Welcome Hub gets a new mode.Today's new firmware update is mostly designed to add the upgraded PSSR feature to PS5 Pro, but the base PS5 hasn't been completely left out in the cold.Anyone who owns the standard PS5 console can still grab the system patch and apply it to their systems, and they shall…
"It all looks like generated slop".Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but it seems somewhat suspicious to us that Nvidia decided to announce its new DLSS 5 upscaler on the day Sony revealed plans to roll out its new PSSR 2 upscaler.The highly anticipated upgrade for PS5 Pro, a collaboration between…
Graphical flaws fixed in Konami title.If you want to put the PS5 Pro's new PSSR upgrade through its paces when you've got the firmware update downloaded, then it sounds like Silent Hill F should be what you boot up first.A technical analysis from Digital Foundry covering the PSSR patch calls the…
Shame they aren't voiced, mind.You've got to hand it to SEGA and Sonic Team — the post-launch support for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been pretty great.The premium DLC has seen the likes of Pac-Man, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Minecraft join the fun, but alongside these have been several free…
Shelf-ish.Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the very promising racing game set in a galaxy far, far away, has been confirmed for global physical release.Publisher Secret Mode has partnered with Plaion for the physical edition of the game. The company will handle the distribution of the boxed copies when…
Legacy of the Dark Knight that little bit closer.If you can't wait to play LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, we have some great news for you.The PS5 action platformer is now set to launch on 22nd May 2026, a week sooner than the previously announced date of 29th.Read the full article on…
Pros talk about Pro.It's a good day for those with a PS5 Pro, as Sony is rolling out the all-important PSSR 2.0 update today.While the enhanced upscaling tech can be enabled for all games with PS5 Pro support, a select few have been highlighted in a PS Blog post, with commentary from the…
So too will Assassin's Creed Shadows.CD Projekt Red has revealed it'll finally be bringing official PS5 Pro support to Cyberpunk 2077 in the near future, having previously stated it had no plans to.When the upgraded console launched, the Polish publisher stated it had "no plans" to support the…
Here's some of the supported PS5 games.Sony has confirmed a PS5 Pro firmware update that goes live today will implement the anticipated PSSR upgrade to the machine.Owners of the PS5 Pro have been able to sample the improvement in Resident Evil Requiem for a few weeks now, but once the firmware…
35 Trophies with a Platinum to unlock.Crimson Desert is shrouded in such mystery that even its Trophy list on PS5 will draw attention. However, this particular Trophy list isn't one you can glean many details from. In fact, it's the polar opposite.A leaker with access to the PS5 version of the game…
Crimson Desert! The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin! MLB The Show 26!We told you March was a big month for new PS5 releases, and this week proves it.All eyes will, of course, be on Crimson Desert. But keep a look out for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin and MLB The Show 26 – two other undeniably massive…
"This is free and I still don't want it".The Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered bundle on PS5 and PS4 got a patch last week, adding new challenges, Trophies, and costumes — but the content hasn't gone down well with the series' playerbase.While it was a free update, fans aren't pleased with the quality…
More layoffs at WB Games Montréal.Warner Bros. is in an odd place at the moment, its fate hanging in the balance as it looks like Paramount is poised to acquire the entire business.It's a deal worth a whopping $110 billion, and while the main attraction is the conglomerate's vast movie and TV…
No replacement.For as popular as ARC Raiders has become, it hasn't gotten away with it completely unscathed; the use of generative AI tools in its development certainly caused a stir.One way developer Embark Studios uses the technology is for voice lines. Using text-to-speech, some of the dialogue…
The fastest entry to reach the milestone.Resident Evil Requiem has now sold more than six million units since its 27th February 2026 release, and it's the fastest any entry in the series has taken to reach the milestone.The game managed to sell five million copies during its first week on the…
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend.We're in the throes of March right now, and Sony's celebrating this revered part of the year with the Mega March sale on PS Store.It runs from now until 25th March, and as expected, the sale contains literally thousands of digital items going cheap. That…
Level UP!Hot off the heels of an audacious declaration of love for PSVR2 earlier this year, Kluge Interactive has announced its next free update to Synth Riders.With this latest update, dubbed Level UP!, Synth Riders is adding a major suite of features to the long-supported title.Read the full…
Sure, go on then.Love them or loathe them, live service games lend themselves well to digital downloads because, well, they constantly change.Take a game like Zenless Zone Zero: at launch it was a kind of roguelike-style menu-based visual novel with action segments. These days it’s more like a…
Coffee, mocap, and the making of an epic.When I stepped inside the hallowed halls of Korean dev Pearl Abyss’ purpose-built Seoul complex last November, the promise of PS5 open world action adventure Crimson Desert was obvious but its sheer ambition was still unclear.Several months later, the…
Putting in the work.I never want to take my job for granted. What do you mean I get money for writing about and playing video games? Younger me would be beside himself.An interesting part of being in games media, and more specifically being a critic, is that you often play games you wouldn't have…