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Sony reportedly cuts PS5 production again as chip shortages and shipment issues bite | Engadget
Sony's PlayStation 5 may not be able to beat the PS4's first year sales record due to an ongoing component shortage..
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Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 both have bad user experiences, says study
Someone has presented a case study for why both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 have bad UX designs. In short: Too many clicks to get you where you need to go.
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Next-gen consoles are selling without next-gen games
As the new consoles from Xbox and PlayStation approach their first birthday, neither will be celebrating with a new-gen-only game. There has been a sprinkling this year, but no such games are on the horizon for months.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeWhy it matters...
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Sony has sold 13.4 million PS5s
Sony's PlayStation 5 sales remain relatively steady and strong, with 3.4 million units sold in fiscal Q2 compared to 3.3 million last quarter..
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A patented PlayStation feature allows players to pay to kick others from games
The patent, which is titled ‘Spectators Vote to Bench Players in a Video Game’, was filed in January 2020 and was granted on Tuesday. The described feature lets spectators vote to remove (or ‘bench’) players, send them messages to warn them to play better, or even pay to have them removed.
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PlayStation Boss Wants Change He's Not Willing To Make
The head of PlayStation wants to expand its reach with expensive games on hard-to-get hardware
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PlayStation will announce ‘a big remake’ this Christmas, musician claims
Singer-songwriter claims they have recorded a theme for an unannounced exclusive…
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Video Games’ Sensory Revolution: How Haptics Reinvented the Controller
The next generation of consoles has further evolved a once-basic necessity to an immersive tool for physical connection. But do developers—and gamers—actually want that?
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Gas Guzzlers Extreme Rated For PS5 And Nintendo Switch By ESRB
It looks like Gas Guzzlers Extreme is coming to the Nintendo Switch and PS5 later this year, as it’s been rated by the ESRB. “This is a combat racing game in which players engage in racing/battle events. Players use cars outfitted with machine guns and rocket launchers to drive and shoot opponents around several tracks. Combat is highlighted by frequent gunfire and explosions. Some events allow players to shoot/run over zombies and undead animals in frenetic combat.
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Sony clarifies that Nixxes acquisition will "help with" porting its games to PC
Jim Ryan says the approach is still "in its infancy"
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PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone
PlayStation 5 is Sony's fastest-selling games console after surpassing 10 million sales worldwide. The new console reached the figure on July 18th, just under a month faster than the PlayStation 4 managed.
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The Last of Us Part 2 Price Permanently Dropped to $39.99
Sony has dropped the official price of The Last of Us Part 2 from $59.99 to $39.99. They usually do it after some time has elapsed after the game's launch.
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Sony is playing games over PS5 'exclusives', and it's not fair on fans
The PS5 was supposed to be a console that proved that Sony believed in generations – at least that’s what the company initially said back in May 2020. In case you forgot, here’s a reminder of what Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Jim Ryan said to Gamesindustry.biz when asked specifically whether PS5 games would be playable on PS4, just like Microsoft proposed with Xbox Series X games like Halo Infinite:
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When did PlayStation stop believing in generations?
PlayStation sold PS5 on the promise of next-gen exclusives, making its U-turn all the more difficult to comprehend
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Sony reveals new DualSense controllers in red and black
Sony Interactive Entertainment will release its PlayStation 5 DualSense controller in two new color schemes in June: Cosmic Red and Midnight Black.
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The PS5 Is Starting to Look Like the Revolution It Promised
What’s happening with Sony’s latest console, now that it’s been out for six months? Supply issues aside, it’s proving to be much more than a simple evolution. Six months after its November 12 debut, the PlayStation 5 is well on its way to being a success story for Sony. As of March 31, the company had sold 7.8 million of the new video game consoles worldwide—enough, in both units and dollars, to make it the biggest console launch in US history. Bigger than the Nintendo Wii. Bigger than the Xbox One. Bigger than even the PS4. And who knows what that number might be if everyone who wanted one was actually able to buy one.
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PS5 drift law firm amends complaint ‘to demand a jury trial’
The law firm behind a PlayStation 5 controller drift lawsuit has filed an amended complaint demanding a jury trial. The class-action lawsuit, which was brought against Sony Interactive Entertainment in February 2021, alleges that PS5 DualSense controllers “contain a defect that results in characters or gameplay moving on the screen without user command or manual operation of the joystick”.
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Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles
Yes, millions of people have actually managed to buy a PS5
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Jim Ryan says PlayStation has been ‘quietly investing’ in PS5 exclusives
Speaking to Nikkei (paywall, translated by VGC), the PlayStation boss said the company has been “quietly” investing in the creation of first-party software, and that it could pursue further M&A opportunities to bolster its in-house development capabilities.
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Sony Has Complete Control Over When You Play Your PS5 Games
It appears that Sony’s short-sighted hardware decisions that render PS3 and PS4 games unplayable extend to the PS5 as well. According to a tweet from noted video game preservationist group DoesItPlay, the PS5 won’t play games if its clock battery (also known as CMOS) dies and you aren’t able to connect to Sony’s servers. What this means is, even if you are able to replace the PS5 CMOS, you will still be locked out of your games when Sony decides to shut off servers. Initial testing suggests that this impacts digital games at the moment.
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