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What games will be given away in PS Plus in December

Traditionally, in the last days of the month, Sony announces the next month’s PS Plus game giveaways. Thus, in December, all subscribers of all tariffs, including the basic PS Plus Essential, will be able to add the following titles to their library: Lego 2K Drive (PS4, PS5) — is an ... Read more

New details of The Last of Us Part II remaster revealed

The recently announced remaster of The Last of Us Part II has been updated with new details. The game’s official page on the PlayStation store has details about the new mode and Lost Levels. Lost Levels allow players to explore early versions of three new levels that were not in ... Read more

Sony faces $7.9 billion class action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices

Sony is facing a $7.9 billion class action lawsuit over allegations of abuse of dominance, which led to unfair pricing for consumers. This decision was made by the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, according to Reuters. Last year, consumer rights expert Alex Neill filed a lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) ... Read more

The Last of Us Part II will be remastered only 3.5 years after the original game’s release

Sony and Naughty Dog studio announced the release of The Last of Us Part II remaster in 2024. The Last of Us Part II Remastered will be released on PlayStation 5 on January 19, 2024, which is only 3.5 years after the original game’s release. The original The Last of ... Read more

Apple to give PlayStation 5 owners six months of Apple Music subscription

Sony, in collaboration with Apple, has introduced a new bonus program for PlayStation 5 owners. As Sony wrote in a blog post, the promotion is available only to new Apple Music users or to users who qualify for a refund of their previous subscription. Also, the offer is available only ... Read more

Madame Web – official trailer

The official trailer for Madame Web is finally here. The Sony Pictures film is due for release on February 14, 2024. The film describes one of the most mysterious characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Dakota Johnson plays Cassandra Webb, a Manhattan paramedic who discovers she has clairvoyant abilities. Faced ... Read more

Free games for PS Plus Extra and Premium in November: Teardown, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Superliminal and more

Traditionally, Sony launches “additional” game giveaways for more expensive PS Plus plans in the second half of the month, a couple of weeks after the general announcement for all packages, including the basic PS Plus Essential. Starting November 21, the following games for PS4 and PS5 will be available for ... Read more

Sony has patented the ability to continue the game from anywhere

A new patent recently filed by Sony describes a feature that will allow users to choose the exact moments from which they want to return to the game, writes Insider Gaming. The feature will allow users to track the progress of the campaign and select a specific moment in the ... Read more

Sony managed to sell almost 47 million PlayStation 5 consoles in three years

Sony sold 4.9 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the second quarter of this fiscal year, reports Engadget. In total, PS5 console sales have reached 46.6 million units since the model’s launch in November 2020. Sony expects to sell 25 million PS5 consoles this fiscal year. This means that in the ... Read more

YouTuber shows what PlayStation 5 Slim looks like from the inside

Although we don’t know when the PlayStation 5 Slim will go on sale, some YouTubers have already managed to get the console, compare it to the regular version, and even disassemble it. Tech blogger Dave2D has released a 10-minute video in which he explains and shows the design features of ... Read more

Sony has announced that integration with X will disappear on PlayStation starting November 13

Sony is preparing to stop integration with the X platform for PS5 and PS4. This means that players will soon not be able to post screenshots and videos from these consoles on social media, reports The Verge. “As of November 13, 2023, integration with X (formerly known as Twitter) will ... Read more

What games will be given away in PS Plus in November

This time, Sony made players wait – the next announcement of the PS Plus game giveaway was a bit late and appeared at the beginning of the month. Thus, in November, all subscribers of all tariffs, including the basic PS Plus Essential, will be able to add the following titles ... Read more

The first photos of the PlayStation 5 Slim have appeared

On the eve of the official release of the PlayStation 5 Slim, one user from X (ex-Twitter) was able to access the console earlier and shared photos comparing it to the regular PS5, reports The Verge. Since then, the user BrΔndon has already deleted the post with the photo, but ... Read more

