PS5 September showcase: all the news and trailers – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2022-02-22T13:12:29+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/21201781 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Sean Hollister Mitchell Clark Sam Byford Chaim Gartenberg <![CDATA[Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/22/21437559/sony-playstation-vr2-psvr-announcement-design-reveal 2022-02-22T08:12:29-05:00 2022-02-22T08:12:29-05:00

Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021, showed off the controllers last March, and confirmed it would be called PlayStation VR2 in January.

The new design features a similar white-and-black color scheme as the PlayStation 5 (the company says the two products were designed with each other in mind), and while it features the same broad design as the original PS VR, the new model also brings a few enhancements, including a lens adjustment dial, a new vent design, and a slight reduction in weight. And similar to the PlayStation 5 and its DualSense controller, t …

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]]> Taylor Lyles Sean Hollister <![CDATA[PS5 preorders began a day early, and so far they’re a mess]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440721/sony-ps5-pre-orders-day-one-mess 2020-09-16T20:43:18-04:00 2020-09-16T20:43:18-04:00

Sony ended its presentation Wednesday with the long-awaited price and release date for the PS5 - but stopped short of telling gamers when and where to buy one, until a tweet seemed to make things clearer: preorders would begin tomorrow on September 17th. Or so it seemed for an hour or two. Now, it's become an utter mess.

Gamers across the globe raced to get their preorders in as retailers jumped the gun. Prospective customers were met with broken links, page time outs, and "out of stock" messages in the US and beyond. In the UK, for example, one Verge staffer managed to snag a PS5 Digital Edition in the three minutes the Amazon link was liv …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Confirmed: The PS5 is the biggest game console in modern history]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21438782/sony-ps5-size-specs-dimensions-console-huge-large-big 2020-09-16T18:35:20-04:00 2020-09-16T18:35:20-04:00

When internet detectives revealed the PlayStation 5 was going to be huge, we were extremely amused - but even their fancy Photoshops couldn't completely prepare us for how enormous the PS5 truly is.

Roughly half an hour after Sony finally revealed the next-gen console's price and release date ($399 or $499, November 12th) the company released a full spec sheet that includes the console's dimensions. And it's a monster.

Quick, what's the biggest console ever made? Did you say the original 2001 Xbox, or the VCR-sized original Xbox One? Perhaps the 60GB PS3, affectionately dubbed the "Phat"?

Wrong. The PS5 is bigger than all of them.

Bigger …

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]]> Chaim Gartenberg <![CDATA[Sony reveals PS5 accessory pricing, including $70 DualSense controller]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440540/sony-ps5-accessory-pricing-70-dollar-dualsense-5-controller-camera-remote-headphones 2020-09-16T18:05:46-04:00 2020-09-16T18:05:46-04:00

Alongside the reveal of the PlayStation 5's $399 and $499 price tags and November 12th release date, Sony also announced how much the various accessories for the upcoming console will cost.

The most important price is that of Sony's new DualSense controller, which will cost $69.99 for additional gamepads. That's a $10 increase compared to the $59.99 MSRP for the DualShock 4 - apparently all the fancy haptic feedback technology and adaptive triggers that Sony is adding don't come cheap. And the charging station, which can recharge two DualSense controllers at once, is set to cost $29.99.

Meanwhile, the Pulse 3D wireless headset - which will …

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]]> Nick Statt <![CDATA[Sony confirms PS5’s first-party launch lineup and free game upgrade plans for PS4 titles]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440554/sony-ps5-launch-games-free-upgrades-ps4-spiderman-miles-morales-horizon-forbidden-west 2020-09-16T18:03:35-04:00 2020-09-16T18:03:35-04:00

Sony has confirmed its PlayStation 5 first-party launch lineup, as well as confirming some details around PS4 versions of its exclusive titles and how the transition from current-gen to next-gen will work. In a blog post published after revealing the price of both of its upcoming consoles (the standard for $499.99 and the digital edition without a disc drive for $399.99), Sony says it has six launch titles confirmed for the PS5 on November 12th.

