TodayFri, 8th Nov 2024

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  10

  News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveals Players' Most Popular Class, Race, and Faction

  Data Age

  BioWare's always been quick to share player statistics for its games. In particular, the developer used to spark heated debates amongst fans whenever it revealed data for Mass Effect. And while we doubt that these early points of interest for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will prove very surprising, they still provide some welcome insight into...

  • 10pm
  • EA
  • BioWare
  • PS5
  • Dragon Age
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  66

  News Sony Boss Says It's 'Learned a Lot' from PC Player Pushback

  But it isn't backing down

  Sony’s decision to mandate PSN account linking with its PC ports has caused friction with the fanbase outside of its PlayStation ecosystem, but it’s not backing down. Speaking as part of a financial call with investors, boss Hiroki Totoki said the organisation had “learned a lot” from the situation but needs to...

  • 7:30pm
  • Sony
  • PC
  • PSN
• 

  71

  Guide How to Transfer Data from PS5 to PS5 Pro

  All data, games, saves, and media covered

  How do you transfer data from PS5 to PS5 Pro? With some base PS5 owners looking to upgrade their own PlayStation hardware to what PS5 Pro offers, the topic of your current data and how it's transferred to the upgraded console quickly arises. In this guide, we're going to reveal how to transfer data from PS5...

  • 5:15pm
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
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  48

  Hands On Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 16, and Metaphor: ReFantazio All Get a Boost on PS5 Pro

  Frame raters

  We've spent the last couple of days putting games like Dragon's Dogma 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth through their paces on PS5 Pro. Those titles have been handed dedicated updates so that they can take advantage of Sony's supercharged system — but what about popular PS5 games that haven't been Pro-patched? In theory, unpatched titles...

  • 5pm
  • Previews
  • PS5 Pro
  • Cyberpunk
  • Final Fantasy
  • Metaphor
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  15

  News Genshin Impact's Already Enormous Open World Grows Even Bigger in New PS5, PS4 Update

  Find time

  Genshin Impact’s life-consuming campaign will add an enormous influx of content with its v5.2 update, due out on 20th November. As we’re still deep in the Natlan arc, this will add several new environments to the map, where you’ll be able to hang with new tribes and “investigate a mysterious accident” as part of the latest event...

  • 3:30pm
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Genshin Impact
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  6

  News Rep PS5's Astro Bot in Style with Official, Adorable Clothing from Insert Coin

  Don an icon

  Sony and Team Asobi have been doing a pretty great job of keeping Astro Bot in the news cycle since its launch in September. That's largely thanks to a series of free speedrun levels, which are being added to the 3D platformer each week. However, Insert Coin Clothing — which makes officially licenced clothes and accessories related to...

  • 3pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Astro Bot
  • Merchandise
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  0

  News PS5 Pro Could Cost Almost $1,000 if Proposed Tariffs Are Imposed

  Price hike

  If you already think PS5 Pro is overpriced, then it could be about to get even more expensive in the US – and potentially through no fault of Sony’s own. Gizmodo reports that, following Donald Trump’s election victory earlier this week, he could impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese exports once he assumes office in January next...

  • 2:30pm
  • PS5
  • USA
  • Industry
• 

  63

  News Nintendo and The Pokémon Company Want to Stop the Sale of Palworld

  Claims the game infringes on its patents

  Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are seeking an injunction which will block the sale of Palworld, it’s been revealed. Earlier this year, just days prior to the indie game’s PS5 release, the Mario maker filed a patent lawsuit against developer Pocketpair – and now we have more details about what it...

  • 2pm
  • Pocketpair
  • Industry
  • Legal
• 

  10

  News "Thanks For The Nostalgia Kick" - Devs Behind The Getaway Look Back On A PS2 Classic

  Time Extension "I found some photos that I don't think have ever seen the light of day"

  When Sony announced it was digitising the streets of London for the open-world PS2 title The Getaway, it predictably caused quite a stir. Developed by Team Soho, the game was designed to be a showcase for the console's power, with the promise of giving the player 113 square...

