Sony's PlayStation State of Play: All announcements in one placeSony held a huge State of Play event last week showcasing some of its upcoming PlayStation titles, as well as a host of PS VR2 games. Here is everything that was at the show with all of the trailers and news needed!Posted 29 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 4
Poll: Will you be upgrading to PS Plus Premium now a PS1 classic has trophies?PS Plus news kept dropping this week, but the most interesting of the loss was confirmation from Bend Studio that Syphon Filter is getting trophy integration. Will you be getting the Premium tier now?Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 28
Sony "obligation" causes Salt and Sacrifice pricing chaos [updated]Ska Studios has matched Salt and Sacrifice on the Epic Games Store to the PlayStation Store's price. A contractual "obligation" was seemingly enforced by Sony, raising concerns about regional costs on the PS4 and PS5 stores.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 5
PlayStation has a preservation team to ensure "history isn’t forgotten" [updated]The PlayStation game preservation project was announced by a new senior build engineer. Now, it has been reigned in as he clarified his role in the potential PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP emulation rumours that started circulating.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
Poll: How many games have you got in the PlayStation Spring Sale?PlayStation's Spring Sale has expanded this week with over 500 more deals added to the existing offerings. There are AAA blockbusters, indie gems, AA titles — enough for us to wonder how many you have bought on sale!Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 18
PlayStation Network reportedly down for some users following PS5 and PS4 updatesEarlier today, Sony rolled out firmware updates for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles, and since then, players have begun reporting issues with the PlayStation Network.Posted 4 months ago by Sean Carey 5
PlayStation Critics Choice sale: here are our picks, but what are yours?Look at you, with your limited pennies to throw at a game. Don't worry though, chum, we are also as penniless as a writer and have you covered with the deals from PlayStation's Critics Choice and Games Under 15 sales.Posted 5 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
PS4 trophy information replaced with PS3 label, triggering backwards compatibility talkFor a short period yesterday, there were several reports that PlayStation Network had wiped all PS4 trophy data and replaced it under the PS3 label. While now fixed, this brings up further backwards compatibility questions.Posted 6 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11
PS3 games are appearing on the PlayStation 5 store frontPlayStation 3 games are elusive on later Sony consoles thanks to the proprietary PS3 CELL processor that forced games to be made differently. However, games of the era are now appearing on the PS Store.Posted 6 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
PlayStation backwards compatibility patent filed by PS5 lead architect, Mark CernyPlayStation 4 and 5 lead architect, Mark Cerny, filed a patent on January 6th, 2022 called “Backward Compatibility Through Use Of Spoof Clock and Fine Grain Frequency Control” that suggests the issue is currently being solved.Posted 6 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 9
Sony set to combine PlayStation Plus and PS Now to rival Xbox Game Pass — reportSony is reportedly going to combine its PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services — one for online and one to stream games — into a single subscription model that can compete with the hugely successful Xbox Game Pass.Posted 7 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 16
Top PlayStation Store Downloads — October 2021Sony has released the official list of top PlayStation Store downloads for the month of October 2021 on the PlayStation Blog. Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy are both performing very well.Posted 8 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
PS5 store update helps boost visibility of new gamesThe PlayStation Store has has a bit of an issue with new game visibility, but this issue was particularly prevalent on the PS5. The issue has been solved with a new addition to the store.Posted 9 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 5
PSN has huge outage, now back up and runningPlayStation Network went down for a little while over the last 24 hours, as you may have noticed if you were busy mopping up a few trophies. However, the issue is now resolved and you can get back to that platinum hunt!Posted 1 year ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 5
Sony partners with Discord, full integration coming to PlayStation next yearSony has made a "minority investment" into Discord and plans to bring the social media service to PlayStation consoles next year.Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 9
Sony will pay you up to $50,000 if you can identify a security flaw on PS4 or PSNSony has announced the PlayStation Bug Bounty program. The company is willing to pay up to $50,000 to anyone that finds critical security vulnerabilities on the PS4 or PlayStation Network.Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 3
Sony unveils new PlayStation Studios brand to accompany PS5 launchPS5 exclusives will be published under the PlayStation Studios brand, Sony has announced - take a look at the new animation here.Posted 2 years ago by Oscar Dayus 4
PlayStation Network download speeds will also be slowed in the US due to COVID-19Sony is taking measures to reduce internet bandwidth usage in the US. PlayStation Network download speeds have been slowed because of the current pandemic. Similar measures were taken in Europe a few days ago.Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 4
PlayStation Network download speeds to be slowed in Europe due to Coronavirus pandemicSony Interactive Entertainment is working alongside internet service providers to reduce the current strain placed on the internet. PlayStation Network download speeds are to be throttled.Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 8
