When Microsoft revealed more details about the Xbox Series X (opens in new tab), it wanted to talk teraflops. Specifically, how many its next-gen console will promise in relation to performance. But there a big question around exactly what is a teraflop and should we actually be excited by the …
Read More »Square Enix plans to make its new games available for both current and next-gen consoles
Square Enix has shared its plans to make all of its upcoming new games compatible for both current and next-gen consoles. In an outline of financial results held on February 5, 2020 (opens in new tab), president and representative director Yosuke Matsuda responded to a question relating to the development …
Read More »Sony is reportedly struggling to keep the PS5 retail price low
Sony is reportedly playing wait-and-see with Microsoft before it moves to reveal its own PS5 price (opens in new tab) for the holiday 2020 launch. That news comes via multiple sources who spoke to Bloomberg (opens in new tab) on conditions of anonymity. According to the unnamed sources, scarcity of …
Read More »Sony reveals the official PS5 logo and literally nobody is surprised
Sony has revealed the official PS5 logo at CES 2020, which looks exactly like the PS4 and PS3 logos. When Sony’s Jim Ryan took the stage at CES to talk about PlayStation, plenty of fans couldn’t help but hope for something related to the PS5 (opens in new tab). Ryan …
Read More »PS5 pre-order sign ups are already live across several game retailer websites
Several of the largest retailers in the games industry have begun the process for taking PS5 (opens in new tab) pre-orders, suggesting that Sony’s official marketing push for the next-gen console is close to kicking off, presumably sometime in early 2020. As first reported by SpielTimes (opens in new tab), …
Read More »God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is recruiting for people with martial arts experience
Sony Santa Monica, the first-party PlayStation studio behind 2018’s hit PS4 exclusive God of War (opens in new tab), is hiring for multiple new recruits experienced in martial arts for its new big project. The two job listings are for an Assistant Cinematic Director (opens in new tab) and Cinematic …
Read More »PS5 could use a Samsung SSD to help games load faster
PS5 (opens in new tab) could be getting a speed boost from Samsung, as it appears the next gen console could use Samsung solid state drives. The news (spotted by VGC (opens in new tab)) comes from the tech firm’s snappily named Samsung SSD Forum that was held earlier this …
Read More »PS5 games could feature more Death Stranding-style soundtracks, amid reports of “increased creative collaboration” with Sony Music
Our PS5 (opens in new tab) games could feature more closely integrated music from officially licensed soundtracks, as part of a new collaboration between PlayStation and Sony Music, suggests a recent report from Rolling Stone (opens in new tab). Death Stranding (opens in new tab), which is releasing next month, …
Read More »PlayStation boss gets real about PS5: The track record of the incumbent winning next time is not great
As PS5 (opens in new tab) gets closer, you can’t help but wonder – is Sony going to hold strong to the sales lead it developed this generation or is it going to mess it all up? It’s far too early to tell at this point, but at least we …
Read More »The Last of Us 2, Death Stranding, and Ghost of Tsushima still PS4 bound, as Sony reaffirms support for current-gen
With the PS5 (opens in new tab) on the near horizon, there is a question being asked of just how much life there is left in our current-gen systems, such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Thanks to a leak, straight out of Sony’s 2019 corporate strategy meeting – …
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