News and updates related to Sony's PlayStation ecosystem, including PS5, PS4, and PS Plus.
Sony is raising prices across the PS5 family — including the PS5 Pro — and the PlayStation Portal in a sweeping global hike that lands April 2, 2026. The increases hit the US, UK, Europe, and Japan with triple-digit jumps on consoles and a $50 bump on Portal, and Sony is framing it as a “necessary…
SEGA and Lizardcube have officially dated the first major expansion for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and it’s landing soon. The SEGA Villains Stage DLC launches April 3, 2026, bringing a crossover boss lineup that’s equal parts fan service and fever dream: Dr. Eggman, Goro Majima, and Death Adder.…
Sony just pushed a surprise new PlayStation 4 system software update in March 2026, and it’s exactly the kind of low-key firmware drop that reminds you the decade-old console is still on life support—quietly, but not quite unplugged. The update, PS4 Version 13.50, lands alongside a busy mid-March…
Bethesda Game Studios is finally bringing Starfield to PlayStation 5 on April 7, 2026—and it’s not arriving alone. The PS5 launch lands the same day as the game’s biggest free update yet, Free Lanes, plus a brand-new paid story expansion, Terran Armada, in a coordinated “this is the version we want…
Gotham’s getting blocky a little sooner. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has officially moved its release date forward by a full week, with the PS5 version now arriving on May 22, 2026 instead of May 29. Better still, the shift also pulls early access forward — meaning Deluxe Edition players…
Sony has started rolling out a new PS5 system software update that broadly enables an upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) on PlayStation 5 Pro, with a first wave of major games officially updated to take advantage of it. The pitch is simple but meaningful: more precise…
For two decades, The Simpsons: Hit & Run has lived in that rarefied space reserved for cult classics that never stopped being requested—and now one of the people who helped make it is once again refusing to close the door. Matt Selman, current The Simpsons showrunner and a writer on the 2003 game,…
After years of PC-first footage and radio silence on how it actually runs on consoles, Crimson Desert has finally shown meaningful console gameplay—and early signs on PS5 Pro look legitimately impressive. The catch? If you’re planning to buy a physical copy on PS5, you still won’t be able to play…
Ghost of Yōtei’s upcoming Legends online co-op mode is taking a notably old-school approach to monetization: developer Sucker Punch Productions says there will be no microtransactions and no season passes, with cosmetics and other content unlocked through gameplay. The mode launches as a free…
A PlayStation 5 modder has demonstrated Linux running on PS5 and used it to boot Grand Theft Auto V with ray tracing enabled, effectively turning Sony’s console into a Steam Machine-style setup. The work, shared publicly by Andy Nguyen, shows 4K HDMI video and audio, functioning USB ports, and GTA…
