An astonishing 85% of PS5 and PS4 games were purchased digitally in Sony’s most recent financial quarter, which covered the three month period ending 31st March.

That means the average for the financial year as a whole tallied 78%, an increase of 2% year-over-year and a record high for the brand.

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The life of a live service game is punctuated by damage control – and Helldivers 2 has been no stranger to controversy since it exploded in 2024.

The co-op shooter famously came under fire when Sony attempted to force PSN connectivity on the PC release, but there’s been no shortage of balance related mishaps along the way.

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A 40th anniversary Dragon Quest livestream will take place later this month, on 27th May – and everyone’s praying for a Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate update.

In a YouTube video which has since been delisted, series creator Yuji Horii confirmed:

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Well, that one just flew by, didn't it? April seemed a bit back-loaded, with the likes of Saros — Sony's latest first-party exclusive — dropping on the final day, but in hindsight, it was a pretty strong month from the start.

Aside from Housemarque's intense and enjoyably broody action-shooter, the other headline act was probably Pragmata, which went down extremely well with both reviewers and players.

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Can you believe it’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer?

Rockstar marches to the beat of its own drum, of course, and it doesn’t need to follow conventional marketing patterns. But a year with no real new information is unique – especially as the game was originally due out this month, on 26th May.

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PlayStation has begun encouraging its playerbase still on PS4 to upgrade to the PS5 so they can play GTA 6 this year.

Emails have been sent to active GTA 5 players, and those using a PS4 who have wishlisted GTA 6 on the PS Store are receiving messages straight to their consoles, as documented on social media.

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Phew! Quality over quantity folks, and we do have a couple of interesting new PS5 games coming out next week.

Specifically, the latest game from Until Dawn dev Supermassive Games has caught our eye: the sci-fi space horror effort Directive 8020. Look out for a review of that soon.

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Another busy week has come to a conclusion, and so it’s time to settle down with some good ol’ games. As always, we’ll go first, then it’s all over to you.

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Another read of Stephen's Scott Pilgrim EX Mini Review is in order, because as soon as I get home on Sunday night the seal on my physical copy of Scott Pilgrim EX from Limited Run Games is waiting to be broken.

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In a presentation aimed at investors earlier today, PlayStation announced its intention to use AI to “deliver a cutting-edge entertainment experience” for its players.

Unsurprisingly, its comments have already attracted significant blowback from some corners of social media, but it’s important to first reflect on what boss Hideaki Nishino actually said.

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From all that we've seen of Forza Horizon 6 so far, it's looking like another fantastic open world racing game.

That remains true with its launch trailer, which comes days ahead of its arrival on Xbox and PC.

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If you ask us, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is in the argument for FromSoftware's finest work, and its upcoming anime adaptation looks great too.

It's now been announced that the anime, named Sekiro: No Defeat, will make its debut in Japan, where it'll be available to watch over a three-week theatrical release.

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Bethesda has a third update for Starfield on PS5 (and this time also on Xbox Series X|S and PC) to push live next week, the RPG company confirmed.

A social media post late this Friday afternoon speaks to the patch addressing "multiple crash and stability issues and several gameplay fixes", with the full list of tweaks and changes set to be shared when it's available to download. The crashing problems hindering the PS5 version of Starfield have been the subject of the studio's previous two patches, and this third one is set to continue the fixes.

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Resident Evil has a storied history with mini games, from the Tofu mode of Resident Evil 2 on PS1 right the way through to the fan-favourite Mercenaries add-on that's shipped with multiple instalments.

Almost every mainline title is treated to its own spin-off from the main game, and now Resident Evil Requiem has one: a free PS5 update adds the flamboyantly named Leon Must Die Forever.

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In an unexpected twist, the Switch 2 will cost more than the PS5 in its native Japan when its price increases on 25th May.

Nintendo, like all console manufacturers, has been under intense pressure to retain the price of its hardware.

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Sony has reported an eye-watering $765 million impairment loss on Bungie, raising the question: is this the platform holder’s worst ever acquisition?

This includes a $204 million impairment loss late last year, meaning the value of the developer has plummeted since its $3.6 billion purchase in 2022.

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We've known for a good while now that Sony has established a team within PlayStation that's specifically concerned with preservation.

Spearheaded by Garrett Fredley (Senior Build Engineer, IP Preservation), the team's work is predominantly about archiving PlayStation's historical games and related materials.

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God of War director Cory Barlog is not happy – and it looks like it’s the leaks of his upcoming PS5 adventure that have really soured his mood.

Recently it was revealed by reliable rumourmonger NateTheHate that Santa Monica Studio’s next game will be a new story set in the God of War universe, starring Kratos’ late wife Faye.

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Capcom has revealed and released its promised new mini game for Resident Evil Requiem. Available to download now on PS5, it is named Leon Must Die Forever. It takes the shape of a time attack mode where Leon needs to work his way through stages and make use of enhancer abilities while racing against the clock.

We'll share some hands-on impressions later in the day, but you could get a quick taste for the mode in the video below:

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During a Q&A session following the release of its latest financial results, Sony and PlayStation's top brass have outlined plans for the use of AI technology within the business.

It seems that the through-line guiding the company's approach is that AI should serve as a tool to aid creators and make certain processes more efficient, rather than replacing staff.

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Sony has revealed it's yet to decide on a release date or price for the next-gen and eventual PS6.

President and CEO, Hiroki Totoki, shared the news during the Q&A session of the firm's Q4 fiscal year 2025 earnings briefing, responding to a question on whether the increased costs of components will have an impact on the console.

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Sony's financial results for its fiscal year 2025 reveals a hefty impairment of Bungie that's had a big impact on PlayStation's operating income.

What that means in a nutshell is that, last year, Sony reduced the Marathon studio's value by $765 million, a loss measured against net income for the period.

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Sony today revealed during its final quarterly results for fiscal year 2025 that total PS5 console shipments have reached 93.7 million units. This means a further 1.5 million PS5 units were sold during the fourth quarter (start of January 2026 — end of March 2026), but this is a considerable drop compared to the same time period in the last fiscal year.

In Q4 of fiscal year 2024, there were 2.8 million PS5 shipments, meaning the past three months of sales at the start of 2026 have dropped by nearly 50%. In total, the entire 2025 fiscal year saw 16 million PS5 console shipments, which is another slight decrease on the previous one — fiscal year 2024 saw 18.5 million PS5 shipments.

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While open world gacha game NTE has enjoyed a big launch, trouble has been brewing beneath the surface regarding accusations of generative AI usage.

Fans found some art assets in the outing which demonstrated obvious use of generative AI, generally on advertising hoardings around the city of Heathereau. These were identified due to some strange artefacts, consistent with the use of generative AI.

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Fans are already itching to stream Stranger Than Heaven’s theme song, which is surprisingly performed by musical icons like Snoop Dogg and Ado.

The song – debuted as part of last night’s big game reveal – also features performances from Satoshi Fujihara and Tori Kelly.

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What do you think the NPCs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 smell like? Sweat, body odour, sh*t? Look, the PS5 RPG is set during Medieval Europe – no one’s wandering around smelling like they’ve bathed in Gucci Guilty, are they?

This new €155.99 (~$183) fragrance from Kintsugi Perfumes will at least attempt to romanticise the scent of the era, using apple, herbs, chamomile, and elderflower to create a distinctly unique scent that reflects many of the concoctions you can brew within the game.

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