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Guide Cyber Monday 2019 - Best PS4 Deals on Hardware, Bundles, Games, PS Plus, PSVR, and More
All the best PS4 discounts for Cyber Monday
What are the best Cyber Monday 2019 deals for PlayStation? What Cyber Monday discounts are there on PlayStation 4 consoles, games, and accessories? Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed it's time once again for Cyber Monday, which means all kinds of savings on a wide range of...
News NetherRealm Rules the Fighting Game Roost on PS4
Get over here
What’s the best-selling fighting game on the PlayStation 4? It probably won’t surprise you, but in the United States it’s Mortal Kombat X. Perhaps more shocking is just how much of a chokehold developer NetherRealm Studios has on this NPD published genre list, as Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice 2 round out two more of the...
News October 2019 NPD: The Outer Worlds Stuns as Modern Warfare Expectedly Explodes
Obsidian's RPG in at second
There were reports that The Outer Worlds was off to a particularly strong start, but few could have expected the Obsidian developed role-playing game to sell quite this well: it’s finished second in the October 2019 NPD report for software sales in the United States. Only the might of
News September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
Code Vein somehow makes top ten
2K Games’ double-billing of NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 jumped to the top of the USA sales charts for September, as industry spend continued to sink year-over-year due to dwindling hardware numbers. Total industry spend topped out at $1.278 billion – down eight per cent compared to the same month last year. FIFA 20...
News Surprises in PS4's All-Time Best Selling Exclusives List
Cream of the crop
In celebration of State of Play, the NPD Group has released a list of the best-selling PlayStation 4 exclusives to date in the United States – and it’s not quite as predictable as you may initially assume. Yes, of course, Marvel’s Spider-Man is in pole position, followed by God of War – but it’s Horizon: Zero Dawn, not...
News August 2019 NPD: Game Sales Sink to 20 Year Low as Control Misses Out
Madden still on top
Game sales sank to a 20-year low in August 2019 in the United States, with overall consumer spend falling 18 per cent year-over-year. All sectors registered declines, with Nintendo Switch once again dominating the hardware charts. The performance was so poor across the board last month that it’s actually dragged down the entire...
Deal Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Season Pass Is Half Price Until September
First Fate of the Atlantis DLC episode is free
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's season pass is already a great deal when you consider what it comes with, but that price is about to get even more enticing with an offer that sees the cost slashed by 50% through until 1st September.
News July 2019 NPD: Madden NFL 20 Enters the Red Zone
Slow month for Sony overall
Console hardware sales were down 22 per cent year-over-year in July 2019, as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to grow a little long in the tooth. Sony’s pricing stubbornness has allowed the Nintendo Switch to comfortably top the console charts, which is the only system to experience growth so far this year. It...
News PS Plus Subscribers Save a Huge 75 Per Cent in US PSN Flash Sale
A Plague Tale: Innocence part of the lineup
Sony’s decided to get a little spontaneous this week, as it’s dropped the latest US PlayStation Store Flash Sale a day early. Scheduled to run from now through 8AM PT on 22nd July, the promotional period will see titles like A Plague Tale: Innocence ($34.99) and Batman: Arkham Knight ($15.99) heavily...
News June 2019 NPD: Days of Play Does the Business for PS4
Massive increase for PS4 exclusives
Sony’s annual Days of Play promotion has become a big part of the PlayStation calendar, with a surprising number of exclusive titles making the June 2019 NPD software best-sellers list. Discounted favourites such as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Days Gone, MLB The Show 19, and God of War all made the month’s Top 20...
News PS4 Exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man Is the Best-Selling Superhero Game Ever
In the United States, anyway
Just how well did PlayStation 4 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man sell? Staggeringly well, if we’re honest. While it was previously recognised by United States-based sales tracking firm NPD as the fastest selling superhero game ever, it’s since become the best-selling game in its category – period. That means it’s...
News Two PS4 Exclusives in US PS4 All-Time Best Sellers List
Can you guess what they are?
Sony’s exclusive game has been strong this generation, but we all know that third-parties rule the roost. It’s something that the platform holder itself is not ashamed to admit, so it’s perhaps no surprise to see Rockstar Games dominate the PlayStation 4’s all-time US best-sellers list with Grand Theft Auto V and...
News April 2019 NPD: Days Gone Lands Huge Launch, But Can't Lay a Glove on MK11
MLB The Show 19 still hitting home runs
Days Gone secured the seventh biggest Sony-published debut in US history, but still couldn’t stop the Mortal Kombat 11 juggernaut, which topped the respective sales charts for all four formats it released on. According to NPD data, the brutal brawler is already the second best-selling title of 2019 in...