  • 1:35pm
  • PS2
  • PlayStation
• 

  49

  News Sony Promises It'll Launch Major PS5 Single Player Games Every Year Moving Forwards

  Back on track

  Sony shocked PS5 fans earlier this year when it said there’ll be no major first-party games in 2024. The quote was a little misinterpreted, as it still released Game of the Year candidate Astro Bot, among others. Either way, that won’t be the case moving forwards. Speaking with investors as part of

  • 1:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hiroki Totoki
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  61

  News Sony Comments on Concord Disaster, Says Game Should Have Been Tested Earlier

  User testing and internal evaluation needed to be sooner

  Sony has claimed it should have been performing internal tests of Concord earlier than it was to spot the mistakes that led to its disastrous launch. Speaking during a Q&A session part of its latest Q2 financial earnings call, Sony president Hiroki Totoki said the firm is still going...

  • 1pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Concord
  • Industry
• 

  80

  News Astro Bot Sells 1.5 Million PS5 Copies Inside Nine Weeks

  37% considered "new users"

  The latest quarterly earnings report for Sony reveals Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies during its first nine weeks on the market, as of 3rd November 2024. This means it's already selling better than the likes of Demon's Souls, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal across roughly the same timespan after launch...

  • 11am
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Astro Bot
  • Sales
• 

  62

  News Sony Ships 65.5 Million PS5 Consoles, in Line with PS4

  77.7 million PS5 games sold

  Sony has confirmed via its Q2 results for fiscal year 2024 that it's now shipped 65.5 million PS5 consoles, with a total of 3.8 million systems sold within the quarter itself. The company sold 1.1 million fewer PS5 boxes this quarter compared to the same one for the previous fiscal year, but sales of games are on the...

  • 10:15am
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hardware
  • Sales
• 

  20

  News PS Store Makes Launch Day Easy with Dedicated PS5 Pro Category

  Enhanced on PS5 Pro

  If you've got yourself a fancy new PS5 Pro, we've painstakingly put together a list of all the games that are enhanced on Sony's mid-gen upgrade. But if you want it right from the source, the PS Store now has a dedicated PS5 Pro category, live as soon as you boot up. Pulling up the PS5's PS Store, tab over to the "Latest"...

  • 9am
  • Sony
  • PS5 Pro
  • Hardware
• 

  29

  News Movement from Amazon's Mass Effect TV Series, Fast & Furious 9 Writer Signed

  M9: The Shepard Saga

  If the long-awaited launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard wasn't enough to satiate your BioWare cravings, we've finally had an update on that Mass Effect TV series first reported in 2021. An adaptation is officially being developed at Amazon MGM Studios by Fast & Furious 9 writer Daniel Casey. Word comes to us through an...

  • 8am
  • EA
  • Amazon
  • TV
  • Mass Effect
• 

  29

  News MultiVersus Underperforms, Another $100 Million Blow for Warner Bros

  Tough time for Raven to arrive

  Publisher Warner Bros Discovery announced that free-to-play brawler MultiVersus (developed by Player First, which it recently acquired) has significantly underperformed, another $100 million hit to gaming revenue in 2024. Add to that the $200 million Harley and the rest of the Suicide Squad made off with, and it's been...

  • 5am
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MultiVersus
• 

  7

  News Larian Studios Confirms Baldur's Gate 3's PS5 Pro Enhancements

  Party-wide buffs

  Attentive members of the community noticed last week that Baldur's Gate 3 would be enhanced on PS5 Pro, and now we have the specifics. Larian Studios says the game's Quality and Performance modes on Sony's shiny new hardware have been refined "to achieve crisp console visuals without sacrificing smooth performance." Timed to...

  • 4am
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • Baldur's Gate
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  60

  News Hypnotic PS5 Pro Boot Screen, Background Worth the Upgrade

  Better than therapy

  Today's the big day, with the PS5 Pro making its way into the hands of those willing to shell out for Sony's pricey mid-gen upgrade. While the main reason to pick one up remains the robust, muscular graphical gains the system provides, there is another: PS5 Pro owners can exclusively enjoy a fancy animated boot screen and...

  • 3am
  • Sony
  • PS5 Pro
  • Hardware
• 

  6

  News Another Grimdark, Warhammer 40,000 Co-Op Shooter Announced for PS5

  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide arrives in December

  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is officially coming to PS5, initially launching on PC and Xbox in 2022. Faithful servants of the Emperor of Mankind can serve Him by battling Nurgle's endless, rotting hordes in intense four-player cooperative gameplay from 3rd December. A co-op survival shooter in the vein...

