Sony job listing suggests PlayStation 5 may launch in OCTOBER barring coronavirus delays

Sony job listing suggests PlayStation 5 may launch in OCTOBER – but coronavirus could still cause delays A job listing from Sony suggests the console may be released in October 2020 The listing is the first time a specific date has been given It’s unclear if Sony will be able to meet that date due … Read more

Sony scaling back PlayStation 5 launch shipments as coronavirus shutdowns drive unemployment

Sony considers scaling back PlayStation 5 launch and shipping up to two million fewer consoles as it fears demand will be lower amid coronavirus pandemic Sony is considering scaling back its plans for the PlayStation 5 launch The company is planning to ship between five million and 6.5 million consoles That would be one to … Read more

Sony slows PlayStation download speeds to help maintain internet capacity for other users

Sony slows PlayStation download speeds in an effort to help maintain internet capacity for other users relying on the web during isolation Sony is slowing the download speeds for online gamers The measure looks to mitigate the effects of overcrowded broadband Isolation orders caused by coronavirus have inundated networks everywhere  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more

Sony reveals PlayStation 5 specs just a day after its rival details next-generation Xbox Series X

Sony goes head-to-head with Microsoft by revealing PlayStation 5 specs just a day after its rival detail the next-generation Xbox Series X Sony revealed official hardware specs on its PlayStation 5  The move comes just a day after Microsoft revealed details of the Xbox Series X PlayStation 5 will have 10 teraflop GPU that will … Read more

Sony to do a ‘deep dive’ on PlayStation 5 just a day after hardware reveal of the Xbox Series X

Sony says it will do a ‘deep dive’ on PlayStation 5 just a day after Microsoft revealed detailed hardware specs of Xbox Series X Sony will join Microsoft in revealing hardware specs of its upcoming console The company says it will hold an event on the PlayStation 5 tomorrow It’s expected to be the largest … Read more

Ultra-rare ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ console sells for $360,000 at auction 

A prototype of the unreleased ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ console has sold for $360,000 (£273,096) at auction – nearly $1 million less than an earlier rejected offer.   The super-rare console, which was sold with a Sony-branded SNES controller and cartridge that enables CD-Rom functionality, was sold by Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on Friday.  The collector’s item … Read more

GameStop accidentally leaks details of PlayStation 5 including backwards compatibility for PS4

PlayStation 5 leak reveals the hotly-anticipated new console will work with old PS4 games and support 8k gaming The retailer leaked that the console will be backwards compatible with the PS4  Specs were listed in a since-edited page on GameStop’s website  Major factors like cost and when the console will be released are still unknown … Read more

House proud wife renovated her husband’s PlayStation using sticky back plastic

Game on! House-proud wife who was fed up with her husband’s eyesore PlayStation covers it in sticky vinyl so it matches her decor A wife has been praised online for giving her husband’s PlayStation a makeover  She covered it in wood-like sticky back plastic to match with her home decor Snap of her work was … Read more

Sony patents new motion sensing controller that hints at new PlayStation VR headset 

Sony patents new motion sensing controller with sensors that track individual finger movement, hinting at plans for a ‘next generation’ version of its PlayStation VR headset A patent filed in Japan reveals a new motion-sensing VR controller from Sony The controller has a small strip of sensors on the rear that could be used to … Read more

PlayStation and Facebook pull out of gaming conference over coronavirus

Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed or hit by travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals. In order of scheduled or likely dates: * Taipei International Book Exhibition, Feb. 4-9 – Billed as Taiwan’s … Read more