Tag: Sony - Page 92
News Sony Thinks PS5's Storage Space 'Should Be Fine'
Company seemingly has data to back that up
The biggest criticism of Sony’s next-gen system in our PS5 review was its limited storage space, with little over 665GB available at launch. The platform holder has enabled the use of external hard drives for PlayStation 4 games, and it’s also said it’s looking into ways users can offload next-gen...
News PlayStation Boss Can't Comment on God of War Ragnarok Being a PS5 Exclusive
Hmmm
Will God of War Ragnarok be exclusive to PS5? Or will it be a cross-gen title, like Horizon Forbidden West? The simple answer is that, right now, we don't know. And apparently, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan doesn't want to talk about it. In an interview with The Telegraph — which covers Sony's next-gen console in general — Ryan is asked...
News PS5's Hidden Web Browser Can Be Used if You Know How
Going surfin'
The official line from Sony is that the PlayStation 5 doesn’t have a web browser, but if you know where to look then you’ll know that’s not true. When linking a Twitter account in Settings > Users and Accounts > Link with Other Services, if you back out of the authorisation process then login to your account, you’ll see...
News PS5's First Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
Thanks for beta testing
Just five days after its US launch and 48 hours before its arrival across European shores, the PlayStation 5 has its very first public firmware update. Version 20.02-02.25.00 is available to download right now on the console, and is said to do the one thing we all knew and loved back on the PlayStation 4. Yes, this first PS5...
News Now They've Got Stephen A Smith Promoting Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Stay off the weed
The marketing budget for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales always looked pretty big, but it’s gotten mental over the past week or so. We’ve had licensed Adidas sneakers, Jaden Smith music videos, and now… ESPN’s Stephen A Smith! But no
News Games Journalist Alanah Pearce Joins Sony Santa Monica
New recruits
Alanah Pearce, an ex-IGN games journalist who most recently worked for Rooster Teeth, has joined Sony Santa Monica as a writer. The Australian scribe – who has a massive social media following, including a YouTube channel with over 500k subscribers – announced the news on Twitter earlier today. “I’m finally allowed to
News PS5 Lets You Actually Keep Up with Gaming Podcasts
Spotify makes it easy
It's time to own up: how many of you subscribe to gaming podcasts, but quickly find yourself weeks behind schedule as you either forget to listen to them or simply don't find the time to? We know there's probably quite a few of you (that includes ourselves), but the PlayStation 5 appears to have a really easy way to stop that...
News Astro's Playroom Impresses PS5 Gamers with Its Finer Details
Raindrops form familiar shapes
Many of you will have already experienced it through to the very end, but for us lot still waiting to get our hands on the PlayStation 5 (hurry up Thursday), Astro's Playroom is still a seriously exciting prospect. This scribe is going to kickstart the generation by playing the free pack-in game first while Demon's...
Hands On Does PS5's 3D Audio Live Up to the Hype?
He's behind you
In the pre-release period, Sony put a huge emphasis on 3D audio alongside the DualSense when promoting the PlayStation 5. We’ve spoken at length about the next-gen console’s revolutionary new pad, and the kind of innovations it brings to titles like Astro’s Playroom and
News PS5 Launch Lineup Smokes PS4's on Metacritic
No contest
We reported prior to launch that we thought PlayStation 5’s launch lineup was Sony’s best-ever on paper, but that now looks like it’s poised to be committed to history. While there are still review scores coming in and nothing is set in stone just yet, every single one of the Japanese giant’s four launch games has attracted...
News Sony and Adidas Join Forces for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Shoes
Wearable in-game and IRL
We all know that Miles Morales is a cool guy — he just happens to also be a Spider-Man, too. Even while he's swinging around Manhattan, the superhero maintains his own sense of style, and that includes his shoes. Sony went the extra mile here, and in collaboration with Adidas, created some original kicks for the character...
News Some PS5 Digital Editions Are Shipping with Blu-ray Drives
A nice surprise
In an extreme case of getting more than what you paid for, there are multiple reports of PlayStation 5 Digital Editions shipping with Blu-ray drives. While the two models of Sony’s next-gen system are identical in terms of hardware, the platform holder is offering a cheaper alternative for those who purely want to purchase software...
News Viral PS5 Tweet Leaves Controller Packaging Torn to Shreds
What happened?
The PlayStation 5 might be the most sought after entertainment product in the world right now as the console becomes incredibly difficult to get ahold of in the lead up to Christmas. Pre-orders are over and done with and even the promise of more stock before December's big day will leave some parents with uncertainty over whether they...
