was reported that the PlayStation mobile app would be getting a very handy feature. Basically, it would allow you to see your PlayStation 5 screenshots and clips within the app automatically, and from there, it would be much easier to share. This functionality has been available in the US for a couple of...
Hands On Returnal's New Co-Op and Endless Modes Reinvigorate a PS5 Great
Back in the loop
It's no secret we're big fans of Returnal here at Push Square. Its rogue-like elements certainly aren't to everyone's tastes, but we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of Selene's time-looping escapades on Atropos. It's an extremely compelling adventure, not to mention satisfying when you overcome some serious challenges along the way...
News PSN and PS Plus Issues Slowly Being Resolved
Is PlayStation Network down? Not anymore
Update #2: The hiccups affecting PSN today appear to be easing up, with Sony slowly restoring functionality around the world. If you're still having problems, try restarting your console to see if it helps. Update #1: While the PSN is not down for everyone, it seems that Sony is having some real challenges...
Poll Are You Playing Returnal's Ascension Update?
Returning to Returnal
Returnal got a big old update this week — a patch so significant that it has its own name. The so-called Ascension update (which is totally free if you own the game) adds online co-op play, as well as the Tower of Sisyphus, which is a new challenge mode. It's the kind of update that's designed to add value to Returnal as a...
News Did Xbox Game Pass Execs Just Out PS5, PS4's Rumoured PS Plus Reboot?
"Sony's announced theirs"
Microsoft’s published a corporate puff piece praising its Xbox Game Pass business model. The lengthy roundtable discussion, featuring Xbox bigwigs Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, has been released to coincide with the Game Developers Conference, and the content is much what you’d expect: a lot of talk of percentages,...
News PS4 Firmware Update 9.50 Available to Download Now
Now it's a party
The PlayStation 5 isn't the only Sony console getting a firmware update today. Yes, the PS4 has also received its latest system software, taking it to version 9.50. This new patch is ready to roll, available to download right now. Weighing in at 492MB, what does this PS4 firmware update do? Well, this update is mainly concerned...
News VRR Support Officially Coming to PS5 'In the Coming Months'
Much requested feature acknowledged
Ever since the PlayStation 5 launched, fans have been crying out for VRR support. VRR — Variable Refresh Rate — is a software-based technology that smooths out frame pacing issues, essentially eliminating screen tearing and other visual artifacting. Basically, it makes games perform that little bit better...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Available Now, Overhauls Parties, Lets You Pin Games, Much More
The beta is over
A little while back, Sony announced a beta for an upcoming PlayStation 5 firmware update. The major features included some big changes to how Parties work, as well as the ability to pin games and apps. Well, this firmware update — version 22.01-05.00.00 to be precise — is available right now. The update itself is just over 1GB...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Gran Turismo 7?
Podium place?
Gran Turismo 7's been out for a good couple of weeks now, and you know what that means! Sony's latest driving simulator was met with glowing reviews just before launch, but it's fair to say that the PlayStation exclusive has had to endure a rough road since. We gave the game a hugely positive 9/10 in our Gran Turismo 7 PS5 review,...
News Gran Turismo 7 Fans Fight Controversial Currency Nerfs with PS5, PS4 Farming Exploits
Car crash
This is getting a bit ridiculous now, and Polyphony Digital is going to have to act fast. Gran Turismo 7’s reputation is in the gutter following an extended outage last week and alterations to the racer’s economy which some fans feel is pushing them towards microtransactions. It currentl
News Returnal's Free Ascension Update Out on PS5 Now
One more cycle
Update: Returnal: Ascension, the game’s new free update, adds a total of seven new Trophies to the game. These all appear to be related to the new Tower of Sisyphus mode, and we’ll stop short of sharing any spoilers here. You can, however, browse the full list of added trinkets through here. Original Story: Housemarque’s cult...
News Sony Acquires Haven Studios, the New Developer Led By Jade Raymond
"Exceptional team of talent" says Sony
Sony has announced the acquisition of Jade Raymond's development team, Haven Studios. The value of the deal is unknown. If you're unfamiliar with the name, we wouldn't be surprised. This is a new studio that has yet to put out a game, and is currently working on a PlayStation exclusive live service title. This...
News Cutting-Edge PSVR2 Presentations Scheduled for GDC
Coming into focus
This may be the week we learn a little more about Sony’s next-gen PSVR2 headset, which still remains something of a mystery. While we’ve seen the hardware and controllers, and even a few seconds of Horizon Call of the Mountain gameplay, specifics like software lineups very much remain undercover. But a GDC presentation from...
