Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) After nearly a year of questions and confusion, PlayStation 5 owners can finally add to the console’s very high-end storage via Sony’s latest firmware update—which is leading to many tests in the wild over the past week. Arguably the biggest test yet has resulting in some potentially great […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Sony) Sony’s latest PS5 system firmware update makes some games run slightly faster, at least under certain scenarios. In a new Digital Foundry video , it was discovered that a performance bump—which affects both the console’s 1000 series launch model and recently released 1100 series model revision—appears to make certain […]
Dropped Judgment ‘s action detective, Takayuki Yagami. At a glance, Lost Judgment may seem intimidating to anyone who hasn’t graduated from Sega’s school of hard Yakuza knocks. To start, it’s a spinoff of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s long-running crime series, which is saddled with a truckload of backstory. On top of that, it’s a direct follow-up […]
Enlarge / A major new update to the PS5 firmware lets players upgrade the console’s internal storage via an M.2 SSD. Players will be able to add specific M.2 SSDs to the PS5 with a new system update rolling out tomorrow, two months after a beta that featured the option was made available to users […]
Enlarge / Old PS5 heatsink on the left, new “11-series” PS5 heatsink on the right. (credit: Austin Evans ) Last month, Sony began shipping a lightly revised version of its PlayStation 5 console with a smaller sized, lighter heatsink and a handful of other tweaks. An earlier teardown and analysis of the particular revised PS5 […]
“Will one of you finally give me what I desire?” [credit: Sony ] Sony broke a months-long game of silence today with a wide-ranging PS5 showcase, announcing two new Marvel games from Insomniac, a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and a March release date for Gran Turismo 7, among other news. […]
Life is Strange: True Colors wears its heart on its sleeve as Alex Chen strums a plaintive rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep” on the guitar. [credit: Square Enix ] This preview is based on limited impressions tested on PS5 and made available by Square Enix ahead of the game’s September 10 launch. With four games released […]
Over the weekend, Sony’s curious new PlayStation 5 hardware revision —same price, same performance, slightly changed internals—began finding its way into fans’ hands, and at least one rushed to figure out exactly why it weighs 0. 6 lb less than the launch model . The most obvious answer, at least parceled out on a measuring […]
An unannounced PlayStation 5 hardware revision, first noticed in Australia by Press Start, brings two changes to Sony’s console. First, the new model, CFI-1102A, runs 0.6 pounds lighter compared to the original console, although Sony has given no indication about what has changed. Back in May, reports emerged that a new wireless module was planned, and that’s […]
PS4 uses light haze. [credit: Sucker Punch Productions ] Ghost of Tsushima‘s Iki Island expansion, included in the new Director’s Cut version of the game, presents an even better narrative than what we saw in the base game. The Director’s Cut, which releases on August 20, also brings new armor sets, a director’s commentary, and a digital […]