PlayStation sees AI as a ‘powerful tool’ to help make games
PlayStation sees AI as a ‘powerful tool’ to help make games

As part of an earnings presentation on Friday, Sony shared how it’s thinking about AI at the company, including many details about how it’s evaluating AI as part of making PlayStation games. Generative AI has recently been showing up in bigger games – though many indie developers still reject it – and while Sony calls […]

Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis

Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of the regular PS5 from $499.99 all the way up to $649.99. […]

PlayStation’s Hyperpop DualSense Controllers are vibrant, glossy, loud, and hard to ignore

PlayStation’s Hyperpop DualSense Collection delivers bold RGB-inspired colors and glossy finishes that make these eye-catching controllers stand out despite their subtle gradient design approach.

Sony increases prices for refurbished PS5 slims by $100 — PS5 Fortnite bundle is out of stock, marking the end of new $399 consoles

Sony increased prices for refurbished PlayStation 5 Slim consoles, following its move last month to make brand-new models more expensive.

With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently
With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently

It is generally frowned upon to care too much about appearances. We have a lot of little aphorisms discouraging this – books and their covers, beauty being skin deep, style over substance, that sort of thing. Vanity is a risk. Should one put a disproportionate effort into how a thing looks, then said work may […]

Sony confirms PS4 and PS5 digital games don’t require an online check-in every 30 days — new DRM policy only checks once for license to combat against refund scams

The supposed new DRM policy surrounding digital PS4 and PS5 games has been finally debunked by Sony. You don’t need to check-in online every 30 days for your games to still be playable, rather, only one check-in is require…

Sony patent hints at a game system that adjusts difficulty based on how badly you suck at it

A newly surfaced Sony patent outlines an AI system that could monitor player emotions and dynamically adjust game difficulty in real-time.

PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game
PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game

Sony has finally stepped in to clear up the growing confusion around a new DRM (Digital Rights Management) system on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles. Users reported that the system’s latest updates seemingly introduced a requirement to go online once every 30 days to validate game licenses, but Sony now says this is false. […]

Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be
Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be

The DualSense controller was one of Sony’s main selling points for the PS5. Beyond things like a striking new design and adaptive triggers, the controller’s haptic feedback offered genuinely cool new experiences for games. Rumble effects had been around for decades at that point, but the DualSense offered something very different: I’m still blown away […]