News US PS Store Plunges Prices on Digital Games
Cheap and cheerful
If you've got spare cash burning a hole in your pocket, then Sony has a solution, with another Totally Digital sale on the US PlayStation Store. Goodies up for grabs at up to 70 per cent for PlayStation Plus members include Little Nightmares ($5.99), Outlast 2 ($7.49), and SUPERHOT ($12.49). There are also various savings on DLC...
News March 2019 NPD: MLB The Show 19 Sets a Genre Sales Record
The Division 2, Sekiro start strong
It was a March 2019 of hardware dominance in the United States for the Nintendo Switch, as the ageing PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue their natural downturn ahead of the new generation. Overall industry spend for the month was down 11 per cent year-over-year, with hardware seeing the most significant decline...
News Sony to Cease Selling Full Game Digital Download Codes at Retail
PSN credit going no where, though
Sony will pull full game digital download codes from retail beginning 1st April, a leaked GameStop memo has revealed. This means that you’ll no longer be able to purchase the digital versions of full games from brick and mortar stores, although shops will continue to sell PlayStation Network credit in various...
News PlayStation Now Heavily Discounted Ahead of State of Play
Sony hits back at Google Stadia
Call it a coincidence, but Amazon’s just significantly plunged the price of PlayStation Now in the United States. At the time of writing, you can get a year’s subscription to Sony’s streaming service for just $59.99 – that works out at less than $5 per month. The service has gone as low as $79.99 per year...
News February 2019 NPD: ANTHEM Lands BioWare's Second Highest US Launch
Singing from the right hymn sheet
ANTHEM hasn’t been a complete and utter failure – well, assuming you ignore virtually everything to do with the game itself. The title topped the February 2019 NPD charts in the United States, registering the second highest launch for a BioWare title of all time. It’s only outpaced by Mass Effect 3, which you...
News January 2019 NPD: Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2 Top Sales Charts
But industry down 19 per cent year-over-year
The first NPD result of the year is in, and the industry slipped to a 19 per cent year-over-year decline in the United States – despite titles like Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 putting in a decent performance. The drop can be directly attributed to slipping hardware and software sales, as...
News December 2018 NPD: PS4 Pipped at the Post by Smash Bros and Switch
But year-on-year gain for Sony's system
It took the last month of the year for the Nintendo Switch to topple the PlayStation 4, but Sony’s system was forced to settle for second place in the United States’ hardware hierarchy for 2018. While the PS4 had been leading NPD for the vast majority of the year, the Japanese giant opted not to offer any...
Guide How to Create a US PSN Account on PS4
Buy digital games and content from America
Creating a US PSN account on the PS4 is important if you're eager to take advantage of localised offers, download demos and betas that may not be available in your region, or simply want to poke around in another country’s PlayStation Store. The good news is that the PlayStation 4 is completely...
News November 2018 NPD: PS4 Best Seller As All Systems Shine
A bumper month
The story of 2018 has by and large been that all major systems have performed well, and that continued in November with stat-tracking firm the NPD Group reporting that all three primary platforms exceeded sales of 1.3 million units for the month. As was expected, the PlayStation 4 was the best-seller in terms of unit sales, buoyed by...
News PSVR Bundles Heavily Discounted in USA Over Critical Christmas Period
The time is now
Sony’s reducing the price of PlayStation VR over the critical Christmas period in the United States, with hardware bundles available as low as $199.99 from 16th December through 26th December. The cheapest option includes a headset, PlayStation Camera, and copies of the excellent platformers Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Moss –...
News Battlefield V Half-Price Less Than a Week After Launch
BF BS
Battlefield V officially launched last week – well, for non-subscribing peasants anyway. Word is that the first-person shooter hasn’t exactly been setting the sales charts alight, and that’s perhaps evidenced by this Target offer, which has seen the title’s MSRP temporarily cut in half, down as low as $29.99 until Thursday...
Guide Best Black Friday 2018 PS4 Deals USA
The top American PlayStation 4 offers for Black Friday
The best Black Friday 2018 PS4 deals in the USA are all here, as we scour the web for bargains on PlayStation 4 games, PS4 Pro consoles, PSVR headsets, and much more. We’ll be updating this page right throughout Black Friday 2018, so maybe consider bookmarking it as we add more lightning deals...
