Analysts: Launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X May be Delayed
DFC Intelligence believes that due to the coronavirus pandemic, next-gen consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X) may make their market debut later than expected.
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March 14, 2020
PS5 Will Bet on Strong Narrative-driven Single Player Games
In an interview published on the official PlayStation blog, Hermen Hulst, the new head of SIE Worldwide Studios, emphasized that like the PS4, the PS5 will bet on single player titles with high-quality storyline.
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Bart Swiatek
March 12, 2020
Rumor: PS5 Pro Will Match Xbox Series X; Microsoft Plans Weaker Version of the Console
According to the latest leak from NeoGAF, the PlayStation 5 Pro console will match the power of Xbox Series X, new details of which have recently been revealed. We also learned that Microsoft is preparing a weaker version of the ninth generation console, with performance similar to that of PS5.
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Paul Wozniak
March 1, 2020
Patent Suggests PS5 DualShock May Check the Player's Heart Rate
A patent registered with the U.S. Patent Office reveals a technology that may appear in DualShock 5 - a function that would enable us to measure the heart rate and sweat rate of a player in order to better adjust the gameplay.
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Bart Swiatek
February 26, 2020
GDC 2020 Without PlayStation - Coronavirus Scared off Sony
Sony resigned from GDC 2020 (Game Developers Conference) due to the threat posed by the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus. This is the second event - after PAX East - dropped by PlayStation manufacturer.
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Conrad Hazi
February 21, 2020
PS5 and Xbox Series X Survey: Price Will be Essential
Ed Boon, an American developer, asked people watching his Twitter profile about the most important aspects of the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. As it turns out, according to the players, the purchase of the console will depend on the price, and not on backward compatibility or exclusive games.
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Mateusz Wrobel
February 20, 2020
Players are Waiting for PS5 and New Xbox; Sales of Old Consoles Decrease
The NPD group has noted a significant drop in interest in the current generation of consoles - PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sales dropped more sharply than expected by Sony and Microsoft.
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Bart Swiatek
February 17, 2020
Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Forum
Today, an official announcement from Sony has informed of the closure of the PlayStation forum. The website will be suspended beginning with February 27, while the Japanese company encourages users to use other social networking sites.
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Paul Wozniak
February 14, 2020
You Can Bid For The Prototype of Nintendo PlayStation
Nintendo PlayStation is a child of a short collaboration between Sony and Nintendo. The hybrid console has recently been put up for auction, and the highest bid is already $350,000.
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February 14, 2020
High Manufacturing Costs of PS5 Surprised Sony
There have been reports that production costs of PlayStation 5 are higher than expected due to a shortage of memory chips. The same sources suggest that a new version of PlayStation VR is planned.
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Adrian Werner
February 14, 2020
Sony Patents System That Will Help Us Complete Games - Perhaps on PS5
Sony has obtained a patent for a hint system to analyze gameplay of the player and other users, and then provide advice to help them succeed in games.
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Adrian Werner
February 10, 2020
Even Sony Doesn't Know the Price of PS5 Yet
An excerpt from the conference summarizing Sony's quarterly financial results suggests that even the Japanese company doen't yet know how much the PlayStation 5 console will cost.
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Bart Swiatek
February 5, 2020
The Official Website of PS5 Launches
The official website of PS5, through which Sony has confirmed this year's release of the console, has been launched. The manufacturer also encourages you to subscribe to the newsletter and promises to provide „amazing” information about the device.
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Christian Pieniazek
February 4, 2020
PS4 Console and Game Sales Slowing Down
Sony boasted its financial results for the period between October and December 2019. In the past quarter, the company recorded a significant drop in sales of PlayStation 4 and games as the ninth generation of consoles approaches.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 4, 2020
Leak: Remote Play on Nintendo Switch and New Portable DualShock
A Reddit user claims to have received a survey on Remote Play from Sony. The function would appear in the future on Nintendo Switch or Apple TV. It is also possible that Sony is considering creating a portable DualShock and is working on a remote game without an internet connection.
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Konrad Serafinski
February 2, 2020
Over a Billion PlayStation 4 Games Have Been Sold
Sony announced that by the end of January 2020, total sales of PlayStation 4 games exceeded 1.18 billion copies. The only console in this family the has done better is PS2.
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Adrian Werner
February 1, 2020
God of War Creator: PS5 Will be Revealed Soon
David Jaffe, the developer who worked on the God of War and Twisted Metal series, seems confident that the PS5 will be presented in the next 4 weeks. This is consistent with numerous rumors coming from uncertain sources.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
January 17, 2020
French PlayStation Website: DualShock 5 Compatible With PlayStation 4
The French PlayStation website reported that the DualShock 5 pad will enable us to play on PlayStation 4, and this has again raised hopes related to the rumor of the controller's alleged compatibility with the new console.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 15, 2020
How Much Time Did You Spend on Your PlayStation in 2019?
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita owners can see their summaries of the past year. Sony Interactive Entertainment allows you to check the number of hours spent at the console, as well as find out which games we have enjoyed the longest.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 14, 2020
Leaks: We Won't See PS5 on E3 2020; Sony Skips the Show Again
Michael Pachter from Wedbush Securities reports that Sony is not going to show up at E3. Again. Meanwhile, there are more or less reliable rumors on the web about when PlayStation 5 will be presented.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 13, 2020