Gaming Software Sony just fixed a security hole that made the PlayStation Portal more useful And that's why we can't have nice things in the emulation community By Alfonso Maruccia, April 4, 2024, 7:45 AM
Gaming Leaked Sony documents show PS5 Pro will have 2-4 times improved ray tracing performance Company also introduces PSSR, its alternative to DLSS and FRS By Cal Jeffrey, March 15, 2024, 3:18 PM 39 comments
Gaming PlayStation 5 users can now use pointers to help friends find hidden loot Friends watching you play via Share Screen can now interact with emojis and pointers By Cal Jeffrey, March 13, 2024, 3:54 PM
Gaming Industry Former Sony Interactive chairman says exclusivity is bad for the video game industry Platform holders must open to new markets in the everchanging gaming world By Alfonso Maruccia, March 11, 2024, 2:47 PM 15 comments
Gaming Software Helldivers 2 alleviates wait times by boosting server capacity to 700K, but is it really enough? Success has come at a small cost for Arrowhead By Zane Khan, February 25, 2024, 9:04 AM 8 comments
Gaming Hardware PlayStation VR 2 will start supporting PCs later this year For playing high-end games, the PS VR2 might be the best-value VR headset By Daniel Sims, February 22, 2024, 8:18 PM 16 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Self-taught programmer creates shovelware games in under 30 minutes, earns over $350,000 Making money from stroking beavers By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2024, 9:29 AM 15 comments
Gaming Hardware Sony PlayStation 5 Pro could be priced at $499 with no disc drive PS5 Pro could arrive in time for the 2024 holidays By Shawn Knight, February 15, 2024, 3:19 PM 15 comments
Gaming Sony president confirms plans to release PS5-exclusive titles on PC Microsoft is also planning to release Xbox and PC titles on PlayStation By Kishalaya Kundu, February 15, 2024, 8:44 AM 20 comments
Gaming Software Sony's latest PS5 beta update brings AI noise cancellation to the controller Just in time for the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth By Zo Ahmed, February 7, 2024, 12:10 PM
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft to skip a mid-cycle Xbox upgrade, while Sony is already working on PS6 and Vita 2 Usually Microsoft has contracts in place for a next-gen console by now, it may be considering Intel this time By Cal Jeffrey, February 5, 2024, 4:27 PM 27 comments
Gaming Here are the PC gaming highlights from Sony's PlayStation State of Play Death Stranding 2 receives an official title and a nearly 10-minute trailer By Daniel Sims, February 2, 2024, 12:08 AM
Gaming Industry PlayStation 5 sales decimated Xbox last year; Hogwarts Legacy took Call of Duty's best-selling-game crown Despite Xbox having its best month ever in December By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2024, 6:51 AM 20 comments
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft eyes multi-platform future: Xbox exclusives may hit PlayStation and Nintendo Switch A "good publisher on Sony and Nintendo and PCs and Xbox" By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2024, 5:17 AM
Hardware Mobile PlayStation 5 DIY tablet project successfully explores an untested form factor Fan custom project achieves impressive shrinkage, but still requires external power By Daniel Sims, January 16, 2024, 5:24 PM 8 comments
Gaming Hardware An upgraded Sony PS5 DualSense controller with 12-hour battery life may be in the works A DualSense "V2" has appeared on store pages in various countries By Daniel Sims, January 11, 2024, 10:04 PM 9 comments
Gaming Industry Activision apocalypse: Sony forecasts $1.5 billion loss by 2027 after Microsoft merger Sony indirectly admits to resting on its laurels, "our pillars are already dated and behind the competition" By Cal Jeffrey, December 20, 2023, 2:14 PM 31 comments
Gaming Industry Sony leak reveals strong Steam sales for PlayStation exclusives ported to PC Wolverine and Spider-Man may hit PC after a short period of exclusivity By Cal Jeffrey, December 19, 2023, 5:39 PM 9 comments
Hardware Gaming PlayStation 5 Pro rumors hint at RDNA 3 graphics with up to 60 compute units Possibly 50 to 60 percent faster rasterization performance with significantly improved ray tracing and upscaling By Daniel Sims, December 12, 2023, 8:39 AM 14 comments
Hardware Gaming Sony exec says PS5 is better for gaming than a PC, talks console release strategy The company is ready to "attack" this holiday season with "both content and hardware" By Adrian Potoroaca, December 7, 2023, 5:11 PM 28 comments
The Web Sony is purging some TV shows from users' libraries, including purchased content "You will own nothing, and you will be happy" By Cal Jeffrey, December 4, 2023, 5:33 PM 27 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Sony fails to stop $7.9 billion lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices Has Sony been ripping off gamers? By Rob Thubron, November 22, 2023, 8:41 AM 39 comments
Gaming Hardware Swapping PS5 Slim disc drives is easy, partially addressing online DRM concerns However, systems shipping with the disc drive also require online activation By Daniel Sims, November 14, 2023, 6:58 AM
Gaming Tech Deals More DRM-free Sony PC games are coming to GOG God of War and Uncharted to follow Horizon and Days Gone By Daniel Sims, October 31, 2023, 7:38 AM
Gaming Hardware Installing the PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive requires an internet connection Online authentication could raise game preservation concerns By Daniel Sims, October 25, 2023, 4:34 PM 17 comments