News, reviews, articles on the topic PlayStation 5
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
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 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.
Rust Console Edition developers have officially announced the end of support for the PS4 version.
