A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5’s design into slick console covers
A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5's design into slick console covers The PlayStation 5’s curvy design is divisive. The Verge‘s Andrew Webster called it a “robotic clam” in his 2020 review, which is actually kind of endearing. Personally, I kind of got over hating it sometime during the past almost-six years of its […]
Today is the final day to save up to $150 on a PS5 before the price goes up
Today is the final day to save up to $150 on a PS5 before the price goes up Behold, the PlayStation 5 Pro. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The cost of the PlayStation Portal and every PlayStation 5 console is going up tomorrow, April 2nd, by as much as $150 in some cases. […]
Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April
Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd. In an announcement on Friday, Sony says that the standard PS5 will now cost $649.99, up from $549.99. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition now costs $599.99 instead of $499.99, and the PlayStation […]
Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames
Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, told Digital Foundry that ML-based frame generation tech is coming to “PlayStation platforms” in the future, letting the game console use AI to imagine new frames between the ones it’s actually rendering, […]
Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games
Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony’s digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What’s more, those offers are tracked in the PlayStation API with experiment identifiers like IPT_PILOT and IPT_OPR_TESTING. […]
Overwatch: all the news about Blizzard’s hit hero shooter
Overwatch: all the news about Blizzard's hit hero shooter Overwatch 2, the sequel to Activision Blizzard’s hit hero shooter Overwatch, was announced in 2019 but didn’t arrive for another three years, eventually bringing a shift to five-on-five matches in PVP, and a few new characters, including Overwatch’s first Black female hero. After canceling planned PvE […]
Sony’s new ‘Hyperpop’ PS5 covers are bursting with RGB color
Sony's new 'Hyperpop' PS5 covers are bursting with RGB color Sony’s first PlayStation announcement of 2026 is all about color. The new Hyperpop Collection includes colorful neon console covers and controllers that really add a pop of color to a PS5. Sadly, if you own a PS5 Pro then you won’t be able to enjoy […]
Sony’s legal battle against Tencent’s Horizon ‘clone’ is already over
Sony's legal battle against Tencent's Horizon 'clone' is already over In July, Sony sued Tencent to prevent the release of Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a “slavish clone” of its popular Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; the two companies have reached a “confidential settlement” and the case has […]
Sony is taking $100 off its PS5 consoles for Black Friday
Sony is taking $100 off its PS5 consoles for Black Friday Sony is cutting the price of its PS5 consoles by $100 for Black Friday. Deals include a PS5 Digital Edition 825GB Fortnite bundle for $399.99 and a 1TB PS5 Fortnite bundle for $449.99 — both ship with exclusive Fortnite in-game content and 1,000 V-Bucks. […]
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal PlayStation has announced that cloud streaming is officially rolling out to the PlayStation Portal, after a beta test period that started last year. Starting later today, PlayStation Premium Plus members will be able to stream select titles from their own library without the need to connect to […]