Here's the full list, including pricing and confirmation for the first time that Sony intends to raise the price on some exclusive titles by $10 to a max of $69.99:

  • Astro's Playroom (Japan Studio) - …

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]]> Megan Farokhmanesh <![CDATA[PlayStation 5 games will cost up to $69.99]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440542/ps5-games-price-69-playstation-5-sony 2020-09-16T17:45:22-04:00 2020-09-16T17:45:22-04:00

Sony revealed the release date and price for its next-gen console, the PlayStation 5, alongside news of its launch titles and upcoming games. According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, games from "our own Worldwide Studios titles will be priced from US$49.99 to US$69.99."

Although not unexpected, the price point is a jump from the current era of consoles, which typically run about $60 for a new game. Launch day titles such as Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake and Destruction All Stars will be the first to carry the new price point. Marvel's Spider-Man: Mile Morales Ultimate Edition - another launch day title that acts as an expanded versio …

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[The 10 biggest announcements and trailers from Sony’s PS5 showcase]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21437770/ps5-price-release-date-event-news-trailers-announcements 2020-09-16T17:19:04-04:00 2020-09-16T17:19:04-04:00

A week after Microsoft detailed the price and release date for both the Xbox Series X and the Series S, Sony has followed suit with a major PS5 showcase event. On Wednesday, Sony revealed not only how much the PS5 will cost and when it will launch, but also more details on the games coming to the next-gen platform.

If you missed the event live, here are all the major reveals.

The PS5 will cost $499.99, and it launches November 12th

The big news, of course, were details on the PS5 itself. We now know that the next-gen console will launch on Novemb …

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]]> Megan Farokhmanesh <![CDATA[Watch Demon’s Souls first gameplay on PS5]]> https://www.theverge.com/21440378/demons-souls-ps5-playstation-5-gameplay-trailer-sony 2020-09-16T17:06:25-04:00 2020-09-16T17:06:25-04:00

Sony released the first gameplay from Bluepoint Games' upcoming remake of Demon's Souls. The video dropped today as part of the PlayStation 5's event - but the original trailer has since been removed because of an apparent mistake. It claimed that the game would also be coming to PC, but Sony has now told Kotaku differently.

Demon's Souls is a total remake of the original game from the studio that also worked on the PS4 remake of Shadow of The Colossus. The gameplay video features an encounter with the demon Vanguard, one of the first big challenges players will encounter.

"It was essential to us that we recreated Demon's Souls in such a …

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]]> Chris Welch <![CDATA[Sony’s PlayStation Plus Collection will let you play a bunch of PS4 classics on PS5 at launch]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440388/playstation-plus-collection-ps5-ps4-games-titles 2020-09-16T17:03:50-04:00 2020-09-16T17:03:50-04:00

Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Collection for PS5. Described as "a new PlayStation Plus benefit for PlayStation 5," it's a bundle of "generation-defining" PS4 games that you'll be able to download at launch on the company's new console. The games consist of first-party classics like Uncharted 4, God of War, The Last of Us: Remastered, Bloodborne, plus third-party titles like Batman Arkham Knight, Fallout 4, Mortal Kombat X, and more.

You'll download and play these games directly - it's not a streaming service - and Sony said the entire collection will be available when the PS5 launches on November 12th. The PlayStation Plus Collect …

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]]> Chaim Gartenberg <![CDATA[Sony teases God of War sequel for PlayStation 5 in 2021]]> https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21440393/sony-god-of-war-ragnarok-sequel-ps5-playstation-5-2021-teaser 2020-09-16T16:58:53-04:00 2020-09-16T16:58:53-04:00

God of War is coming to the PlayStation 5 in 2021, Sony teased today, with the company announcing a next-gen sequel that's due out next year.

The sequel to the 2018 PlayStation 4 title will once again be developed by Sony's Santa Monica studio, and presumably will pick up the journey of Kratos and his son, Atreus, following the events of that game. If the end-credit teaser in the last game is anything to go by, the two will continue to battle against various gods and heroes of the Norse pantheon, including Thor.

Sony is also includi …

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