News, reviews, articles on the topic PlayStation 5
Finally, there is a ray of hope for fans of physical editions of games who are going through hard times. With the decline in sales of disc versions, some publishers have begun to openly mock, releasing such "masterpieces" as DOOM: The Dark Ages, where the disc contains only 85 MB of data. However, Lost In Cult, which has long been known for its excellent collector's editions, decided to change the rules by announcing a new initiative to release physical games for PS5.
While Sony has been actively promoting the strategy of game services in recent years, the developers of Returnal, the Finnish studio Housemarque, are adamant that they will remain "fully focused on single-player and premium projects", at least for the foreseeable future.
We wrote that on 20 May, the PlayStation Plus catalogue was updated with 10 new games for PlayStation 4/5, including the cult STALKER trilogy. However, now it has also become known about the games that will leave the catalogue.
Does the new generation of consoles really bring revolutionary changes? Akyo Sakamoto, Chief Technology Officer at Kojima Productions, believes that the transition from PS4 to PS5 is "not that big", but it has certainly made achieving the design goals in Death Stranding 2 "more efficient".
On May 20, the PlayStation Plus catalogue was updated with 10 new games for PlayStation 4/5, which are now available for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tier subscribers. All of these titles are now available to download and play.
It turns out that the sequels to two of the PS Vita's favourite games, Soul Sacrifice and Freedom Wars, were in development, but their budgets were redirected to the development of PlayStation 4 games. This truth was revealed by the former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shuhei Yoshida.
Dollman's new character has taken centre stage
Former PlayStation top manager Shuhei Yoshida believes that even with the price increase to $70 and $80, modern games remain one of the most profitable entertainments on the market. He stated this during his speech at Gamescom LATAM, commenting on the new pricing policy of the gaming giants.
It looks like things are not as smooth as they seem in the PlayStation camp. According to Bloomberg, Jade Raymond, the founder of Sony-owned Haven Studio, has unexpectedly left the company. The reasons for her departure were not disclosed, but it happened only a few weeks after the testing of the upcoming live service project for PS5 Fairgames, which was rumoured to have caused concerns among some developers about the quality of the game and the pace of its development.
Fans of Ghost of Tsushima have been eagerly awaiting the sequel, and now Sucker Punch is finally revealing more details about Ghost of Yōtei! The game will take place 300 years after the events of the original, this time on the picturesque island of Ezo (modern Hokkaido). The main character will be Atsu, who seeks revenge on the Yōtei Six clan for the brutal murder of her family.
The developers have prepared a lot of new content
Days Gone Remastered continues to improve: the developers from Bend Studio have released a new patch that adds a "Balanced" graphics mode with 40 frames per second, improves the sound component and reduces input lag, making the game even more comfortable.
Despite Kratos' storied history on PlayStation, the first instalments of the legendary God of War series are undoubtedly in need of an update. After promising rumours, fans were hoping to hear announcements during the franchise's 20th anniversary celebration this May, but Sony quickly cooled their enthusiasm by announcing in advance that there were "no planned announcements" for that particular event. But that didn't stop the fans.
Polyphony Digital and PlayStation have announced the latest update to Gran Turismo 7, which adds four new cars, expands the World Circuit events and extends support for Sophy artificial intelligence. The update is now available for PS5, PS4 and PSVR2, so all players can enjoy the new content.
The games will be available from 20 May
