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Finnish studio Housemarque saw its latest and greatest success with the release of the roguelite third-person bullet-hell Returnal back in 2021. A new job listing by the studio has offered some interesting details on the team’s “next big game.” Following the success of Returnal, Sony-owned studio Housemarque has already teased …

The PS5 is nearing two years old and unfortunately, due to supply issues, we've yet to see any real deals for the new console at retail. Soon, the situation will get a little worse, as Sony is increasing the price of the PS5 in several markets across the world due …

Earlier this year, rumours claimed that Sony was working on its own ‘Pro' version of the DualSense controller, similarly to Microsoft's Xbox Elite controller. This week at Gamescom, Sony officially unveiled the DualSense Edge, a high-end version of the controller with more buttons and customisation options.  As you may expect …

Sony has been sporadically dropping details about the PlayStation VR2 all year long. In a surprise move, at 11PM last night, Sony announced that PlayStation VR2 is launching in early 2023. 

It would seem that Sony has a new lawsuit to contend with, as the company is reportedly being sued in the UK for 'ripping off' PlayStation customers by as much as £5 billion. 

While the team behind Days Gone wanted to move straight onto a bigger and better sequel to the game, Sony passed, but that doesn't mean the company doesn't have future plans for the IP. While we aren't getting a Days Gone 2 soon, Sony has apparently begun exploring a movie …

Recently, there has been some discussion around Sony's exclusivity practices, including paying for ‘blocking rights' to keep certain titles from launching on Xbox Game Pass. Despite all of this, Death Stranding is now coming to Microsoft's service.  While Sony owns the Death Stranding IP, the game was developed by Kojima …

This week, Microsoft began teasing Death Stranding as an upcoming title for Xbox Game Pass for PC. The company continued that teasing last night with another teaser image. Soon, the teasing will come to an end though, as it is reported that Death Stranding will be announced for Game Pass …

The Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass Twitter accounts are both known for their teasers. While most titles coming to Game Pass this month have already been revealed, Microsoft seems to have one big surprise up its sleeve – Death Stranding for Game Pass on PC.  The PC Game …

In the days following the launch of Spider-Man Remastered on PC, dataminers have been combing through the game files to uncover secrets. We've already learned that a multiplayer component was once planned for the game through these methods, and now, there is also evidence that Sony is planning to dial …

Now that Spider-Man has officially broken free of PlayStation exclusivity and ended up on PC, dataminers have swiftly gone to work trying to figure out all of the game's secrets. As it turns out, at one point, Insomniac was considering a multiplayer co-op component for the game.  In the game …

Just over a week ago, we learned the official opinions of Sony, Ubisoft, WB, Riot and other companies regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony naturally had a lot to say and was particularly concerned with Microsoft's growing hold on the subscription market with Game Pass. Now, Microsoft has had a chance to respond, calling Sony for buying 'blocking rights' to keep certain games off of Xbox. 

A couple of weeks ago we learned that the Yakuza series would be heading to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in August. Today, Sony announced the full line-up of new PS+ games for the month, which includes much more than the Yakuza games. These games will be available to those …

With Sony's most recent earnings report, the company officially stopped reporting PS4 shipments, indicating that production will be winding down as the company continues to transition players over to the PS5.  The change in stance was reported by industry analyst, Daniel Ahmad, noting that the PS4's total lifetime shipments now …

Earlier this year, Square Enix shocked us all with the sale of its biggest western studios and historic IP like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex in a $300M deal. It seems that this was just phase 1 of a restructuring within Square Enix. Phase 2 will reportedly see the publisher …

Since unveiling Spider-Man Remastered for PC in June, Sony has been accepting pre-orders for the game on Steam and other digital stores. In the UK, the launch price was listed as £54.99, which is on the expensive side but not unexpected given Sony's push for higher game prices. However, as …

While the Xbox has supported 1440p displays for years, Sony has stuck to supporting the most common TV resolutions, 4K/UHD and 1080p on PlayStation. After many requests from PlayStation players, Sony is now enabling 1440p support on PS5.  The 1440p update arrives today for PlayStation software beta testers. The update …

Sony has been dropping PlayStation VR2 news at seemingly random times all throughout the year. Today, Sony gave us yet another update. We still don't have a release date, but we do have confirmation of some new features, as well as some new footage of the headset in use.  For …

Deamscom is an annual digital E3-style showcase which takes place within the PlayStation exclusive ‘Dreams’. Following the success of last year’s event – which allows for players to show off their work on a digital show floor, DreamsCom is back in 2022 later this month. Making the announcement on Twitter, …

As technology gets more and more complicated, all manner of issues begin to spring up on an individual basis. In times such as these, one would typically turn to an official support line to ensure the problem gets resolved. Unfortunately, Sony will soon be shutting down its 1-to-1 PlayStation support …

Sony has been ramping up its esports efforts in recent years. Last year, the company acquired EVO, the world's biggest fighting game tournament event, and this year, the team is adding the tournament organising platform ‘repeat.gg' to its roster.  This week, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it has acquired Repeat.gg, …

Ghost Of Tsushima was one of the biggest surprise hits of 2020. Launching to immediate success, the game has continued to sell well, with the team at Sucker Punch Productions now confirming that two years on, Ghost of Tsushima is almost at 10 million copies sold. Making the announcement on …

Sony and Bungie surprised us all earlier this year with a merger announcement. Sony looked to acquire Bungie and its flagship IP, Destiny, in a $3.6 billion deal. Now just a few months later, the deal has officially closed.  As of Friday evening, Bungie is now officially part of the …

For years, Microsoft has offered a loyalty program to its users, allowing Xbox players to earn points which can later be redeemed for a number of things, from games to gift cards to sweepstakes and even charity donations. Sony now seems to be following suit, offering their own loyalty program called …

After many leaks, rumours and a lot of waiting, Sony finally launched its revamped PlayStation Plus service, offering an Xbox Game Pass like experience. July marks the service’s first month of new additions, and we now know the full list of all 20 games arriving next week. Making the announcement …

Almost every studio goes through a period of crunch as a game nears its release date. While neither healthy nor good, it is a common practice in the industry. Fortunately, studios are taking steps to undo this culture of crunch, with Naughty Dog claiming that the upcoming The Last of …

Sony has slowly been dipping its toes more and more into the PC gaming space, most recently announcing a set of gaming headsets and monitors targeting PC players. According to the console manufacturer, this is just the first step in becoming the ‘Nike’ of gaming peripherals...

After finally enabling third-party PCIe 4.0 SSDs for PS5, Sony has now found a partner for the first PlayStation-licensed M.2 SSD for the console. The excellent WD_Black SN850 NVMe SSD is now making its way over to the PS5.  The new WD_Black SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5 Consoles fits within …

Sony has finally broken its silence on God of War: Ragnarök, confirming an early November release date on PS4 and PS5. The announcement also brings along a new trailer and confirmation of the game's collector's edition. As announced on the PlayStation Blog, God of War: Ragnarök is now releasing on …

Sony’s current implementation of backwards compatibility and emulation of previous generations of systems has left a lot to be desired, however the company looks to be determined to improve it over time. A new patent from Sony shows that the console manufacturer may be planning to bring support for its …