For the players? Yeah, right.

New documents have surfaced showing that Sony includes additional fees against publishers and developers for enabling cross-play with other platforms. It's been known that Sony was very much against enabling cross-platform play for years before they finally caved and "let it happen." New confidential documents reveal that Sony was holding out on cross-play in order to counter any potential revenue losses.

As part of the opening for...

So long and thanks for all the games.

Sony has confirmed today that they will be shutting down the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 and PSP on July 2, 2021. They will then shut down the Store for the PlayStation Vita on August 27, 2021. This is according to an email that has been sent out to PlayStation customers all over.

A support blog on the PlayStation site says that customers will be able to re-download and play their previously purchased games and video. Furthermore,...

Ever want to earn trophies in games that came before Trophies?

If you have ever played an older title, maybe even a retro one, and thought to yourself, "I wish I could earn trophies in this game," then Sony may have you covered. The company just recently patented a way to add trophies to older, emulated titles. Sounds neat, right?

This patent was first discovered back on March 18th by Reddit user Bartman013 from the GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit. The patent...

Features things like adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, and more.

Sony's new next-gen PlayStation VR (or PlayStation VR 2) controllers are getting some great features that have been a staple of PC VR controllers for some time now. The next-gen controllers will include features like adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, finger-touch detection, better tracking, and more.

Sony also made note of the controllers' new "orb" shape that allows players to hold the controller...

The studio that brought us Ape Escape is no more.

Sony's Japan Studio is responsible for bringing the world games like Ape Escape, PaRappa the Rapper, Hot Shots Golf, and Shadow of the Colossus. Sadly, it seems as though the studio's usefulness to Sony has come to an end after 27 years. Japan Studio is being "re-organized" effective April 1, 2021. A statement issued to IGN confirms the grim news that we've been hearing rumors about all day today. ...

Pulled from PlayStation Store until further notice.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) just put out a notice that they are offering full refunds to those PlayStation consumers that purchased Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store. Furthermore, SIE says that they are pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store until further notice.

Sony has set up a dedicated landing page that offers a link for you to request your refund in addition to providing the details that...

A new trailer accompanies today's news.

Sony and Lucid Games is sharing some new details today for Destruction AllStars. Today, we get a new trailer and a breakdown of the various game modes set to launch with the game come February 2021. In addition to the modes, the team at Lucid Games says that they will have regular content drops throughout 2021. These content drops will include features like Seasons, events, new AllStars, new Challenge Series, and other new features.
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Get it today.

Sony and their PlayStation brand have shown off their continued support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement with a free PlayStation 4 theme. This theme can be downloaded right now through the PlayStation Store. You can also find it through the PlayStation Store through your console if you prefer.

A preview of the theme can be found at the top of this news posting or in the tweet sent out by the PlayStation Twitter account. Just uh... maybe avoid reading some...

Software update 8.00 is launching today.

Sony is rolling out the 8.00 system update for all PlayStation 4 users today. This update includes the general stability fixes, but does also include some new functionality. Included in today's 8.00 update will be the addition of some new avatars, the ability to mute all mics from the quick menu, better two-step verification, and more.

Of the new features, most users seem to be most delighted to see that there is now a "mute...

Sony tears apart the PS5.

Sony decided to offer up a professional teardown of the PlayStation 5 hardware before any other outlet got the chance to do so. The process seems to be pretty straight forward, at least as far as teardowns are concerned.

Removing the side panels seems to be easy enough. From there, you have access to the extra M.2 compartment that will allow you to expand your storage. This will come in quite handy given that there are some reports suggesting...

It's about time.

Now that Microsoft revealed their prices and availability dates for their Xbox Series X|S, it makes sense that Sony would quickly need to play catch up. Sure, Microsoft's hand was probably forced by those Xbox Series S rumors, but that's neither here nor there at this point.

We expect that Sony will need to make an announcement about the prices and availability for their PlayStation 5 lineup. Without those things, Microsoft is busy eating Sony's lunch...

Expect more first-party Sony titles to show up on PC.

The Sony Corporate Report 2020 states that the company wants to bring even more first-party titles to the PC platform in the future. This is obviously in addition to other former PlayStation 4 exclusives that have made their way to the PC, including Horizon Zero Dawn. You could also include Death Stranding into the mix if you really want, but that one was a third party title from the very start. It just so happened to be exclusive...

It's a game case, not the Mona Lisa.

Sony revealed today what the game cases for PlayStation 5 titles will look like. They showed off the case for the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the PS5 exclusive coming from Insomniac Games.

Having seen a few in my day I can confirm that yeah, that is indeed a game case. The white and black design on the top banner area really seems to jive well with their general theme for the PS5 design. And much like the PlayStation...

Trolls outraged their salt couldn't prevent the inevitable.

Sony announces that The Last of Us Part II is now their fastest-selling first-party PlayStation 4 exclusive ever. The game sold more than 4 million copies as of June 21. This colossal figure is more than 700,000 units higher than the previous record holder for Sony, Marvel's Spider-Man. For added comparison, Spider-Man had sold 3.3 million units during its launch window and the now third-place title, God of War, had sold 3.1...