Sony launches PlayStation — beta testing program with new PS5 features and games for PC and consoles
Sony has followed in the footsteps of Xbox and Steam andopened register for the new PlayStation beta program — it is available in all PlayStation Network regions (including for Ukraine).
We have waited! Sony has begun to issue compensation for the PSN — crash only to PlayStation Plus subscribers, but «generous»
Sony has started paying compensation to PlayStation Plus for the PlayStation Network failure — it took almost a month to do so.
Sony talks about Death Stranding 2 — plot, battles and game world
Sony has shared new details about Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which cover many aspects of the game.
Think, Sony: PS5 Pro «lags behind» in sales — and failed to surpass the success of PS4 Pro
Sales of PS5 Pro in the first months were weaker than those of PS4 Pro at launch.
The release of the movie «Spider-Man 4» has been postponed to a new date — and it's Christopher Nolan's fault
Sony and Marvel updated the premiere date of the fourth Spider-Man movie.
Sony closes PlayStation branch in Poland and outsources some tasks, — Polish media
Polish gaming sites reportthat Sony has begun the process of liquidating the local PlayStation branch.
«Do you want to be obeyed?» Sony reveals «sex emails» of Destiny 2 game director suing for unfair dismissal
Former game director Destiny 2 and Marathon Christopher Barrett has filed a lawsuit against Sony in December 2024, accusing the company of unfair dismissal, a sham investigation, and refusal to pay $45.5 million under the contract. The company immediately responded to the lawsuit and provided personal letters and recordings of Barrett’s…
Sony ULT Wear review: headphones for bass maniacs
In the modern world of headphone manufacturers, Sony is definitely not the last one. Their models are mostly designed for a mass audience, as they have universal high-quality sound and a neutral design for everyone. For example, they have full-size ULT Wear headphones (Sony WH-ULT900) in the mid-range segment. They say that they are able […]
Sony shows the second trailer for Until Dawn — blood, fear and endless killing
Screams, rewinds, and a new chance to die — Sony has presented the second trailer for Until Dawn. The adaptation of the popular 2015 game tells the story of a group of friends who find themselves in a nice-looking abandoned cabin in the woods and are constantly becoming victims of brutal murders.
Stellar Blade will be released on PC in the summer and will receive a frank DLC
The PS5 hit of 2024, Stellar Blade, is finally coming to PC. The release is scheduled for June 2025. At the same time, the game will include the long-awaited Goddess of Victory – Nikke DLC. This was announced during today’s PlayStation State of Play presentation.
Trailer for the fantastic shooter Metal Eden — a mix of Doom and Armored Core from former CD Projekt Red devs
At Sony State of Play, Polish developer Reikon Games announced the fantastic shooter Metal Eden. The studio was created by former developers from CD Projekt Red and Techland.
Borderlands 4 - new dynamic trailer and release date
preview trailer Borderlands 4, presented during The Game Awards in December, was more focused on characters and humor, then new already demonstrates a lot of shooting and destruction of enemies with a variety of weapons. The new game offers a lot of interesting things: sliding, double jumping, and a grabbing hook. There is a lot of action in the…
«This is Sparta!»: the next God of War game will be a prequel to the story of Kratos, no Egypt (insider)
An insider shared information that the events of the new God of War installment may take place in Greece, not Egypt. The latest God of War: Ragnarök ended the Scandinavian saga, and now gamers are wondering what to expect from the new installment.
PlayStation Network is back up and running — Sony compensated only Plus subscribers for the outage
Drop everything, sit down to play — PlayStation works in full after almost a day offline. As compensation, Sony «gives» +5 days of Plus service.
PlayStation Network is not working worldwide — players demand compensation
The PlayStation Network has been down since about 1:00 a.m. Kyiv time and has not been restored. Users are angry, some are demanding compensation for the inability to play.
Sony invests in new projects by Elden Ring creators: will there be a sequel to Dark Souls or Bloodborne?
Sony is expanding its cooperation with the creators of Elden Ring and Dark Souls, so players can expect new large-scale projects in this style in the future. Kadokawa in financial report said that Sony will allocate funds for their new games, as now owns about 10% of the company’s shares.
