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Sony has officially announced a possible increase in the cost of the PlayStation 5 due to the impact of new duties imposed by the United States. The company's chief financial officer Lin Tao said that the company will have to compensate for about 100 billion yen (over $500 million) in losses due to these tariffs, which could affect the price of the console for consumers.

Sony continues to transform its gaming division, and new CFO Lin Tao has shared two important changes that have already taken place at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) following the recent change in leadership. These steps are aimed at making the business more profitable and stable, and shifting the focus from console sales to player engagement.

Sony has released its financial results for the full fiscal year ended 31 March 2025 and reported a significant increase in operating profit in its Games & Network Services division, up 43% to ¥414.8 billion ($2.8 billion). At the same time, sales of PlayStation 5 consoles declined slightly to 18.5 million units for the year.

Sony is rumoured to be working on a major update to the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology, which is key to the PS5 Pro. The updated version of PSSR 2 promises to significantly improve image quality and performance, allowing games to run in 4K at 120 frames per second and even in 8K at 60 FPS.

Sony has released updated PlayStation 5 sales data in its latest financial report: as of 31 March 2025, 77.8 million consoles have been shipped worldwide. Although hardware sales have slowed slightly, the company has seen an increase in sales of PS4 and PS5 games, which helps to maintain business stability.

Sony is gearing up for a big year for PlayStation 5 gaming, predicting an increase in sales of its exclusives. Although the company expects a decline in hardware sales, it expects to compensate for this by increasing the popularity of games developed by its own and third-party studios.

Sony is offering a great opportunity for gamers in the UK with a new bundle on the official PlayStation Direct website that includes a PlayStation 5 Slim with a disc drive and a two-year PS Plus Premium subscription at a great price.

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Eagle-eyed fans have noticed a subtle but rather symbolic change in the official PlayStation Productions splash screen, which has strangely lost one of their favourite characters. Over the past year, Sony has quietly removed Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet from its intro screensaver, sparking a wave of speculation that the iconic franchise could be finally consigned to the shelf of history.

No sooner has the surprise of Ghost of Yōtei's unexpected release date announcement died down than the PlayStation 5 exclusive is back in the spotlight, this time with fresh details from the developers. In Famitsu's latest interview with directors Nate Fox and Jason Connell, new and exciting details of the upcoming game were revealed.

The film adaptation of the famous interactive horror game Until Dawn, released on 25 April, in addition to mixed reviews from critics, has caused another acute problem - the question of the proper attribution of the original source. According to Kim McAskill, the former narrative director of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), Sony decided not to credit the team of writers and developers of the original game in the film's credits.

Sony will make an official announcement in the coming days

Japan's PlayStation 5 market is showing remarkable success thanks to console rentals rather than sales. Japanese retailer GEO told IT Media News that the PS5 rental service has proved to be "more popular" than the company had expected.

Fans of the gloomy and atmospheric souls-like Bloodborne have once again received a portion of not very optimistic news. Renowned gaming journalist and insider Jeff Grubb recently spoke about rumours of a possible remaster of the game for PC or PlayStation 5, and his words are unlikely to please those who are looking forward to returning to Yarnam on modern platforms.

While previous reports have hinted that the upcoming portable PlayStation 6 will be able to run PS5 games, albeit at a lower resolution, the latest insider information goes even further. On the NeoGAF forums, user Kepler, who previously accurately predicted the use of RDNA 4 in the PS5 Pro, stated that the portable PS6 will have compatibility with the PS5 at the level of the shader binaries used.