Andrew Webster
And now for something old.
Deux Ex turns 25 this year, which makes it a good time to announce a remaster. The updated version of the cyberpunk classic launches in early 2026.
PlayStation
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.
Andrew Webster
Another look at Battlefield 6.
Ahead of the shooter’s return here’s a look at the campaign, which spans from Gibraltar to Brooklyn. It launches on October 10th.
Andrew Webster
No country for dead spies.
One of the first reveals of the night was Zero Parade: For Dead Spies, “a narrative-first espionage RPG steeped in paranoia, surrealism, and a struggle for redemption.” It’s due out next year.
Jay Peters
The next PlayStation show starts soon.
Sony’s State of Play broadcast kicks off at 5PM ET, and it will be more than 35 minutes long. About five minutes of the show will be dedicated to gameplay for Saros, the next game from Returnal developer Housemarque.
Square Enix’s remaster of the strategy game is both fresh and nostalgic — even if you haven’t played the original.
Ash Parrish
Tom Warren
Kojima’s Physint could be a PS6 game.
Hideo Kojima’s new not-a-Metal-Gear game, Physint, now has three actors confirmed to star in the stealth-action game. The Metal Gear Solid creator revealed that Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe will all feature in Physint, but casting is ongoing.
The game is still “another five or six years” away from release, so it might well be a PS6 title once it’s ready.
Image: Kojima Productions
Andrew Webster
Sean Hollister
Richard Lawler
Sony rumor says it will reduce PS5 Slim Digital Edition storage space.
Sony bumped the PS5’s storage from 825GB to 1TB when it introduced the new Slim model. But gaming bargain hunter billbil-kun has info about a revised discless edition spotted in Europe, that would see its SSD drop back to 825, while the disc version remains at 1TB -- is that better than raising the price again?
Dominic Preston
A second look at First Light.
After debuting during a PlayStation event in June, Hitman developer IO Interactive’s new James Bond game is getting a little more love from Sony.
A new State of Play this Wednesday at 2PM ET will give us 30 minutes of gameplay centered on “Bond’s first mission as an MI6 recruit.”
State of Play presents 007 First Light gameplay deep dive on September 3
[PlayStation.Blog]
Emma Roth
You can still buy a PS5 at its original price.
Sony’s $50 price hike in the US hasn’t gone into effect yet on PlayStation’s website or at other retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and GameStop.
Jay Peters
More Legends.
Ghost of Yōtei will be getting a free, co-op Legends mode next year, and it sounds like the one added to Ghost of Tsushima after its launch. Yōtei will be released on October 2nd, and Sony shared a new trailer at Opening Night Live.
Richard Lawler
Helldivers 2’s Halo crossover, explained.
Once the PlayStation-published shooter is available on Xbox consoles on August 26th, there will also be a new Helldivers 2 x Halo: ODST Legendary Warbond available, with armor seats, weapon skins, ODST-themed player cards, and a Warthog-style vehicle pattern, for the price of 1,500 Super Credits that you can pick up in-game or purchase.
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Sean Hollister
Now that’s a PlayStation fidget spinner.
“This model is fan art created by myself, it is not endorsed by, sponsored by or affiliated with Sony or PlayStation,” writes Graham Watson on his Bambu crowdfunding campaign. (Here’s more about those.) Looks awesome; I hope Sony’ll give it the nod or even a little help!
Jay Peters
PUBG is moving on from PS4 and Xbox One.
Beginning November 13th, the console version of PUBG: Battlegrounds will only be supported on PS5 and Xbox Series X / S, Krafton says.
Richard Lawler
Helldivers 2 teases a Halo 3 ODST tie-in ahead of its launch on Xbox.
This trailer starts with the PlayStation logo and ends with a teaser for Xbox’s most prized gaming franchise, before the game arrives on Microsoft’s consoles on August 26th. Meanwhile, formerly Xbox-exclusive Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga is launching on PlayStation.
Are the platform wars over?
Dominic Preston
Sony sells its 80 millionth PS5.
Its 80.3 millionth, to be exact, half the lifetime sales of the PS2, the best-selling console of all time, and closing on the 87.4 million PS3 sales. Sony sold 2.5 million consoles over April-June, about the same as last year, but doubled its gaming profit thanks to game sales and subscriptions.
It lowered its forecast for the tariff hit, but that likely didn’t factor in Trump’s new threat of a 100 percent rate on chips.
Dominic Preston
Genshin Impact is too demanding for the PS4.
Developer HoYoverse is ending support for the game, which will leave the PlayStation store next month and stop working entirely next April. The devs blamed “limitations related to hardware performance and platform application size.”
Fortunately, Genshin Impact will remain playable on more powerful hardware like the PS5 and, um, your phone.
Brandon Russell
Andrew Liszewski
Ash Parrish
When’s Marvel? Pretty soon.
Sony has announced Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new Marvel Comics fighting game developed by Guilty Gear studio Arc System Works, will make its debut at EVO 2025. You’ll be able to demo six playable characters - Storm, Ms. Marvel, Doom, Captain America, Iron Man and Star Lord - arranged in teams of four.
Also at EVO 2025, will be a developer panel discussing gameplay and development, if I know anything about EVO, there will likely be an exhibition showcase for the game as well. You can catch all the new info on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls when EVO 2025 starts on August 1st.
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Jay Peters
Ghost of Corporate Synergy.
Alamo Drafthouse, which is owned by Sony, is hosting a film series “inspired by” Ghost of Yōtei, a PlayStation video game made by Sucker Punch Productions, which is a Sony-owned studio. There’s even a custom popcorn bucket.
Jay Peters
PlayStation is giving you another chance to get its 30th anniversary DualSense controller.
There will be a “limited restock” on September 9th, according to a post on PlayStation’s Facebook page.
Preorders will be available to PlayStation Plus members starting July 21st at 10AM ET. They’ll be open to the general public on July 23rd at 10AM ET.
Jay Peters
See you on PlayStation Plus, chooms.
The base version of Cyberpunk 2077 is now available as part of PlayStation Plus’ Game Catalog.
Ash Parrish
I ain’t afraid of no Ghost of Yotei.
Last month during its summer State of Play, Sony said that it would put on a special presentation focused on Ghost of Yotei. Now it’s time. On Thursday July 10th at 5PM ET / 2PM PT on Twitch and YouTube, Playstation will put on a 20-minute deep dive into Sucker Punch Studios’ follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima. Expect more info on gameplay, Atsu, her story, and her bloody quest for vengeance.
Watch the Ghost of Yōtei State of Play gameplay deep dive on July 10
[blog.playstation.com]