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Sony has been on an acquisition spree as of late, adding Insomniac, Housemarque, Nixxes, Bluepoint and Bungie to its roster of PlayStation Studios – to name just a few. We know Sony plans to make more moves, but it seems the console manufacturer may have accidentally leaked their own announcement …

Sony has been slowly releasing more and more information on their upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset, with many fans expecting a late Holiday 2022 release date. It seems that may have been the initial plan, but according to a new leak, supply chain issues have forced Sony to delay the system …

In recent years, Sony has been steadily investing money into Epic Games. As part of the company's latest round of funding, Sony, and the investors behind LEGO, have invested a further $2 billion into Epic Games.  This time last year, Epic Games was valued at around $29 billion, but that …

Sony has made a concerted effort to expand the console manufacturer’s gaming business beyond the constraints of their own hardware. One method of this has been through releasing some of their biggest games onto PC. Thanks to SteamDB we now know what the next Sony title coming to PC will …

When Sony first unveiled the PlayStation 5 back in Summer 2020, a wide variety of games were announced, from launch titles to future and distant projects. One of the games announced was STRAY – an interesting title which has you play as a cat in a futuristic cyberpunk robot world. …

Last month's launch of Gran Turismo 7 wasn't as successful as anticipated. The game quickly drew criticism for its always-online requirement, microtransactions and in-game rewards balance. Polyphony Digital announced plans to rebalance things in a new update and this week, that update finally arrived.  As announced last month, the latest …

Naughty Dog released The Last of Us Part II in 2020 to universal acclaim and ultimately hundreds of awards. The team at Naughty Dog have been radio silent on what they have been working on, though one insider has now reportedly given insight into the studio’s developments. This rumour comes …

Many fans were left disappointed after it was revealed that Sony’s Bend Studio would not be working on a sequel to 2019’s Days gone. A new rumour has surfaced regarding their next game however, and if it is true, then Bend Studio’s upcoming project is an exciting one indeed. This …

Sony recently revealed their brand new and revamped PlayStation Plus service, which will be absorbing PlayStation Now into one unified service. As we wait for this service to go live, Sony is continuing to flesh out their PS Now library. Making the announcement on their blog, Sony revealed the set …

PlayStation 3 backwards compatibility has been on the wishlist of PlayStation fans for ages and now, the PS5 should have the compute power needed to emulate the PS3's Cell architecture effectively. For the time being, Sony is only supplying PS3 backwards compatibility through cloud streaming, but that might change in …

Firesprite Games is one of the most recent studios to be acquired by Sony. Formed of ex-Studio Liverpool talent, the team have worked primarily on VR titles. That being said, the team’s next project is said to be a AAA horror title built on Unreal Engine 5. Firesprite recently published …

Just ahead of the PS5 launch in 2020, Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus Collection, a set of some of the best-selling PS4 titles free to claim for new PS5 owners with a PS+ subscription. The collection is still around and claimable today, but one of the biggest games is about …

Following on from multiple leaks, Sony officially announced its PlayStation Plus revamp. Formerly known as Project Spartacus, this was set up to be Sony's answer to Xbox Game Pass, but initial impressions seem to be that the final product has fallen short of expectations.

After months of leaks and rumours, Sony finally announced their revamped PlayStation Plus service, offering new tier levels which include the ability to play classic PlayStation titles. While exact details on how the service works have not been detailed, Sony’s Jim Ryan has claimed that the games are “looking great” …

Sony just announced its revamped PlayStation Plus game subscription service, finally providing concrete details on the console manufacturer’s response to Xbox Games Pass. According to PlayStation Head Jim Ryan however, the notion of adding brand new games day-one to PS Plus “would not be possible.” Sony finally officially announced its …

We've been hearing about Sony's plan to revamp its PlayStation Plus subscription for months now, with various leaks revealing details well ahead of time. Today, Sony officially confirmed Project Spartacus by introducing two new PS+ tiers.  Earlier this week, a set of slides began doing the rounds on social media, …

We're apparently due to get news on Sony's big PlayStation Plus overhaul later this week, but that isn't putting a stop to monthly game leaks. Today, the PS+ line-up for April 2022 leaked online, giving subscribers three games to look forward to.  According to Deal Labs, a site that has …

Console mascots may not be as popular as they once were, but the creation of an iconic video game character associated with a specific system can help boost sales and cultural mindshare. Knack was Sony’s first PS4 mascot, and while reception to all of Knack’s games were lukewarm, the notion …

As we enter the spring season, many video game publishers are starting to offer insight into the next Quarter of gaming and beyond. The rumour mill surrounding PlayStation has been fervent in recent weeks, with multiple major announcements expected to be happening in just a few days. For months, rumours …

Back in December, we first learned that Sony is planning its own games subscription service known as ‘Spartacus’. The new subscription will combine PS+ and PSNow, while also offering a library of classic PlayStation titles for a monthly fee. According to sources this week, Sony will be launching this new …

Sony has been in the hotseat this month, with Gran Turismo fans growing increasingly frustrated with the latest entry to the franchise. Most complaints centre around the always-online requirement, microtransactions and low in-game rewards. After becoming the lowest user-rated PlayStation game ever, the team behind GT 7 has promised changes.  …

Today marks the 4th day of the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) which sees all manner of talks, discussions, announcements and details revealed regarding many aspects of the video games industry. Sony appears to be demoing their upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset at the conference suggesting more news may be …

The PlayStation Network is currently down, causing issues for players trying to access games and services across PS3, PS Vita, PS4 and PS5 consoles.  The issues began at around 12PM GMT. Currently, the PlayStation status page says “some services are experiencing issues” across all PlayStation platforms. Due to the outage, …

Sony has been promising to add variable refresh rate support to the PlayStation 5 ever since launch. Now 18 months later, the feature appears to be on the way, with Sony confirming plans to roll it out soon.  Last night, alongside a new PlayStation 5 Software update, Sony announced that …

Back in March 2021 we reported that PlayStation had partnered with industry veteran Jade Rayond and her newly-founded Haven Studios. While a PlayStation console exclusive was already in the works, Sony has now taken this partnership further by acquiring Haven Studios. Making the announcement on the PlayStation blog, PlayStation Studio …

Gran Turismo 7 hasn't had the best reception from fans, with many taking issue with the game's rewards system, microtransactions and always-online requirement. As a result, user reviews for the game have been growing more negative, and now, GT 7 has the lowest user score on Metacritic for any Sony-published …

Gran Turismo 7 officially released for the PS5 earlier this month but unfortunately, players are less than pleased with Sony's business strategy. The game has microtransactions, and the game doesn't seem to be particularly generous with its in-game currency, forcing players to either pay up or sink in huge amounts …

In late 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Sony alleging gender discrimination and after attempting to get the case dismissed, eight more women joined the suit, which is seeking class-action status. Now, Sony has officially responded, stating that it is taking the allegations seriously.  The gender discrimination lawsuit against Sony …

Sony and Microsoft took very different approaches to this console generation. While Sony opted to build one powerful console, Microsoft opted to build the Xbox Series X and then use a cut-down version of the chip to release a cheaper Xbox Series S. That strategy is seemingly paying off at …

The Russain invasion of Ukraine as commanded by Vladamir Putin has seen widespread outcry from many international industries. Following in the footsteps of EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo, CDPR and more, Sony is now suspending sales of its software in Russia while also donating ot the cause. Following the invasion of Ukraine …