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First-party game controllers are not exactly cheap these days, and that's true for pretty much all platforms, including Sony's PlayStation 5. Fortunately, they also tend to go on sale from time to time. It doesn't happen as much for the more premium models, but now happens to be a somewhat rare exception, at least as...
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We're seeing a trend with some recent deals, which is to offer a secondary TV (or gaming monitor) for free when purchasing a specific model. Sony recently did this with its 65-inch and 55-inch Bravia 8 II QD-OLED models during Memorial Day weekend (that deal is still going, by the way), and now the electronics maker...
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For those reading the headline and hoping for 1:1 nunchucks or light saber battles in the living room with your buddies—sorry to say, Sony's new surprise "Project Defiant" reveal is anything but. Instead, it's simply the company's first ever wireless arcade fight stick designed specifically for PlayStation 5 consoles...
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Sony and its retail partners are offering some great discounts on various hardware as part of a "Day of Play 2025" promotion, which runs through June 11, 2025. The event also entails other perks, like special gaming tournaments, new game trials, and other odds and ends, but we're most interested in time-sensitive...
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It's been three years of wondering and waiting, but we guess Sony was taking its time honing and refining its all-new WH-1000XM6 headphones. Building on the previous WH-1000XM5 as well as listening to its core fans, Sony promises that the WH-1000XM6 brings worthwhile and significant advancements in noise cancellation...
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Despite the long gap between the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI and the previous installment (Grand Theft Auto V), as well as an unexpected delay from a fall 2025 release until May of next year, anticipation for a video game has never been higher. Heck, you could cite the gap and subsequent launch delay as...
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Sony is looking to chase its top-of-the-line Xperia 1 VI smartphone with a successor, just in time for summer. The new phone will contain upgrades such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and improved cameras. However, if the following Geekbench leak is anything to go by, Sony could either be seriously nerfing...
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Sony's Playstation 5 Pro is not even a year old, but rumors for the inevitable PlayStation 6 have already begun to swirl. What's perhaps most interesting about this latest rumor, is that it suggests there will be a handheld, portable released alongside the standard console. With the popularity of handheld systems such...
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To showcase some of the improvements implemented in the PlayStation 5 Pro, Sony has posted an official teardown of the upgraded console. Performed by engineers Shinya Tsuchida, PS5 Pro Mechanical Design Lead, and Shinya Hiromitsu, PS5 Por Electrical Design Lead, the teardown offers a "deep dive into the console's...
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Sony's PlayStation Portal has surprised many early critics by its popularity in the handheld space. Furthermore, Sony has kept the console current by providing it with some impressive updates to allow it to function more independently of Sony's dedicated PS5 system. Naturally, the focus is now turning towards what's...
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Sony fans hoping for a proper followup to the PlayStation Vita may have a new reason to remain hopeful. In response to Nintendo announcing its upcoming Switch 2 console last week, Sony's purportedly sent out a survey to gamers asking a bunch of questions about the handheld, one of which asks, "How interested are you...
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Psst, you. Yeah, you, the one with a PlayStation VR2 in your shopping cart. You don't want to complete your order. Trust us on this one, because if you do proceed, you'll just regret it in a couple of days. Not because the PS VR2 is a bad product by any stretch—it's not—but because it's about to become significantly...
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After what amounted to a daylong outage across the globe, all PlayStation Network services are now back up and running. Sony confirmed as much in a mea culpa posted to X/Twitter from its official Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) account, but both the explanation for the outage and the compensation offered have left...
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If you've been waiting for some of Microsoft's Xbox exclusives to finally make their way to Sony's PlayStation 5 console, you're in luck. The ever fun Forza Horizon 5 is headed to the PS5 sometime this springtime, opening up the game to an entirely new group of players. With a stunning open-world design, this game is...
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Happy launch day, folks! Not just for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards (which release to retail today), but also for the much-anticipated PC port of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 after launching exclusively to Sony's PlayStation 5 console two years ago, to much acclaim. The port brings some...
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Sony, one of the biggest proponents of the Blu-ray format, announced that it is ending production of all Blu-ray disc media. Same goes for MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes. The Blu-ray pioneer also confirmed that there will not be a successor to Blu-ray discs, which effectively puts...
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It's easy to blame your controller (or cat, or dog, or a loud noise outside, or...) when missing that critical head-shot in a game or bricking an easy bucket in NBA 2K25. If you know someone who often turns to that excuse, do them a solid (depending on your perspective) and consider gifting them a pro-level game...
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The two biggest criticisms surrounding Apple's Vision Pro headset are the cost of entry—at $3,499 for the base model and an optional $499 fee for an AppleCare+ plan, it's anything but cheap—and lack of interesting apps purpose built for the device, especially when it comes to gaming. Well, the current iteration of the...
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Don't fret if you missed out on the barrage of Black Friday discounts, because the market at large has shifted gears into Cyber Monday deals. It's really more of a season of deals these days. Not that we're complaining, as there are some great bargains out there. That's especially true if you're looking to finally...
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If you're a fan of LEGOs and the Horizon Franchise, your worlds are about to collide. The popular series has been remade in the LEGO world, with a very interesting design approach. As you would expect from LEGO, the entire game is entirely built by blocks, but it is not only superficial.
With the same blocks, you...
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Despite the best (or at least some) efforts by Sony, scalpers still managed to get their greedy paws on preorders for its upcoming PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary Edition consoles and accessories, as evidenced by highly inflated listings at places like eBay. The good news is, you still have opportunities to score these...
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Sony has bestowed its flagship WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM5 headphones with new features via a firmware update, chief among them being Google Find My Device and Fast Pair capabilities, as well as something called Auto Switch. The Sony companion app—somewhat clunky and dated-looking compared to much of the...
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