Arc System Works has confirmed that Guilty Gear: Strive will offer cross-play between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Additionally, those who purchase the PS4 version will be entitled to a PS5 upgrade for free. The publisher said that it has no plans to implement cross-play between PlayStation and PC/arcade versions of the game. While
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SadSquare Studio has announced that its psychological horror game, Visage, will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 30th. Visage is currently available as an Early Access title on Steam. The full game comprises of four chapters and is approximately 15 hours long. Players will be tasked with exploring an “ever-changing” house
Reports are going around regarding cancelled preorders for both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Apparently, several customers are receiving cancellation notices from GameStop and Target. On Twitter, one Xbox user shared a screenshot of an email from GameSpot, wherein the retailer informs them that the inconvenience is due to a “website error with
Sony remains cagey about a few things with respect to its next-gen hardware. One mystery concerns the DualSense controller’s functionality on other devices, namely PlayStation 4. Interestingly, it appears that while DualSense won’t work on the PS4, the device does pair with some products beyond the PlayStation ecosystem. Thus far, the new controller’s most intriguing
During Requiem’s investigation of Dark Aether anomalies at various, familiar locations across the globe, your strike team encounters a mysterious Orb radiating dangerously high levels of unnatural energy. As your team of two investigates the anomalies, the Orb creates a barrier trapping your team inside a specific zone, and a seemingly unending horde of zombies
Last week, we asked you to share center-focused moments from your favorite games using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From glittering suns to darkly lit corridors, here are this week’s centered highlights: Jesse climbs steps in the Oldest House in this Control share by Comput_ART. Bayek balances before the sun in this Assassin’s Creed Origins shared by
Hello, dear Visitor. It’s such a pleasure to have you join us in the Pale City for this introduction to one of the charmingly horrific areas you’ll be exploring in Little Nightmares II, which will be available February 11, 2021. The world of Little Nightmares is a place where adventure and horror travel hand-in-hand. It’s
If there are three things you can count on, it’s death, taxes, and the yearly release of Call of Duty. The lead up to that fall release is also generally predictable—even if this year has shaken quite a few things up for the staple military shooter franchise—featuring a multiplayer beta shortly before the game’s full
Players who’ve been enjoying the free Legends update for Ghost of Tsushima should probably start preparing themselves for the Raid, which Sucker Punch plans to launch on October 30th. In sharing release plans, the studio also unveiled recommendations for how players can prepare. Additionally, details about Weekly Challenges and patch notes for the next update are
Hey everyone! It’s great to be back on PS Blog to talk Dirt 5 with you, as we hurtle towards the revolutionary off-road racing game’s launch on current-gen and next-gen PlayStation consoles this November. We’ve been pretty busy in recent weeks and months bringing you all manner of Dirt 5 details – from our star-studded
Hey Battlemages! My name is Jesse Kurlancheek and I’m the Design Director on Spellbreak and one of the co-founders at Proletariat, the studio behind the game. Spellbreak is a competitive, free-to-play, third-person spellcasting game where you unleash powerful magic as you fight other players for survival. It’s been about six weeks since we launched and
Hi there! I’m Chris Cobb from Ragtag Studio. The day we thought would never come has finally arrived: our new game Ray’s the Dead has finally come to life, releasing on PS4 today! This game may be familiar to some of you since the game was originally announced seven years ago on PlayStation’s E3 stage,
I’m Buddy Sola, Community Manager at Akupara Games, delighted to be back to give you more news about Mutazione! Earlier this year, I wrote a blog all about the Garden Mode update that brought Garden Mode to the game – a standalone Cloud Garden where you can play with the magical musical gardening mechanic with
Fellow Fighters, at long last, Rambo joins fellow 1980s action movie icons RoboCop and the Terminator as part of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate and Kombat Pack 2. We at NetherRealm Studios couldn’t be more excited about Rambo joining the fight. Drawing inspiration from the first three films in the Rambo series – First Blood,
Ubisoft Club and UPlay, Ubisoft’s loyalty program and desktop app, respectively, are being unified under a single banner–Ubisoft Connect. Starting October 29th, the new ecosystem will bring gamers across every platform together, delivering the “best environment for all players to enjoy their games and connect.” Each of the publisher’s live games and upcoming release will support
Devolver Digital has announced the acquisition of Croteam, the developer behind Serious Sam and The Talos Principle. Calling the acquisition a “marriage,” Devolver said that it has been working with Croteam for ten years, starting with the publication of Serious Sam 3. It also published the award-winning The Talos Principle on a variety of platforms.
