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Sony has appointed two new CEOs after Jim Ryan's departure in March 2024. From 1st June 2024, Hideaki Nishino will be the CEO of SIE’s Platform Business Group, and Hermen Hulst will be the CEO of SIE’s Studio Business Group. The interim CEO Hiroki Totoki will be the Chairman of SIE while retaining his previous roles as the President, COO, and CFO of Sony Group Corporation.
The recent Helldivers 2 controversy has forced a lot of gamers worldwide to link their Steam and PSN accounts together. Thankfully, it's quite easy to do so. Steam gamers can do it by opening a supported PS game and using the QR code or link they see to sign in. On the off chance, you don't have a PSN account, you can create one by heading to the official PlayStation website, filling in the relevant details and that's that!
The PS5 Pro leaks and rumors cannot catch a breath. In a new reveal we see CPU, System Memory, and Audio specs of the upcoming PS5 Pro. While the CPU remains the same, it will come with a "High CPU Frequency Mode" that boosts clock speed by 10%. The audio processing will be upgraded by 35% and add more details in processing. The System Memory will also receive a huge upgrade as it will potentially exceed 28% bandwidth compared to the standard PS5.
With the PS5 nearing its end-of-life, rumors of a PS5 Pro are heating up. YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead's leaked specs are confirmed by Tom Henderson, suggesting a holiday 2024 release for the more powerful console. The leaks suggest specs like PSSR, 45% faster rendering, 33.5 teraflops, and many more details.
Stellar Blade New Combat Moves Spotted on PlayStation Store; See Here
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Stellar Blade is releasing on April 26, 2024 and PlayStation revealed the combat mechanics of the game. According to the official website gameplay footage, Stellar Blade will have Basic attacks, Beta skills, Burst Skills, and Ranged attacks. Beta skill and Burst skills are related to the skill tree system that can be upgraded.
Sony Lays off 900 PlayStation Employees; Shuts down London Division
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Sony has decided to lay off over 900 employees or over 8% of the company's employees at PlayStation Studios. Furthermore, London Studios will shut down completely amidst the layoffs. The decision was announced by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan who took sole responsibility for it.
Fan-Favorite Xbox Exclusives Officially Coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation
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Xbox has now confirmed the four Xbox exclusives that are coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation. Grounded and Pentiment will come to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch devices on February 22 and April 16 respectively. Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves will only come to PlayStation 5 and will release respectively on March 19 and April 30, 2024.
YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead has published a new video outlining details of a reported PlayStation Handheld gaming console. It is expected to be powered by an AMD APU, and according to sources the chipmaker has already scored contracts from Sony for the next-gen PS consoles. The new PlayStation handheld is in very early development according to the rumor.
In PlayStation State of Play, couple of remastered games are normal. However, the Until Dawn remastered/ enhanced version is far from just a graphics enhancement. As the game is rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5, we will get better VFS, a third-person mode, and new soundtracks to enhance the horror experience. The Until Dawn remastered/ enhanced version will be coming within 2024 on PS5 and PC.
A community favorite casual adventure RPG Dave the Diver finally makes its way to the PlayStation library. The game will be releasing on April 2024 on PS4 and PS5. Along the adventures of Dave, you will be able to enjoy a free Godzilla DLC coming in May 2024.
Silent Hill, The Short Message is an upcoming episodic first person horror game announced at the PlayStation State of Play 2024. The story of the game seemingly revolves around a depressed student who finds herself in another world. As she tries to escape this horrified reality, she is haunted through the maze of levels by an unknown entity. While there has been no release date shared, the game will be free-to-play for everyone. Furthermore, Silent Hill 2 is in development for PS5.
Sony PlayStation State of Play Possibly Leaked; See Games List Here
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According to a gaming industry insider, the PlayStation game showcase event called State of Play might be returning this week on January 31st, 2024. As per the post of X(formerly Twitter), there will be games like Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Sonic Game, Silent Hill 2, Until Dawn Remaster, New Metro game, and Judas in the State of Play event.
PlayStation Blog publishes its game of the year list for 2023. The fan-voted awards event felicitates Spider-Man 2 with most of the categories, along with The Game of the Year. Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy takes back home the PS4 Game of the Year. Baldur's Gate and Alan Wake 2 receives few awards across the categories.
The PlayStation Wrap-Up 2023 from Sony is now officially available to find out all your crazy stats for your playtime in 2023. You can now view the stats such as the best games played, total hours spent, total amount of games played, etc on the exclusive website. The site is readily available now for Android, iOS and Desktop.
Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) accounts are getting banned out of the blue. Many gamers from all around the world (US, UK, Canada, France, and more) have come forward on social media platforms like X and Reddit, describing their issue. Apparently, terms of service were violated - however these gamers are not being told what exactly was violated. Sony has not yet acknowledged the on-going issue of PSN accounts being randomly banned.
Sony Acquires Destiny Developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion
PlayStation Inventor Bashes the Idea of Metaverse; Says It Is Pointless!
PlayStation 2 Best-Selling Game Console of All Time: Report
PlayStation’s Mega March Sale Brings Huge Discounts on Games
Sony Will Skip E3 2020 Ahead of PS5 Launch
Call of Duty Bonanza Sale Live on PlayStation Till June 25
PlayStation Players’ Choice Games for March 2018 Announced
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