  • 2am
  • Fatshark
  • PS5
  • Warhammer 40000
• 

  18

  Guide Astro Bot Guide: Full Walkthrough and All Collectibles

  A 100% walkthrough for Astro Bot

  In this Astro Bot guide, we have a full walkthrough of the game, pointing out where to find all the collectibles in every level. This includes the locations of all Bots, all Puzzle Pieces, and all Lost Galaxy Warp Portals. On top of that we have pages on cosmetic items

  • 12am
  • Guides
  • Astro Bot
  • PS5

YesterdayThu, 7th Nov 2024

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  131

  Guide All PS5 Pro Enhanced Games

  Every game with support for Sony's new hardware

  Sony’s new PS5 Pro hardware will make games look and run better. While it’ll be mandatory to support the new system moving forwards, many developers are taking the opportunity to upgrade existing games with patches. On this page, as part of our PS5 guide, we’ll be keeping tabs on all the titles...

  • Yesterday, 2:45pm
  • Guides
  • PS5 Pro
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  159

  Guide Where To Buy PS5 Pro

  Update: Available now

  Hoping to buy a PS5 Pro console? Sony's new supercharged PS5 console, the PS5 Pro, is now available at retail. It boasts an upgraded GPU, advanced raytracing, and an AI-based upscaling solution named PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. Originally exclusive to the PS Direct store, the system has now appeared at various...

  • Yesterday, 8am
  • Guides
  • PS5 Pro
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  76

  News 'Mind Boggling' Horizon Forbidden West Has the Best Console Image Quality Ever on PS5 Pro

  Lightyears beyond base PS5

  Horizon Forbidden West, and its recently remastered predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn, is comfortably one of the best looking games you can play today. And it’s no surprise to see it already pushing the PS5 Pro to its limits, as developer Guerrilla Games have always been tech wizards. Speaking about the upgrade in a recent...

  • Yesterday, 5:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Horizon
• 

  52

  Hands On $700 Later and Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Pro Performance Is Still Far from Perfect

  The cycle continues

  Touted as a game that could greatly benefit from the PS5 Pro's arrival, Dragon's Dogma 2 takes advantage of Sony's new system through several graphics settings that were recently added via an update. Those familiar with Capcom's open world RPG will know that the title has struggled to attain smooth technical performance since...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Previews
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • Dragon's Dogma
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  173

  Poll Did You Buy a PS5 Pro?

  Trust the Pro-cess

  Well, here we are. Today marks the launch of a new PlayStation console — a mid-gen upgrade in the form of PS5 Pro. Boasting more capable internals and touting Sony's AI-powered PSSR, the angle is that the Pro will let you run PS5 games at higher resolutions without sacrificing performance. The best of both worlds, you could say,...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • PS5 Pro
  • PS5
  • Polls
  • Features
• 

  51

  News Stellar Blade a 'Gigantic Leap' on PS5 Pro, PSSR Better Than Native 4K Option

  You better bel-Eve it

  Stellar Blade is comfortably one of the best games of the year, and while we knew it would be upgraded for the PS5 Pro, we had no idea exactly how. It sounds like this may be one of the new system’s secret success stories, as Digital Foundry describes its upgrades as a “gigantic leap”. There are two options available,...

  • Yesterday, 2:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Stellar Blade
• 

  103

  News Death Stranding Gets a Surprise Xbox Series X|S Port, Out Now

  Kojima Productions now owns the IP

  Death Stranding has received an unexpected port to Xbox Series X|S, available now at a sale price of $19.99. This is the Director's Cut version of the game specifically, which first released for PS5 in 2021. Kojima Productions has also shared it now has full ownership of the Death Stranding IP. Given the fact the...

  • Yesterday, 12:30pm
  • Sony
  • 505 Games
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding
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  30

  Hands On Serious Pop-In the Only Problem with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Massive PS5 Pro Boost

  Cloud nine

  Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was plagued by an astoundingly blurry performance mode when it first released on PS5 in February of this year. Obvious graphical limitations were put in place so that the RPG could run at 60 frames-per-second; it played just fine, but it could look rough outside of cutscenes. With the PS5 Pro, Rebirth has gained...

