The faceplate trailer you’ve been waiting for. After decades of purely black consoles, the PS5 stood out upon release for its use of striking, white faceplates. Now, more than a year after release, Sony is announcing a line of replacement faceplates in black and four other colors, alongside matching colored DualSense controllers. The console covers are […]
Matt Doran landed one of the most exclusive interviews ever — but one mix-up may have cost him his job! The Weekend Sunrise host was suspended for TWO weeks earlier this month after admitting he hadn’t listened to Adele’s new album, 30, during an exclusive interview with the singer ahead of its release. According to […]
Enlarge When gaming peripherals company Dbrand started selling its custom black PS5 faceplates in February, its website cheekily suggested that its efforts were “totally legal, ” and it urged anyone who thought otherwise to “go ahead, sue us. ” Now, sure enough, the company has been forced to change the design of its custom plates […]
Enlarge (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) Sony has a long history of keeping its first-party games behind the walled garden of console exclusivity. So the company’s choice to bring its PS4 hit Horizon Zero Dawn to PC in August 2020 felt like a precedent-changing move away from that barrier to entry. It represented a seismic […]
Enlarge (credit: Play Station) After months of speculation, it’s finally official: Sony is acquiring Demon’s Souls developer Bluepoint Games. News of Bluepoint’s addition to the PlayStation Studios roster shouldn’t surprise many. The Austin-based studio turned heads with 2018’s Shadow of the Colossus remake before tackling its redux of FromSoftware’s Demon’s for the PS5. It has […]
Enlarge / Sony’s latest PS4 system update fixes a problem with the internal battery which would have eventually caused all consoles to be bricked. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) PlayStation owners looking to preserve their PS4 libraries well into the future can breathe a sigh of relief, as the system’s latest firmware update reportedly […]
“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. […]
We’ll take “Bye, Felicia” for $500, Mayim . This week, Sony put the final nail in the coffin of Paul Richards ’ career when it announced that Alex Trebek ’s near-successor was fired as the executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune on the heels of his recent controversies. The studio revealed Who Wants […]
Sony doesn’t have the best track record with leaks… but at least they have a new plan in place: it’s called “screw it, put it out anyway!” As you may have seen trending wildly on Twitter all day, the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer leaked Monday morning, and either it was only a few hours early… or […]
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 […]