News New PS5 Stock Sold Out in Minutes Through Official PlayStation Direct
That was fast
Update: And just like that, PS5 is sold out. By our count, this stock lasted roughly ten minutes, if not less. Getting a PS5 before the holidays is not going to be easy — but you can keep an eye on our PS5 stock guide for up-to-date information on where to buy the next-gen console. Original Story: The PS5 is currently back in stock...
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Music Video Takes on the World
I'm ready
The official theme song for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales has gotten itself a music video, featuring clips from the game and real-life shots of Jaden. The young performer is the voice behind the song and details how Miles feels he's ready to play the main role as Spider-Man. Suitably titled "I'm Ready", Jaden Smith (Will Smith's son)...
News Some PS5 Players Are Mistakenly Playing the PS4 Version of Cross-Gen Games
Whoops
As we reported over the weekend, Sony needs to make it clearer when you’re playing PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 games. There have been an astounding number of reports this weekend from people who thought they were enjoying Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on the company’s next-gen console, only to learn they’re actually in backwards...
News This 48-Storey Building Bears a Striking Resemblance to PS5
Taipei skyscraper looks familiar
Many have noted that past PlayStation consoles appear to have been inspired by famous architectures. Both the Parks Tower in Osaka and the John Hancock Tower in Boston have been nicknamed the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 buildings respectively. Since Sony first released the appearance of the PlayStation 5,...
Weirdness Miles Morales Is Turning into Various Objects in Strange Marvel's Spider-Man Bug
Spider-Brick, Spider-Brick
Open world games have historically been a little on the buggy side, and Insomniac's Spider-Man series is no stranger to this. There have been all sorts of amusing clips showing all manner of Spidey glitches and bugs. However, a new one found in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is doing the rounds, and it's brilliant. The...
News Demon's Souls Fans Wonder What's Behind This New Door
PS5 remake baffles community
While the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon's Souls is incredibly faithful to the 2009 classic, it has added a little something of its own. In the third level of the initial Boletarian Palace Archstone is a brand new door hidden behind an illusory wall, and the hardcore Souls community has no idea how to open it as of right...
News Spider-Man Fan Recreates Into the Spider-Verse Scene in Miles Morales PS5
Leap of faith
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales includes an incredible Into the Spider-Verse suit that not only allows you to dress like the movie protagonist – but it’s also animated like him, too. (Incidentally, you can find all Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales suits and how to unlock them through the link.) An addition
Weirdness PS5 Controller Ships without Cross Button
As long as Square's there
Here’s a one-of-a-kind DualSense controller: it’s got an upside-down Triangle button in the place of its Cross button. This bizarre manufacturing error was posted to Reddit by the brilliantly named TalentedTortoise. It works without issue – the bottom button still registers as it should – it’s just got the wrong...
News This Is How Easy PS5 Activity Cards Make Playing Your Games
Jump in
One of the coolest features of the PlayStation 5 is the implementation of the Activity Cards, and how they allow you to almost immediately load into missions, levels, or time trials. In this one minute video clip uploaded by Josh Read and shared on ResetEra, he gives an effective demonstration of the feature in action. So, what do we see...
News PS5 Stock Available at Costco Canada, But It Comes with a TV and All the Accessories
Decent deal if you need everything, though
Costco Canada is flogging PlayStation 5 bundles this week, which include a brand-new 55” Sony 4K television, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and all the accessory trimmings. For CAD$2,199.99 (USD$1,675.99), you get a PS5, an extra DualSense, a DualSense charging station, a Media Remote, a copy of...
News Astro's Playroom GPU Jungle Lyrics, Because Someone Had to Post Them
Synthesise and rasterise immaterial things
It’s been going around our brain for about two weeks now, and we shouldn’t have to suffer alone. Astro’s Playroom has quite possibly the most addictive song since friggin’ Sweet Like Chocolate, as GPU Jungle is an earworm of apocalyptic magnitude. If, like us, you’ve been sitting there all day...
News All Earbuds with Microphones Now Work Fully on PS5
Sound
If you’ve got a pair of earbuds with a microphone designed for an older Apple product, then it’s worth pointing out that you can now use them for voice chat when plugging them into a PlayStation 5 controller. When plugged into the DualShock 4, these types of earphones could previously only receive sound, but now you can use their...
