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The PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge bring planar magnetic drivers to PS5, with four and eight magnets per driver respectively. Both ship with a USB Type-C PlayStation Link adapter; the Edge adds ANC, a detachable boom mic and a case. No pricing yet.
Sony launched Live TV on PS5 in the United States today - a free, ad-supported streaming app in the console's Media tab carrying more than 100 live channels and on-demand content from Amazon MGM Studios, Crunchyroll, FOX, NBCUniversal, the NFL Channel and UFC. No subscription or PlayStation Plus membership is needed, and Canada is next.
Sony will air a State of Play on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 a.m. PT, closing with an extended look at Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Revelation, then follow it immediately with a separate State of Play Japan hosted by Yuki Kaji.
Hiroki Totoki told the Wall Street Journal that the PlayStation 6's launch timing - and therefore its price - has not been decided, with AI-driven component costs complicating the maths. Hours later, PlayStation launched a new It Happens on PS5 campaign.
PlayStation has unveiled a Marvel's Wolverine hardware range designed around artwork by comics illustrator Jock: a $649.99 Battle Yellow PS5 Digital Edition bundle, an $84.99 DualSense, and $74.99 console covers in Battle Yellow and a PS5 Pro-only metallic Adamantium finish. Pre-orders open August 19, stock lands September 15.
PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino told investors AI is now a core pillar of Sony's PS6 strategy, already powering tools like the facial-animation system Mockingbird. Weeks earlier, Hideo Kojima said in a Washington Post profile that he isn't interested in AI making art. Together, the two moments capture where the industry's biggest players actually stand on AI right now.
A year into its life, the Switch 2 is outrunning the PS5 quarter-to-quarter and dominating the US market - even as Sony's console keeps a commanding lifetime lead. And a Switch 2 price hike is now on the horizon.
Sony Interactive Entertainment will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games from January 2028, moving new releases to digital distribution. Existing discs, disc drives, and games launching before the cutoff are unaffected, but the move sets a firm end date for the physical era of new PlayStation games.
A full recap of Sony's June 2, 2026 State of Play: Marvel's Wolverine opened with a September 15 date and God of War Laufey closed the show, between a barrage of fall release dates - Dune: Awakening, Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Onimusha, Rayman Legends Retold, Dynasty Warriors 3, Ace Combat 8, Phantom Blade Zero - plus 2027 reveals (Tomb Raider, Until Dawn 2), new games and PS Plus additions.
Sony has dated its new accessory lineup: the FlexStrike wireless fight stick launches worldwide August 6 at $199.99 alongside Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls with pre-orders from June 12, the 27-inch QHD 120Hz gaming monitor with a DualSense charging hook arrives August 27 in the US and Japan at $349.99, and the Pulse Elevate wireless speakers slip to later in 2026.
Sony rolls a full PlayStation Tournaments layer into Days of Play 2026, with ten featured games, three Golden Tournaments offering double virtual-currency payouts, an exclusive Gran Turismo 7 livery for every participant, a hardware-and-services sweepstakes for anyone who plays a single match, and a $200,000 global cash prize pool anchoring Fortnite's Days of Play Cup.
MLB The Show Mobile launches worldwide today on iPhone and Android, capping a six-month regional soft launch. Sony San Diego's free-to-play Diamond Dynasty spinoff brings 900-plus licensed MLB players, Seasons PvE, best-of-three PvP, and a Diamond Aaron Judge pre-register bonus.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports Sony's Bungie is planning a 'significant' layoff round once the June 9 Monument of Triumph update closes out Destiny 2 development - no Destiny 3 greenlit, senior staff pivoting to Marathon, and Sony's books carrying in single-year Bungie write-downs.
Sony has confirmed a 60-minute-plus State of Play broadcast for Tuesday, June 2 at 2:00pm PT, kicking off with a new look at Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine ahead of its September 15 PS5 launch alongside other reveals from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners.
PS PlusSony's May 19 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog refresh is live, headlined by Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead Redemption 2 returning to the cloud library for Extra and Premium subscribers. Eight titles total, with Premium also getting a fully remastered Time Crisis with gyro aiming on PS4 and PS5.
PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst reportedly told staff in a Monday town hall that narrative single-player games will no longer be ported to PC. Ghost of Yotei, Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, and Intergalactic are locked to PS5; live-service titles like Marathon and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls remain on PC. Existing PC ports stay for sale and supported.
PS PlusSony confirmed a third PS Plus Essential price hike since 2022, lifting monthly to $10.99 (from $9.99) and 3-month to $27.99 (from $24.99) effective May 20 for new subscribers. PS Plus Extra, Premium, and the 12-month Essential plan are unchanged. India and Turkey catch the hike on every renewal regardless of subscription tenure.
Housemarque just dropped Finding Carcosa: Becoming Arjun, a behind-the-scenes featurette for Saros that follows actor Rahul Kohli through performance capture and reveals how Arjun Devraj's defining vocal register emerged from a rushed, traffic-jammed recording session in LA.
Sony's FY2025 results add another $565 million Bungie writedown on top of October's $200 million one, totaling $765 million in impairments — more than 20% of the original $3.6B acquisition price. Sony cited Marathon's failed March launch (currently 6,000-15,000 concurrent on Steam) and Destiny 2's continued engagement decline.
Sony shipped 1.5 million PS5s in Q4 FY25 against 2.8 million a year earlier, blaming a global memory crunch driven by AI data-center demand. PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino spent the rest of the call pivoting to AI tooling — naming Mockingbird (facial animation, used by Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio) and an unnamed hair pipeline that converts video of real hairstyles into strand-level 3D groomed models.
Sony and Guerrilla just unveiled Closed Test #2 for Horizon Hunters Gathering, running May 22-25 on PS5 and PC (Steam) with sign-ups via the PlayStation Beta Program. The test adds two new playable Hunters (Ensa, an Oseram smuggler; Shadow, a Carja covert operative with a tame Stalker machine), a new region called Breakers' Bounty, an Ashwater Valley narrative episode, two new difficulty tiers (Hard and Merciless), and NPC-assisted solo play — quietly killing the cancellation rumors that have been circling the project for months.
Sony’s San Diego Studio is bringing MLB The Show to phones as a free-to-play title on May 26, 2026. The mobile version features all 30 MLB stadiums, 900+ player cards in Diamond Dynasty, simplified pitching with deeper batting controls, and a Diamond Aaron Judge card as a pre-registration reward. Pre-registration is live now on iOS and Android.
Sony Pictures unveils an R-rated animated Bloodborne movie at CinemaCon 2026 co-produced by JackSepticEye and PlayStation Productions, promising a faithful gothic adaptation of FromSoftware's beloved PS4 classic.
PS PlusSony reveals the PS Plus Extra and Premium Game Catalog for April 2026, adding eight titles including Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Crew Motorfest, Football Manager 26, Warriors: Abyss, and more, all available from April 21.
Sony raises PS5 prices by $100-$150 across all models effective April 2, citing surging memory chip costs driven by AI data center demand. The PS5 Pro now costs $899.99.
Sony reveals April's PS Plus lineup featuring Lords of the Fallen, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, and Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, available April 7th.
Sony has hiked PS5 prices by $100–$150 globally starting April 2, citing a severe DRAM shortage driven by AI infrastructure demand. The PS5 now costs $649.99 and the Pro hits $899.99 in the US.