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All at once in a single tweet, Sony tanked 30 years of goodwill towards the PlayStation brand. The company simultaneously announced that it would stop producing physical games on Blu-Ray discs after 2027, and also announced that it would close the PlayStation store for its PlayStation 3 and...
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Sony has published a new international patent application detailing an improved cooling system for a future electronic device, and while the filing doesn't mention the PlayStation 6 by name, it's certainly the sort of technology that could...
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Sony has been catching a lot of heat from gamers after it announced its plans to no longer produce discs for games released after January 2028. One of the key complaints is the high pricing of games available in the PlayStation Store, but...
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This console generation has gone well for Sony. The PlayStation 5’s install base has far surpassed that of is its chief rival Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S. Lately, though, there have been significant headwinds as the chip and memory...
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The Amazon-owned Woot deals site is hosting an 'Awesome Audio' sale with major discounts on a variety of notable brands, including Apple, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Samsung, Sennheiser, SteelSeries, and several others. Many of the items are...
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Sony's decision to abandon physical media for its PlayStation consoles starting in 2028 is being met with intense backlash from fans and retailers alike. Beyond the memes and inflammatory posts on social media, a games retailer in Canada...
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There are no signs that gamers are buying up standalone disc drives for the PlayStation 5 ahead of Sony's move to an all-digital future. While it is certainly possible that there is an influx of sales following Sony's announcement that it...
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Sony is converting a factory in Austria that produces hundreds of thousands of physical discs every month into a micro optics plant, according to ORF Salzburg, which is Austria's national public broadcaster. The transition signals that...
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Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI may be open, but that doesn't mean speculation about the upcoming release is going anywhere. The greatest point of speculation at this point is the expected performance of the game on consoles, especially in light of what's likely to be a year-long delay...
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Sony announced it will no longer release physical game discs for its PlayStation consoles effective January 2028, a controversial move the company claims is partially rooted in "consumer preference." Apparently, Sony has not seen the...
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Amid a rumor from prominent leaker Kepler_L2 that the PlayStation 6's bill of materials (BoM) alone has exceeded $960 USD, Sony Interactive Entertainment President & CEO Hideaki Nishino has confirmed that the company does not plan to sell...
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The current console generation has been dominated by Sony’s PlayStation 5, which has forced Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division to hit the reset button on its console gaming strategy. According to a video games analyst, this dominance has...
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There's been an interesting development in the story surrounding PlayStation games coming to PC. The short story is, executives seem to be contradicting each other on whether or not the practice will continue. Most recently, Sony...
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is in a transitional phase. It will eventually return to a strategy of console exclusives meant to strengthen the brand, but in the meantime it is still bringing some games to other platforms. The company’s...
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Sony has filed for a patent on an interesting controller concept, that could add a new level of immersion to console gaming. To be specific, the patent references buttons with adjustable hardness or resistance.
In a way, this is an...
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Sony is poised to launch its previously-teased and highly-anticipated PlayStation Gaming Monitor, complete with a built-in DualSense charging hook, alongside the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick in August. But what actually sets these...
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Unprecedented hardware market conditions are making a continuous impact on the gaming console space, and the latest service to feel that impact is PlayStation Plus. Fortunately, it's something of a minor change: PlayStation Plus'...
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Past rumors of Sony pivoting away from single-player PlayStation Studios-published games releasing on PC have reportedly been confirmed outright: per noted industry insider Jason Schreier, posting on BlueSky, PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen...
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The current crop of consoles are nearing six years old, and both Microsoft and Sony are hard at work at developing their next generation gaming systems. Unfortunately, development is happening during a memory and storage shortage, which...
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Sony is notifying PS4 players who have Grand Theft Auto VI on their wish-list (or have tons of GTA V playtime) that a new console will be required to play the hotly-anticipated game when it launches on November 19th.
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Sony has been dealing with significant legal troubles from PlayStation customers that have filed several suits against the company. The Japanese gaming giant has managed to end one of the suits, however, after having come to a settlement...
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Sony’s next flagship headphones look ready to turn a familiar product line into a luxury statement, with leaked images and a steep price tag, ultimately with the intent of celebrating a decade of the 1000X family.
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