«Absolutely unrealistic for PC»: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launched with mixed reviews on Steam and complaints about technical problems
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which has been available on PC since yesterday, looked surprisingly productive with announcement of system requirements — However, the port developed by Nixxes has received mixed reviews on Steam from the start, mainly due to technical issues.
Sony abandons PSN for some PC games, but offers sign-up bonuses
Sony has announced that players will no longer need to sign in to a PlayStation Network account to play four of its single-player games on PC: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (out today), The Last of Us Part II Remastered (out April 3), God of War Ragnarök, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
Sony changes its key bosses: Hiroki Totoki will take over as CEO and Hideaki Nishino will be in charge of the gaming division
According to Sony’s statement, CFO Hiroki Totomi will replace Kenichiro Yoshida as CEO starting in April. Instead, Lin Tao, Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Strategy, will be promoted to CFO.
God of War cast reveals the location of the upcoming game
An insider reports on the casting of actors for Sony’s upcoming game. Their background reveals the possible setting of the next God of War.
Sony to discontinue Blu-ray discs and other physical media in February
Sony will cease production of various physical media in February. These include Blu-ray recordable disks, MiniDV minicassettes, and others. Sony also said it will not produce anything to replace these forms of data storage.
Until Dawn — first look at Sony's horror film and Peter Stormare's return to the role of Dr. Gill
Sony has revealed the first teaser for the horror movie Until Dawn — an adaptation of the computer game by Supermassive Games from the year 2015.The film will follow new characters, played by Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Yu Ji-en, Odessa A’zion, Maya Mitchell, and Belmont Cameli. Peter Stormare will return to the role of Dr. Hill.
Sony boss responsible for «Madame Web» and «Craven the Hunter» leaves the studio after 10 years
Palak Patel worked at Sony for 10 years, and in addition to overseeing films with Tom Holland, he also managed the “Venom” trilogy and other films featuring “supporting” characters from Spider-Man—specifically the unsuccessful “Kraven the Hunter”, “Madame Web”, and “Morbius”.
Sony has shown a concept of technology that adds «real smells» to games — on the example of The Last of Us
It’s hard to understand how this is possible, but Sony is working on making game scents accessible on PlayStation.
Sony is working on films based on Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima will get an anime series
During the main keynote at CES 2025, the head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash and the president of Screen Gems Ashley Brooks announced that they will continue their joint work on movie adaptations of games after The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted.
Sony boss: «Madame Web» and «Craven Hunter» — these are «good» movies that were destroyed by critics, provoking bad reviews
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra, in an interview with Los Angeles Times (via Variety), stated that “Madame Web” was a good movie, but it tanked at the box office because it got review-bombed by the media.
«Spider-Man 4» in trouble: Marvel is disappointed with the script and wants it rewritten (insider Daniel Richtman)
According to industry insider Daniel Richtman (via World of Reel), who cites sources close to the production of “Spider-Man 4”, Marvel boss Kevin Feige wasn’t thrilled with the initial script and is demanding a rewrite, or even possibly a complete cancellation.
An enthusiast turned a retro PlayStation 1 console into a modern gaming PC
A Reddit user has created a unique gift for his son by converting a classic PlayStation 1 into a full-fledged personal computer.
YouTuber saves a 45" Sony CRT TV weighing 200 kg and worth $40,000 from destruction
A YouTuber saved and got a giant CRT TV for free from a Japanese restaurant that was about to be demolished.
Movie review «Kraven the Hunter»
On December 19th, the superhero action flick «Kraven the Hunter», based on Marvel comics about the eponymous villain of Russian descent, slinks its way onto Ukrainian cinema screens. Good news — this dud has already flopped spectacularly in the global box office and got a thorough thrashing from critics. Bad news — for some reason, […]
The future of gaming: Sony and AMD team up to bring artificial intelligence to games
Mark Cerny, chief architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, has announced an in-depth collaboration between Sony and AMD in the field of machine learning technologies for video games. The project is codenamed «Amethyst», combining AMD’s red color and PlayStation’s blue.