Hello there, everyone! As you may have already heard, we are excited to be releasing Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 8, so it’s just about that time to mentally prepare yourself for the fun battles that lie ahead – specifically, Skill Battle, a new mode of play
Hey survivors! I’m Evan, founder of Dead Drop Studios, solo indie developer, and creator of the Outbreak series. I’m back to announce that the entire series will be available on PS4 tomorrow with the release of Outbreak, to talk a bit about game development, and to tease some glimpses of the future of survival horror!
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. *Links are for the listed region*
LawBreakers creator Cliff Bleszinski has said that releasing the doomed game on the PlayStation 4 instead of Xbox One was a “mistake.” In a Facebook note reflecting upon the shuttered Boss Key Productions, Bleszinski said that he had an existing fanbase within the Xbox community, many of whom revere him for his work on the beloved
Double Fine may be a Microsoft first-party studio now, but they’ve still got one last hurrah on PlayStation before scuttling away the inevitable Brutal Legend 2 as an Xbox exclusive. Psychonauts 2 will launch sometime next year, and the studio has slowly been revealing new details about the upcoming mind-hopping adventure. They recently discussed what
Sony has been releasing PlayStation 5-related information piecemeal, but small details are slipping through the cracks. As such, fans can now hear what the PS5 Home Screen’s music will sound like for Demon’s Souls and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. YouTuber Foas recently posted a video that features the leaked Home Screen music for both upcoming
Nicalis has announced that it’s bringing Studio Saizensen‘s Umihara Kawase Fresh! to the PlayStation 4 in the West on October 30th. Physical editions will be limited, and are available for preorder at the Nicalis Store for $39.99. Umihara Kawase Fresh! tells the story of a young girl who grapples her way through the frontier town of Kingness using her fishing lure.
Watch Dogs: Legion‘s Live Producer, Lathieeshe Thillainathan, confirmed during a recent Reddit AMA that the upcoming title will support 4K, 30 frames-per-second, and ray tracing on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Thillainathan also confirmed that the game will offer cross-progression across all platforms at launch, and will offer cross-play via a post-release update
Veteran developer Shinji Mikami thinks that game developers “peak” in their 30s because once they become experienced, they have a more careful approach to development and end up losing their taste. In an interview with YouTube channel Archipel (transcript via VGC), Mikami admitted that he peaked at 39 when he made Resident Evil 4. “You change
Wolfenstein developer MachineGames has said that it’s most excited about super fast SSDs in next-gen consoles, calling them one of the “key items” going forward. Chief Technology Officer Jim Kjellin said that making fast SSDs a standard in next-gen consoles will allow developers to rethink game design. “The historical issue of having to wait for
This week’s release of the PS4 firmware version 8.00 brought with it a surprise that shocked a lot of players. A warning notification let people know that voice chats could be recorded and submitted to Sony for reporting. Misinformation about the feature quickly spread, including alleging that Sony was recording and storing private party chat
Hi everyone. I’m Catherine Jensen, and I head up the Global Consumer Experience division here at PlayStation. Our department works every day to create the best possible gaming experience for our community on PlayStation Network. We also manage the @AskPlayStation customer support channel and create troubleshooting guides to help gamers find solutions. Our goal is
The landscape of games is ever shifting and evolving with bold moves that have some initial shock value. The latest of these is Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax, which has put the future of Bethesda games on PlayStation in question. Will The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield come to PS5? Is Fallout now an Xbox exclusive?
Last week, we challenged you to share moments from your favorite games that largely feature one color using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From gloomy green portraits to sandy landscapes, here are this week’s colorful highlights: The Traveler gazes out at an ocean view in this share by CausticJR. Mona weaves some magic in this share by