  • Yesterday, 9pm
  • Previews
  • Square Enix
  • PS5 Pro
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
• 

  72

  News Gran Turismo 7 Clocks Native 4K, 120fps on PS5 Pro Via Game Boost, Pre-Enhanced Patch

  Blistering lap times

  PS5 Pro is out today, and if you'd like to put Sony's shiny new machine through its paces, it sounds like Gran Turismo 7 might fit the ticket. Developer Polyphony Digital appears to have a handle on that extra horsepower; GT7 runs at a native 4K, 120fps on PS5 Pro, and that's without the all-important Enhanced patch required to...

  • Yesterday, 4am
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Gran Turismo
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  7

  News Black Ops 6 Gets One of the Biggest Call of Duty Updates Ever in Season One

  Six multiplayer maps, new Zombies map, and new Resurgence map

  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be treated to one of the series' biggest-ever seasonal updates on 14th November 2024 as Season One begins across both the new game and Warzone. Some of the content will be available on day one and other bits will be rolled out throughout the season. In...

  • Yesterday, 8:45pm
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
  • Updates
• 

  24

  News SEGA Is Delisting a Bunch of Retro Games, And It's Got Fans Thinking

  Is a new compilation incoming?

  SEGA will delist a laundry list of classic Mega Drive and Dreamcast games from various storefronts from 6th December, prompting many fans to ponder how the publisher plans to replace them. While PlayStation is the least affected format due to its lack of backwards compatibility with the PS3, it will lose the SEGA Mega...

  • Yesterday, 3:30pm
  • SEGA
  • PS4
  • SEGA Mega Drive Classics
• 

  153

  Out Today PS5 Pro, the Most Powerful Console Ever

  A new era begins

  Ever since the PS5 released, fans had been pondering whether a PS5 Pro would follow. We didn’t find out officially until 10th September, when the system was announced alongside its unprecedented $700/£700 price point. Reaction has largely been mixed since then. While the reviews have largely been positive, and tech experts...

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Out Today
  • Features
• 

  4

  News Dynasty Warriors: Origins 4K PS5 Gameplay Is a Sight to Behold

  Castle crashers

  Originally part of the publisher's Tokyo Game Show presentation, Koei Tecmo has released a full 4K version of its Dynasty Warriors: Origins gameplay showcase. The video is over 15 minutes long, and takes us through an entire castle siege. On top of the heightened resolution, we've now got English subtitles — and so it's much...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Koei Tecmo
  • PS5
  • Dynasty Warriors
• 

  26

  Random Super Smash Bros Maker Masahiro Sakurai Says He Bought a PS5 Pro Today

  Super spend bros

  Industry icon Masahiro Sakurai – the eternally young creator of the Super Smash Bros franchise and founder of Sora Ltd – plunged deep into his wallet today to purchase a PS5 Pro console. “I bought it,” he wrote on social media, next to an image of the supercharged system’s box. While the new system has sparked global...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • PS5
  • Industry
  • Culture
  • Masahiro Sakurai
  • Random
• 

  25

  News PS5 Pro Has One of Its First 8K Games in No Man's Sky

  8K at 30FPS, plus a 4K 60fps mode

  Sony might not be shipping the PS5 Pro with an 8K logo on its outer packaging, but that doesn't stop a handful of titles from supporting the 7680 x 4320 resolution. Gran Turismo 7 was previously announced as one game with an 8K mode on PS5 Pro, and now Hello Games has added No Man's Sky to the list. At launch, from...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • Hello Games
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • No Man's Sky
  • Updates
• 

  38

  News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First PS5 Update Out Now, Adds Mass Effect Armour, Fixes Bugs

  Behind the Veil

  Update: Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first post-launch PS5 patch is available to download now, weighing in at 1.7GB. The official patch notes are all about fixing specific bugs, but the update does include a nice little surprise. As noted by BioWare on social media, players can pick up two Mass Effect-themed armour sets (in...