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 User Score the Lowest in PlayStation Exclusive History
Road block
Update: Gran Turismo 7 has achieved the unfortunate accolade of having the lowest Metacritic user score in Sony exclusive history. The score of 2.2 – which is still falling – puts it below the likes of Cool Boarders 2001 on PS1. It’s a sharp message from fans (and, presumably, some trolls) that Polyphony Digital has work to do.
Currency adjustments convey value and rarity of real-world vehicles
Gran Turismo 7’s servers have been restored after an unexpected and unprecedented 24 hours of downtime. Due to the PlayStation 5 and PS4 exclusive requiring an Internet connection in order to save gameplay progress, the entire experience was largely unplayable over the past day...
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Offline and Unplayable for Over 24 Hours
Still no word from Polyphony Digital
Update #2: An enormous 24 hours have passed and Gran Turismo 7's servers remain offline on the PlayStation 5 and PS4, rendering the simulation racer largely unplayable. There's been no update from developer Polyphony Digital about what's happened or when it will be resolved. Rival racing game franchises are, at...
News Music from Returnal, Ratchet & Clank, Ghost of Tsushima Getting Vinyl Release
Play it on a loop
Update 18/3/22: It's not just Returnal getting the vinyl treatment. Milan Records has announced two other PlayStation titles are also getting their soundtracks released on record — Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Ghost of Tsushima (Iki Island and Legends). There's no date given in the official announcement, but as below,...
News New Gran Turismo 7 Patch Lowers Currency Rewards, Fuelling More Microtransaction Criticism
Some events have rewards cut in half
A new update for Gran Turismo 7 went live today, patching the PlayStation 5, PS4 title to version 1.07 and making many minor adjustments along with the introduction of Broadcast Mode. However, one certain patch note is already causing controversy within the racing simulator's community as it's become apparent a...
News Hideo Kojima's New Project Getting Lots of Sony Love
MADO world
Hideo Kojima is working on his next project, and he’s getting a lot of love from Sony yet again. The auteur has been handed a prototype of the Japanese giant’s teleconferencing technology MADO, which he’s using to oversee motion capture sessions taking place in the United States. This is not publicly available kit yet, so Kojima has...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.07 Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Broadcast Mode added and lots of issues fixed
Polyphony Digital pushed out patch 1.06 for Gran Turismo 7 only a week ago, but it's now moved things forward with another update. Version 1.07 is available to download and install right now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it makes a whole host of fixes and improvements. This patch appears to be mostly...
News Returnal the Frontrunner at BAFTA Games Awards with Nine Nominations
Update: Performer categories added
2022's BAFTA Games Awards is next on the seemingly never-ending awards calendar, and the nominees have just been announced. The ceremony itself is a month away on 7th April, but for now, we have the below list of nominations to chew on. Sony's champion in this case is Returnal, which is nominated in the most...
News Dreams' Community Awards Show, The Impys, Returns Later This Month Following Delay
Trophy time
The third annual Impy Awards was due to take place in February, but Media Molecule was forced to push back the Dreams community show to a later date. Fortunately, we now have a date and time to write on our calendars. If you're into Dreams and want to see which creators have earned themselves a trophy, you'll want to keep 27th March...
News Housemarque Shares Lengthy Look at Returnal's New Endless Mode
18 minutes of gameplay
Returnal's free Ascension update was one of the (few) highlights from Sony's latest State of Play showcase, and ahead of its 22nd March 2022 release, Housemarque has today shared an in-depth look at the game's new endless mode. It takes place in a new location called the Tower of Sisyphus, and tasks you with beating...
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.08 Is Out Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Fixes main quests, side content, and more
The updates just keep on coming for Horizon Forbidden West as Guerilla Games deploys patch 1.08, fixing many main quests, side activities, graphical issues, and performance flaws. The download weighs in at 677.9MB on PlayStation 5, so it won't be too long until you're back up and running in-game again. And...
News PS Store Mega March Sale Cuts Prices of Many PS5, PS4 Games
DMC! Resident Evil! Hitman!
Wednesday usually brings with it a new PlayStation Store sale, and this one is no different. The newest promotion is the Mega March theme, discounting loads of PS5, PS4 games. All the price cuts listed below will stick around until midnight on 30th March 2022, when a new sale will most likely take its place. Everything is...