News Telling the Difference Between PS5 and PS4 Games Is Next-Gen's Toughest Puzzle
Version aversion
Forget your hall-of-fame puzzle games like The Witness, because telling the difference between PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles may very well be next-gen’s greatest conundrum. First, we’ve got to sympathise with Sony a little bit here: this was never going to be an easy problem to solve. There are tons of titles on the...
News GTA Online Tempting Players Back with Free GTA $1 Million Cash Injection
Rockstar wants to keep you away from those PS5 games
Perhaps recognising that its playerbase may temporarily see a dip this week with the release of new consoles, Rockstar has gone crazy with this week’s GTA Online update, promising an injection of GTA$1 million just for logging in. All you need to do is join a multiplayer lobby before 18th...
News Maybe Don't Put Your PS5 in Rest Mode While Playing Spider-Man Remastered
Insomniac Games investigating
Update: Insomniac Games' James Stevenson has confirmed that the developer is looking into this issue, so hopefully it will all be cleaned up over the coming days: Original Story: As reported overnight, there are definitely some glitches in the PlayStation 5’s system software which are causing issues. While we’ve...
Soapbox PS Plus Collection Isn't PS5 Game Pass, But Its Value Shouldn't Be Ignored
The generation's best, on demand
I feel like the value of PlayStation Plus has been overlooked of late. Sony’s membership service is still, by orders of magnitude, the most popular subscription service in games – but obviously the advent of Microsoft’s own Xbox Game Pass appears to have chipped away at its worth. While they’re not directly...
News PS5 Coil Whine Becomes a Concern for Some Early Adopters
Sound the alarm
As we stated in our PS5 review, the PlayStation 5 is a quiet console. We were hesitant to use the world “silent” because, like most consumer electronics, there’s still an element of operational noise that is audible if you really listen for it. Outside of spinning discs, we’ve noticed some ambient volume from our system when...
News PS5 Transforms Autolog into a System Feature
Social gaming is now part of the console
Autolog very much changed the space of social gaming when it debuted in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit all the way back in 2010, and it’s something EA celebrated with its recent PlayStation 4 remaster. With the PlayStation 5, however, Sony has transformed it into a system-level feature – as we’re beginning...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Takes Photo Mode to the Next Level
New trailer shows it off
A strange by-product of PlayStation 4's Share button was the introduction of photo mode to many of your favourite games. Nowadays, a lot of high profile titles launch with the feature, allowing you to take some stunning stills as you play and share them with the world. Sony's first party teams have been the real champions of...
News Demon's Souls PS5's First Review Pours on the Praise
Scintillating remake
It’s good, folks! Oh, it’s bleak, decrepit, and macabre – but it’s so good. No surprise, then, that critics are already heaping praise on Bluepoint’s wonderful reimagining of Demon’s Souls! It’s still far too early for us to provide our verdict on this reimagined cult classic just yet, but we’re compiling an epic...
News The Nioh Collection Remasters Both Games for PS5, Coming February 2021
Free upgrades included
Nioh and Nioh 2 will be making their way to PlayStation 5 on 5th February 2021 by way of The Nioh Collection that remasters both titles with 4K support and up to 120 frames-per-second. Each game will be bundled with all of its DLC and owners of the second entry in the series will be able to get a free upgrade. Each remaster...
News Sony Includes Exclusive PS5 Avatars with PlayStation Direct Pre-Orders
Sweetening the deal
If you purchased your PlayStation 5 from Sony’s own PlayStation Direct store, then you may have found a little extra attached to your next-gen console. Sony sent out a thank you note signed by bigwig Jim Ryan, appreciating customers’ support. However, the company attached a PlayStation Network code to the printed message,...
News Spider-Man Remastered Pokes Fun at GoldenEye 64 Boat People
Did you miss us?
God bless, Insomniac Games. Not only has it given us two incredible PlayStation 5 launch games as part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition, but it knows how to poke fun at itself. Back when Marvel’s Spider-Man released on the PlayStation 4, IGN had a laugh with the title’s “boat people”, who...
News This PS5 Promo from Travis Scott Must Be Seen to Be Believed
Quite the journey
Sony loves to get fancy with its console unboxing videos, but when it was teased that Travis Scott would be involved in the unveiling of the PlayStation 5, it was obvious something rather unique was coming. And boy is it. This 10-minute video is a journey through Travis' first encounter with the PS5 out in a desert as he activates...
News Some PS5 Owners Are Experiencing Rebuild Database, External HDD Woes
Growing pains
No new hardware launch is complete without a few bumps along the way, and there do appear to be some software corruption issues with the PlayStation 5 right now. While the vast majority of systems appear to be recovering just fine, sadly there are a few reports of units being sent to the Sony graveyard, but there’s obviously no...
