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Tonight, as part of the Kojima Productions 10th Anniversary livestream, called Beyond the Strand, we got a new update on the studio’s Metal Gear-style project, Physint. The title, which to date has been shrouded in secrecy, is still in the early stages of development, but we did get some confirmations this evening: actors Don Lee, Charlee Fraser, and Minami Hamabe …

Story Highlight A new link suggests PlayStation is planning to release Horizon Zero Dawn on Xbox. A similar trend was observed for Helldivers 2, and it eventually came out for the rivals. If this is indeed true, it seems both companies are adopting a solid multiplatform strategy. Ever since Helldivers 2 launched on Xbox, speculations about more PlayStation titles being …

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the intersection of gaming and technology, follow Sean Hollister. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. They used to be called the “console wars,” and to the victor went the spoils. When …

For the last week, a war has been waging in the YouTube comments of each new Ghost of Yotei trailer as the PlayStation 5 exclusive nears its release date early next month. That’s because a developer at Sucker Punch Productions joked about the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media. Sony confirmed it had parted ways with the employee following …

At least two PlayStation Studios employees are under fire for their response to news of Charlie Kirk‘s assassination. The 31-year-old political activist was murdered in broad daylight this week, sending shockwaves around the world. One of PlayStation Studios devs reportedly fired for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination One of the employees is senior Sucker Punch Productions artist Drew Harrison, who joked …

PlayStation is launching a new PlayStation Family app for iOS and Android to help parents manage their child’s playtime on PS5 and PS4. Parents can already set parental control features directly on a console, but this app gives parents another way to set limits and keep track of what their kid is playing. “The app includes a number of new …

Feeling spritely? This shouldn’t help: the original PlayStation console was released 30 years ago today in the United States, on 9th September 1995. It was a machine that would change gaming forever. We celebrated the 30th anniversary of PS1 last December because that’s when it was first introduced, in Japan, on 3rd December 1994. Sony’s debut console was released in …

This coming November 7, 2025, will mark the first anniversary of the PS5 Pro’s launch, a console that, in a physical sense, marked the halfway point of the PlayStation 5 generation, and the deeper we get into the PS5’s life cycle, the closer we get to PlayStation 6. While pretty much everything we’ve heard about the next generation of PlayStation …

Published 15:38 7 Sep 2025 GMT+1 Honestly, I’m not sure I understand it either (even after reading the explanation) PlayStation Plus subscribers are currently being offered a rather weird free upgrade at the moment, although fans can’t seem to wrap their heads around exactly what the offer is giving them. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you might have seen …

Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong’s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation stores all displayed error messages or failed to load entirely. The hype for Silksong has also been a boon to the original Hollow Knight. In the days …