Sony isn’t done improving the PS5. While the PlayStation 5 Pro brought us new GPU microarchitecture, the company’s new AI software could prove far more significant for console performance in the months leading up to the Grand Theft Auto VI launch. The present console may see better performance and fewer glitches, though the future PS6—especially […]
The Best Gadgets of November 2025
This is it, folks: the home stretch of 2025. We’ve got one more month left to go in our rotation around the sun before a new year dawns, and CES 2026 hits us with a wave of new gadgets. But before that happens, let’s look back at November, which was somehow full of gaming announcements. […]
Sony’s New PlayStation Monitor Has a Handy Hook for Charging Your Controller
When the couch is just too comfortable for console gaming and the desk beckons, you’re going to need a monitor to make your PlayStation 5 sing. For the first time, Sony is planning to offer a gaming monitor built specifically for its five-year-old console, and it even comes with a coat hanger for your DualSense […]
A Free Update Just Made the PlayStation Portal a Much Better Handheld
Sony’s PlayStation Portal didn’t excite the senses the way the words “PlayStation handheld” should. Released in 2023, Sony’s “remote player” was designed to stream your games from a PS5 to its 8-inch screen for play in another room. It’s not exactly the kind of device you would want to take on the go. But now, […]
Not Only Is the New PlayStation 5 More Expensive, It’s Also Worse
Five years into the console’s life cycle, the latest PlayStation 5 is more expensive than ever. If that wasn’t enough, Sony is now offering customers less bang for their buck than if they had bought the hardware just a few months ago. The version of the PlayStation 5 without a disc drive costs $500 and […]
The Comic Book Guide to the ‘Wolverine’ Game
Last night Sony finally re-revealed Insomniac’s highly anticipated next step in the Marvel gaming universe: trading the high-flying webslinging of their Spider-Man games for a gore-soaked soiree into the realm of Marvel’s mutants for Wolverine. While we learned that this is certainly going to be a much more gory take on the studio’s trademark action, we […]
PlayStation’s New Portable Gaming Speakers Could Be Really Good, If They Don’t Cost a Fortune
Sony has been on a roll lately with lots of gaming peripherals (including the Inzone H9 II gaming headset that may actually justify its big price tag), and it’s apparently not ready to stop just yet. PlayStation just announced its Pulse Elevate wireless speakers, which support PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, and the PlayStation Portal, and […]
Sony’s PlayStation 5 Gets a Big Price Hike
After Xbox and Nintendo both made their consoles and peripherals more expensive, it was inevitable that Sony would make the same move. Now every version of the PlayStation 5 costs $50 more, no matter if you decide to opt for the all-digital version or the PlayStation 5 Pro. No matter whether you’re an Xbox, PlayStation, […]
Sony is Still Putting Its Faith in ‘Marathon’
Bungie’s Marathon is still coming out, and when it does, PlayStation plans on giving the extraction shooter a fair shot. During a recent investor interview, Sony Interactive Entertainment head Herman Hulst assured the game would come out before March 31, 2026, when Sony’s fiscal year ends. Touching on its recent alpha test, he descbied the feedback […]
Marvel’s New Fighting Game Looks Simply Awesome
PlayStation’s State of Play livestream brought exciting news for fans of Marvel’s fighting games, with a surprising twist. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls—arriving in 2026 for PC and PS5—is coming not from Capcom, developer of so many past Marvel games in the genre, but instead from a different Japanese company, Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, BlazBlue). […]