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.
Rockstar’s hit open-world western will hit the catalog on May 21st, along with Watch Dogs and The Sims 4’s City Living expansion, according to the PlayStation blog.
But as Sony giveth, it also taketh away — Horizon Zero Dawn is indeed going back into the vault the same day. Maybe when we see it next, it’ll be remastered.
It’s no secret that the PS5 has entered the “latter stage of its life cycle” with Sony resetting sales expectations in February. Today’s earnings report shows it just missing that revised 21M target by selling 20.8 million consoles for the fiscal year.
We’ll see if the rumored PS5 Pro helps change the trajectory before the year is done.
Get a load of the transparent shells on the upcoming RG35XXSP! It’s still not listed for sale on Anbernic’s site, sadly, but that could change pretty soon.
Remember when Sony walked back its retroactive requirement link a PSN account to Helldivers 2 PC? That same day, Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch assured fans its upcoming PC port wouldn’t require PSN for singleplayer.
But now, Ghost has been abruptly delisted from non-PSN countries on Steam. We’ve emailed Sony and Valve... what gives?
Sony’s plan to force PlayStation Network accounts on PC players of crossplatform hit Helldivers 2 went over terribly. On Steam, it received 84,000 negative reviews in one day.
But now Sony says the update that would’ve implemented the requirement on May 6th is not going forward and “we’ll keep you updated on future plans.”
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is leaving PlayStation Plus Extra on May 21st, as reported by Eurogamer and VGC. Subscribers did get the game for free in 2021, which will still be available. There’s speculation a previously reported remastered version is... on the horizon.
[Eurogamer.net]
There’s challenging combat and platforming puzzles, but the hardest part of the game is grappling with its emotional story.
The Sony Afeela prototype is part of GT7’s free update. “Before the real vehicle is released, we would like as many people as possible to ride it in-game. Please enjoy it,” writes Sony Honda Mobility.
You also get a Škoda Vision Gran Turismo concept “created exclusively for the game,” and a ‘70 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 Sport Coupe.
You can update your console now to gain access to the feature, which offers community-generated hints for supported games like Granblue Fantasy: Relink and the upcoming Stellar Blade.
While the combat is challenging and rewarding, it takes far too long to get to the good stuff.
When Nintendo shut down Super Mario Maker’s servers, it gave players over three years to enjoy and document their own work before the bitter end.
But PlayStation isn’t giving fans time to say goodbye: it’s yanking the rug. Hope you saved a copy of your level locally!
Like Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty, and Destiny 2, the developers of Overwatch 2 are going after players who use “unapproved peripherals” to combine the precision of mouse and keyboard controls with the aim assist granted to controller players.
Over the next few weeks, there will be permanent account bans against players who are the most severe abusers of unapproved peripherals. These actions will be targeted towards high-ranked players who have been reported by others and who our data clearly shows are using an unapproved peripheral.
Imagine partying in this thing.
It’ll just cost you $70,000, a trip to St. Louis, new tires, a blown head gasket repair for the generator, a lotta elbow grease, and chasing down all the right TVs, game systems, and games to bring it back to spec. Way more pics at the Facebook Marketplace listing (via Reddit, IGN).
At launch, there was no easy way to delete a save or start a new game once a save file existed — something PC modders quickly added. Today, Capcom shared that it will make starting a new game a native feature of Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Besides, that, the developer is targeting some quality-of-life and technical fixes.
Like KOTOR before it, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launched in a less-than-stellar state. For PC at least, Aspyr’s patch this week addresses a long list of issues with the game.
You’ll have to wait on the certification process to get the fix on the PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch though, according to Eurogamer.
The most trusted source for console analysis has just corroborated and analyzed the leaks.
“Those hoping that PS5 Pro will turn CPU-limited 30fps titles into super-smooth 60fps experiences will be disappointed,” writes Richard Leadbetter — but he thinks PS5 Pro “should be able to deliver a far higher perceptual increase in resolution vs PS5 than the PS4 Pro did against its junior variant.”
Lots more nuance here, including how PS5 Pro has 1.2GB more RAM for games:
Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming reported GPU specifications and performance targets for a “PlayStation 5 Pro” on Friday, and now he says that just like the recently revised PS5, the Pro will also have a detachable disc drive.
Other new details include rumors of faster memory running at 576 GB/s (a 28 percent boost over the PS5), better audio performance, and a new “High CPU Frequency Mode” that boosts performance by 10 percent over the standard PS5.