Bungie fired about 100 employees, new Destiny 2 expansion postponed to summer

Bungie laid off about 100 employees after Destiny 2’s popularity fell. This is about 8% of the studio’s total staff of about 1,200 people, writes Bloomberg. Anonymous sources shared with Bloomberg that on the eve of the layoffs, a meeting was held at which it was said that the studio’s ... Read more

Blu-ray drive on the new PlayStation 5 will require the Internet for the first connection

Sony recently unveiled an updated PlayStation 5 with an optional Blu-ray drive. As it turned out, in order for the disk drive to work, users will definitely need an Internet connection, reports VGS. This applies not only to the version with the optional disk drive, but even to the version ... Read more

Cloud game streaming for PlayStation 5 launched in Japan

Sony has launched cloud game streaming on PlayStation 5 in Japan and at the same time answered some questions and shared technical requirements. Subscribers with the PS Plus Premium plan will be able to stream any games from their library, but only on PlayStation 5 for now. It will also ... Read more

Sony will launch cloud game streaming on PlayStation 5 in October – it will happen in stages

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans to launch a cloud game streaming feature on PlayStation 5 in October, writes VGC. The feature will be available to PlayStation Plus Premium members and will be rolled out in stages. For example, it is planned to launch in Japan on October 17, in ... Read more

Sony has updated the PlayStation 5 – previous models will be replaced by a version with a Blu-ray drive

As the Christmas season approaches, Sony is preparing to launch sales of its updated PlayStation 5 game console. It has a new, more compact design and now essentially has one version of the case, which is designed for horizontal installation, as a separate stand for $29.99 will be required for ... Read more

Ridley Scott is preparing an extended version of Napoleon for Apple TV+

Director Ridley Scott is working on a special version of Napoleon and hopes to show it on Apple TV+. This is reported by AppleInsider with reference to Games Radar Total Film. “I’m working on it,” he said, commenting on the special version of the upcoming movie. “It was four [hours] ... Read more

Sony launches Sony Pictures Core app for PlayStation 4/5, which allows you to buy movies

Sony has launched the Sony Pictures Core app for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, which will give gamers access to the company’s movie library, reports Engadget. In this app, users will be able to buy or rent movies. According to the company, the library will contain up to 2000 films ... Read more

Horizon Forbidden West will be released on PC in early 2024

Sony has announced that the large-scale open-world sci-fi epic Horizon Forbidden West will be released on PC in early 2024, reports Ars Technica. This will happen almost two years after the game’s debut on PlayStation 4 and 5 and four years after Horizon Zero Dawn appeared on computers. [gallery ids=”151326,151328″] ... Read more

What games will be given away in PS Plus in October

Traditionally, in the last days of the month, Sony announces the next month’s PS Plus game giveaways. Thus, in October, all subscribers of all tariffs, including the basic PS Plus Essential, will be able to add the following titles to their library: The Callisto Protocol (PS5, PS4) — a survival ... Read more

The leaked information showed how the Xbox team reacted to the PlayStation 5

As a result of a large-scale Xbox data leak, internal correspondence of Microsoft’s gaming division executives has become available. The correspondence reveals the team’s reaction to the PlayStation 5 in March 2020, when Sony’s console specifications became known. This is reported by The Verge, citing the unedited correspondence. In one ... Read more

Deep Earth Collection – a collection of interchangeable panels and controllers for Sony PlayStation 5

Sony has introduced a new line of interchangeable panels and controllers for PlayStation 5, reports TechRadar. The collection is called the Deep Earth Collection and will be launched later this year. It will include three colors: Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, and Sterling Silver. The recommended retail price for the collection’s ... Read more

Free games for PS Plus Extra and Premium in September: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and more

Traditionally, Sony launches “additional” game giveaways for more expensive PS Plus plans in the second half of the month, a couple of weeks after the general announcement for all packages, including the basic PS Plus Essential. Starting September 19, the following games for PS4 and PS5 will be available for ... Read more