  • Yesterday, 7:30pm
  • EA
  • BioWare
  • PS5
  • Dragon Age
  • Patches
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  9

  News More Classic PS1 RPGs Could Be Coming To PS5

  Time Extension "The offer's there, the talks are there, they're productive"

  We all know that the PS1 is a goldmine when it comes to classic RPGs, but it's a shame that more of them aren't available on Sony's current system, the PS5. This was a point that was put to Working Designs founder Victor Ireland when he recently spoke on the Retro Hangover podcast...

  • Yesterday, 10:35am
  • PS5
  • PS1
• 

  14

  News Don't Forget PS5 Pro Also Makes Big Improvements to PSVR2

  Headset heaven

  There’s been very little coverage of how the PS5 Pro is improving PSVR2, but we’ll have a lot more for you on that front in the coming days. In the meantime, we thought we’d share with you how a couple of major titles are leveraging Sony’s new hardware to improve their games. First, it’s worth noting the platform holder’s...

  • Yesterday, 10:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
• 

  11

  News 20 Years Later, Identity of Metal Gear Solid 3 Eva Voice Actress Revealed

  Got to be free

  The identity of Metal Gear Solid 3's Eva (AKA Tatyana, Matka Pluku, Big Mama), the iconic spy who fought alongside Naked Snake and appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, has finally been revealed. Listed in the credits as "Suzetta Miñet" back in the day, this was actually a pseudonym created to protect the...

  • Yesterday, 3am
  • Konami
  • PS5
  • Metal Gear Solid
• 

  22

  News God of War Ragnarok Will Look and Run Better Than Ever on PS5 Pro, and Solve Fewer Puzzles for You

  Boy, this sounds like a good update

  A new patch for Santa Monica Studio’s outstanding God of War Ragnarok is available to download right now, and it introduces PS5 Pro performance improvements for everyone who purchased the system today. There are few surprises here, but some nice little additional toggles. Enhanced Mode, the flagship new...

  • Yesterday, 9:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • God of War
  • Updates
• 

  13

  Flashback "The S**t Absolutely Hit The Fan" - When WipEout (And Sara Cox's Bloody Nose) Shocked A Nation

  Time Extension "It seemed there'd been a not-very-robust sign-off process"

  It's fair to say that with WipEout, Sony got its marketing absolutely spot-on. In fact, it's hard to recall another instance in the history of video game marketing when the stars aligned so perfectly. The game's marriage of cutting-edge visuals, stunning design (courtesy of The Designers...

  • Yesterday, 4:35pm
  • Features
  • Wipeout
  • Flashback
• 

  22

  News This Time Next Year, You Could Be Playing GTA 6 on Your PS5

  Rockstar's almost ready to report a robbery

  In some ways we can’t believe we’re even writing this sentence, but this time next year, you could already be playing GTA 6. The anticipated open worlder has always had a tentative release date of 2025 attached, and Take-Two insists it’ll be out “in the fall of calendar 2025”. That’s more or...

  • Yesterday, 6:30pm
  • Rockstar
  • PS5
  • GTA
  • Grand Theft Auto
• 

  14

  News Take-Two Has Sold Its Private Division Subsidiary to an Unnamed Buyer

  New owner to be announced in due course

  Indie games publisher Private Division is no longer part of Take-Two, as it’s been sold to an undisclosed buyer. Strauss Zelnick, the firm’s head honcho, told GamesIndustry.biz that the new owner will be disclosed soon. The sale, according to the exec, will allow the firm to focus on larger projects...

  • Yesterday, 12am
  • Take-Two
  • Private Division
  • Industry
• 

  21

  News Take-Two CEO Says Borderlands Movie Bombing 'Didn't Hurt at All'

  Like water off a duck's back

  When the Borderlands movie bombed on the world stage, it barely managed to scrape back its marketing budget, let alone what was spent securing the likes of Cate Blanchett and Jack Black. But Take-Two Interactive ZEO, Strauss Zelnick, doesn't think it did lasting damage to the video game franchise from which it was...

  • Yesterday, 5am
  • Take-Two
  • Industry
• 

  17

  News Don't Nod Staff to Strike in Paris, Workers Demand Redundancy Plan Be Abandoned

  French revolution

  Last month, Parisian developer/publisher Don't Nod announced it would cancel multiple projects, reorganise the company, and eliminate a strangely specific 69 positions in the process. Our favourite French union, Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV), fresh off of causing headaches for Ubisoft, has a...

