Tag Archives: PS5

Earlier this month, the Square Enix website hinted at an upcoming Star Ocean announcement, indicating a new remake on the way. Yesterday during Nintendo Direct, Star Ocean: The Second Story R was officially revealed.  This remake follows on from 2019's Star Ocean: First Departure R, which came out on Switch …

For the past 5 years Bethesda has been slowly but surely updating Fallout 76, turning it into the game that many hoped it would be prior to launch. One big omission so far however has been the lack of any support for current-gen systems. As part of the most recent …

Back in March of 2021 it was announced that a film based on the popular new PlayStation IP Ghost of Tsushima was in the works. Headed up by Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame, we have now gotten our first update on the project – including the fact that it …

While at first Square Enix confidently claimed that there would be no day-one patch for Final Fantasy 16, the company has now had to walk back those comments following the release of the game's demo.  The Final Fantasy 16 demo has been out for over a week now, offering up …

The Final Fantasy franchise has a huge following across the entire world, with fans hailing from all regions of the globe. While the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI will offer multiple language options, the game’s lip-syncing has unfortunately only been tuned for the English voice over – with the studio suggesting …

Back when Kingdom Hearts 3 came out, physical copies of the game ended up in the wild a couple of weeks before release. Now, the same thing is happening with Final Fantasy 16, so be wary of spoilers.  Physical copies of Final Fantasy 16 are already making their way into …

In the wake of the success of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, Sony revamped its own PlayStation Plus service, offering three tiers in total which included a Game Pass-like library of rotating titles. Unlike Microsoft however, Sony does not bring its first-party games to the service day-and-date with their retail release. …

In the wake of the success of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, Sony revamped its own PlayStation Plus service, offering three tiers in total which included a Game Pass-like library of rotating titles. This PS Plus revamp seems to have been working out well for Sony, with the likes of STRAY …

Today, Sony has officially announced its next wave of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. As an added upgrade, Sony is also now testing PS5 streaming. So far, Premium subscribers have only had cloud access to older titles in the library, so the addition of PS5 streaming support …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5 at the company’s ‘Future of Gaming’ showcase, one of the most interesting games announced was Capcom’s PRAGMAMA: “a brand-new sci-fi action adventure game” which “will present players with a profound story and setting, as cutting edge visuals take full advantage of next-generation …

After going a literal decade without any new Silent Hill games, last year saw Konami finally unveil a bunch of projects in the works. One of the most exciting was undoubtedly the remake of the classic Silent Hill 2. Said to be “close to finished” back in March, it seems …

While the notion of demos has fallen out of popularity in recent years, one of the few companies to consistently release demos for its games is Square Enix. Such is the case with the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI – offering a demo with hours of content and save data transfer. …

With Final Fantasy XVI so close to release, no one expected Square Enix to show off Final Fantasy VII Rebirth anytime soon. It therefore came as a massive surprise when not only was the game shown off at Summer Game Fest, but it received a release window too.

During the most recent PlayStation Showcase, by far the biggest announcement was that of Spider-Man 2, with the team at Insomniac Games giving us over 10 minutes of exciting and new gameplay. One thing missing from the trailer however was a concrete release date. Now, during Summer Game Fest, Spider-Man …

One of the most exciting aspects of the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the fact that players will be able to switch between Peter Parker and Miles Morales with the press of a button. Demonstrated during the PlayStation Showcase, Insomniac Games have now clarified exactly how the feature will function. …

Each month, those subscribed to PlayStation Plus’ Essential tier are able to get their hands on a small selection of PlayStation 4 and PS5 titles. For the month of June, regardless of whether you have a current-gen machine or not, Sony has you covered as all the games being offered …

Ahead of PlayStation’s long-anticipated 2023 Showcase, I shared a list of my hopes and fears regarding the event. The showcase has now come and gone, and clearly Sony must have read my piece as they seemed to directly address all my fears – by doing exactly what I did not …

Each year Sony hosts a week-long Days of Play event which sees the console manufacturer slash prices across its many games and services. This year, Days of Play will begin on the 2nd of June, offering deals across PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Gear, direct.playstation.com, PlayStation Store, and more. Making the announcement …

After a year and a half of waiting, Sony finally hosted another PlayStation Showcase. Unfortunately, the general consensus appears to be that the console manufacturer was unable to live up to the hype – primarily due to a lack of first-party titles. That said, according to one insider, many of …

Last night, the PlayStation Showcase ended exactly how we expected it to – with a new trailer for Spider-Man 2. Unfortunately, while we did get a lengthy look at gameplay, no release date was announced, but Insomniac says more news on that front is on the way.  Yesterday's gameplay reveal …

Back in 2015, Sony teamed up with Arrowhead Games for Helldivers, a top-down shooter that first arrived on PlayStation and came to PC at a later date. Last night during the PlayStation Showcase, a sequel was officially announced. Helldivers 2 will be a third-person shooter instead, and unlike the first …

During the recent PlayStation Showcase, Sony teased a number of first-party projects currently in development by the console manufacturer’s more recently-acquired studios. One such announcement unveiled ‘Concord’ – a new PVP multiplayer FPS from Firewalk Studios coming to PS5 and PC. Teasing the game with a rather abstract trailer, the …

Following months of leaks and rumours, Sony’s PlayStation conference finally went live, bringing with it over an hour of information on a whole host of new games. Starting off the showcase was the debut title from first-party PlayStation team ‘Haven Studios’ – announcing the competitive modern heist game Fairgame$. Announced …

For years now we have heard that Bungie is working on a new project separate to Destiny, with leaks pointing towards it being a revival of the studio’s 1994 first-person shooter Marathon. Finally, as part of the PlayStation Showcase, Bungie officially announced its first completely new project in more than …

Sony concluded its lengthy PlayStation Showcase with an extended look at Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Set to arrive in Autumn of this year, Insomniac Games showed off what separates this game from the first two: multiple playable Spider-Men; the symbiote-infused black suit; web wings and more. Releasing a 3-minute long trailer …

Forspoken had an unfortunate launch period. Released back in late January the open-world action-adventure title received quite a bit of criticism from fans and reviewers alike due to a multitude of reasons. Since then, the team at Luminous Productions have released some rather substantial updates, with the latest patch bringing …

Coming off of the success of the PlayStation 4 Sony have been riding high with the PS5. That said, the console manufacturer appears to be evolving its strategy for this generation, claiming that it wants to cover every single gaming genre with its first-party portfolio of games. As part of …

Earlier this week, a report claimed that Metal Gear Solid 3 is getting a multi-platform remake, seemingly putting an end to rumours of it being a PS5 exclusive. Now, additional sources have come forward to corroborate this claim.  According to Insider Gaming's sources, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is getting …

Last generation with Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3, Square Enix made a pretty big deal of supporting both PlayStation and Xbox consoles at launch. Fast forward a few years and now, Sony seems to have mainline Final Fantasy games on lockdown for PlayStation. In a recent interview, Square Enix explained its exclusivity approach, claiming to have contacted all platform holders at the start of development to get their 'offers'.

Deviation Games is a new studio formed back in 2021 consisting primarily of ex-Call of Duty developers. Having announced a partnership with PlayStation, the studio seems to have struggled to get its first project out the door, with its co-founder leaving and a number of layoffs taking place. Now, according …