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For more than 25 years, Sony’s PlayStation has been synonymous with gaming. It's given players experiences like God of War, The Last of Us, and Final Fantasy VII alongside technological innovations from CD-ROMs all the way up to 4K, VR, and cloud gaming. There have even been attempts at portable gaming with the PSP and Vita. Across multiple generations the company has been a pioneer, starting with the original PlayStation and continuing with the PS5.

EA Sports brings college football back to game consoles on July 19th.

After plenty of teases and licensing news, EA is showing off the official covers for its NIL-enabled College Football 25 game, which is returning after a decade-long break. Even if they don’t have the backup QB from Texas, EA has signed the starter, as its cover features Quinn Ewers alongside Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, and Colorado wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter.


Cover art for two editions of the EA Sports College Football 25 game showing Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, and Colorado wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter.
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Saddle up for Red Dead Redemption II on PlayStation Plus.

Rockstar’s hit open-world western will hit the catalog on May 21st, along with Watch Dogs and The Sims 4’s City Living expansion, according to the PlayStation blog.

But as Sony giveth, it also taketh away — Horizon Zero Dawn is indeed going back into the vault the same day. Maybe when we see it next, it’ll be remastered.


We’ll sell 25 million PS5 consoles, no 21M, actually 20.8M.

It’s no secret that the PS5 has entered the “latter stage of its life cycle” with Sony resetting sales expectations in February. Today’s earnings report shows it just missing that revised 21M target by selling 20.8 million consoles for the fiscal year.

We’ll see if the rumored PS5 Pro helps change the trajectory before the year is done.


A downward trend.
A downward trend.
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Have a look at the official promo for Anbernic’s Game Boy Advance SP.

Get a load of the transparent shells on the upcoming RG35XXSP! It’s still not listed for sale on Anbernic’s site, sadly, but that could change pretty soon.


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Uhhh... anything you want to tell us about Ghost of Tsushima’s PSN requirement on PC, Sony?

Remember when Sony walked back its retroactive requirement link a PSN account to Helldivers 2 PC? That same day, Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch assured fans its upcoming PC port wouldn’t require PSN for singleplayer.

But now, Ghost has been abruptly delisted from non-PSN countries on Steam. We’ve emailed Sony and Valve... what gives?


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Sony backtracks, now says it won't make Helldivers 2 players on Steam link a PSN account.

Sony's plan to force PlayStation Network accounts on PC players of crossplatform hit Helldivers 2 went over terribly. On Steam, it received 84,000 negative reviews in one day.

But now Sony says the update that would've implemented the requirement on May 6th is not going forward and "we’ll keep you updated on future plans."


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PlayStation’s putting a modern classic back in the PS Plus vault.

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is leaving PlayStation Plus Extra on May 21st, as reported by Eurogamer and VGC. Subscribers did get the game for free in 2021, which will still be available. There’s speculation a previously reported remastered version is... on the horizon.


Tales of Kenzera’s heart-wrenching story proved tougher than its platforming

There’s challenging combat and platforming puzzles, but the hardest part of the game is grappling with its emotional story.

Sony’s own car is coming to Gran Turismo 7, for free, at 11PM PT / 2AM ET.

The Sony Afeela prototype is part of GT7’s free update. “Before the real vehicle is released, we would like as many people as possible to ride it in-game. Please enjoy it,” writes Sony Honda Mobility.

You also get a Škoda Vision Gran Turismo concept “created exclusively for the game,” and a ‘70 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 Sport Coupe.


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The PS5’s Community Game Help feature has arrived.

You can update your console now to gain access to the feature, which offers community-generated hints for supported games like Granblue Fantasy: Relink and the upcoming Stellar Blade.


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Sony is abruptly shutting down LittleBigPlanet 3’s servers and wiping out 16 years of player-created levels.

When Nintendo shut down Super Mario Maker’s servers, it gave players over three years to enjoy and document their own work before the bitter end.

But PlayStation isn’t giving fans time to say goodbye: it’s yanking the rug. Hope you saved a copy of your level locally!


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Overwatch 2 targets console cheaters using XIM, ReaSnow, and Cronus devices.

Like Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty, and Destiny 2, the developers of Overwatch 2 are going after players who use “unapproved peripherals” to combine the precision of mouse and keyboard controls with the aim assist granted to controller players.

Over the next few weeks, there will be permanent account bans against players who are the most severe abusers of unapproved peripherals. These actions will be targeted towards high-ranked players who have been reported by others and who our data clearly shows are using an unapproved peripheral.


You can own the gigantic “PlayStation Experience” trailer Sony used to market the PSP.

Imagine partying in this thing.

It’ll just cost you $70,000, a trip to St. Louis, new tires, a blown head gasket repair for the generator, a lotta elbow grease, and chasing down all the right TVs, game systems, and games to bring it back to spec. Way more pics at the Facebook Marketplace listing (via Reddit, IGN).


Ever see this parked outside your local store?
Ever see this parked outside your local store?
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Capcom plans updates for Dragon’s Dogma 2 that will let you start a new game.

At launch, there was no easy way to delete a save or start a new game once a save file existed — something PC modders quickly added. Today, Capcom shared that it will make starting a new game a native feature of Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Besides, that, the developer is targeting some quality-of-life and technical fixes.


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Capcom also plans to let PS5 and Xbox players turn off motion blur and ray tracing.
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Aspyr issues a patch for Battlefront Classic Collection.

Like KOTOR before it, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launched in a less-than-stellar state. For PC at least, Aspyr’s patch this week addresses a long list of issues with the game.

You’ll have to wait on the certification process to get the fix on the PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch though, according to Eurogamer.