News The New York Stock Exchange Celebrated the PS5 Launch, And It Was Weird
Bell end
Of all the unusual marketing promotions that have occurred this week, we never expected to see Sony sponsor the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell. But that’s exactly what it did, as Horizon Forbidden West protagonist Aloy sounded the alarm to signal the end of today’s trading. Bizarrely, she wasn’t alone, as a man dressed as...
News PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Thanks Fans As PS5 Launches
"We created PS5 for you"
Sony bigwig Jim Ryan had one message for fans as the PlayStation 5 launched in the United States today: thank you. Presumably that has little to do with the bumper bonuses he’s about to pocket once the console inevitably breaks sales records, and more to do with the fact that he appreciates every single one of you...
News A Bunch of Free Costumes for Sackboy: A Big Adventure Are Available Now
Free DLC outfits up for grabs
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is unlike the LittleBigPlanet games in that there's no creation mode, but there are still some similarities. For example, the character's love of dressing up remains intact, as the new game features loads of new outfits for you to discover. However, did you know you can snag some more costumes...
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions of PS5?
How's your first day with PS5?
We did it, everyone! PlayStation 5 has finally arrived after months of waiting, a slow trickle of news, and more rumours and false info than we can recall. We can at last shut out all the noise and celebrate: PS5 is here. Those lucky enough to secure a PS5 pre-order will be opening up those boxes, setting up their...
News Sackboy Is Going On a Big Adventure In This PS5 Launch Trailer
Play time
PlayStation 5 is here, and so is Sackboy: A Big Adventure. The new game starring the miniature hero launches today on both PS5 and PS4, and to celebrate, Sony's released this colourful launch trailer. We hear a little of Dawn French's narrator introducing us to Craft World before the big baddy comes to ruin everyone's fun. Sackboy comes...
Out Today PS5, Sony's Biggest and Most Powerful Console
Play Has No Limits
After a truly unique year, PlayStation 5 is available right now and shipping to homes across select territories. Everyone else will be able to join in the fun a week later on 19th November 2020. And it still feels surreal to even say that. With an ongoing global pandemic, months of uncertainty and silence from the Japanese giant,...
News More PS5 Consoles Will Be Available Before and After Christmas
The assurance of Jim Ryan
For all the marketing put behind the launch of the PlayStation 5, some parts of the internet consider it rather in vain since actually getting your hands on one starting today without a pre-order is a pretty tall order. While some outlets will have a limited number of consoles to sell, the next-gen system is effectively...
News Ghost of Tsushima Sales Exceed Five Million in Just Four Months
New IP just gets better
Blimey, Ghost of Tsushima has done rather well for itself, hasn't it? The new IP from InFAMOUS developer Sucker Punch Productions has now sold more than five million copies worldwide since its PlayStation 4 launch back in July. This puts it on track to compete with Horizon Zero Dawn, which topped 7.6 million sales in its...
News Sony Spices Up Social Media with Twitter Like Button Takeover
Likey, likey
This is surely a Twitter first? Sony has taken over social media for the launch of the PlayStation 5, and as a result, any message that you like which contains the #PS5 hashtag will see the traditional heart shape transform into a DualSense right in front of your very eyes. Go on, give it a go: Naturally, this is going to drive huge...
News Dreams Is Backwards Compatible on PS5, Creations Will Get Performance Boost
Dream big
This is a bit of an obvious point, but Media Molecule's Dreams will of course be backwards compatible on PlayStation 5. It's very good news, as the make-anything create 'em up thrives on community engagement, so it only makes sense to have the game be accessible on the new hardware. The news comes from Media Molecule itself, but the...
News Demon's Souls Gets One Last Trailer as PS5 Launches
So the world might be mended
PlayStation 5 has launched in North America and other territories today, and one of its key games out of the gate is Demon's Souls. Coming from Bluepoint Games, this is a full-blown remake of the PS3 classic, and it's never looked any less than fantastic. With PS5 finally in (some) people's hands, what better time than...
News Sony Hosts Spectacular Light Show at Headquarters to Celebrate PS5 Launch
Illuminating
Update: Sony's released a short of the flashy light show currently on display at its San Mateo headquarters. You can watch that below: Wonder what the electricity bill for all of this looks like? Original Story: Sony has prepared a spectacular light show at its headquarters to mark the launch of the PlayStation 5 in the United...