PlayStation Network Service Issues Detected - Multiple Services AffectedWe have just picked up reports of some PlayStation Network service issues. Please note that the issues may be unique to a particular region or device. You can check out the details of the issues here.Posted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
Sony Gives You a Chance to Change Your PSN Name if it Breaks the RulesSome may have seen their PlayStation ID changed to "Tempxxxxxx". This is because there's a problem with the PlayStation ID and it has breached the PSN Terms of Service, but Sony is offering players a chance to fix this.Posted 3 years ago by Rebecca Smith
Here's How To Change Your Online ID on PlayStation, Available to All This WeekPlayStation Blog has revealed that the PSN Online ID change system is rolling out to all users starting today. Although the change pages are not showing any options as of yet, PS Blog has the low down on how it works.Posted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
UK Government Body To Investigate PlayStation's Auto-Renewal PracticesA government body in the UK has today confirmed that they will open an investigation into PlayStation's service renewal policies and practices, along with the other major console manufacturers, to make sure the process is fair.Posted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
February's PS Plus Games Are Live – Grab HITMAN and For Honor NowThe PS Plus line-up has changed over, which means you can now grab the first season of HITMAN and Ubisoft's feudal fighter For Honor for free. You can also grab the last of the service's Vita and PS3 offerings.Posted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
Pick up HITMAN on PS Plus Next Month and Get Free Content for HITMAN 2You may have noticed that HITMAN is one of the games available next month for no additional cost to PS Plus subscribers. But did you know that this will also unlock a whole game's worth of content in the sequel?Posted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
PlayStation is Sending Out 2018 Player Stats – But Only In North AmericaIf you want to check out your playing stats for 2018 and you are in North America, you should be getting an email from PlayStation that provides you with a simple summaryPosted 3 years ago by Sam Quirke
PSN Name Changes on TrueTrophiesRecently, Sony announced that they would be introducing name changes for PlayStation Network accounts. With the feature now available to beta testers, we've added some code to make it easy to keep your names in sync.Posted 4 years ago by Jack Watling
PlayStation Plus Free Games for November: Bulletstorm and Yakuza KiwamiIt looks like the leak from earlier in the month has held true -- Bulletstorm and Yakuza Kiwami are the PS4 headliners for PS Plus this November. As always there's a couple of PS3 and Vita titles in the mix as well.Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke
Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets a Free PS4 Dynamic Theme For Launch DayRed Dead Redemption 2 is the latest title to get a snazzy free dynamic theme. You can download it from the PlayStation Store today and enjoy a a suitably atmospheric Woody Jackson musical loop and some character art.Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke
PS Plus Spotlight: The BridgeIf you've been a PS Plus subscriber for a while, chances are you've built up a pile of interesting curios thanks to PlayStation's generous quantity of free games each month. We want to celebrate some of the hidden gems.Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke
PSN ID Changes Officially Coming, Entering Preview SoonFollowing on from the strong rumours last week, PlayStation Blog have confirmed that PSN Name changes are finally headed to the network with the functionality being tested in the Preview program.Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke
Bloodborne Heads to the North American PlayStation Now RosterThe PlayStation Now service in North America now includes Bloodborne, along with ten other titles. Doki-Doki Universe and Sound Shapes are both upgraded from PS3 to PS4 too.Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Gameplay And Special EditionsWe got a good look at a preview of multiplayer gameplay from E3 2018 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. We also got information on the various special editions.Posted 4 years ago by Dave Bricker
PlayStation Plus Titles for June 2018 AnnouncedThe first day of June is imminent. By all means, Sony has left it late this time to announce the new PlayStation Plus Game Collection titles for the month.Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith
Minecraft Small Update Adds Egyptian Mythology Mash-Up PackThe main point of the update is to add compatibility for the "Egyptian Mythology Mash-Up Pack", although there are a handful of other bug fixes too.Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith
Full PlayStation Store Integration Including Price Tracking and AlertsYou can now see digital pricing for all games in all major regions, and set price alerts too! Plus we've also got all the PlayStation store sales to make it easy for you to get all the latest game bargainsPosted 4 years ago by Rich Stone
Minecraft Aquatic Update Coming To PlayStationWe have good news and bad news. The Update Aquatic is coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita, but it will also be the last major update we see for the PS3 and Vita versions.Posted 4 years ago by Dave Bricker
Playstation Plus Titles for May 2018 AnnouncedThe new PlayStation Plus Game Collection titles have been revealed for May. There are no differences between the lists for North America and Europe, and the titles will be available in both regions from May 1st.Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith
Playstation Plus Titles for March 2018 AnnouncedWe now have the list of PS+ titles for March 2018 and it includes some big titles. However, we also have some upcoming subscription changes to announce.Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith
CounterSpy Servers Close in JuneThe list of server closures for Playstation titles continues to grow. This time, Dynamighty's action title CounterSpy will be closing on all three platforms.Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith