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Sony Announces PS5 Game Show Next Week

Sony has just announced a planned event, during which the company will showcase game line up its next generation console - PlayStation 5.

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Paul Wozniak

May 29, 2020

Sony Announces PS5 Game Show Next Week
PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility

PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility

A recent discovery suggests that Sony plans to make a change to the PS5 website. A sentence that may be added would suggest that backward compatibility will be limited to a „back catalog”, which will grow with software updates.

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Bart Swiatek

May 29, 2020

PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility

Jason Schreier: Sony May Reveal PS5 Next Week

Jason Schreier informed, via Bloomberg, that next week Sony may plan a special conference on the next-gen console PS5. The date of the event is subject to change.

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Bart Woldanski

May 27, 2020

Jason Schreier: Sony May Reveal PS5 Next Week

PS5's SSD Will be 100 Times Faster Than HDD on PS4

PlayStation 5's SSD is expected to be a hundred times faster than the disk used in PlayStation 4, and Sony considers this technology essential to achieving higher levels of immersion in games.

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Bart Swiatek

May 22, 2020

PS5's SSD Will be 100 Times Faster Than HDD on PS4

PS Now Becoming Increasingly Popular

PlayStation Now, Sony's video game streaming service, is becoming increasingly popular. The Japanese reported that the number of its users has doubled since October 2019.

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Christian Pieniazek

May 19, 2020

PS Now Becoming Increasingly Popular

PS5 - DualSense's Vibrations Will let Us Feel Raindrops

According to developer Mike Bithell - creator of Thomas Was Alone - the DualSense pad for the PS5 will enable the player to „feel the raindrops”.

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Bart Swiatek

May 19, 2020

PS5 - DualSense's Vibrations Will let Us Feel Raindrops

Tim Sweeney on PS5's Storage: „The World of Loading Screens is Over.”

Tim Sweeney, head of Epic Games, commented on the Unreal Engine 5 demo presented yesterday, which ran on PS5's devkit. In his opinion, the technology used in Sony's new console can significantly affect the way video games look like and how they are created.

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Bart Swiatek

May 14, 2020

Tim Sweeney on PS5's Storage: „The World of Loading Screens is Over.”

Sony - PS5 Launch on Schedule; PS4 Sales Report

Sony has published a financial report for the last fiscal year, in which, among other things, the company assured that the launch of PlayStation 5 console is not threatened. We also found out that the game created for the new platform avoided major problems due to the coronavirus pandemic and learned the new sales results of PS4.

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Paul Wozniak

May 13, 2020

Sony - PS5 Launch on Schedule; PS4 Sales Report

Basic PS5 May be More Expensive Than Xbox Series X

PlayStation 5 in its basic version may cost more than Xbox Series X in a similar configuration. However, this information has not yet been confirmed in any way by Sony.

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May 12, 2020

Basic PS5 May be More Expensive Than Xbox Series X

PS5 Presentation Expected in the First Half of June

Jason Schreier of Bloomberg News suggests that the official PlayStation 5 show will take place early or around mid-June, confirming the previous speculation on the issue. Unfortunately, no date has yet been officially confirmed by Sony representatives.

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Conrad Hazi

May 9, 2020

PS5 Presentation Expected in the First Half of June

AMD: PS5 and Xbox Series X Will Launch at the End of Year

During the conversation with investors, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su said that the launch of next-gen consoles, i.e. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, should take place during the holiday season this year.

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Bart Swiatek

May 4, 2020

AMD: PS5 and Xbox Series X Will Launch at the End of Year

Fan Propositions for PS5's Interface

PlayStation fans are presenting a variety of ideas and concepts for what PS5's interface may look like. Some of the proposals give the impression of almost ready-made solutions that could easily be implemented by Sony.

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Bart Swiatek

April 28, 2020

Fan Propositions for PS5's Interface

PS5 and Xbox Series X May Support Ultrawide 21:9 Screens

It looks like future consoles will support the 21:9 aspect ratio. Philips has designed a new ultrawide monitor just for them.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

April 27, 2020

PS5 and Xbox Series X May Support Ultrawide 21:9 Screens
Killzone Dev: PS5 Too Weak For Big Open World Games

Killzone Dev: PS5 Too Weak For Big Open World Games

Chris Grannell, a former Guerrilla Games exployee (he worked on Killzone among others), said that the power difference between PS5 and Xbox Series X can be felt in games with big open worlds. When designing games, Microsoft's console offers much more possibilities, so developers will have to make compromises when developing titles for both devices.

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Paul Wozniak

April 23, 2020

Killzone Dev: PS5 Too Weak For Big Open World Games

Co-creator of Halo is Delighted With PS5's SSD

The PS5's technical solutions delight subsequent game developers associated with hardware platforms from other manufacturers. Co creator of Halo considers the SSD in the new console a „huge difference”.

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Mateusz Popielak

April 20, 2020

Co-creator of Halo is Delighted With PS5's SSD

Problems With PS4 Firmware Version 7.50; Better Wait With Installation

Internet users report problems with their PlayStation 4 due to the latest software update. Some gamers have been unable to boot up the 7.50 firmware, while others have noticed malfunctions in the Blu-ray drive.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 17, 2020

Problems With PS4 Firmware Version 7.50; Better Wait With Installation

Firmware 7.50 Improves PS4 Performance

PlayStation 4 users can now download the latest version of software for this console. Firmware 7.50 improves system performance.

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Christian Pieniazek

April 16, 2020

Firmware 7.50 Improves PS4 Performance

PS5: Fewer Copies on Launch Than in the Case of PS4

Sony plans to reduce the production of the PS5 in the first year after the console's launch. The Japanese expect that the price of the device may affect the interest of customers.

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Bart Swiatek

April 16, 2020

PS5: Fewer Copies on Launch Than in the Case of PS4

PS5 Like DualSense - Controller Inspires New Renders of the Console

LetsGoDigital has posted new PlayStation 5 renders. Designer Giuseppe „Snoreyn” Spinelli presented what Sony's console could look like to harmonize itself with the DualSense controller.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 10, 2020

PS5 Like DualSense - Controller Inspires New Renders of the Console

PS5 DualSense Conquers Twitter and Instagram

The official presentation of DualSense to PlayStation 5 has gained enormous popularity. In just a few hours, it became one of the most popular Twitter posts ever made in the video game industry. The ad is also doing great on Instagram.

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Milosz Szubert

April 10, 2020

PS5 DualSense Conquers Twitter and Instagram