  • Yesterday, 2am
  • Don't Nod
  • Industry
• 

  3

  News Helium Heights Hands Astro Bot PS5 Its Fourth Speedrun Level

  Playable now via PS5 update

  The fourth of five free Astro Bot speedrun levels is available now on PS5, titled Helium Heights. Download the new PS5 update and you'll be able to start recording times to the online leaderboard for this new stage, which is based around the balloon device Astro uses to temporarily float up in the air. You can catch a...

  • Yesterday, 4:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Astro Bot
  • Updates

Wednesday6th Nov 2024

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  65

  Guide PS5 Pro vs PS5: Full Tech Specs Comparison

  Is PS5 Pro more powerful than PS5?

  Looking for a full tech specs comparison of PS5 Pro vs PS5? Since the upgraded console out of Sony is so expensive, you may be looking to learn exactly what $700 will get you over the base system. In this guide, we're going to present a PS5 Pro vs PS5: full tech specs comparison. PS5 Pro vs PS5: Full Tech Specs...

  • Wed, 11:45pm
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
• 

  70

  News PS5 Pro Has a Remarkable Impact on Unpatched Games

  Power to the players

  Update: Digital Foundry has now followed through with its more extensive verdict on PS5 Pro Game Boost, discussing the enhancements on games not specifically patched to support the hardware. In almost all cases, you’re getting a smoother experience. Titles like Elden Ring run much closer to 60fps in Quality Mode, although...

  • Wed, 3:30pm
  • PS5
  • Hardware
• 

  134

  Round Up PS5 Pro Reviews Love New Tech and Its Glimpse of PS6 Potential

  The future is now

  With the launch of the PS5 Pro now just one day away, Sony has lifted the embargo on hardware reviews of its new and upgraded console. Below you'll find a selection of verdicts from reputable and trusted outlets, all sharing their thoughts on the PS5 Pro. The general verdict is positive, with reviewers praising the console's new...

  • Wed, 11:25am
  • Sony
  • PS5 Pro
  • Round Up
  • Features
• 

  127

  News Metacritic Responds to Ongoing Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review Bombing Campaign

  User scores: what are they good for?

  Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out in the wild for a few days, but the furore surrounding BioWare's latest continues unabated. Review aggregate site Metacritic has spoken out in response to the wave of low-effort, negative user reviews, which are at odds with both the game's critical reception and user...

  • Wed, 5am
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Dragon Age
• 

  24

  News Almost 3,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted for November

  Hey big spender

  Sony has plunged the price of almost 3,000 PS5 and PS4 games, with discounts of up to 95% off available from today through 22nd November. This will likely be the last big sale before Black Friday at the end of the month. There’s a lot to get through here, but some of the highlights include: Dragon’s Dogma 2 -...

  • Wed, 6:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Store
  • Deals
• 

  27

  News The Sublime Silent Hill 2 Gets PS5 Pro Enhancements

  PS5 Pro Enhanced tag spotted

  Last month's excellent Silent Hill 2 remake will be treated to PS5 Pro support, as it's been spotted the game's PS Store listing now spots a PS5 Pro Enhanced tag. Bloober Team and Konami haven't detailed what those upgrades will be just yet, but we've reached out to PR to try and gain more information. On the base PS5...

  • Wed, 2:45pm
  • Konami
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • Silent Hill
• 

  33

  News PS5 Pro Actually Gives You Almost All Its 2TB of Storage to use

  1.89TB of space is all yours

  One of the issues the base PS5 has always struggled with is the measly internal SSD it has, coming in at just 825GB. It's not really enough space to have multiple PS5 titles installed at once, especially given how large the likes of Call of Duty can get. The situation got worse, though, when it was revealed that only...

  • Wed, 12:15pm
  • Sony
  • PS5 Pro
• 

  50

  News PS5 Pro Does a 'Much Better Job' of Enhancing Games Than PS4 Pro Did, Says Tech Experts

  "The most powerful, forward-looking console on the market"

  PS5 Pro finds itself in somewhat of a strange situation. The nature of the tech industry right now means it’s priced absurdly high at £700/$700, and while its jump is substantial, it lacks that obvious selling point of 1080p to 4K, which the PS4 Pro had. System architect Mark Cerny...