«Spider-Man: Across the Universe» got directors and a premiere delay
Directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are set to shoot the animated film “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.” However, the film is significantly delayed.
«Craven the Hunter» opened with $11 million — worse than any of Sony's Spider-Man movies
Right now, “Kraven the Hunter” is Sony’s biggest flop in the Spider-Man Universe.
An absolute failure: Sony's «Craven Hunter» launched with 15% on Rotten Tomatoes
Thought it couldn’t get any worse than “Madame Web”? But then Sony took on “Kraven the Hunter” and outdid itself.
Sony cancels movies with «supporting» Spider-Man characters after the failure of «Venom» and «Madame Web»
“Kraven the Hunter” will wrap up Sony’s work on films about characters from the “Spider-Man” universe, which were supposed to create a separate franchise from Marvel for the studio.
Apple and Sony are working on support for PS VR2 controllers for Vision Pro, — Mark Gurman
Apple is looking for new ways to increase the appeal of Vision Pro through a partnership with Sony.
PlayStation exec criticizes 100-hour games and explains why he hasn't even opened Red Dead Redemption 2
Long games and photorealistic graphics make development too expensive.
Sony has temporarily allowed changing the PlayStation 5 interface elements — PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 themes have appeared
The update is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand, which is celebrated on December 3.
PS Store launches PlayStation Anniversary Sale — The Last of Us, God of War, and other 2000+ games with up to 80% off
Sony has launched a large-scale sale to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Playstation, which will run from December 2 to 20. Customers will be able to purchase thousands of games for PS4 and PS5 at discounted prices.
Official sales of PlayStation 5 Pro — for more than ₴40,000 have started in Ukraine
Playstation 5 Pro is already in Ukraine — we are talking about the official sales of the new Sony console. But stores warn that «the product can quickly run out».
Sony is developing a portable console for Playstation 5 games, — Bloomberg
New PSP from Sony «is in the early stages of development».
Sony Alpha 1 II: new flagship mirrorless camera with improved autofocus, stabilization and screen at $6500
Sony has unveiled the second generation of its flagship Alpha 1 camera. Keeping with the company’s tradition of obscure names, the new camera is called Alpha 1 II.
Sony PlayStation 6 processors will appear in 2026 — AMD is preparing UDNA architecture
According to an insider, AMD is preparing to introduce a UDNA gaming graphics chip. Processors for the Sony PlayStation 6 based on it will go into production in less than two years.
Sony PlayStation Portal becomes a standalone cloud console — but not for everyone
Sony released PlayStation Portal update, which puts the PS5 accessory in a different class. However, it is not free.
Sony PlayStation 5 story: the best gaming computer of our time
Four years ago, the Japanese company released the next best-selling Sony PlayStation 5, which once again provoked crazy queues and a shortage of the most desirable gaming «computer» modernity. This console has deservedly gained its popularity, and now we will understand why. In the final part of the series of articles about Sony PlayStation game…
Sony plans to acquire Kadokawa — the parent company of Elden Ring and Bloodborne developers
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa media holding. About reports Reuters citing its own sources.
Crazy sale: PlayStation 5 for $179 caused a real battle of buyers in Paraguay
In the duty-free zone of Paraguay, near the Iguazu Falls on the border with Brazil, a local electronics store organized a large-scale sale of PlayStation 5 game consoles at an extremely low price of only $179. This led to a massive rush of customers.
The price of PlayStation 5 Pro «did not have a negative impact» on console sales, — Sony president
The PlayStation 5 Pro was launched at a high price, but this did not hinder sales of the premium console, Sony assures.
They miscalculated: speculators sell PS5 Pro cheaper than in stores — there is no shortage
Speculators who wanted to make money on gamers fell into a trap themselves.
Sony patented a PlayStation controller with a button «to rewind the game»
A recent Sony patent describes a future PlayStation with a separate Save State button. For emulator users, this mode will remind them of the function of saving and loading the state.
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