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The first portion of a game is of the utmost importance. It sets up the premise and introduces gameplay elements to give insight into the upcoming adventure. While some ease you in, others brutalize you with intense action sequences. God of War Ragnarök looks to do both in its epic opening 15 minutes.

Sony Santa Monica has confirmed the resolution and frame rate for God of War Ragnarok on PS4 and PS5. Here’s what you need to know about it. According to Sony Santa Monica Studio, God of War Ragnarok will support an unlocked frame rate on the PS4 Pro with a performance mode. This mode will run at an unlocked 30 FPS. It has a dynamic resolution that ranges from 1080p to 1656p. There is also a quality mode that locks the frame rate to 30 and runs at a dynamic resolution of 1440p to 1656p on the PS4 Pro. As for the standard PS4, the game will support 1080p at 30 FPS.

It sounds like Microsoft will treat Call of Duty like Minecraft.

Naughty Dog game director has clarified that the masked loading areas God of War Ragnarok aren’t due to a PS4 hardware limitation. Kurt Margenau, game director at Naughty Dog, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on an earlier statement from game journalist Gene Park regarding God of War Ragnarok being held back by slower data streaming and loading capabilities of the PS4 hardware.

“Ragnarok” on the PlayStation 4 is barely compromised and highly optimized.

The PS5 has been jailbroken and can now install custom packages. This marks the first major hack in the console lifecycle since its launch back in 2020.

A teardown of the new PS5 CFI-1200 series model has confirmed that the console now comes with a more efficient 6nm SoC.

Recently, Sony announced a new software update for the PlayStation 5 players that unlocks 1440 video output and more. Also, the company updated another PlayStation in its portfolio. On September 07, Sony officially released the PS4 v10.00 software update that brings some important changes.

Could the first major revision for the PlayStation 5 be coming in 2023? Check out the latest rumors about Sony's hardware plans.

Sky: Children of Light will launch for PlayStation in December, developer thatgamecompany announced. The company has still not said whether it will be a native PlayStation 4-only release…

Electronic Arts and Maxis announced that The Sims 4’s base game will be free to play.

New models are about 13 percent lighter than 2020's hefty launch-era consoles.

Will Xbox follow suit?

Gamers who've yet to get the PS5 may have to pay more for the console when they do buy it. Sony Interactive Entertainment has raised the console's prices in select markets due to "challenging economic conditions," president and CEO Jim Ryan has announced on the PlayStation blog. The company had to make the difficult decision, he said, due to high global inflation rates, as well as currency fluctuations. PlayStation fans in the US can breathe easy — there will be no price hikes in the US for now.

The gaming firm is accused of using its market dominance to impose extra charges and drive up prices.

Sony is leveling up its PlayStation 5 gamepads with the DualSense Edge. The Edge is all about customization — it features five unique profiles, upgraded guts and a few extra input methods. There are two function buttons below the analog sticks on the new controller, and in initial images all of the rubberized grips look extra grippy all around.

Update: Sony had “no involvement” with Death Stranding’s release on PC Game Pass, despite the platform holder owning the intellectual property and funding the development of the title. “Matters relating to the PC release of Death Stranding are managed by Kojima Productions and 505 Games,” a spokesperson told us. “SIE has no involvement in this promotion.”

The superhero game was a commissioned work by Sony and the last big exclusive title for Playstation VR. It was released for Playstation VR in 2020 and received a lot of attention from the press because Iron Man is a big name.

The PlayStation 4 has essentially reached the end of its production lifecycle, as Sony is no longer reporting sales figures for the console. Originally launched at the end of 2013, the final total for the number of PS4s shipped as of March 2022 is 117.2 million units, an impressive number that makes the PS4 the fourth best-selling console of all time currently.