  • Wed, 6pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hardware
• 

  32

  News Early Tests Reveal How PS5 Pro Improves Your Old PS4 Games

  "Nice to have"

  One of the more fascinating features of the PS5 Pro, mentioned in early marketing materials and leaked more meaningfully over the weekend, is how it aims to improve unpatched PS4 games. These titles, never updated for the PS4 Pro, stand to benefit from a toggle in the new system’s menu named ‘Enhance Image Quality for PS4...

  • Wed, 5:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
• 

  48

  News SEGA Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Virtua Fighter Franchise for PS5

  Are we dreaming?

  SEGA is on a charm offensive. The legendary Japanese publisher, which has launched some of the best games of 2024, is reviving an array of favourites – including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. But you can add Yu Suzuki’s iconic Virtua Fighter to that list, as confirmed in an interview with

  • Wed, 4pm
  • SEGA
  • PS5
  • Virtua Fighter
• 

  22

  News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity Original Sin 2 Seemingly Set for PS5

  PS5 version gets PEGI age rating

  Larian Studios appears to be readying a native PS5 port of Divinity: Original Sin 2, the critically acclaimed RPG it made prior to Baldur's Gate 3. The game has always been playable on Sony's current-gen console via backwards compatibility, but bringing it natively to PS5 could open it up to graphical improvements as...

  • Wed, 1pm
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Divinity
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  News More and More Games Tag on PS5 Pro Support Before Launch

  Slitterhead! UFC 5! More!

  The number of all PS5 Pro enhanced games is growing by the day, and several titles have tagged on support in the penultimate day before the supercharged system’s launch. We’ve been keeping track of everything in our guide, but as an additional heads up, the following titles have had their PS Store pages updated to...

  • Wed, 1:45pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hardware
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  News Until Dawn Remake Gets Needed Graphical Options in PS5, PS5 Pro Update

  “Fix for Ashley breathing too loudly”

  Released last month, we dinged the Ballistic Moon-developed, Sony-published PS5 remake of Until Dawn in our review for shipping, inexplicably, with a maximum framerate of 30fps when the PS4 original was capable of 60 with PS5 backwards compatability. Well, better late than never, we suppose; Performance and...

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  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Until Dawn
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  News Hogwarts Legacy Summons Additional Sales, Soars Past a Staggering 30 Million Sold

  Accio money

  Hogwarts Legacy was always going to be big, set as it is, in the iconic Harry Potter universe. Last we heard, back in March, Warners Bros had shifted a magical 22 million copies since launch in 2023; that number is now over 30 million and counting, with a sequel considered a "very big priority". Warner Bros. Games revealed the revised...

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  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Hogwarts Legacy
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  News Dress-Up RPG Infinity Nikki Seemingly Strutting to PS5 in December

  Pre-order pack appears

  Cosy dress-up RPG – and probable live service gigahit – Infinity Nikki looks like it’ll strut to PS5 on 5th December, assuming a PS Store listing is accurate. While developer Infold Games has yet to comment – and its previously announced PS5 beta test has yet to launch – a pre-order pack includes the aforementioned...

  • Wed, 12am
  • Infold Games
  • PS5
  • Infinity Nikki
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  News Netflix's Recent AAA Studio Closure Part of Planned AI Pivot

  Team "Blue" boasted veterans of God of War, Halo, and Overwatch

  Last month, Game File reported that Netflix had unceremoniously shuttered one of its internal development studios, "Team Blue". Likely having spent vast sums on securing splashy talents like longtime Halo creative lead Joseph Staten and God of War art director Raffael Grassetti, those...

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  • Netflix
  • Industry
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  News Survey Finds 21% of European Games Industry Professionals Were Laid Off in Last Year

  Brain drain

  According to the annual Big Games Industry Employment Survey, run in conjunction with the Values Value recruitment agency and career platform InGame Job, a sobering almost 21% of European games industry professionals have been laid off in the last year; some found new jobs, others found work outside of the industry, and still more are...

  • Wed, 3am
  • Industry
  • Community