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Sony has finally announced the price and release date for the PlayStation 5. We now know that the disc-based standard version will be launching on November 12th in North America at a price of $499 USD. A digital only version, sans the Bluray drive, will be $100 cheaper at $399. Yet, that’s not what PlayStation…
Update – Sony has responded to the report, issuing an official statement denying the claim that they have cut PS5 production due to hardware issues. “While we do not release details related to manufacturing, the information provided by Bloomberg is false. We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5 since the start of mass production.”…
Back in July, I wrote about how neither Sony nor Microsoft seem all that confident about their upcoming 9th generation consoles. Now that the critical fall season is upon us, it seems like we’re no further ahead than we were at the start of summer. Both companies are still holding their cards very close to…
On the Weekend throwback, we revisit some vintage, well aged (like fine milk) articles from the site’s history, to see how tech has evolved in the last 13 years. Today, we’re checking out our classic review of the PlayStation 3 from September 2008. Was it really a 7th generation Beast? I’ve been saving for a…
Sony has been going on the warpath lately after major plot details about The Last of Us Part II leaked last month. Numerous independent content creators saw their YouTube channels and social media posts getting struck by copyright claims, for simply discussing the leaks and not showing any specific material from them. Well, it seems…
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is shifting the series to turn based combat, which has left a lot of fans unhappy. Sega announced the eighth entry in the popular crime drama series last week. The game will feature a brand new protagonist, Kasuga Ichiban, an ex-Tojo Clan member who served 18 years in prison for a…
This week we’ve been hit by a whole slew of rumours regarding next generation PlayStation. Now Sony themselves have come out to confirm what’s cooking for the PS5. In an interview with Wired, Mark Cerny peeled back on the details on what we can expect to find under the hood. The PS5 will feature an…
After seven long years, Sony is finally ending production of the PlayStation Vita in its native Japan. For me, it still stands as one of my favourite handheld systems of all time. Despite it’s numerous flaws, it still had a great library of quirky and unique games. The sort of thing you don’t see too…
Watching the Triple A video games industry melt down is proving to be more entertaining this past year than the games themselves. Our latest tidbit of news to come across my desk involves BioWare’s loot shooter Anthem and it’s propensity to break your PS4. According to various reports in the official subreddit, PlayStation players are…
Sony is saying no to buxom anime bosoms on the PlayStation, a move which has otaku all hot and bothered. Earlier this month, localization studio XSEED announced they were delaying the PS4 version of Senran Kagura Burst: ReNewal due to Sony taking issue with the game’s “Intimacy Mode”. Which presumably allows you to get fresh…