News October 2018 NPD: Call of Duty, Red Dead Propel PS4 to Record Month
Sony's system sets new October high
With news that Sony’s big PlayStation 4 bundle for Black Friday 2018 is selling out this November, it seems that we can safely say the system is performing as strongly as ever five years into its lifespan. And the October 2018 NPD report for the United States is yet more evidence of that, as the console
Black Friday 2018 Sony's Cheap $199 PS4 Bundle Comes with 20% Off the PS Store
Stacks with digital Black Friday deals
Just bought Sony’s ultra-cheap $199 PlayStation 4 Black Friday bundle? Don’t toss away all the packaging just yet, because the platform holder’s tossed in an additional bonus: 20 per cent off one full shopping cart on the PlayStation Store. This voucher stacks with the current batch of discounts on the...
Black Friday 2018 Sony's Big Black Friday Bundle Is Already Selling Out in USA
Running thin
It’s not Black Friday 2018 yet, but Sony’s flagship holiday bundle is already selling out. In the United States, the platform holder launched its heavily promoted 1TB PS4 Slim Spider-Man bundle over the weekend, and you can’t get it from Amazon anymore. Stores all over the country are reporting sell-outs, and while you probably...
Black Friday 2018 Bargain Bin $199 PS4 Spider-Man Bundle Available Now
Great price, great responsibility
If you’re looking to beat the brutal Black Friday 2018 crowds, then you may want to nab your bargain bin PlayStation 4 bundle now before stocks sell out. As announced earlier in the year, Sony’s offering a 1TB PS4 Slim with a copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man for just $199 this coming week, which is an insane offer...
News PS Vita's All-Time US Best-Sellers Show Why Sony Binned System
Top ten's life sales equivalent to Spidey's first month
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has released the list of all-time best-selling PlayStation Vita software in the United States, and it paints a pretty damning picture. Top of the charts is launch title Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and it’s followed by the dismal Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified and...
News September 2018 NPD: Marvel's Spider-Man Enjoys the Biggest Launch in PlayStation History
PS4 tops hardware charts
Marvel’s Spider-Man smashed records during its launch month in the United States, with the NPD Group reporting that the exclusive secured the highest launch month dollar sales for a PlayStation exclusive of all time. The title also enjoyed seventh largest debut of any PlayStation release ever, and is the third best-selling...
News Officially Licensed PlayStation Furniture Is a Thing Now
Sofa, so good
Sony’s gone absolutely mad with licensed products this generation, so we suppose we shouldn’t be surprised by this line of officially licensed, y’know, furniture. Part of Pottery Barn’s teen line – because Instagram kids need state of the art bedrooms to snap selfies in – this new selection of overpriced MDF-based gear...
News You Can Buy a PSVR Headset with Two of Its Best Games
Platforming bliss
The enthusiasm for Astro Bot Rescue Mission may have pushed you over the edge and convinced you to purchase PlayStation VR, but what’s the best bundle to buy? Well if you really want some platforming joy to go along with your new investment, there’s a new package featuring a headset, PlayStation Camera, and two games: Japan...
News NPD Reveals PSVR's Best Sellers in the US So Far
What do you reckon is number one?
We rarely get sales data specifically for PlayStation VR, so this tidbit courtesy of the NPD Group is interesting for the handful of you that care. It shows the top five best-selling titles in the United States which require Sony’s headset, meaning the likes of Resident Evil 7 are excluded. The games are ranked...
News August 2018 NPD: PS4 Can't Dethrone Switch as Madden NFL 18 Rushes Software Charts
Sacked
While the PlayStation 4 dominated the United States hardware charts five months in a row earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch kept the throne warm for a second month in August 2018. It's the third time this year that Sony’s ageing platform has fallen just short, but with Marvel’s Spider-Man reportedly ripping up the record books around...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Now Available to Pre-Order from Amazon
The day Prime pre-order deals end
Amazon Prime pre-order deals are over, but you can now grab Marvel’s Spider-Man from the online retailer. Sony’s been involved in a bit of a dispute with the giant which has limited the availability of various titles, but you can nab a physical copy of the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive from the site right...
News July 2018 NPD: PS4 Can't Make It Six Months in a Row
Still the best-selling system of the year, though
We figured that the PlayStation 4, in its fifth term, was going to make way for the newer Nintendo Switch in the NPD hardware charts this year, but it’s actually maintained its position at the top for much of 2018 thus far. A slow July means that it couldn’t quite make it six months in a row,...
News PS4 Pro Stock Running Low in the United States
Getting harder to find
If you’re in the market for a PlayStation 4 Pro this summer, you may struggle to track one down in the United States right now. While consoles can be found, the system is definitely in short supply, with many online anecdotes indicating that stock is running dry around the country. We had a quick look online, and couldn’t...
