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PlayStation 5 Launch at the End of 2020?

Unofficial reports about the potential release date of PlayStation 5 have surfaced on the web. It seems that the console will not be available in stores until the end of 2020.

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Christian Pieniazek

April 17, 2019

PlayStation 5 Launch at the End of 2020?

PS5 with AMD Zen 2 Processor and AMD Navi Graphics with Ray Tracing

PlayStation 5 is going to be equipped with AMD hardware. Sony revealed that console is capable of running games in 8K resolution and even use the Ray Tracing technology.

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Christian Pieniazek

April 17, 2019

PS5 with AMD Zen 2 Processor and AMD Navi Graphics with Ray Tracing

PS5 Confirmed with Ultra-Fast SSD

The new console by Sony will be equipped with a fast SSD to completely change the gaming experience. In addition, the Japanese giant shared first details about the new PlayStation, and also revealed that selected developers had already put their hands on PS5 dev-kits.

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Christian Pieniazek

April 17, 2019

PS5 Confirmed with Ultra-Fast SSD

PlayStation Network Introduces Option to Change User's Online ID

Sony has announced that it will make account renaming option available to all PlayStation Network users. The feature will be available from tomorrow.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 11, 2019

PlayStation Network Introduces Option to Change User's Online ID

PS5 and Xbox Scarlett Announcement Soon, Suggests Gamestop CEO

TweakTown suggests – citing the CEO of Gamestop as its source – that the next-gen consoles are not very far.

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Bart Swiatek

April 3, 2019

PS5 and Xbox Scarlett Announcement Soon, Suggests Gamestop CEO

Sony Will Show New Games and Trailers During Monday's State of Play

This Monday, Sony will hold its first State of Play broadcast, during which the company intends to present. The formula will resemble that of the long-standing Nintendo Direct event.

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Michael Kulakowski

March 24, 2019

Sony Will Show New Games and Trailers During Monday's State of Play

Bloomberg: Sony is Not Planning to Acquire Take-Two

Bloomberg agency received confirmation from Sony – the Japanese giant does not plan on taking over the owners of Red Dead Redemption and GTA, Take-Two Interactive studio. The news was also denied by Wedbush Securities' Joel Kulina.

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Bart Swiatek

March 14, 2019

Bloomberg: Sony is Not Planning to Acquire Take-Two

GTA 6 an PS5 Exclusive?

There are rumors about the possible acquisition of Take-Two Interactive by Sony. If these rumors are confirmed, Sony may gain exclusive brands such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and Borderlands.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 14, 2019

GTA 6 an PS5 Exclusive?

PlayStation 5 With Ray Tracing Support?

Sony is searching for engineers experienced in ray tracing technology, who are to work in PlayStation lab in London. This, obviously, raised speculations about whether the spectacular technology will be supported by the yet unannounced PlayStation 5.

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Michael Kulakowski

March 5, 2019

PlayStation 5 With Ray Tracing Support?

PlayStation Vita Production Officially Over

The unavoidable has finally happened - PlayStation Vita went out of production. Information about the end of production appears on the official Japanese website.

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March 1, 2019

PlayStation Vita Production Officially Over

Sony Ends Production of PS Vita

Sony Japan has informed that the company will soon terminate the production of the PlayStation Vita console. The story of Sony's last handheld console will come to an end in a few months.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 19, 2019

Sony Ends Production of PS Vita

Sony's Shawn Layden Prophesizes a "Post-Console World"

In a recent interview, Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Worldwide Studios, has presented his vision of the future for the industry and video gaming as such.

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Bart Swiatek

February 13, 2019

Sony's Shawn Layden Prophesizes a "Post-Console World"

Sony Explains its Absence on E3 2019

For the first time in 24 years, Sony has decided to skip E3. After a long period of silence, the company has finally presented the official reason.

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February 12, 2019

Sony Explains its Absence on E3 2019

Sony Registers a Backward Compatibility System for PS5

Sony patents a backward compatibility system for PlayStation 5.

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Michael Kulakowski

February 2, 2019

Sony Registers a Backward Compatibility System for PS5

PS4 Shipped More Than 94 Million Units

PS4 sold like hotcakes in Q4 2018.

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February 1, 2019

PS4 Shipped More Than 94 Million Units

Sony Focuses on Playstation 5, but PS4 Can Still Get More Games

According to Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners, Sony is already concentrating mainly on the development of PlayStation 5. The company has a few more games in store, but it is not clear which of the platforms they will be released.

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Bart Swiatek

January 31, 2019

Sony Focuses on Playstation 5, but PS4 Can Still Get More Games

No more PlayStation exclusives from Quantic Dream

Quantic Dream started a cooperation with the Chinese company NetEase. From now on, the teams' works will be released not only on PlayStation but on all major platforms.

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Christian Pieniazek

January 30, 2019

No more PlayStation exclusives from Quantic Dream

Analysts: No Next Gen in 2019

The gamesindustry.biz prepared an interesting compilation presenting predictions of well-known analysts for 2019. According to them, the next generation is not to be expected in the next 12 months, but a lot will happen anyway.

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Bart Swiatek

January 3, 2019

Analysts: No Next Gen in 2019

PlayStation 4 software update 5.0 inbound, sign up for closed beta

PlayStation team is gearing up to launch 5.0 software update for PlayStation 4. Before that happens, the update will be beta-tested.

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July 20, 2017

PlayStation 4 software update 5.0 inbound, sign up for closed beta

This is the end for PlayStation 3

According to the official Japanese PlayStation website, PS3 shipments are going to end soon, which most likely means the end of production of the console.

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March 17, 2017

This is the end for PlayStation 3