Feature Best Uses of PS5 DualSense Controller So Far
More than a feeling
As we’ve continued to learn ever since our PS5 review, the DualSense controller is a bit of a revelation in terms of gameplay feedback. The pad allows you to feel PlayStation 5 games in a way that you never could with past DualShock devices, providing force feedback in the triggers and ridiculously realistic rumble sensations...
News State of Play Showcase for Hogwarts Legacy Coming This Thursday
Over 14 minutes of gameplay
It's been less than one week since Sony's last State of Play presentation, and now the company has already announced a new showcase for this Thursday. Once again lasting roughly 20 minutes, the livestream will focus on upcoming game Hogwarts Legacy. You really shouldn't expect any other games to show up as "over 14...
From original composer Austin Wintory
Journey is an impactful, meaningful game to a lot of people. And it happens to be 10 years old today. A transcendent voyage that speaks to so many disparate corners of the gaming world, even 10 years on, Journey never really left the sphere of discourse in the medium. And one of the most enduring components of...
News Timeless PS3 Title Journey Is 10 Years Old Today
Into the light
Ten years ago today, on the 13th March 2012, a little game called Journey went a long way in changing our perception of 'smaller' video games. At the time, when it originally launched on PlayStation 3, Journey was met with a tidal wave of praise from both critics and players. It was and still is a uniquely fulfilling title — only a...
Random This Elden Ring Artwork Made in Dreams Is Simply Stunning
The Lands Between
Here's your semi-regular reminder that Dreams is amazing. The make-anything creation suite really does have very powerful tools, and you can create some truly breathtaking things if you know what you're doing. Case in point: this fantastic fan art for Elden Ring. The creation seen in the above video is the work of Martin Nebelong,...
PS Store Sales Charts Horizon Forbidden West Plays Second Fiddle to Elden Ring
Ohhh Elden Ring
Sony has just released the sales data from PlayStation Store for February, and you'll never guess which games have dominated the top of the charts. Here's a clue: they're mentioned in the headline. Yes, the two biggest games of last month were indeed Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring, and they unsurprisingly take the two top...
News See Horizon Forbidden West's Dilapidated Real-World Locations in Comparison Video
Ruins of the old ones
As many will know by now — especially if you've played it — Horizon Forbidden West very much takes place in the real world, and it gets pretty specific. As its name implies, Aloy's second adventure takes her to the western edge of the United States of America, travelling from Utah through to Nevada and California. While...
News Shaky Sly Cooper PS5 Rumours Intensify, with PixelOpus Attached
The Thievius Raccoonus returns?
Sigh, did WaddleDeeKnows teach us nothing? Mere weeks later and Twitter is once again up to its old tricks, this time with a new Sly Cooper title on the agenda. Unfortunately, for as much as we’d love to see the Thievius Raccoonus return, you’re going to be feeling very thirsty from the sheer amount of salt being...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure the Big Winner from Sony's State of Play
Bizarre
The most viewed trailer from Sony’s latest State of Play may surprise you. It’s not Exoprimal or Valkyrie Elysium, but JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – a re-released fighter which first appeared on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2014. In fact, we review
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.06 Is Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Beep beep
Gran Turismo 7's first major update since launch has just arrived for both PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it seems like a doozy. Wasting no time to improve the driving sim, Polyphony Digital has made patch 1.06 available today, adding more content and making a bunch of fixes. The headline addition here appears to be an expansion to Music...
A mess
There’s a lot to like about the PS Store and the improvements Sony’s made to its infrastructure, but age-old issues continue to rear their ugly head. While this month’s addition of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends was supposed to be a sweetener for subscribers, it’s proving to be anything but for a handful of fans looking to upgrade their...
News PlayStation Suspends All Operations in Russia, Including PS Store
Sony pledges $2 million donation to support victims
PlayStation has suspended all ongoing operations in Russia, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement posted on social media, the gaming giant stated that it “joins the global community calling for peace in Ukraine”. This follows similar announcements from a number of other...
Poll What Did You Think of Sony's Latest State of Play?
Big in Japan
Another State of Play has come and gone, but what did you think of Sony's latest attempt? This broadcast was primarily focused on Japanese-published titles, and there was quite a lot to see — even if most of it boiled down to updates for games that have already been announced, like Ghostwire Tokyo and the recently delayed Forspoken...