News June 2018 NPD: PS4 Outsells All Current-Gen Competitors
But can't beat the NES
We really thought this would be the year where the PlayStation 4 starts to slow down a bit, but Sony’s console has continued to storm the United States hardware charts, beating all of its current-gen competitors for a fifth successive month. Amazingly, the system was actually outsold by the NES Classic in June 2018, although...
News PS Store Flash Sale Arrives in Time for the Weekend in North America
No Joker
A swift heads up: there’s a new PlayStation Store Flash Sale live in North American right now. Set to conclude on 23rd July, the promotional period’s packing discounts of up to 70 per cent across a range of PlayStation 4 games, including Batman: Arkham Knight ($7.99), Just Cause 3 ($5.99), and Life Is Strange ($3.99). You can also snag
News Snatch Sizeable PS4 Savings in New NA Flash Sale
Up to 70 per cent off this weekend only
Sony’s gotten very good at emptying players’ wallets, with virtually every week bringing a new round of PlayStation Store savings. This time it’s North America taking the charge, with an all-new Flash Sale cutting the price of copious must-own titles. Alien: Isolation, for example, is just $8.99 – and...
News May 2018 NPD: PS4 on Top Yet Again, Detroit Starts Strong
Another record breaking month for PlayStation
With the PlayStation 4 nearing its fifth anniversary, we had expected the Nintendo Switch to take the lead on Sony’s system in the United States hardware charts – but it’s just not happening yet. The Japanese giant’s popular platform enjoyed a fourth consecutive month in the throne in May, with...
News Streaming Service PlayStation Now Tops 650 Games, Discounted Through September
Now what?
Streaming service PlayStation Now has been quietly amassing an enormous software library, and in the United States it’s just topped 650 games. That’s a lot of content on-demand for a nominal monthly fee, with the platform holder putting the service on sale through 25th September. From today, newcomers will be able to get their first...
News April 2018 NPD: PS4 Breaks Records in Staggering Month
God of War, MLB The Show 18 on fire
God of War helped propel the PlayStation 4 to a sensational April 2018 in the United States, where the system set a new software sales record for the month since data tracking started all the way back in 1995. The console – which was unsurprisingly the top-selling system of the month – also registered the...
News Best Buy Locks Up Popular Gamers Club Initiative
No more deep discounts on new games
All good things must come to an end, and for fans of Best Buy’s popular Gamers Club Unlocked, this particular news will be tough to swallow. Many enjoyed the annual subscription for the 20 per cent discounts it offered on brand new games, but it was clearly putting the company out of pocket, because it’s been...
News March 2018 NPD: PS4 Tops Hardware Charts as MLB Registers Record
Home run
Sony maintained its position atop the United States hardware charts with another impressive NPD result, outselling all other consoles in the month of March 2018. The console was buoyed by the release of MLB The Show 18, which set a franchise record during its launch month. However, Far Cry 5 unsurprisingly swept aside all competition,...
News February 2018 NPD: PS4 Wrestles Hardware Crown Off Nintendo Switch
Monster Hunter: World still killing it
The PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in the United States for the first time since November in February 2018, with Sony temporarily wrestling the crown from Nintendo in what is sure to become a constant back-and-forth. We’re only two months into 2018, but the PS4 is now the best-selling platform of...
News Prices Cut on Acclaimed PS4 Titles in NA PlayStation Store Sale
Down but not out
It’s the critics that have determined the titles in the latest North American PlayStation Store sale, so while you may not agree with their review scores, hopefully you’ll be happy with this selection of cut-price PlayStation 4 content. To be fair, this is a killer sale, with PlayStation Plus members getting up to 40 per cent...
News January 2018 NPD: PS4 Drives Most Revenue as Monster Hunter: World Dominates
Industry up 59 per cent year-over-year
The PlayStation 4 couldn’t slow the momentum of the Nintendo Switch in January 2018’s NPD report, as the Mario maker’s latest piece of hardware topped unit sales in what was an amazing month for the United States games industry overall. However, Sony will be secretly pleased, as its system generated the...
News PSVR Price Drop Arrives in USA for a Few Weeks
Update: First deals live
There’s honestly never been a better time to purchase PlayStation VR, as more and more promising titles continue to pad out the release schedule. And over in North America, Sony’s decided to make the headset more affordable for the time being, with the headset going as low as $199.99 starting Sunday, 18th February...
