Sony Playstation Archive

In a blog post announcing new controller-filtering features for Steam, Valve shared data about how popular Sony’s gamepads have gotten. In the past year, 27 percent of controller-based gaming sessions used a PlayStation controller, a 4x increase compared to four years ago. I’ve been using my DualSense with a long-ass USB cable for the lowest input lag and haptic trigger support, but apparently some newer games support the triggers wirelessly.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is only a few months away, launching on PS5 on February 29th. In preparation, Square Enix has published a video recapping the events of Remake as well as a short guide on the who, what, and where of Rebirth.

After a Naughty Dog staffer seemed to let slip news of the remaster, Insider Gaming reports on new rumors that it’s on the way. The PS4 game is only three years old and has already received a 60fps PS5 patch, but who can blame Naughty Dog for wanting to have a new release on shelves in time for the TV show’s second season?

Seems useful!

Sure, it’s annoying that the disc drive needs an internet connection to be set up, but if you need to swap in a new one for whatever reason, you can just drop it in the console and register it with the online handshake, as shown in this video from YouTuber Mystic.