For more than 25 years, Sony’s PlayStation has been synonymous with gaming. It’s given players experiences like God of War, The Last of Us, and Final Fantasy VII alongside technological innovations from CD-ROMs all the way up to 4K, VR, and cloud gaming. There have even been attempts at portable gaming with the PSP and Vita. Across multiple generations the company has been a pioneer, starting with the original PlayStation and continuing with the PS5.
Capcom has released the game’s incredibly customizable character creator on Steam, PS5, and Xbox series S/X ahead of the full Dragon’s Dogma 2 release on March 22nd.
You can create up to five companions and main characters respectively, which can then be transferred to the base game at launch — allowing you to jump right into the monster clobbering action.
The Spider-Man 2 update adding features like New Game Plus, time of day options, mission replay, and more, arrived today. But players quickly discovered something wasn’t right with version 1.002.000, which included a “development game menu” that wasn’t meant to be there. Players who poked around told Polygon they found cheats and more.
Insomniac Games later warned players not to tinker with the menu or risk corrupted saves. A hotfix is on the way.
Basketball, soccer, hockey, racing, and combat games have increasingly featured women athletes and women’s leagues, and now MLB The Show has caught on.
The announcement that you can play as a woman includes real-life athlete Kelsie Whitmore, who plays in the MLB-partnered Atlantic League. With its Road to the Show storyline, The Show will be one of a few sports games where your created character can potentially play in the top men’s league.
That’s right, cross-platform kombat is coming to the NetherRealm Studios reboot of the classic fighting game.
Players can expect the feature in next week’s patch, and it will include support for PS5, Xbox, and PC, as announced by the game’s official account on X.
The second game in the remake trilogy expands on the original in terms of both story and gameplay, and — despite a little filler — the additions are very welcome. Plus, it’s still super weird.
Passkey support is now available for Sony PlayStation accounts. Users can activate the feature in the security section of their Account Management settings on a PS5, PS4, computer, or mobile device.
PlayStation isn’t the first console to embrace the post-password future. Nintendo added support for passkeys last fall, enabling users to access their accounts with authentication methods such as iOS Face ID or the Android fingerprint sensor.
Update, Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, 5:02PM ET: Updated to include new tweet from the Ask PlayStation Twitter account.
Microsoft is bringing Sea of Thieves to the PS5 on April 30th. It’s the second previous Xbox-exclusive that’s coming to PS5, with Hi-Fi Rush available on the PS5 on March 19th. These are part of four Xbox games coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch:
• Pentiment - PS4, PS5, and Switch on February 22nd
• Hi-Fi Rush - PS5 on March 19th
• Grounded - PS4, PS5, and Switch on April 16th
• Sea of Thieves - PS5 on April 30th
but only during this weekend. The new community expedition is part of No Man’s Sky’s Omega overhaul and allows players who don’t own the game to embark on a mission set on planet Nafut Gamma.
The expedition is available for free across all major platforms, including PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC. It runs for two weeks starting today, but it’s only free for everyone starting this Saturday, February 17th, to Monday, February 19th.
After the FFVII Rebirth demo arrived last week, some players complained of “early PS3” era textures while playing in its default 1440p performance mode instead of the higher quality Graphics mode.
Now Square Enix says that a planned “part two” update adding a Junon episode area to the demo on February 21st will also bring improved graphics for performance mode, which will be included in the retail game when it’s released on the 29th.
And there are still too many games missing the basics. Following the efforts of modders who’ve filled in gaps for EA in various ways, The Sims 4’s new vitiligo feature is another good example of what’s possible.
The elation I feel seeing myself in games only intensifies my desire to play, and now I’m reinspired to spend time living my best parallel life (or Winnie Harlow’s) in Simlish worlds.
Over the next couple of hours, the two games I play the most are releasing massive updates, with changes to ranked tier systems, character abilities, and either 120Hz refresh rates or new bullet sizes.
With games like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 atop the sales charts, these live service games need something new to keep going — and hopefully, with these changes they find it.
Apex Legends Breakout season starts at 1PM ET, and Overwatch 2 starts season 9 at 2PM ET
What the Golf? finally has a PlayStation release date. In a new trailer, developer Triband announced that the wacky-ass golf game will launch on PlayStation on March 14th, joining iOS, PC, the Switch, and the Apple Vision Pro.
A new title update to Spider-Man 2 arriving on March 7th includes new suits, New Game Plus, and other features, Insomniac Games announced in a post on X.
The PS5 exclusive became the fastest-selling game in PlayStation history when it debuted last October, selling more than 2.5 million copies in 24 hours.
We heard it was coming, and Sony says it’s out today. Here it is. don’t download the old Remake demo by accident!
You can replay Sony’s entire video reveal now: it goes over loads of activities and regions to expect from the game, including Junon, Corel, Costa Del Sol, Cosmo Canyon, and Shinra Manor. Apparently, the game will “ultimately decide Aerith’s fate.”
Update: The demo is now live.
I kid — these blocky homages to the original game are just for unlockables and mini-games. FFVII Rebirth will have your choice of 4K or 60fps modes.
What to expect from today’s State of Play:
☄️”The latest trailer highlighting the charms of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth”
☄️”A special gameplay video showing how the game has been designed with new footage”
☄️A demo that lets you play Cloud or Sephiroth and reportedly explore the world map.
Full game’s out February 29th, stream’s embedded below!
