News items tagged with playstation
Sony Controls Over Half of the Global Console Market
A recent report from market researcher IHS Markit reveals that Sony controlled a huge 57% of the world console market in 2016, roundly beating the competition.
By Rob Gordon on 16 March 2017
Tony Hawk Pro Skater Documentary Needs Funding
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and its many sequels amassed a passionate fanbase over the late 1990s and early 2000s, thanks to their compell...
By Brad Jones on 16 March 2017
PS4 Is the Top-Selling Console for February 2017
After topping January 2017 in console sales, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PS4 is officially the top-selling system for February o...
By Kyle Sledge on 10 March 2017
PS4 to Get 'Major' System Software Update Soon
Sony Interactive Entertainment officially announces that its PlayStation 4 console will soon receive a “major” update for its system software sometime soon. As many PS4 fans ought to recall...
By Kyle Sledge on 13 January 2017
Sony Has 'Numerous' Unannounced Titles in Production
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida reveals that Sony has “numerous” unannounced games in production, with fans immediately beginning to speculate. Sony‘s release slate for 2017...
By Jasmine Henry on 11 January 2017
Final Fantasy 7 Could Have Had More Character Deaths
Final Fantasy 7 director Yoshinori Kitase and visual director Tetsuya Nomura reveal that the game originally had many more playable character deaths planned. One of the most famous scenes...
By Dalton Cooper on 09 January 2017
PS4 2017 Sizzle Reel Teases Exclusive Games
To kick off the new year, Sony releases a sizzle reel trailer that highlights upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR exclusives, though one game is shown on accident. 2016 is officially...
By Dalton Cooper on 04 January 2017
Sony Sold 6.2 Million PS4s During Holiday Season
Sony proudly announces the sales numbers for the PlayStation 4 during the 2016 holiday season, moving at least 6.2 million units in just over a month. Sony’s domination of the console marke...
By Rory Young on 04 January 2017
Sony CEO: PS VR Had 'Great Start', PS4 Sales 'Strong'
Sony’s Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai lauds PlayStation VR’s “great start,” and calls the momentum of the PlayStation 4’s sales since its release “very strong.” According to market res...
By Kyle Sledge on 04 January 2017
Today Is Last Day of Sony's PSN Holiday Sale
Sony Interactive Entertainment officially announces today as being the last day for fans to take advantage of its Holiday Sale on the PlayStation Network. With Sony on track to sell 60 mill...
By Kyle Sledge on 31 December 2016
The Division to Get a PS4 Pro Patch
The developers at Ubisoft Massive officially announce that the third-person shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division is set to receive PlayStation 4 Pro support in a new patch. As of late, the fan...
By Kyle Sledge on 16 December 2016
Watch PlayStation Experience 2016 Live Here
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Experience 2016 event kicks off today at 10 AM PT, and fans can tune in to watch the event live right here. It seems like a distant memory when...
By Kyle Sledge on 06 December 2016
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Revealed at PSX
To open the events of PlayStation Experience 2016, Sony reveals Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, a new standalone Uncharted experience that follows the series’ Chloe Frazer. PlayStation Experien...
By Boston Blake on 06 December 2016
Red Dead Redemption Comes to PC, PS4 Next Week
Rockstar Games officially announces that Red Dead Redemption comes to PC and PlayStation 4 next week by way of Sony’s PlayStation Now streaming service.
By Kyle Sledge on 29 November 2016
PlayStation VR Controls Market Share Over Oculus, Vive
According to market research, Sony Interactive Entertainment already controls the market share with its PlayStation VR headset dominating Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. After having been named o...
By Kyle Sledge on 25 November 2016
PS4 Console Sales Triple in UK After Pro Launches
According to MCVUK, the launch of Sony’s PS4 Pro last week has bolstered the company’s console sales significantly, including tripling the PS4’s sales figures in the UK. Sony has had a roug...
By Cody Gravelle on 25 November 2016
Will Sony Announce The Last of Us 2 at PSX?
According to a post on the Internet forum NeoGAF, Sony could potentially use PlayStation Experience 2016 as a platform to announce Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us 2. As if it needed to be said...
By Kyle Sledge on 22 November 2016
PlayStation VR: One Of TIME's Best Inventions of 2016
Time Magazine’s annual list of best inventions of the year is now out, and Sony’s PlayStation VR headset has managed to make the cut due to its affordability. With positive reviews and good...
By Alexander Pan on 21 November 2016
Sony Teases Black Friday Deals with Weird Ad
Sony Interactive Entertainment releases a rather bizarre advertisement as a means to promote some of its Black Friday deals for the PlayStation Store. Throughout the history of the industry...
By Kyle Sledge on 20 November 2016
Sony Announces High Performance 'Elite' PS4 Controllers
Sony officially unveils that it has contracted two third-party manufacturers to produce “elite” high performance PS4 controllers due out later this year. Although the distinction is essenti...
By Cody Gravelle on 25 October 2016
Free PlayStation Plus Games for November 2016
With November nearing, Sony releases the line-up for next month’s PlayStation Plus line-up, including Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture for PlayStation 4. Another month, another line-up of fr...
By Rory Young on 25 October 2016
PlayStation VR Tops Sales Charts in Japan
Sony’s newest piece of hardware, PlayStation VR, enjoys an extremely prosperous debut week in Japan, outselling every other console currently on the market. PlayStation VR has topped the ha...
By Brad Jones on 22 October 2016
PlayStation VR Can Display Video From Xbox One and PC
Gamers discover that the PlayStation VR headset has the ability to work in tandem with an Xbox One or PC, thanks to the Sony headset’s cinematic mode. The PlayStation VR officially launched...
By John Jacques on 11 October 2016
PlayStation VR Releases and Reveals Its Launch Trailer
Sony Interactive Entertainment officially releases PlayStation VR today, and unveils the virtual reality headset’s launch trailer in order to promote the hardware. Following yesterday’s upd...
By Kyle Sledge on 11 October 2016
PlayStation VR Launch Guide: What You Need to Know
Learn everything there is to know about PS4’s PlayStation VR headset, including its price, release date, a list of all the launch titles, and some promising future games. Many analysts pred...
By Dalton Cooper on 06 October 2016
Get Some Halloween Games on PlayStation Now
Sony Interactive Entertainment officially updates the October 2016 catalog for PlayStation Now by including several games from the horror genre to celebrate Halloween. With Halloween only b...
By Kyle Sledge on 04 October 2016
PlayStation VR Must Be Unplugged to View HDR Content
HDR TV owners who plan on purchasing a PlayStation VR headset will have to deal with some cable management, as users will have to unplug the headset in order to use a PS4 in HDR. We are les...
By Alexander Pan on 04 October 2016
The Witcher 3 Not Getting 4K Patch on PS4 Pro
CD Projekt Red states that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will not receive a patch to support 4K resolution or other upgrades when played on a PlayStation 4 Pro. Since its reveal, Sony’s PlayStat...
By Dalton Cooper on 25 September 2016
Rumor: PS4.5 Release Window Revealed
French retailer Innelec Multimedia possibly leaks the release window of the rumored PlayStation 4.5 console, and also refers to the system as the Neo 4K. Sony hasn’t been able to keep a l...
By Dalton Cooper on 26 April 2016
PlayStation VR May Be Delayed to Fall
According to video game retailer GameStop, Sony’s foray into virtual reality with its PlayStation VR headset will be delayed into the Fall of this year. Yesterday, GameStop’s CEO Paul Rai...
By Kyle Sledge on 26 February 2016